Defense takes strides in final UAB spring scrimmage
The UAB football team held a scrimmage at the Blazers Football Operations Center on Saturday morning, wrapping up spring practice with a mixed bag of evaluations from the Blazers coaching staff. Trent Dilfer had this to say about his team's defense: “I thought our (No.) 1 defense took a big step forward last week. Really […]
Texas Executes Convicted Murderer After Supreme Court Rejects His Final Appeal
Texas executed convicted murderer Ramiro Gonzalez by lethal injection on Wednesday evening after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his appeal, according to multiple reports. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed that Gonzalez, 41, was given a lethal dose of pentobarbital at the state prison in Huntsville and was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. according […]
Saban’s final ring: Crimson Tide receive SEC Championship jewelry
The 2023 Alabama Crimson Tide is a team that made history in more ways than one and will be fondly remembered, even if they fell short of their ultimate goal of winning a national championship. For one thing, it was the final game played by Alabama's coach Nick Saban. But more than that, according to […]
News Flash • Board of Supervisors Adopts Final Budget for Fi
The Coconino County Board of Supervisors (Board) unanimously approved a final fiscal year 2025 (FY25) budget of $484,503,861 during its final meeting for the current fiscal year 2024 (FY24). The FY25 budget includes strategic investments in public health and safety, flood protection, reforestation and operational capacity, and also includes placeholders to leverage federal funding to […]
Christopher Mobley announces new line of Tide Final Four products
Well-known Tuscaloosa clothing store Christopher Mobley is collaborating with luxury brand Peter Miller to launch an all-new gear line for Crimson Tide fans. Featuring Alabama's highly popular “Block A” logo, the collection adds the wording “Final Four” in a white banner at the bottom. It is not the beginning, it is not the end, it […]
Grant Nelson announces return to Alabama for fifth and final season
Alabama big man Grant Nelson announced via social media that he will be using his free time during the COVID-19 pandemic to return to Tuscaloosa for his fifth and final season. Grant Nelson's return announcement video (via his Instagram): pic.twitter.com/9kDkeN3d74 — Blake Byler (@blakebyler45) April 29, 2024 There was some doubt that Nelson would enter […]
Ethics reform bill remains on the table in final days of legislative session
On Tuesday, the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on State Rep. Matt Simpson's proposed overhaul of Alabama's ethics law. With the Senate session adjourning on Tuesday, leaving just two days in the 2024 state legislative session, Simpson (R-Daphne) addressed the committee to make one final push. He told lawmakers he has worked closely […]
Trump, Censorship And Abortion: Here Are The Final Big Rulings SCOTUS Is Expected To Release This Week
The Supreme Court is expected to announce all remaining decisions by the end of this week. Upcoming opinions include an appeal of former President Donald Trump's presidential immunity, an Idaho abortion case, and an eventual challenge to the Biden administration's censorship. schedule on wednesday. Below are some of the most important issues the justices will […]
School vouchers primed for final vote after committee maneuver
A bill that would create a voucher-like system to fund private school costs in Alabama moved a step closer to final passage as a Senate committee met early Tuesday to discuss the bill. Sen. Roger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) criticized the sudden decision to convene the committee on Tuesday while the Senate is in recess, rather than […]
Porter, Schiff, Lee make final Senate pitch; Garvey nowhere to be seen
With her minivan in the parking lot and an “I Voted” sticker freshly applied to her magenta dress, U.S. Rep. Katie Porter faced a scrum of reporters and television cameras at her Irvine polling place. I looked at it. “Wait,” she stopped and turned to the woman running the voting center. “Can you answer these […]
