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A naked and bloody suspect in the beating death of a female trucker on a Birmingham street told officers who arrested him that he had “killed a white lady” and President Trump made him do it, according to testimony Wednesday in a Jefferson County courtroom. Charles Levester Gipson, 39 is charged with murder in the Aug. 19 killing of 53-year-old Christine Summers. Summers was driving a truck for RTR Transportation in Tennessee. She was a wife, mother, grandmother and had been driving a truck for about 30 years. Summers was found dead about 3:20 a.m. that Wednesday on the side...

Hundreds of bikers rumbled through Orange Beach, Alabama, on Saturday to show their support for President Trump. An estimated 800 motorcyclists attended the Bikers for Trump parade and rally that departed from the Wharf on Saturday, according to WKRG News. “The event ended at Live Bait restaurant on Beach Road. The Bikers for Trump movement has been a growing force since the 2016 presidential election,” the report said.

MOBILE, AL—A California man who was visiting some friends in Alabama shocked the group when he committed blatant cultural appropriation, saying the word "y'all" even though he was born and raised in Los Angeles. "Listen up -- that ain't cool," said his buddy, Cletus Miller, after the group had recovered from hearing the offensively appropriated word. "Our culture ain't yours to appropriate as you see fit, partner."

Uncle Henry is a conservative radio talk show host in Mobile, Alabama. He is now discussing the POTUS & FLOTUS covid-19 news.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is extending the order requiring facial coverings in public places until Nov. 8. The governor announced the extension at a press conference today in Montgomery. Ivey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris issued the mask order effective July 16 as the state saw increasing numbers of coronavirus cases. The order was extended twice, most recently on Aug. 27, and was set to expire Friday. It is now extended through Sunday, Nov. 8. Ivey mentioned the national election as one reason for extending the order past Nov. 3. “I want everyone to (vote) and to be...

An Alabama neighborhood showed its appreciation for the local police department with a blue light tribute. In a tweet, Huntsville Police shared their thanks for the Thursday display, which included “an entire neighborhood” shining blue lights from homes. Residents called police to alert them to the tribute, which the officers also shared through photos. “West Precinct 3rd Shift Officers received an unusual call last night,” the tweet said. “It wasn’t a call of distress. It’s wasn’t a call of a citizen in need. But it was a call that was definitely unexpected.” “An entire neighborhood showing their support for law...

Republicans say confirming a replacement would be a problem Republican senators grew increasingly vocal in their warnings to President Donald Trump if he fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions, including threats not to vote for a replacement. Sen. Ben Sasse came to the floor Thursday afternoon to read into the Congressional Record the statement that Sessions, a former Alabama senator well-liked by his former colleagues, issued in response to criticism from Trump. Sessions was highlighting the independence of the Justice Department, and Sasse, a Nebraska Republican, wanted it to be perfectly clear that he would have the attorney general’s back. “Bizarrely,...

Donald Trump scored his biggest coup yet by receiving the endorsement of Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, a respected voice on immigration and trade. Washington Examiner: Sessions becomes the first Senate Republican to endorse Trump for president. Sessions cited immigration and trade, as his rationale for supporting Trump. "I told Donald Trump this isn't a campaign," Sessions said. "This is a movement." "Look at what's happening," Sessions said, referring to the size of the crowd. Trump claimed the crowd size was 30,000 people with 3,000 people still waiting to get in. "The American people have known for years that these trade...

(September 8, 2020 / JNS) The United States’ Raytheon Missiles & Defense company and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems made an unusual announcement in August, stating that they had signed a joint venture to produce Iron Dome weapons systems on American soil. The new partnership anticipates finalizing a site location, either in Arkansas or Alabama, before the end of the year. “This will be the first Iron Dome all-up-round facility outside of Israel, and it will help the U.S. Department of Defense and allies across the globe obtain the system for defense of their service members and critical infrastructure,” said...

A woman’s kidney donation has saved the life of an Alabama police officer who put her in jail. Phil Campbell officer Terrell Potter had locked up Jocelynn James several times as she battled an opioid addiction. She credits Potter, now retired, with helping her turn her life around. She has been sober for years.

