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John Merrill: Anyone who believes viral election hacking video ‘is not thinking very clearly’

After a video recently went viral on social media depicting American election equipment being easily hacked at this summer's Def Con hacking conference, Alabama...

Bradley Byrne holds latest ‘Better Off Now’ town hall in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ courthouse

Republican Rep. Bradley Byrne (AL-1) on Tuesday hosted a town hall in the Old Monroe County Courthouse of "To Kill a Mockingbird" fame. This came...

Oneonta mother charged in four-year-old daughter’s death

Alabaster police say a 43-year-old woman has been arrested in the death of her 4-year-old daughter. WBRC-TV reports Amy Reeves Silver was arrested Tuesday by...

Westervelt Co.’s Tuscaloosa Museum of Art to close at the end of August

An art museum at a decades-old Alabama company is closing. The Tuscaloosa News reports The Westervelt Co.'s Tuscaloosa Museum of Art will close Aug. 31. Some...

Charles Barkley: Going to Auburn ‘was the best decision I ever made’ (VIDEO)

Auburn University's football program on Tuesday posted a video of school basketball legend Charles Barkley giving a speech to the team as they continue...

Mobile City Council votes down proposal to offer taxpayer funds for University of South Alabama stadium

Tuesday by a 3-4 vote, the Mobile City Council voted against a proposal supported by Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson that would have given the...

Report: Alabama among the states where $100 is worth the most

A Tax Foundation study analyzed data and adjusted the value of $100 to find out the states where $100 is worth the least amount, and Alabama is...

High school students help Alabama company discover new antibiotics

Huntsville's HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology announced on Tuesday that one of their associate companies, CFD Research, partnered with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)...

Alabama’s coal industry claims ‘victory’ after Trump admin proposes replacement to industry-killing Obama plan

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday proposed a replacement to the Obama Administration's so-called "Clean Power Plan," and Alabama's coal industry rejoiced,...

Lipscomb Police chief fired following arrest for marijuana possession

An Alabama police chief has been fired after being arrested on marijuana possession and other drug charges. News outlets report 37-year-old Brian "Scott" Martin was...

Fire damages Booker T. Washington Magnet High School in Montgomery

More than 400 students are missing class this week after a fire damaged their high school in Alabama. News outlets report that Booker T. Washington...

Governor Ivey creates group to encourage Census participation

Saying the stakes are high, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday created a group to encourage participation in the 2020 Census as the state...

Alabama GOP leaders celebrate soaring economy, give credit to Governor Ivey and President Trump

Alabama leaders celebrated after the state announced its highest ever employment numbers for the third month in a row. Nearly 30,000 more Alabamians are employed since...

Rep. Mo Brooks touts big advantage against ‘extreme’ ‘socialist’ opponent, promises ‘we will keep this seat’

Incumbent Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) slammed his Democratic opponent as "socialist" and "extreme" after FiveThirtyEight.com, Nate Silver's highly-touted political forecasting website, projected that the incumbent Brooks...

ALGOP chair Terry Lathan to AL Dem chair Nancy Worley: We’re ‘too busy’ working, winning races to interfere in your Democratic Party leadership fight

In an interview that aired on Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal" on Friday, Alabama Democratic Party chairwoman Nancy Worley suggested it was the work...

Nick Saban on toughness: ‘What does it take to break you’ (VIDEO)

In a viral video posted Sunday on Twitter, University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban defined toughness to his team. "I've never really stood...

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joins White House panel on border security, voices support for ICE

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday participated in a White House panel on border security and was a special guest afterward at President...

Financial reform bill receives support from fourth Alabama mayor

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson last week became the fourth Alabama mayor to publicly support a U.S. Senate bill that would allow money market funds...

Nancy Worley: ‘Tiny bit of racism’ may have motivated group seeking her ouster as AL Dem chair

In an interview with Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey that aired Friday on APTV's "Capitol Journal," recently reelected Alabama Democratic Party chairwoman Nancy Worley suggested that...

Voting underway for North Alabama Class-AA baseball team name

The Moon Possums, Comet Jockeys and Space Chimps are among the five possible names for the minor league baseball team moving to Madison. Team owner...

WATCH: Auburn awards scholarship to walk-on quarterback who thanks God for his success

In a video posted Sunday by Auburn's football program, head coach Gus Malzahn announced walk-on quarterback Devin Adams from Mobile has been awarded a...

Pro-life advocates urge Doug Jones to buck ‘radical abortion lobby,’ confirm Trump SCOTUS nominee

The national pro-life organization Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List joined pro-life Alabamians and the state's Republican Party Chair Terry Lathan in Mobile on Wednesday...

Alabama gets 15th community archery park

Alabama is getting what state wildlife officials say is its 15th community archery park. An archery facility located in the Elmore County city of Wetumpka...

Rep. Martha Roby slams ‘appalling’ Chelsea Clinton for saying abortion is good for the economy

Republican Rep. Martha Roby (AL-2) hit back at Chelsea Clinton on Friday, saying, "It is appalling to me that anyone would attempt to assign...