RADAR CHECK: Large areas of rain are moving across Alabama this morning… periods of rain will continue through tonight due to a stalled surface front. Highs today will range from the upper 40s across the Tennessee Valley to the low 60s near the coast. The sky will stay mostly cloudy tomorrow; best chance of rain […]

Election year is here, and with that opportunity comes the need for volunteers to help make the process possible. As the May 19, 2026 primary election approaching, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is encouraging residents to serve as poll workers, emphasizing the vital role they play in administering elections across the state. “Poll workers […]

Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville announced his nomination of 47 Alabama students to attend one of the four U.S. service academies as part of the class of 2030: the United States Air Force Academy, Military Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, and Naval Academy. “I’m proud to nominate a strong group of young, patriotic Alabamians to represent […]

Alabama is used to having visitors to its Gulf. This visitor is unusual. “Ernst,” a 1,000-pound sub-adult female great white shark, has pinged on its tracking device in Alabama’s Gulf waters since January 11. The 12-foot female shark had pinged four miles southeast of Dauphin Island, south of Fort Morgan in Baldwin County. It continues […]

RAIN ARRIVES LATER TODAY: Clouds will increase across Alabama today ahead of a surface front, and rain will move into the western counties this afternoon; expect a high this afternoon in the 53-63 degree range. We expect a few periods of rain tomorrow and Friday; highs will be in the 50s. WEEKEND WINTER STORM THREAT: […]

Huntsville Hospital Health System reached a definitive agreement to acquire Crestwood Medical Center and its associated outpatient facilities in a massive move announced Tuesday afternoon. Under the agreement, Huntsville Hospital Health System will acquire substantially all of Crestwood Medical Center’s assets from a subsidiary of Community Health Systems Inc. The $450 million transaction is expected […]

The legalization and taxation of gambling has long been a perennial issue in Alabama, and in recent years, sports gambling specifically has emerged within that conversation. As betting on sports becomes a mammoth industry legal in 38 states, Alabama is not among them, nor is it capitalizing on the tax revenue generated from its activity […]

Each year, Christian leaders and citizens convene a prayer rally on the steps of the Alabama State House early in the new annual legislative session. The 2026 prayer rally will be held outside the State House building on Wednesday, January 21 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on this second week of the 2026 regular […]

This morning, Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) Board Chairman John Wahl issued a formal letter to the Fairhope Public Library Board outlining the APLS Board’s determination that the library remains ineligible for state funding due to continued noncompliance with Alabama Administrative Code requirements. The letter was sent at the request of the Fairhope Public Library’s […]

Alabama-based Drummond Company, Inc. reported that in a trial before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, the jury returned a verdict on all counts against attorney Terrence P. Collingsworth and his organization International Rights Advocates (IRAdvocates). The jury concluded Collingsworth and IRAdvocates made false and defamatory accusations that Drummond supported […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt is praising the appointment of five Alabama agriculture leaders to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Committee. The USDA announced Roy Shepherd “Shep” Morris Sr., Wallace Drury, William “Billy” D. Hixon, Michael D. Reeves, and Dr. Mykel Rae Taylor will serve on Alabama’s FSA state […]

A 19-year-old Amazon employee was fatally shot Sunday night in the parking lot of an Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, according to local authorities. Bessemer police said officers were dispatched to the facility on Powder Plant Road around 10:40 p.m. after receiving reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a male victim suffering […]

The design, engineering and right-of-way acquisitions have all been done. Now, the construction begins. It’s a $14 million road improvement on one of Mobile’s busiest commercial and residential road sections. The “Dauphin Street Corridor” runs along Dauphin Street east and west of the intersection with Interstate 65. The new improvements will run on Dauphin Street […]

 DRY THROUGH TOMORROW: We have a freeze all the way to the Gulf Coast this morning with clear sky. The sky will be sunny today with highs in the 40s across North Alabama, the southern counties will reach the 50s. Not much change tomorrow … but some of the colder spots across North Alabama could […]

Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Barry Moore in the contested GOP primary for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat, Steve Marshall released a statement Sunday night saying he’s staying in the race. Marshall has served as Alabama Attorney General since 2017. “Alabama- you know me by now. I don’t back […]

Alabama has lost a Christian leader and a political activist. John Giles died Saturday at age 70 in his home in Luverne. He had surgery last week for an aortic aneurysm. Giles made a difference. He was a banker. A political kingmaker. A governor’s cabinet member twice. A pro-life activist. A candidate for Lt. Governor. […]

A small horse with a big heart is gaining statewide attention for the comfort she brings to some of Alabama’s most vulnerable residents. Winnie, recognized as Alabama’s first miniature therapy horse, has spent years visiting nursing homes, assisted living facilities, memory care centers and rehabilitation facilities, offering moments of calm and connection to individuals who […]

President Donald Trump jumped into Alabama’s 2026 open U.S. Senate GOP primary Saturday night in a huge way. On TRUTH Social, Trump issued his “complete and total endorsement” of U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) in the race for the seat being vacated by U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville as he runs for governor. Trump made that […]

Week after week, college football fans across the country have become familiar with seeing the face of Rece Davis on their screen every Saturday morning as they sip their coffee and get ready for another epic Saturday in the fall. Davis — an alumnus of the University of Alabama — has hosted ESPN’s College GameDay […]

On Friday, Governor Kay Ivey signed an executive order opting the state into participation with the Federal Education Freedom Tax Credit, a newly created program included in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. Ivey’s order comes just days after she used her State of the State address to reiterate her goal of making Alabama “the […]

On Thursday, Alabama House Republicans passed legislation to require a post-election audit after every countywide and statewide general election. HB95, carried by State Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn), who defended the bill against a filibuster by House Democrats for over two hours, directs each county’s probate judge to conduct an audit of ballots in at least […]

A new Madison County lawsuit makes jaw-dropping allegations against a Huntsville physician and two healthcare businesses, including claims that two female employees were repeatedly required to shave the doctor’s thighs and calves, and that they were later fired by text after trying to stop being alone with him at the office. The complaint, filed by […]

A recent grant in the amount of $11,751,607.34 in federal Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program funding that was awarded for two innovative projects in Hoover, Alabama — Broad Metro’s Stadium Trace Village Phase 2 Project and Signature Homes’ I-459 Exit 9 Parkway Extension — highlights another successful partnership between business, state and federal […]

Opioid prescriptions and the strength of those prescriptions have continued to decline significantly in Alabama over the past decade, according to new data cited by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. The Medical Association points to findings from a recent national report showing that opioid prescriptions in Alabama fell 46.2% between 2012 and […]