A small earthquake rattled the Florida Panhandle this morning, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. USGS data shows the magnitude 4.0 quake happened just after 11 a.m. Eastern time and was centered about two miles northwest of Mount Carmel, Florida, a town just north of Pensacola along the Florida-Alabama border. A 4.0-magnitude quake on the Richter scale is considered a “light” earthquake with noticeable shaking of indoor objects and rattling noises, but zero to minimal damage.

A person opened fire outside of a Bass Pro Shops store in Spanish Fort, Ala., Saturday afternoon. The Baldwin County Sherrif's Office said the suspect shot multiple times into the boat and ATV area outside of the store. No injuries were reported. "We are thankful that the shooting which occurred earlier today on an access road near our boat service center did not result in any injuries. We are also grateful to our team members for immediately implementing emergency procedures, and to local law enforcement," a Bass Pro Shops spokesperson told Fox News. Local news outlet WKRG reported a witness...

Have you ever had the opportunity to save the life of someone who saved yours? Jocelynn James, a recovered drug addict and former member of "Alabama's Most Wanted," did when she found out the officer who put her in jail years ago was in need of a life-saving transplant. Watch the emotional story of James and Officer Terrell Potter in the video above.

It’s a true talent to unite a team within the lines of a football field, but it’s something else altogether to bring a group of young men together outside the game. That’s what Alabama head coach Nick Saban helped do on Monday when his players organized a march to protest racial injustice within the country. Although Saban was at the front of the line and the first to speak outside Foster Auditorium at the conclusion of the march, he wanted to ensure the people that the reason this was happening is from listening to his athletes. “This is what helped...

By WSFA Staff | August 27, 2020 at 9:40 AM CDT - Updated August 27 at 6:39 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama’s amended safer at home order, which includes the mandatory use of face masks in public, has been extended for five more weeks through Oct. 2. “We are seeing significant drops in hospitalizations and daily COVID-19 numbers,” said Gov. Kay Ivey in announcing the decision. “I have no doubt this is a result of our mask ordinance.” Ivey’s extension was immediately praised by the Alabama Hospital Association. “Our hospitals are extremely grateful,” said AHA President Dr. Donald E....

United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Thomas Matthew McVicker, 39, of Punta Gorda, Florida, was sentenced today in federal court on a charge of Interstate Transmission of Threat to Injure.  McVicker pled guilty to the charge in April of 2020. According to court documents filed in connection with his guilty plea, in August 2019 McVicker sent an acquaintance, who lived in Baldwin County, Alabama, a series of text messages about conducting a mass shooting.  McVicker wrote “I was thinking about shooting a church up but I’m afraid how it will affect my...

With just weeks until the Census Bureau faces a critical deadline to finish counting 330 million Americans, cities and states are racing to get through to hard-to-reach communities who risk being left out of the final tally. At stake are billions of dollars through hundreds of federally administered programs - and political power for the next decade. Some states are so close to the cutoff point at which they would earn or lose a House seat in the apportionment that will come from census figures that just a few thousand missing people could mean a smaller congressional delegation. "The census...

A group of Alabama cheerleaders have come under fire for posing with a T-shirt bearing the image of the Confederate flag that said 'I love Redneck Boys'. The white members of the squad were slammed by Reagan Coleman, a black cheerleader on the team who has since quit. The controversial photo shows six white girls, four of whom are Daphne High School cheerleaders.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville has a 17-point lead over incumbent Democratic Sen. Doug Jones in Alabama, according to a Morning Consult poll released Tuesday. The survey of 650 likely Alabama voters shows Tuberville ahead of Jones, 52 percent to 35 percent. Four percent said they would vote for someone else and 9 percent had no opinion. Tuberville, who secured the Republican nomination after he defeated ex-U.S. Attorney General and erstwhile Sen. Jeff Sessions in last month’s GOP primary runoff, more than doubled his advantage over Jones from an earlier survey. Back in February, Tuberville had an 8-point lead...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal judge sentenced a Clanton man on Friday for manufacturing counterfeit United States currency and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona and United States Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis.United States District Judge Annemarie Carney Axon sentenced TYLER B. MILLER, 27, to 50 months in prison. Miller pled guilty in April.According to the plea agreement, Miller was arrested on February 4, 2020 at his residence, after the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received a Crime Stoppers Tip regarding a wanted suspect. During the arrest, law...