On his first press call with reporters since the Senate recessed in August, Senator Tommy Tuberville, discussed something near and dear to his heart, college football.

Auburn University has been recognized as the second best college campus for free speech in the entire country after a survey polled 55,000 students were polled throughout the U.S..

The University of Alabama in Birmingham has announced that the school has acquired two new properties as of September 1. The transaction was completed by theUniversity of Alabama System Board of Trustees.

It seems that alligators have been all over the news in Alabama lately. From being spotted in North Alabama creeks to hunters in Mobile hauling in almost 13 foot specimens, there has been no shortage of news involving the animals.

Senator Katie Britt announced today that a $44.5 million investment will be going to her alma mater, the University of Alabama. The new funding is being provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Financial giant Goldman Sachs has announced that it has partnered with two of college football's best kickers, Alabama's Will Reichard and Texas' Bert Auburn, to make an ad that promotes small business. The NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) ad ad is set to air on Connected TV this weekend during the Alabama-Texas football game in Tuscaloosa.

State Senator Garlan Gudger of Cullman was recently recognized at the 2023 Alabama Governor’s Conference on Tourism as the state's main tourism government advocate. Gudger, vice chair of the state's Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee, is the youngest person in the history of Cullman to be elected to the Cullman City Council.

Senator Tommy Tuberville, joined by Senator Katie Britt and the Alabama delegation, officially wrapped up their statewide summer U.S. service academy info sessions this week. The August sessions were held in Hamilton, Demopolis, Auburn, Pell City, Lincoln, Clanton, Centreville, Mobile, and Opelika.

The 36th Annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup is fast approaching and if you like to be outdoors and at the same time help your community this event may be for you. The Cleanup this year is scheduled for Baldwin and Mobile Counties on September 16th from 8 a.m. until noon.

It was 2016 when UAB football players, under the direction of Head Coach Bill Clark, first began to volunteer at Children's Harbor, a Birmingham based non profit that helps the families of seriously ill children.

In a recent poll conducted by North Star Opinion Research at the request of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce registered voters, regardless of their party, revealed that they are overwhelmingly supportive of pro-business candidates going into the presidential election of 2024

Whitehouse press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, got an apparently unexpected surprise at a press conference Tuesday when a reporter asked about a recent social media post from Senator Tommy Tuberville. The EWTN White House reporter, according to Fox News, asked Jean-Pierre about growing frustration and concern from parents over biological female athletes having to compete against biological male athletes in sports.

A major change in leadership for corporate giant Austal USA took place yesterday. The company's former President, Rusty Murdaugh, resigned and was quickly replaced by Michelle Kruger, vice president of global services and support, who is now acting president until the position is filled.

Coach Cadillac Williams, one of the most beloved players and coaches to have come out of Auburn, joined Head Coach Hugh Freeze in announcing the Auburn Tigers' 2023 football captains. Williams began by addressing the room, telling the team one question that he is commonly asked.

While a large portion of high schools in Alabama are falling short of state implemented standards, ten high schools in the state appear to be going against that trend. In a recent release, U.S. News and World Report named the top ten high schools in the Yellowhammer State.

The construction of a new Smucker's plant in McCalla, Alabama is proceeding as scheduled the company announced this week. The upcoming $1.1 billion dollar facility is expected to produce between 750-800 new jobs and is the largest capital investment by a company in Jefferson County.

In an unwelcome statistic, the Yellowhammer State reportedly has the highest number of young people who are both unemployed and not enrolled in school in the entire country. The unfortunate ranking comes after a survey was conducted by the Alabama Workforce Council and the Governor's Office of Education and Workforce Transformation.

The second suspect in the Alabama A&M shooting last week has been arrested after being discharged from Huntsville Hospital. Christopher Thomas was charged with assault and booked into the Madison County Jail Sunday evening.

The Troy University Board of Trustees has reelected some familiar faces to its top leadership positions. For the position of President pro tempore, C. Gibson Vance was selected. Vance has been the president of the board since 2019 and a member of it since 2012.

Tropical Storm Idalia is continuing to grow in intensity and may reportedly grow into a major hurricane before making landfall according to the Mobile/Pensacola National Weather Service (NWS).

In some good news for renters across the country, it appears that rent increases are beginning to slow after several rapid price hikes. The state of Alabama, however, is reportedly experiencing a slower decrease in rent prices than other parts of the U.S.

United Launch Alliance based in Decatur, Alabama will be playing a pivotal role in the launch of a new joint mission between the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S. Space Force. The Atlas V rocket, manufactured and designed by ULA, is set to take the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission, into orbit Tuesday morning in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

The Yellowhammer State's red snapper season is coming to a close. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has announced today that the season will be ending on September 4.

Bayou La Batre, known as Alabama's Seafood Capital, is experiencing some major economic adversity causing the city's mayor, Henry Barnes, to issue a declaration of disaster. The issue that led to the declaration was a flood of foreign seafood being dumped into the area which is effecting the local fishing community.