“There’s just no – there’s no excitement,” McCarron said Tuesday on The Dynasty podcast of the 16-play, more-than-eight-minute drive to start the game Saturday. “It was weird."
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“There’s just no – there’s no excitement,” McCarron said Tuesday on The Dynasty podcast of the 16-play, more-than-eight-minute drive to start the game Saturday. “It was weird."
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2025/09/buy-a-home-now-to-avoid-the-space-command-rush-in-huntsville-here-is-why-that-might-be-a-good-idea.html “We knew it was going to happen, but I guess that it is more official now,” said Ben Wales, of Gateway Alabama Realty Group.
A Georgia teen is improving after he was critically injured in an Alabama ATV crash that killed his father and stepmother and injured six of his siblings.
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/09/60-acres-on-redstone-identified-for-space-command-hq-we-can-move-along-very-quickly.html
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/09/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-homewood-officer-who-shot-71-year-old-homeless-man.html The lawsuit alleged excessive force when an officer shot a 71-year-old homeless man six times during an exchange.
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2025/09/christmas-finally-came-are-30000-jobs-really-coming-to-alabama-with-space-command.html “The indirect jobs is always a question mark,” Huntsville mayor Tommy Battle said during a press conference at City Hall on Tuesday.
🔗: https://www.al.com/crime/2025/09/judge-fire-that-caused-130000-damage-to-lakeshore-walmart-not-the-way-to-honor-jabari-peoples.html A Jefferson County judge granted bond to a well-known Birmingham activist charged in connection with a fire deliberately set inside a Homewood Walmart.
Mobile's mayoral candidates have different views on the $12 million-per-year decision on public transit that the City Council could make soon. The latest: www.al.com/news/2025/09...
🔗: https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2025/09/kalen-soft-serve-deboer-is-alabamas-ice-cream-man.html "The second-year Crimson Tide football coach may be too soft for Alabama," cartoonist @JDCrowe.bsky.social writes, "but Kalen DeBoer is still chill as an ice cream cone."
Do you wish Alabama had voting-by-mail? 🔗: https://www.al.com/politics/2025/09/trump-corrupt-colorado-mail-in-voting-a-big-factor-in-giving-alabama-space-command-hq.html
A federal judge rules a Homewood police officer was justified in shooting an armed 71-year-old homeless man and tosses out a $20 million lawsuit. The man's family will appeal. www.al.com/news/birming...
Really well-reported stuff from @bycasagrande.bsky.social here. Alabama athletics uses a company to scalp its own tickets on the secondary marketplace, including some it revoked from season-ticket holders this offseason www.al.com/alabamafootb...
On-field ads are coming to Bryant-Denny Stadium this season, starting with Saturday's ULM game. Partnership with US Navy also includes in-venue messages from Nick Saban www.al.com/alabamafootb...
Why some seats revoked from longtime Alabama season ticket holders are showing up on resale sites for big markups. A deep look at the complex Tide ticket business. www.al.com/alabamafootb...
A new Catholic leader is being installed today in Mobile. Before his installation Mass, Rev. Mark Rivituso talks about issues he wants to address including homelessness. www.al.com/news/2025/09...
Redditors, join us for an AMA this morning from 10:30 to 12:30 to talk bombers and the damage they left behind. www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeP...
Hear the whole story on American Shrapnel. All episodes of season 1 are out and ready to binge today. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
A thread. In the summer of 2005, more than 7 years and 20 surgeries after Eric Rudolph pressed a button on his homemade detonator and forever changed her life, Emily Lyons faced her bomber in a Birmingham, Alabama courtroom.
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/09/huntsville-protesters-respond-to-congressmans-claims-they-were-soros-funded-protesters.html North Alabama residents are speaking up after they said they were turned away from a political event with a Republican Congressman.
🔗: https://www.al.com/politics/2025/09/gavin-newsom-mocks-trump-krazy-kay-ivey-over-space-command-move-to-total-disaster-alabama.html In a post mocking the president's style of tweeting, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey "IS SLOW AND BURPS A LOT," among other things.
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/09/guy-fieri-restaurant-opening-first-alabama-location-in-a-walmart.html A new Chicken Guy! restaurant owned by Guy Fieri will open its first location in Alabama on Thursday in Gardendale.
There could be a new tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean later this week, according to forecasters.
