Posts by Austen Shipley — Page 34
U.S. Representative Dale Strong is focusing his attention on an issue he believes is effecting the day to day quality of life for many of America's veterans.
Innovate Alabama plays a crucial role in fostering small business growth within the Yellowhammer State. To continue its invaluable efforts, the organization is set to receive close to $98 million in additional funding.
A South Korean auto supplier has opened its first ever U.S. based production facility in Tuskegee, Alabama. The company, Samkee Corp., reportedly invested $128 million to build the factory.
The Alabama Department of Human resources has announced that it's hoping to find several additional foster homes for a significant number of disabled, elderly adults across the state.
Beginning on October 10, the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport will be working with low cost carrier Spirit Airlines to bring travelers a nonstop flight from Birmingham to Fort Lauderdale. The move will mark the first time the airline is serving the state of Alabama.
As President Donald Trump's legal proceedings continue to run their course, the Department of Justice has been seeking to enforce a gag order on the Republican front runner for months now. The injunction would effectively ban Trump from speaking about the FBI's surprise 2022 raid on Mar-a-lago, his Florida estate.
The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association has announced that as of late last week its first ever Black Belt Road Trip Photo Contest is now officially open to the public. The organization is asking participants to document their summer outdoor recreational activities in the Black Belt via camera.
Senator Katie Britt introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would place the National Weather Service's thirteen river forecast centers under the control of the National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration's National Water Center and additionally codify the NWC’s authority under the OWP to head up the transition of water resources research.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has announced that it laid off sixty employees on Wednesday. The notoriously liberal non profit said that the move is necessary to better "streamline" its operations.
Multinational corporation Johnson & Johnson has now agreed to a massive $700 million settlement with 42 states across the country, including Alabama. The settlement comes after a lawsuit was filed by the group claiming
Republicans on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee have released framework for a new GOP backed Farm Bill. Senator Tommy Tubervile, a member of the committee, applauded the new framework Wednesday and said that an updated Farm Bill is vital for both Alabama and America's producers.
Although its been several months since the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children, the fallout from the highly controversial decision has continued effecting both everyday Alabamians as well as their families.
Authorities are asking for the public's help to solve a triple homicide that happened at a Hispanic grocery store in Montgomery last week. Now, a reward of $25,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the shooter.
Senator Katie Britt has been warning for months of the increasing likelihood that Islamic terrorists are using the Southern Border to infiltrate the United States. In recent days, Britt's fears have been fully realized after ICE reported that it arrested eight suspected ISIS-K terrorists who entered America illegally by way of the border.
Republican members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee have developed framework for a new, more producer centered farm bill. Jimmy Parnell, President of the Alabama Farmers Federation, credited legislators involved in the drafting process and also expressed his organization's wholehearted support for the proposal.
Fresh off his unsuccessful attempt to unionize the Mercedes Benz Plant in Vance, Alabama, United Auto Worker's President Shawn Fain is now under investigation for allegedly contributing to significant corruption within the organization.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed an amicus brief challenging a recent court decision from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals forcing employers who offer healthcare coverage to also pay for employees' sex-change operations.
Rock the Country, a music festival with stops all over the South, is coming to Mobile June 21-22. As a limited time promotional, the festival is offering general admission single day passes for $50 plus fees when customers enter the code, "SUMMER" while purchasing a ticket.
The Jacksonville State Band traveled to France this past week to take part in ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. On Saturday, they were scheduled to perform at a public wreath laying ceremony at Normandy American Cemetery.
Alabama is showing improvement in overall child well being according to a 50-state report of recent data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The annual report, The KIDS COUNT® Data Book, indicated that Alabama has progressed from 45th to 39th in the category this year.
Montgomery residents and officials are sounding the alarm after the capital city's homicide rate was reportedly 150% higher than that of Chicago's in 2023.Unfortunately, that number doesn't appear to be going down anytime soon.
Narcotics detectives with the Mobile County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to Dauphin Island Thursday after local police reported finding 25 kilos of cocaine on the west side of the island.
Alabama's annual Free Fishing Day, set for this Saturday, is almost here and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources wants to remind both Alabamians and visitors to the state of its rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water filled with almost 360 different species of fish.
Jacksonville State University’s marching band is in France to take part in events marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Marching Southerners, as the band is known, will perform with other ensembles, choirs, and JROTC students at two official public ceremonies with one being held today at St. James American Cemetery and another tomorrow at […]

