WASHINGTON, D.C. – The head of NASA had high praise for Alabama’s Marshall Space Flight Center on Thursday, calling it “the place that people go” any time they are considering a mission that requires rocket propulsion. The comments from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Jr. came during a hearing of the House Space Subcommittee, where he […]

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — As thousands of college students migrate south for fun in the sun, city officials at Alabama’s beaches are worried that the alcohol-induced spring break frivolity might become too much. This week, the mayors of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach said they are ready to consider banning alcohol on their beaches next […]

MADISON, Ala. — Despite the city being left with a $30,000 bill, the Mayor of Madison has no regrets hosting Donald Trump last month. Mayor Troy Trulock explained in a statement to Alabama sports website and liberal political blog AL.com that the benefits of having Trump come to Madison greatly outweighed the costs of the […]

Two more Alabamians have been confirmed to have contracted the Zika virus, which brings the total number of cases in Alabama to three. According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, all three cases are travel-related; no one has contracted the virus locally. ADPH, which sends out updates each Monday, is testing Alabamians who have […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Senators Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby already have a history of voting against President Obama’s nominee to replace Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia. Wednesday morning, President Obama announced Merrick Garland, 63, as his nomination for Scalia’s open seat on the Supreme Court. Garland, currently the chief judge for the United States Court […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama’s congressional delegation and their colleagues in the US House of Representatives have unanimously passed a resolution declaring the so called Islamic State, or ISIS, is committing genocide against Christians, Shia Muslims, and other religious minorities in the Middle East. The resolution passed without dissent, 393-0. “What is happening in Iraq and Syria […]

https://youtu.be/P7lQFgEHNNY (Video above: Highlights from Slide the City) Residents of Vestavia Hills and Huntsville better get out their inner tubes and water wings this summer because they’re going to have the chance to take slip-n-slides to a whole new level. Slide the City, a three-lane, 1,000-foot water slide will be coming to Vestavia Hills and […]

PRICHARD, Ala. — Apparently some places in Alabama are really serious about residents mowing their lawns. A 70-year-old woman from Prichard, Alabama was arrested last week for not mowing her lawn or responding to a citation. But the whole thing was just a terrible misunderstanding. The woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, was placed in […]

At one time many people accused Alabama legislators for having their fingers in the wrong pi. March 14 (3/14) is known around the world as Pi Day (3.14). Many Alabamians may not know that our state has a unique and interesting relationship with pi. The story goes like this: in 1998, a group of scientists […]

(Video above: TV clips from the Blizzard of 1993) Everyone across the country remembers Snowmageddon in 2014, but given the chance, true Alabamians will always tell you about their experiences with the Blizzard of 93. Officially named the “Superstorm of 1993” by the National Weather Service (and the “Storm of the Century” by Wikipedia), the […]

For thousands of high school and college students across the state, March means Spring Break – which means road trips. Caravans of cars will be hitting the road – mostly heading south – full of spring breakers ready for a week off to think of nothing but laying in the sun. Those behind the wheel […]

Annie, get your gun. Because Janie’s already got one. Jefferson County is on track to issue almost 63% more pistol permits to women this year than last year. In 2015, the county issued 13,747 pistol permits to women, and they have already issued more than 4,000 this year. If that volume stays consistent for the […]

Passing the bar exam is probably like having to fight a dragon after you just climbed up Mount Everest. It’s not something law students look forward to, but it’s inevitable. Some law schools blow the rest away when it comes to their students passing the bar exam. Most would assume that Ivy League law students […]

(Video above: The entire Hoover community comes together to surprise A.J. Thompson) Thanks to the generosity of Hoover high school students, six-year-old A.J. Thompson, born with a congenital heart defect, and his family will be going to the most magical place on earth later this month. Hoover partnered with Make-A-Wish Alabama and McDonalds to raise […]

If the South is the Bible Belt, Alabama is the Belt Buckle. In a yearly study by the Pew Research Center, Alabama tied with Mississippi as the most religious state in the union, with 77% of adults claiming they are “highly religious.” Alabama is also first in the number of people who believe in God, […]

Many Alabama e-book readers will soon be getting money back for their purchases. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Apple Inc.’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling in an e-book price fixing case, forcing the company to comply with a settlement with Alabama and over two-dozen other states. The case dates back to 2013 […]

An Alabama soldier is changing the game for female law enforcement officers, and thanks to a new investment, her idea is becoming a reality. Leah Olszewski, from Alabaster, founded FEMTAC in 2013 to help fix some of the problems she saw in tactical gear and apparel for women. “[W]e had just noticed a pattern over […]

He regularly faces bad guys as a tough guy on the silver screen, but Anthony Mackie apparently can’t stomach a ride through real-life Birmingham, Alabama. Mackie, the actor who portrays Sam Wilson/The Falcon in Marvel’s Captain America and Avengers movies, said in an interview that Birmingham is “bananas.” In the interview Mackie lamented that he […]

A six-time world champion athlete and former stuntwoman has figured out a way to fight Alabama’s childhood obesity epidemic, and its sweeping across the state. HEAL (Healthy Eating Active Living) is a Birmingham-based organization that is revolutionizing physical education curriculum in elementary schools. HEAL converts physical education class time into more of a personal training […]

(h/t J. Willoughby) The year was 1966. John Lennon had just made his infamous “more popular than Jesus” comment. The outrage that followed may have started in Birmingham, Alabama. The history of The Beatles can usually be divided into two categories: the early pop years when they toured the world at the height of Beatlemania, […]

I’ll give you one second to guess what the most iconic SEC play of the last decade is… That’s right, ESPN has released its list of the Top 25 Most Iconic SEC Plays of the last decade, and the Kick Six landed the number one spot. Of the top 25 plays ESPN listed, 13 of […]

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Birmingham is making a comeback. In the wake of the 2008 real estate crash, Birmingham lost more than 50,000 jobs. The 30 publicly traded companies that once called Birmingham home has dwindled down to 12. And five years ago, Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy. But as anyone who […]

Alabamians really love zombies…as long as they’re on television, that is. A study by HomeSnacks recently found that the one show that Alabamians binge watch more than anything else is AMC’s “The Walking Dead.” The state actually leads the nation in online viewing of the show. The Walking Dead, which is filmed in the neighboring […]

A Purple Heart, the military honor given to those who are wounded or killed while serving, was returned to a fallen soldier’s family this week over 70 years after it was awarded, thanks to an Alabama ROTC unit. Foley High Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) member Justin Henson and his stepfather, Brandon […]