Their bodies are ready to be released for burial, but the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has not been able to locate and notify their next of kin.
🔗: https://www.al.com/politics/2025/08/how-does-snuggling-up-to-putin-make-america-great-again.html "The imagery of Trump giving evil Putin an 'attaboy' and favorable photo op in Alaska is both horrific and repulsive," columnist Mo Brooks writes.
This marked Gus Malzahn’s sixth victory against the Crimson Tide as either an offensive coordinator or a head coach.
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2025/09/chair-of-colorados-republican-party-has-surprising-opinion-on-trump-moving-space-command-to-alabama.html The Colorado congressional delegation, made up of Republicans and Democrats, is blasting the decision.
🔗: https://www.al.com/politics/2025/09/alabama-football-is-the-one-thing-trump-wont-talk-about-youre-not-used-to-that.html “Tuberville, who’s a great coach — I won’t say anything about what happened with Alabama football this weekend, but you’re not used to that, right,” Trump said.
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/08/how-the-6th-amendment-can-protect-us-from-tyrants-when-others-fail.html "Something curious is happening in America lately," columnist @WarOnDumb.bsky.social writes. "A resistance movement seems to be forming. Not in the streets, but in the courthouses."
President Donald Trump appeared to believe he was bestowing a new nickname for Huntsville after announcing Tuesday the north Alabama city will house U.S. Space Command headquarters.
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/09/space-command-is-finally-coming-home-alabama-officials-praise-trump-for-reversing-biden-decision.html Elected officials in Alabama on Tuesday applauded President Donald Trump’s announcement.
It's the Tide’s largest-ever one-week slide in the AP poll, beating out a move from No. 2 to No. 13 in 1975, and a fall out of the rankings from No. 13 in 2000.
Birmingham's incumbent mayor brought in more than 80% of all the fundraising in the race that concluded last week www.al.com/news/birming...
Big bucks flowed through Birmingham's recent mayoral race where Mayor Randall Woodfin ran a political juggernaut flushed with cash. @hdenham.bsky.social breaks it all down. al.com/news/birming...
As the world collapsed around Alabama in a 31-17 loss, the run game went away almost completely.
President Trump is expected to announce today that Space Command – the much sought-after political football volleyed between Alabama and Colorado – is moving to Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal.
"We’re certainly disappointed in some effort situations that happened..." www.al.com/alabamafootb...
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2025/09/space-command-hq-headed-to-alabama-heres-what-we-know-ahead-of-trump-announcement.html This would reverse a decision by President Joe Biden’s administration.
🔗: https://www.al.com/auburn/2025/09/social-media-darlings-savannah-bananas-announce-first-ever-trip-to-auburn.html Banana ball is coming to the Plains.
Authorities have released the names of a couple killed in a horrific weekend crash at an Alabama ATV park.
A well-known Birmingham activist has been charged in connection with a fire deliberately set inside a Homewood Walmart during a Jabari Peoples protest.
The Miss America finals are set for Sunday, Sept. 7.
A new Negro Leagues Baseball Museum display is set to open in 2026 at Montgomery’s Riverwalk Stadium, home of the Biscuits minor-league club. 🔗: https://www.al.com/sports/2025/08/negro-leagues-baseball-museum-exhibit-planned-for-montgomerys-riverwalk-stadium.html
Here is a look at how those tax breaks will affect Alabama consumers: https://www.al.com/news/2025/09/alabama-getting-two-new-tax-breaks-starting-today.html
During Bill Burr's “Monday Morning Podcast,” he revealed he is headed to Auburn this season for the annual Iron Bowl showdown.
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Friday that red snapper season will be open daily until anglers hit this year’s quota of 664,552 pounds. ]
Think you could recognize Alabama counties on a map? Take our quiz: https://www.al.com/life/2025/03/can-you-recognize-the-alabama-counties-take-our-quiz.html
Cash poured into Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin’s campaign for a third term, helping secure a landslide victory Tuesday with more than 80% of all the fundraising in the entire race.
Will the 2nd Amendment protect us? Don’t be silly. But the 6th might. Let’s discuss.
Mary Van Brunt, Spring Hill’s first female president, said the Annette N. Shelby Health and Science Innovation Center would be the first on the campus solely named in honor of a woman.
The most expensive public college for Alabama students is also considered to be one of the best regional schools in the nation.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, just days after sailing to a third term, is calling for voters to unseat the state lawmaker who challenged him in the election.
