Three standout players for the Alabama Crimson Tide brightened the day of several young patients at Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham this week. Quarterback Jalen Milroe, guard Tyler Booker, and tackle Kadyn Proctor made a special trip to the hospital, spending time with the children and spreading smiles throughout the day. https://x.com/ChildrensAL/status/1811171441594831066   “It was […]

Nashville Sounds minor league Brewer Hicklen, a Huntsville native and UAB alumnus, made history on Saturday by baptizing teammate Wes Clarke after the Sounds’ 4-1 win over the Memphis Redbirds. The baptism was conducted on the field moments after the game’s end with permission from the Sounds’ front office. Several baseball veterans described the ceremony […]

Governor Kay Ivey issued a proclamation declaring this upcoming Saturday July 13, 2024 as “Sweet Grown Alabama Day” to celebrate Alabama producers, retailers, farmers and consumers. Sweet Grown Alabama enhances marketing opportunities for Alabama farmers by connecting retailers and consumers to Alabama grown foods and other agricultural products. Their database makes it easier for consumers […]

The late Ronny Massey wasn’t the founding father of Citronelle High School football, nor that of Saraland, Leroy, Grissom or Thomasville, nor even of Tulane or Troy universities, but he was surely the uncle — and not the crazy one who let you smoke Camels or drink Budweiser or stay up all night doing God […]

From childhood, Sen. Luther J. Strange knew he was in good hands with the care he received from UAB’s surgeons. Emergency Surgery at Children’s Hospital While biking with friends during his seventh-grade year in Homewood, Alabama, Strange was thrown from his bike after being hit by a traveling sedan. After the collision, Strange remembers collapsing […]

Country music legend Hank Williams' 101st birthday is quickly approaching and a celebratory concert, along with a graveside memorial service and wreath laying ceremony has been planned to mark the occasion.

A doorbell cam captured a sweet moment shared between a labrador retriver named Saban and a Fed ex delivery man. According to the owner, the dog often engages with people delivering packages.

The 2024 Guntersville Hydro-fest drew a large crowd hoping to see some of the world's fastest boats in action and attendees were not disappointed. According to FOX 54, HydroFest features a 2.5-mile oval course that has recently been named the fastest in the world.

If you’ve been to Lake Martin, Alabama, you have probably visited the beautiful Kowaliga area. Whether to eat, boat around, or visit the marina, the area is a mainstay of Lake Martin and is held dear in the hearts of many. But beneath the favorite vacation spot of many Alabamians lie the ruins of a […]

July 4, 2026, will mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the most pivotal moment in our nation’s history. The execution of this declaration marked our independence from Great Britain and laid the foundation for the creation of the United States of America. Thomas Jefferson wrote, “We hold these truths […]

Remember when Americans only argued about baseball or who had the best hot dogs—Chicago or New York? Those were the salad days. As we approach the 4th of July, an American holiday loaded with baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie, I’m mindful of the ties that bind us together as a nation.

The state of Alabama has in many ways been at the forefront of treating mental health disorders for well over a 150 years. In 1861, Bryce Hospital was first opened in Tuscaloosa to help humanely treat those with mental disorders.

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s iconic smash hit ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ turns 50 today. The all-time jam still, which was originally meant as a response to Neil Young’s Southern Man, echoes around the state to this day with legendary lyrics that talk about Muscle Shoals and Birmingham. Releasing in 1974 as the single to the band’s second album, Second […]

Tuscaloosa’s Metro Animal Shelter announced over the weekend that they will be closing their doors for the next two weeks due to a canine distemper outbreak in the city. “We are seeking emergency fosters for asymptomatic dogs/pups. Any dog/pup with minor symptoms are being isolated to one side with further treatment of the symptoms while […]

Sweet Trails Alabama is a collaborative initiative to create Alabama’s first statewide trail plan through efforts on state, regional, and local levels. The Public Draft of the Sweet Trails Alabama (Statewide Trails) Plan has recently been released. The plan, to be completed this summer, will identify a trail network spanning a large portion of the state. […]

Rev. Bill Greason, the oldest living Negro League player and a former member of the Birmingham Black Barons and St. Louis Cardinals, will throw out the first pitch before tonight’s MLB game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham. Greason, born in Atlanta in 1924, grew up across the street from Martin Luther King Jr. He enlisted […]

Over the weekend, two teenagers in Florida were injured in a shark attack, one of them critically and still receiving medical care. Mountain Brook, AL’s Lulu Gribbin received a very special surprise in the hospital just days after losing a hand and a leg. Rick Karle of Rick Karle Good News shared an image on […]

Over the weekend, two teenagers were injured, one of them critically, in a shark attack in Florida. If it were not for the heroic efforts of some bystanders who were both at the beach and in the water, the tragedy could have been much worse than it already was. Rick Karle of Rick Karle Good […]

Two things signal the unofficial start of summer in Alabama, the arrival of hot sticky days and the appearance of the first Chilton County peaches of Alabama’s peach season. Promises of a good 2024 peach crop—much better than last year’s disastrous harvest—are proving true as the first varieties of the sweet and juicy fruit hit […]

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 […]

As the 80th anniversary of the storming of Normandy on D-Day approaches, three North Alabamians who took part in World War Two flew back to the place that saw young American men shed blood by the thousands.

On Wednesday, community leaders and residents lined up around the block of three new modern homes in Bessemer’s Northside neighborhood to witness a milestone that has been a long time coming for those involved in the area’s vitality and growth. The Bessemer Redevelopment Corporation, the Regions Foundation, state lawmakers, city officials and a host of […]

Recent wildfires in Texas have significantly decreased the essential food supply of hay needed to sustain the state's livestock population. The series of fires has reportedly wiped out over 1.5 million acres of prime cattle land and impacted up to 85 percent of cattle in the state.

A high school student in Tuscaloosa is receiving a very high honor this summer. Maureen York, a student at Northridge High School, was hand-picked as one of just 28 high-performing 11th and 12th graders throughout the entire country to complete an in-depth eight-week U.S. Navy Summer Flight Academy aviation program at Elizabeth City State University […]