Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the biggest of big tech, Google, has agreed to a massive $700 million settlement involving Alabama and 52 other states. The settlement comes after a lawsuit was filed by the various states’ attorney generals alleging that Google was engaging in anticompetitive conduct with its Google Play Store. “Our settlement […]

Current vice president and member of the Decatur City School Board, Doug Bachuss, has announced that he is running for the Alabama State Board of Education District 7 seat. The position is up for grabs after current District 7 representative, Belinda McRae, made the decision to not seek re-election.

With the holiday season upon us, Alabama Power has announced that it has seen a jump in the amount of scams its customers are experiencing. According to the company, the holidays are typically a time when scammer's activities increase.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is set to begin its annual "12 Days of Safety" campaign aimed at providing drivers with important safety tips and also educating them on the potential consequences of breaking the law on Alabama roadways.ALEA Secretary Hal Taylor said small actions and decisions while driving can have major consequences.

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was the recent recipient of a letter from a group of bipartisan senators, including Senator Katie Britt, demanding that the Biden Administration  attempt to halt the drastic increase of Mexican steel flowing into the United States by enforcing the 2019 Joint Agreement on Steel and Aluminum made between the two countries.

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama has made a major investment into thirty five research projects scattered throughout the state. The organization said that in 2023 alone it dispensed grants worth a cumulative total of $1.25 million in an effort to support the various projects.

A group of female students at a Demopolis middle school are the recent victims of a child pornography scandal. Standard pictures of the children were uploaded into an Artificial intelligence program which then utilized the images to generate child pornography.

Bomb threats were emailed to six of the seven Jewish entities in Central Alabama over the weekend, according to the Jewish Federation of Central Alabama. The entities that received the threats were the Jewish Federation of Central Alabama itself along with Temple Mishkan Israel in Selma, Temple Emanu-El in Dothan, Temple Beth Or in Montgomery,  Jewish Federation of Central Alabama in Montgomery,  Agudath Israel Etz Ahayem in Montgomery, Congregation Beth Shalom in Auburn.

Innovate Alabama's State of Innovation Day on Thursday was attended by not only some of the state's best entrepreneurs and small business aficionados, but also two well known political figures.Alabama Senate Pro Tem Greg Reed and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, both members of the Alabama Innovation Commission, took park in the proceedings for the day.

An organization dedicated to putting more women in Alabama's workforce and expanding their job opportunities is set to begin what it has labeled a strategic fundraising campaign. The Women's Foundation of Alabama announced this week that it is launching its newest fundraiser, the Watershed Campaign, with a goal of raising $7.5 million and moving 10,000 women into the workforce.

Thomas Govan has picked up yet another endorsement from an influential Alabama organization. This time Govan, who is running for the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2, has gained the support of the trade association, Manufacture Alabama.

Calling sexual assault a "hideous and inexcusable" crime that can have a lasting emotional and psychological impact, Governor Kay Ivey announced Thursday that she is awarding 13 grants worth a cumulative $2.7 million to various agencies throughout Alabama. The agencies receiving the funds specialize in helping victims of sexual assault find medical attention, counseling, and support.

For Senator Tommy Tuberville, voting in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday evening, was bittersweet. Tuberville said that while the legislation is an overall positive thing for Alabama and the country it is lacking in several critical areas.

It appears that the Heart of Dixie still offers some of the South's famous hospitality. Recently, WorldAtlas, an educational geography, environment, and current events website, named seven of Alabama's towns as the most welcoming in the entire state.

Protective Life, an Alabama based financial service holding company first founded in 1907, has announced that it has formed a new partnership with the American Heart Association's Nation of Lifesavers campaign.

The City of Mobile has continued to grow by leaps and bounds over the past few years. Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced that it’s set grow and develop even further. “Activating our downtown waterfront has been a major goal of our administration,” said Stimpson. “For decades, Mobilians have wanted to bring entertainment and recreation options […]

Senator Tommy Tuberville joined a group of fellow Republican senators in drafting and sending a letter to the controversial, acting Secretary of Labor, Julie Su recently. In the letter the legislators vocalized their opposition to a newly proposed Department of Labor rule that would give unions the ability to force and pressure temporary foreign agriculture workers into becoming members.

The Red Mountain Cut Foundation has been hard at work removing trash from the side of Alabama Highway 280. 800 lbs of it in fact.This past Saturday, the organization hosted the "Friends of the Cut" litter pickup, along two miles of the heavily trafficked roadway which runs through the Cut in Red Mountain between Homewood and St. Vincent's Hospital.

As the 2024 presidential election draws closer, many throughout the country are concerned that the years long influx of millions of illegal immigrants could effect and sway federal elections.

The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College have both been selected to take part in the Battery Workforce Challenge, a competition with a dozen colleges working with their vocational partners to see which can school can best design, build, test, and integrate an advanced EV battery into a soon to be produced electric vehicle.

When Carlee Russell first made national news, many throughout the state and the country, thought that she had been mysteriously abducted on the side of an Alabama highway near Hoover. As days and weeks went by, Hoover Police along with other law enforcement agencies in the state franticly searched the area for Russell with no […]

Two Alabama companies have won a combined $75,000 in non dilutive funding after beating out a group of ten other finalists during the Alabama Launchpad Cycle 2023 Finale.

The University of Alabama first began construction on its new multi-million dollar Catherine and Pettus Randall Welcome Center last February. As of yesterday, the school released an update and some photos of what students and visitors can expect at the new state of the art welcome center.

USA President Jo Bonner has announced that the University of South Alabama is breaking ground on a new medical building on its Mobile campus. The construction of the new facility is projected to cost $200 million.