Few Alabamians have dedicated their life to the great outdoors in the manner that the late James “Big Daddy” Lawler did. For decades, the Wilcox County native promoted the outdoor recreational activities available in Alabama's Black Belt region.

Congressman Robert Aderholt stopped by Harrison Construction’s Tuscaloosa job site at DCH Regional Medical Center on Monday. Aderholt (R-Haleyville) made the visit as part of the 2024 Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama Congressional Hard Hat Tour.

Parents of a University of Alabama student, known for their charitable donations to academic institutions scattered across the country, gifted a sizable sum recently to support pupils in the college's Culverhouse School of Business.

In front of a sold-out crowd at the Von Braun Civic Center on Monday afternoon, Rep. Dale Strong spoke about his time in Washinton D.C., focusing specifically on his efforts to support his home district.

As part of the 2024 NICU Bookworms Day, Senator Katie Britt visited Children's of Alabama on Monday to read to premature and sick newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Two HudsonAlpha Faculty investigators have been awarded a 5-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. With the new funding, scientists Nick Cochran, PhD, Rick Myers, PhD, and Danielle Swaney, PhD, will work to gain a better understanding of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia. The two degenerative diseases are characterized by […]

Rep. Gary Palmer introduced companion legislation to the Senate's Lulu's Law late last week. The bill, originally brought forward in July by Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery), was drafted after a young Alabama girl, Lulu Gribbin, became the victim of a shark attack while vacationing in Florida.

Senator Katie Britt stopped by one of her favorite local restaurants in Tuscaloosa over the weekend to celebrate its 50th year in operation. The Alabama alum posted about her visit on social media.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and the newly formed Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit are already making a difference in Montgomery's growing crime rate.

Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons has filed for a 'certificate of need' from the Alabama Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA). The group is requesting state approval to build a full-service orthopedic-only surgery center, clinic, and rehabilitation and diagnostic practice facility in January of 2024.

A Dale County District judge has granted bond to an illegal alien charged with first-degree rape of a teen despite the offender being classified as a flight risk. According to investigators, Gabriel Espino, 32, of Mexico allegedly first engaged in sexual intercourse with the minor when she was just 15 years old.

Congressman Dale Strong visited Athens First United Methodist Church on Thursday to speak at an Alabama League of Municipalities event. Strong discussed a number of policy related topics and his actions to improve not only his district but the entire state.

Rep. Dale Strong is raising concerns on a federal level about a sharp increase in immigration taking place throughout Alabama's fifth district. In a letter addressed to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, Strong demanded accountability and answers regarding the steady flow of migrants into North Alabama.

Airbus has achieved a significant feat after delivering its 500th aircraft assembled on-site at its Mobile manufacturing facility. The corporation first began producing aircraft at the location in 2016.

In July of last year, voters residing in unincorporated West Mobile voted overwhelmingly to be annexed by the Port City. While the move to reclassify the rural areas garnered support from many, some citizens were less than enthused over the change.  

Approximately $35 million in funding for over two dozen projects in Coastal Alabama has been made available by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. The legislation provides significant revenue sharing amongst the four Gulf-producing states (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) as well as their coastal subdivisions.

Senator Katie Britt is working hard to make sure that the Port of Mobile is both a vital economic artery for the region and a place of protection for its natural resources.  Over the past year to achive the goal, she has been working with the Alabama Port Authority and the U.S. Army Corps

Birmingham-based Regions Bank is undergoing a change in top level leadership. The awarding winning financial institution announced Tuesday that the head of the company’s Corporate Banking Group, Ronnie Smith, will be retiring after 43 years.

SpringHouse, a beloved and well-established restaurant at Russell Crossroads on Lake Martin, was forced to close nine months ago after a fire on December 23rd spread from the building's chimney to its attic.

A North Alabama IVF clinic has announced that it will be closing after 20 years of serving the public. Huntsville Reproductive Medicine, P.C. said Monday it will stop accepting patients on September 5th.

A major upgrade in infrastructure is taking place in the Birmingham area. The Northern Beltline, a soon-to-be-completed 52-mile-long interstate, will stretch from Interstate 59 in northeast Jefferson County to the I-459 interchange near Bessemer. 

State Rep. Brock Colvin (R-Albertville) provided an update this morning on the recent sightings of several Haitian immigrants departing charter buses in Marshall County. Last week, videos quickly began to circulate on social media causing concern among locals that illegal immigrants were being transported via bus to live in the area.

The Magic City's first and only locally owned and operated professional soccer team, Birmingham Legion FC, is about to open a brand new 9,000-square-foot training facility overlooking Dunavant Valley Fields.

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced that one of the state's public fishing lakes will be shutting down temporarily due to the spread of a highly invasive aquatic plant.