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Pell City High School cheerleader Amelia Alverson went viral after her rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” was shared on social media.

As the military campaign against Iran draws into its third day, America is already mourning the loss of three U.S. service members, who were killed Sunday in a retaliatory attack that injured five others.

Sunday night, Homewood Police responded to the fifth floor of Brookwood Hospital for a possible shots fired call and found an male and adult female dead from gunshot wounds.

Alabama baseball took two of three games in the Frisco College Baseball Classic over the weekend, winning the round robin style tournament.

No. 5 Auburn baseball secured its 11th straight regular-season home series win after taking two games over Nebraska at Plainsman Park this weekend. 

If Alabama wants stronger families, churches, and civic life, it will need stronger institutions of higher learning, including private colleges. 

On a Wednesday edition of Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Lance Bell (R-Pell City) discussed legislation broadening the scope of penalties for those who lead police chases in Alabama.

State Sen. Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia) addressed the need for comprehensive reform in Alabama's prison system while speaking with Greg Davis of "Priority Talk" earlier this week.

Montgomery is a very different place now than when Republicans first won control of the legislature in 2010 — a difference that is most evident by how the governing GOP majority has come to view the Alabama Education Association (AEA), its political work and the political contributions it makes from Alabama Voice of Teachers for Education (A-VOTE), the organization's political action committee.

Remove unfair barriers, apply equal laws, and people will rise based on their own effort and merit.

America's foster care system is in dire need of reform, and Alabama is no exception. That's why Lee Marshall founded Kids to Love, a privatized foster care placement system that helps children find forever homes faster and safer, while also helping heal past trauma.

Last week, a video of a University of South Alabama (USA) math professor harassing Turning Point USA (TPUSA) students went viral. Late Friday, the university issued a statement saying the incident was "inconsistent with our values."

Early Saturday, the U.S. military began major combat operations against Iran, including strikes that have resulted in the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Auburn basketball suffered a brutal home loss to Ole Miss on Saturday night, 85-79, ending the Tigers' 10-game winning streak over the Rebels. 

No. 17 Alabama completes the comeback to grab a 71-69 win over No. 22 Tennessee.

The Oxford Police Department is investigating a shooting inside Quintard Mall on Saturday.

I’d say the biggest problem facing this country is typos. Typos are cropping up everywhere. In advertisements, in emails, and even within the very words you're reading now.

For too many women in Alabama, what follows cancer surgery brings a second battle, not against disease, but against their own health insurer.

Thomas Hospital in Fairhope performed the first cryoablation to cure breast cancer in the state.

The Alabama Farmers Federation has announced its endorsement of Mike Elliott for House District 13 which encompasses much of Walker County, including Jasper.

The Mobile County sheriff said his job is to protect citizens and that is why he feels it's important to break down an enhancement law that allows for stricter punishments for gang activity.

Former Huntsville television news anchor and Kids to Love founder Lee Marshall is in Israel as the U.S. and Israel conduct “major combat operations” against Iran.

If districts are formally asserting that digital platforms harm children, why are elements of that same ecosystem embedded into the mandatory structure of the school day?

This is the time to give greater scrutiny to who is responsible for education administration in our schools. With each cultural shift, it becomes evident that administrations often have no intestinal fortitude or direction.

During an interview with Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5, State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre) discussed his position on establishing a lottery in Alabama.

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) weighed in on the possibility of Republicans holding onto the majority following midterms during a discussion this week on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show."

Eligible State Farm auto policyholders in Alabama will receive an average rebate of $114 following the company’s approval of a nationwide dividend payout.