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Organizers of protests against Donald Trump say close to two thousand demonstrations are planned tomorrow. That’s the day a military parade is scheduled in Washington, D.C. Protests are planned in Mobile and Montgomery as well as in Tuscaloosa. -
Communities across Alabama are gathering to commemorate a historic milestone — Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day. On May 9, Gov. Kay Ivey officially signed House Bill 165 into law. This legislation makes it permanent, meaning all offices in the Yellowhammer State will now close each year on June 19. -
Alabama and the world marketplace is waiting to see happens next with Donald Trump and tariffs. It’s been a week since his deadline to impose a fifty percent hike on imported steel and Aluminum. Alabama appears to be among those caught in the middle. -
A man convicted of beating a woman to death nearly 37 years ago is scheduled to be executed Tuesday in Alabama in what will be the nation's sixth execution with nitrogen gas. Gregory Hunt is scheduled to be put to death Tuesday night. -
Around 300 National Guard troops arrived in Los Angeles early Sunday on orders from President Donald Trump. Critics say the last time a President called out the National Guard without the permission of a Governor was 1965, in Alabama. -
A federal judge just signed off on arguably the biggest change in the history of college sports Friday, clearing the way for schools to begin paying their athletes millions. One answered question is whether the state of Alabama will challenge it. -
The Supreme Court will consider making it harder for convicted murderers to show their lives should be spared because they are intellectually disabled, according an order released early on Friday after an apparent technological glitch. -
The nation is remembering the eighty first anniversary of the D-Day landing during World War Two today. The invasion of Europe by allied forces was supported by navy ships like the U.S.S. Nevada at Utah Beach. Military historians say one other vessel providing cover that day was the cruiser U.S.S. Tuscaloosa. -
A corrections officer on Wednesday agreed to plead guilty to federal charges in the case of a mentally ill man who froze to death in an Alabama jail. Braxton Kee is the 14th employee who has been indicted or pleaded guilty to contributing to the death of Tony Mitchell, 33, who died after being incarcerated in the Walker County jail in January 2023. -
Billionaire Elon Musk said, in response to Trump threatening to cancel his company’s government contracts, he will immediately begin decommissioning the SpaceX Dragon. The rocket that brought two stranded NASA astronauts back to earth is also the only U.S. rocket that can carry crews to and from the International Space Station. Huntsville’s Marshall Space Flight Center manages science on the outpost. -
Over 6,000 students graduated from the University of Alabama in May. They’re among the 10,000 diplomas typically awarded in Tuscaloosa each year. Another ceremony recently took place to help ensure that a certain group of students make it all the way to graduation -
Former congressional candidate Ken McFeeters announced Tuesday that he is running for governor of Alabama next year, casting himself as a political outsider and accusing his opponent U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of being a "part of the establishment."
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Secretary of State Wes Allen has an opponent in his race for lieutenant governor. Alabama Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate wants the job as well. Pate, a Republican, was elected agriculture commissioner in 2018 and reelected in 2022. -
Alabama Chief Justice Sarah Stewart used a new law to appoint a retired judge to handle the case against a man accused of the 2019 killing of a college student that drew national attention. -
Today’s the day Donald Trump says he will hike tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum by up to fifty percent. Alabama reportedly imported eight millon tons of steel last year. -
Trying to fix the offensive line was this off season's top priority for the Tennessee Titans even before quarterback Cam Ward became the No. 1 overall pick. Part of the answer is former Crimson Tide player J.C. Latham. -
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a highly rare move that will strip the ship of the moniker of a slain gay rights activist who served as a sailor during the Korean War. U.S. officials say Navy Secretary John Phelan put together a small team to rename the replenishment oiler and that a new name is expected this month. -
Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell said he’s running for state attorney general. During his time on the bench, Mitchell is best known for writing a Supreme Court ruling saying frozen embryos are considered children under the state's Wrongful Death of Minor Act. The ruling allowed several couples to pursue wrongful death lawsuits after their frozen embryos were destroyed in a 2020 accident at a south Alabama storage facility. -
Hurricane season is underway and it looks like there are fewer people watching for storms along the Gulf of Mexico. The Trump White House has reportedly made staff cuts to fifteen National Weather Service centers that serve the Gulf. -
Heisman Trophy winners Mark Ingram, Cam Newton and Robert Griffin III and former AP National Player of the Year Ndamukong Suh are on the ballot for the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame class. -
Summer camp season is upon us. And, youngsters in the Cullman area will be spending some time in the great outdoors at the North Alabama Agriplex. The sixth annual Nature Day camp gets underway tomorrow. -
A new Alabama law known as SB63 goes into effect on June first. It’s a mandatory DNA and fingerprint collection law for undocumented non-citizens. The Alabama Immigrant Advocacy Coalition says it invites racial profiling. -
Alabama reportedly imported over eight million “short tons” of steel in 2024. The raw material was used, among other things, for the six hundred thousand automobiles produced by Alabama’s Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai factories. Now, Donald Trump told Pennsylvania steelworkers he's doubling the tariff on steel imports to 50% -
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Thursday that he is running for the U.S. Senate, seeking the position being vacated by Senator Tommy Tuberville.
