By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick State Rep. Wes Allen trounced outgoing State Auditor Jim Zeigler for the Republican Secretary of State nomination. Allen is the son of State Sen. Gerald Allen, who represents District 21. Incumbent John Merrill…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Steve Sawyer struck out against incumbent Jim Burkhalter for the Republican nomination for the Fayette County Board of Education Superintendent. Burkhalter has served as superintendent since 2014. His tenure saw the expansion of…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick U.S. Representative Mo Brooks conceded the Republican nomination for Alabama's U.S. Senate seat to Katie Britt Tuesday evening, an hour and a half after statewide polls closed. The former member of Senator Richard…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Even with less than three hours left until polls close across the state for the primary runoff election, Secretary of State John Merrill projected a turnout lower than in the primary election on…
According to a study by InsureMyTrip, Mexico is the leading destination for Alabamians traveling outside the country. As COVID-19 cases rise in that country, travel agents remind…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Prices for one gallon of regular gasoline continue to soar, hitting a national average of $4.67 as the summer travel season begins, according to the latest…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Seven people died across the state this Memorial Day Weekend in traffic and marine-related events, according to a Wednesday release from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Troopers investigated the deaths of three drivers…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick June 1 will begin like any other day for Alabama's shrimp, until the boats start chugging and the nets start dropping. On that day, all bets are off if you're a shrimp. The…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will kick-off "101 Days of Safety" beginning this Friday, May 27 and ending on Labor Day, Sept. 5. According to a statement released Monday, the summer-long program will…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby is retiring after 36 years in office, leaving his seat in Congress up for grabs in a primary election coming…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Alabamians are invited to provide information and comments on 35 endangered or threatened plant and animal species across the state for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's five-year status review. The organization needs…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Alabama residents have one more year before the Department of Homeland Security's STAR ID program goes into effect. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Hal Taylor encouraged Alabama citizens to view the organization's website…
By WVUA23 Digital Reporter Melanie Bumpus Hey country music fans, we have some exciting news for you. Country music star Garth Brooks’s stadium tour is headed to Birmingham. Brooks is scheduled to perform at Protective Stadium in Birmingham on Saturday,…
WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Tatumn Vaught Following Alabama Football’s third spring practice on Wednesday, Head Coach Nick Saban met with the media to discuss the current state…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is kicking off its second annual Think Smart Before You Start spring safety campaign to prepare families and students for travel-focused events at the end of the school…
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $11.1 million to help low-income households with water service costs statewide. The grants for the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program will enable community service agencies to aid with residential water and wastewater…
MONTGOMERY (AP) - An Alabama legislative committee has advanced a lottery proposal as proponents try to get the issue before voters for the first time since 1999. Thursday, the House Tourism and Economic Development Committee approved the proposed constitutional amendment…
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Jocelyn Claborn While gas prices are on the rise across the nation, Alabamians are a little lucky: The state has the second-lowest average price per gallon in the…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller The American Red Cross of Alabama and Mississippi is honoring those who make its mission possible during its annual Red Cross Month celebration — a national tradition started nearly 80 years ago when…
By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Tatumn Vaught Alabama Women's Basketball hosted Vanderbilt for thier final home game of the season this afternoon. The Tide won their second match-up against the Commodores 77-71 and celebrated their Senior Night after the game.…
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The Big Ten plans to take a group of athletes from member schools on a three-day trip to civil rights sites in Alabama this summer as part of a conference-wide program exploring race relations…
By WVUA 23 Sports Director Gary Harris and Reporter Dylan Morgan Alabama Gymnastics came up big last night at home in their 18th annual Power of Pink meet as they defeated the Georgia Bulldogs to secure their third straight victory.…
By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Grace Brister Following back-to-back SEC wins over Ole Miss on the road and Arkansas at home, Alabama Men's basketball is back in the AP poll at No. 25 this week. The Crimson Tide survived Arkansas…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller This week, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell announced that the first round of the new federal transit funding — under the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — is coming…
