The effort to formally change the Department of Defense to the Department of War took a step forward this week after the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed out of the Senate Armed Services Committee with an amendment by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified an inmate found dead in his cell on Thursday afternoon.

The U.S. Supreme Court has officially barred the State of Alabama from carrying out the nitrogen hypoxia execution of Jeffery Lee, 49, after a down-to-the-wire decision upholding an earlier decision by a district court and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

An Opelika woman was sentenced to 11 years behind bars in a commercial sex trafficking scheme that involved a minor.

The Chambers County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a double homicide after a man and woman were found dead in a wooded area off County Road 86.

Foreign workers building a $350 million American Consulate in Milan reported being paid less than $2 an hour after being promised fair wages by Alabama-based Caddell Construction, according to Associated Press interviews with five former employees.

Representatives from Thomas Hospital presented an update on their Infirmary Health facilities.

The West must rediscover its strength, its identity, and its willingness to protect the constitutional order handed down by its forebears. The future of our civilization depends on it.

We are not all the same race, color, or even original nationality. But we are bound by a shared belief that God has given people the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Unborn children, disabled or not, have no ability to plead for their own lives or argue their value. The job of a good father is to protect them. Sadly, Jesse Ridgway has shown America what a terrible father truly looks like.

Less than a decade ago, here in Alabama, Democrat Doug Jones won a senate seat against the scandal-ridden Republican Roy Moore, as many Republicans sat out the election on principle. However, it appears the Democrats have no such qualms in putting forth absolute radicals.

Some believe IVF is a dangerous field, both ethically and scientifically, and society is not yet (if ever) ready to tread upon this field. I agree, but those embryos that are not chosen are persons, too, and their lives are entitled to legal protection.

Recent news regarding Jackson Hospital’s potential closure has understandably raised concerns among patients, families, employers and health care providers across the River Region.

But don’t you know, that from the wounds we bear for others, everlasting flowers bloom? That to suffer out of obedience in love is greater than any promise of sin?

The defensive reaction betrays selfishness. We want so badly to be understood and respected that we forget to understand and respect others first.

Artificial intelligence isn’t going away anytime soon. Power often feels like control, yet it rarely brings insight. Information floods every screen; still, clarity slips away. Simulations mimic reality, but they breathe none of its air. Remembering these gaps matters more than closing them fast.

The number of Americans labeling birth control, having children out of wedlock, gambling, teenage sex, and cloning animals as morally acceptable behaviors dropped by a number of percentage points in just the last year.

Auburn track and field made history Thursday as Ja’Kobe Tharp ran a world-record 12.75 in the 110-meter hurdles, while the men’s 4x100-meter relay set a collegiate record with a 37.75.

The 2026 World Cup has come to North America, and European soccer fans are embracing American culture.

Alabama punched its first ticket to the College World Series since 1999, defeating St. John's 7-2 in Game 2 of the Tuscaloosa Super Regional.

Lee Greenwood, a Grammy Award-winning singer, is coming to Hoover on Saturday. Greenwood will be performing at a rally for John Wahl for lieutenant governor.

On Thursday's episode of Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) provided additional information to the public on his background as a veteran of the U.S. military.

The Eastern Shore Republican Women (ESRW) hosted three candidates at its June luncheon, just days before the primary runoff election.