Tuesday's election was the first in the tiny town of Newbern since at least the 1960s.
“There is no other feeling like it,” Hand, a Florida native and first-generation college student, said in a news release. https://www.al.com/educationlab/2025/08/tuskegee-legacy-for-first-time-in-80-years-student-at-famed-hbcu-earns-private-pilot-license.html
The homecoming parade, which starts at 6 p.m. on Sept. 12, will be followed by a pep rally and a social on Samford Lawn. https://www.al.com/life/2025/08/movie-star-to-lead-auburns-homecoming-parade-war-eagle.html
A woman who has accused a well-known Alabama priest of paying her as much as $400,000 to engage in an ongoing relationship that included sex has been arrested.
A corporation, Elephants R Us, is suing two of the churches involved in the north Alabama quarry fight.
Alabama Shakes are back with new music! 🎸🎶🎧 🔗: https://www.al.com/life/2025/08/iconic-alabama-band-releases-first-new-song-in-a-decade.html @alabamashakes.com
In an interview this week with Charlie Kirk, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., reflected on his years in the Senate as he prepares to run for Alabama governor https://www.al.com/politics/2025/08/tuberville-told-trump-why-he-wants-to-be-alabamas-governor-cant-say-ive-liked-the-senate.html
Last year, the World's Largest Peanut Boil sold 32 tons of peanuts during its six days of business. https://www.al.com/life/2025/08/how-a-small-town-alabama-fundraiser-became-the-worlds-largest-peanut-boil.html
Eight inmates on Alabama’s Death Row have filed lawsuits challenging the state’s nitrogen execution method, calling it unconstitutional. The lawsuits, all filed separately, were each filed in federal court on Aug. 22.
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/08/longtime-alabama-hispanic-supermarket-faces-losing-business-license.html A longstanding Shelby County grocery store that caters to the area’s Hispanic community could be closed by Pelham city leaders next month.
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/08/25-most-conservative-colleges-in-america-2-are-in-alabama.html At the top of the list for conservative colleges is Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
“Alabama’s top three murder states in America. Where’s the president of the United States? I thought he cared? These are the folks, these are his states that voted for him,” Newsom said.
Columnist Roy S. Johnson writes, "A few weeks ago, I wrote that Birmingham must 'level up' if it is to fully realize the kind of promise once promised by its new young mayor. A promise to simply be better. "That begins at City Hall."
Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth posted on social media that Wednesday’s deadly shooting in Minneapolis is an example that public acceptance of transgender people has caused a rise in mass murders.
The family of a man who died by suicide in the Jefferson County Jail is suing, alleging staff did not protect him after the family raised alarm
Alabama’s new FOCUS Act prohibits most students from using cellphones, smart watches and other electronic communication devices during the school day. 🔗: https://www.al.com/educationlab/2025/08/how-is-alabamas-school-cellphone-ban-going-teachers-call-it-wonderful.html
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore faced a hostile crowd Wednesday night at Daphne City Hall, drawing boos and cries of “shame!” as he defended President Donald Trump’s agenda and his own record.
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore faced a hostile crowd Wednesday night at Daphne City Hall, drawing boos and cries of “shame!” as he defended President Donald Trump’s agenda and his own record.
Alabama is one of 40 states that received letters from the Trump administration demanding the removal of gender ideology, such as a student’s choice of preferred pronouns, from a sex education curriculum that is funded with a federal grant.
The great survivalist Eric Rudolph was caught by a rookie cop while dumpster diving. This is that story. Listen here: https://www.al.com/news/2025/08/american-shrapnel-part-7-how-a-rookie-cop-caught-the-uncatchable-eric-rudolph.html
A former state employee has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $100,000 in public funds. Natalie Colette Lewis, 60, of Montgomery, pleaded guilty to aggravated theft of property, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Tuesday.
From cartoonist JD Crowe: "It’s a wonderful life on the Plains, y’all. An August Christmas miracle! Auburn found seven more national championships under its tree." https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2025/08/christmas-in-august-auburn-gives-itself-7-new-national-championships.html
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala. sat down this week with former Department of Government Efficiency advisor Katie Miller to share her experience as the youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate.
