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Chloé and Ric Mayers donated $1 million to Tuscaloosa Academy recently.

Alabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed announced on Friday that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate is 2.8%, down from August 2025’s rate of 2.9%. 

A Guatemalan man has been found guilty of multiple child exploitation offenses by a Limestone County Jury.

We arrived at the Christmas tree lot after dark. My wife and I walked the long aisles of pinery, scrutinizing each tree as though it were asking for our kid’s hand in marriage.

If the issue is UA preserving its federal funding and opening up the discourse to more viewpoints, then private funding would be the logical answer. Then Alice and Nineteen Fifty-Six would have to survive in a new model where they would be required to compete in the arena of ideas that should exist on all college campuses.

No. 9 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia will square off inside the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in a battle for the SEC title.

Alabama’s future is bright. You can see it in the jobs we are landing, the workers we are training, and the confidence employers are showing in every corner of the state.

Friday, during an appearance on Rightside Radio, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, a candidate for U.S. Senate, commented on the U.S. Supreme Court decision a day earlier approving the State of Texas' effort to implement a congressional map favorable to the GOP for the 2026 midterms.

An inspector general report released earlier this week found Secretary of War Pete Hegseth could have endangered troops by using the encrypted Signal app to discuss a pending strike on Houthi targets in Yemen.

In September 2024, three Colorado families sued the Jefferson County School System over a controversial district policy allowing biological males, who identify as women, to room with biological females on school field trips and sporting events.

During Friday's episode of WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) was asked when Alabama will join the national redistricting fight and remove U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) from their seats.

On Friday, UAB dropped the interim head coach tag from Alex Mortensen's title, naming him the eighth head coach in program history.

It's time to say what too many of us have already known for some time – Alabama's electricity rates are too high. That is not acceptable. 

As threats against law enforcement continue to grow across the nation, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has introduced legislation he hopes will provide an increased measure of safety for officers and agents serving in the field.

In the name of transparency the Birmingham Police Department held a press conference and showed video following a deadly officer-involved shooting that occurred on November 28. However, that decision led to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) dropping the investigation.

This latest attack in D.C. isn’t an anomaly. It’s the plan unfolding exactly as designed. That’s why U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is absolutely right to go for the jugular. Outlaw Sharia in America. Period.

A joint investigation between the Athens Police Department and the FBI led to the indictment of a former Athens High School student in an alleged plot to harm students and teachers.

ProgressPAC, the political arm of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA), announced Thursday its endorsement of State Sen. Jack Williams (R-Wilmer) for Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and Derek Chen for State Auditor.

State Sen. Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia) announced on Thursday he’s running for re-election to represent Alabama’s Senate District 6.

An online sales tax lawsuit pushed by multiple cities “threatens the fiscal viability of the state,’ according to General Fund Budget chair State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore).

Smith Warren Management Services shouldn’t be a qualified vendor to contract with Alabama licensing boards, according to State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine).

Last month, University of Alabama professor and program coordinator Sim Butler published his book "And the Dragons Do Come" about his son's gender dysphoria, spending a significant amount of time criticizing Alabama's lawmakers, particularly State Sen. Shay Shelnutt (R-Trussville), who sponsored the Vulnerable Child Protection Act bill. 

On Wednesday, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression sent a letter to Peter J. Mohler, the President of the University of Alabama, decrying the removal of two identity-based magazines and the creation of a new magazine that will cover all points of view in one publication.

State Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville) has secured an endorsement from the Alabama Farmers Federation in the state's upcoming House District 20 race. The district, one of Alabama's fastest-growing, sprawls across southeast Huntsville.

On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) addressed the rapidly growing number of threats facing members of federal law enforcement and their families during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill.

The Belforest Elementary School assistant principal has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested for DUI for the second time in a year.

The Alabama Public Service Commission’s recent decision to approve a two-year freeze on Alabama Power rates is welcome news for manufacturers across our state.