The search for a missing boater is underway on Lake Wedowee in Randolph County after a reported single-vessel crash.

For the last time as Alabama's Governor, Kay Ivey recently gave a Fourth of July address to Alabamians to commemorate the holiday and celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday.

Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis announced Robert Shreve will be the city’s new attorney, replacing Ricardo Woods, who has served for more than a decade.

American Village in Montevallo is hosting the “centerpiece” of Alabama’s celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday.

Millbrook recently extended an ordinance banning new construction and business licenses for gas stations, convenience stores, vape shops, and package stores.

On Thursday's episode of Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) discussed the recent primary election wins notched by Socialist Democrats in New York State.

A new law resulting from the 2026 legislative session, which strengthens definitions and adds heightened penalties for threats made against schools, is now in effect across the state.

That Adams and Jefferson should die on July 4, 1826, a half-century after the Declaration's adoption, seems almost too fitting to be true. The two men who helped define American independence left the world together on the anniversary of the nation's birth they helped midwife.

The next 250 years will not be determined by government alone. They will be shaped by parents who teach their children to love this country, churches that proclaim the truth, communities that strengthen families, and citizens who refuse to take freedom for granted.

School choice isn’t a replay of 1776, but it is rooted in the same enduring principles. It begins with the belief that government exists to protect the rights of families, including the right to responsibly direct the education of their children.

If at all possible, a person should wear what they like no matter the material nor the epoch from which it sprang. For me, this has become the clothes of my childhood, the clothes I vaguely remember my parents wearing, and those I wore myself till the frightening ’80s came along. The attire of the ’70s was classic, manly and American, and it fits well in our nation’s 250th year.

We are expecting another big crowd for breakfast this weekend for America’s 250th, and if you want an opportunity to talk one-on-one with one of our state's GOP primary winners, there's a good chance they will be there.

The only firm basis for unalienable rights is the recognition that these rights come from a higher Source than man and his institutions. And what Source could that be but God? Jefferson answered that question clearly, eloquently and succinctly – “by their Creator.” 

We are obliged to cherish the living while they remain in reach, to honor the ones who had a hand in the making of us, and to keep carrying them on the short walk to the graveside – and in our memory for the long walk.

Throughout our 250 years, America has truly been blessed with brilliant speeches, writings, and orations that move and inspire us. Today is the ideal day to recall some of America’s inspiring words.

Hollywood can’t make a good movie anymore. This is partially because of its own preoccupation with wokeness, which comes at the expense of artful excellence, but it’s also partially a lack of storytelling genius. 

Without a doubt, there is a darkness creeping over the West. But the messages delivered by many speakers and writers fighting for renewal remind us that we’re called to be points of light illuminating and dispelling that darkness.

Independence, the Auburn University Raptor Center’s bald eagle ambassador, will fly coach with Delta on July 3 en route to America250 festivities in Philadelphia.

During Tuesday night’s 2026 NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers selected former Alabama guard Labaron Philon with the 22nd overall pick.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) commended Auburn’s baseball team following criticism from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF).

After six months on the campaign trail, Alabama Congressional District 1 candidate Austin Sidwell said he is hopeful following redistricting.

Birmingham educator and entrepreneur Dr. Ammie Akin recently launched her campaign in the August 11 special Republican primary election in Alabama's Congressional District 7, challenging Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham).

The Home Builders Association of Alabama on Thursday endorsed State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) in the special election for Congressional District 2.