It looks like the perfect time for chili. Read more: https://www.al.com/weather/2025/08/alabama-city-wakes-up-to-record-low-temperature-today-how-cold-is-it-where-you-live.html
Randall Woodfin has been re-elected as mayor of Birmingham for a third term.
After receiving backlash from conservatives for deciding to change its logo, Cracker Barrel announced Tuesday that it would be returning to the “old timer” design. Read more: https://www.al.com/news/2025/08/cracker-barrel-keeping-old-timer-logo-after-maga-backlash-stock-drop.html
“I was born to forward our family’s mission,” Michael Mays said. “That’s my life.
“This year, violent crime in our city has declined,” Reed told AL.com . 🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/08/mayor-condemns-tubervilles-threat-to-deploy-troops-in-alabama-montgomery-is-not-a-battlefield.html
After recent DNA testing raised questions, a Montgomery man who Alabama has kept on a death row for 31 years will get another shot at justice.
"Tubs has quite a plan, and it’s as Alabama as the chain gang," writes columnist John Archibald. Read more: https://www.al.com/news/2025/08/tuberville-plan-make-alabama-dumb-again.html
“During our investigation, we have not discovered any inappropriate images alleged to have been taken at the event,” the St. Clair County Schools interim superintendent said.
Kyle Whitmire writes, "The fried okra tastes like loose rocks from the noticeably less full parking lot." https://www.al.com/news/2025/08/make-hashbrown-casserole-great-again.html
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., says that he will deploy troops to two Alabama cities if he were elected governor as President Donald Trump has in Washington, D.C.
Harris stated that Trump has not raised concerns about the ADPH contradicting the White House's stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Read: https://www.al.com/politics/2025/08/alabama-health-officer-no-concerns-from-trump-administration-about-dei-compliance.html
The Alabama Department of Public Health on Monday reported the first case of measles in the state since 2002, a child younger than 5 in north Alabama. 🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/08/alabama-child-has-states-first-case-of-disease-once-nearly-eradicated-in-more-than-20-years.html
Some country music history went down Saturday night at Alabama’s sold-out concert at @[102525388320184] in Huntsville. 🔗: https://www.al.com/life/2025/08/iconic-country-music-band-reunites-with-long-estranged-former-member.html
A former Baldwin County High School football player who had just started his freshman season on the West Alabama team was killed in a car crash, according to his former coach.
Curious what a third grader is expected to know in Alabama public schools? Take a sample reading test and see how you do: https://www.al.com/educationlab/2024/03/can-you-pass-alabamas-3rd-grade-reading-test-find-out.html
An attorney and real estate developer has sued state Rep. Juandalynn Givan and two other people, alleging they defamed him with false accusations during a conflict on social media.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville is lobbying for a tariff of at least 60% on wood cabinets, and Sen. Katie Britt is pushing for tariffs on products made of wood. 🔗: https://www.al.com/politics/2025/08/tuberville-britt-among-republicans-pushing-trump-for-tariff-changes.html
Members representing Clergy Concerned about the Community assailed Woodfin’s tenure on Thursday and endorsed Lashunda Scales in her race for mayor. https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/08/we-need-new-leadership-birmingham-pastors-furious-with-incumbent-mayor-endorse-challenger.html
Wawa has been working to open seven to 10 stores in Baldwin and Mobile counties since 2023. 🔗: https://www.al.com/business/2025/08/wawa-continues-growth-across-mobile-and-baldwin-counties.html
🔗: https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2025/08/pat-dye-jrs-passionate-case-for-nick-sabans-goat-status.html “I could not be more proud, as a son of dad receiving this award,” Dye Jr. said.
The ongoing debate over book placement at Fairhope’s public library was a key focus during Monday’s City Council candidates forum. 📕: https://www.al.com/news/2025/08/fairhope-library-controversy-key-election-issue-at-candidate-forum.html
🔗: https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2025/08/i-literally-thought-he-was-going-to-die-how-one-high-school-officials-quick-action-saved-a-life.html For a moment, everyone at Sylacauga High School for a Friday-night football game stood in shock. Everyone except Lew Murphy.
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/08/birmingham-mayors-race-heats-up-over-proposed-state-police-takeover-bill.html
"Auburn played its own Santa Claus ... dropping down the chimney with seven new national championships," columnist @ByCasagrande.bsky.social writes.
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/08/country-music-legends-imagination-library-will-give-free-books-to-alabama-foster-children.html
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