Governor George Wallace

Gunshots were reported in Donald Trump's vicinity Sunday afternoon. The former president is safe. The list of Presidents and Presidential contenders killed or attacked by gunman includes Alabama Governor George Wallace during his campaign to win the Democratic nomination for President in 1972.

Today marks fifty years since President Richard Nixon resigned from office during the fallout from the Watergate scandal. Operatives allegedly linked to the Commander-In-Chief broke into the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate Hotel next to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. A Congressional committee investigation led by North Carolina U.S. Senator Sam Ervin, punctuated by testimony by former House counsel John Dean, grabbed the headlines. But, two Alabama lawmakers reportedly helped seal Nixon’s fate.

Alabama has had its share of what I call "the run for the fun of it" candidates. Our most colorful of these candidates is William Ralph "Shorty" Price...

When people ask me about the classic Alabama governor’s races, the first that comes to mind is the 1970 Titanic clash between Albert Brewer and George…

The Alabama legislature met in special session on Monday to resolve the on-going debate over the general fund budget. Both chambers recessed the same day,…

State prosecutors say indicted House Speaker Mike Hubbard is once again manufacturing investigation leaks to distract the public from his criminal…

An Illinois auction house says it is selling the revolver that almost killed former Gov. George Wallace. Rock Island Auction Company, which specializes in…

Members of Congress dabbed away tears while visiting the spot where former Gov. George Wallace made his "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" against racial…

One of the first black students at the University of Alabama, James Hood of Gadsden, has died. He was 70. Officials at Adams-Buggs Funeral Home in Gadsden…