The United Auto Workers have recently petitioned for an election to unionize the Nissan plant in neighboring Mississippi, and Alabama is likely next their list. According to Nissan and UAW officials, the vote is scheduled for August 3 and 4. This move is significant because the overarching strategy of labor unions is to gain a […]

According to WKRG news, the husband of Saraland police officer Jackie Tucker has come forward with updates on his wife’s progress. Last December Officer Tucker sustained a gun shot wound to the head while responding to a domestic disturbance call. She was rushed to USA Medical Center in Mobile, Al where she spent the next […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease or BSE) in an 11-year-old Alabama cow. It’s important to note, however, that this is an “atypical” case that is not contagious (see below) and the USDA also stated, This animal never entered slaughter channels and at no time […]

Governor Kay Ivey, Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) and others were on hand today to introduce the Alabama Power’s new state-of-the-art training facility in Jasper. Alabama Power is teaming up with Bevill State Community College to create a program that will give its students the opportunity to become certified in this new HVA/C program. […]

Ashlynn Bailey was just a 20-year-old student at The University of Alabama when Rodrigus Lee Pearson sold her a lethal dose of fentanyl. In a U.S. district court, Pearson was sentenced to 20 years for his role in her death. The sentence was handed down as part of a plea agreement made between the prosecution […]

In an interview with WVTM-TV, disgraced former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said: “I’m the best Governor Alabama’s ever had by far.” Defending his time in the governor’s mansion, Bentley added, “They (his political opponents) took advantage of some personal things. . . Had people just left us alone Alabama would have been a lot better […]