The Alabama Medical Cannabis Association, a group advocating for safe, affordable and accessible medical cannabis for Alabama patients, announced a new partnership with the Healthcare Workers’ Compensation Fund (HWCF) and Harmon Dennis Bradshaw.  Effective immediately, qualified employers who are part of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Association can join Alabama’s homogeneous healthcare self-insured fund while providing […]

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 scammers’ activities increase. In this scam, individuals are calling Alabama Power customers and using the customer’s account information to […]

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 educating them on the consequences of breaking the law on Alabama roadways. ALEA Secretary Hal Taylor said small actions and decisions while driving can have major repercussions. “Often, the smallest […]

A ground-based, mobile weapon system that combats cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft is one step closer to being deployed across the world to protect American troops, allied forces and innocent civilians.  Leidos announced the successful Risk Reduction Flight Demonstration (RRFD) of its Enduring Shield Weapon System on Tuesday.  The Leidos Dynetics team, based in Huntsville, […]

In the past two months, a federal grand jury has indicted 11 people on charges relating to possession of machine guns, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama. Each of the alleged offenses occurred in Montgomery, and each of the machine guns in question was a semiautomatic firearm that had […]

Four presidential candidates took the stage at Moody Music Building on the University of Alabama’s campus earlier this month for an official GOP debate. Thousands were in attendance and many thousands more followed along at home. Among those in the audience were local and state officials who couldn’t be prouder of the Capstone as it […]

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama has made a major investment into 35 breast cancer research projects across the state. The organization said, in 2023 alone, it dispensed grants worth a cumulative total of $1.25 million to institutions sponsoring the research. Dr. Barry P. Sleckman, Director of the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB, […]

State Senator Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro), Majority Leader of the Alabama Senate, announced Senator Clyde Chambliss’s (R-Prattville) reappointment as Majority Whip of the Alabama Senate. According to an official release, Sen. Livingston sent a letter formalizing the announcement of Senator Chambliss’s reappointment as Majority Whip after Senators convened in Birmingham for an organizational session to establish […]

A group of female students at a Demopolis middle school say they’re the victims of a child pornography scandal in a high-tech act of wrongdoing by their male classmates. Yet, the school district may not be able to do anything about it. Regular pictures of the children were uploaded into an Artificial Intelligence program, which […]

Bomb threats were emailed to six of the seven Jewish congregations in Central Alabama over the weekend, according to the Jewish Federation of Central Alabama. The synagogues that received 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 […]

The number of cases of chronic wasting disease is increasing, with today’s announcement of two more cases in northern Lauderdale County in northwest Alabama. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said the new cases of chronic wasting disease in hunter-harvested, white-tailed deer bring Alabama’s total number of confirmed CWD cases to five. CWD […]

Calling sexual assault a “hideous and inexcusable” crime that can have a lasting emotional and psychological impact, Gov. 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 […]

From her role on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and in particular the subcommittee for Homeland Security, Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) has been closely involved with the annual defense budget process, which completed its legislative phase today after passage from both chambers. Britt reflected on the final product by highlighting portions of the FY2024 National […]

More than 37,000 servicemembers stationed in Alabama are set to receive the largest pay raise approved by Congress in over 20 years. Alabama’s elected officials in Washington also secured more than $300 million for construction projects at military installations across the state.  The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act was passed by the U.S. […]

Protective Life, an Alabama-based financial service holding company first founded in 1907, announced a new partnership with the American Heart Association’s Nation of Lifesavers campaign. The joint effort will make Protective Life a local sponsor to distribute life-saving CPR equipment to Birmingham fire stations. “Protective has called Birmingham home for more than 116 years, and […]

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 […]

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and the State Committee of Public Health adopted an administrative rule change to the State Health Officer’s emergency powers on Thursday.  The change, while straightforward, addresses concerns expressed by state legislators in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent prevention measures implemented across the country by local, […]

Calling broadband access “a lifeline,” Gov. Kay Ivey made a visit to Atmore Community Hospital, the third stop on her broadband tour of Alabama. Ivey discussed the importance of high-speed internet in allowing Alabamians to access telehealth services, while highlighting the progress being made in broadband projects in  Escambia and Baldwin counties, as well as […]

The Red Mountain Cut Foundation has been hard at work cleaning up trash from the side of Alabama Highway 280. Last weekend alone, they removed 800 pounds of it. This past Saturday, the organization hosted the “Friends of the Cut” litter pickup, along two miles of the heavily trafficked roadway that runs through the Cut […]

Apparently, after 2 1/2 years of delay it will be another six months before a decision is made for a permanent headquarters for the U.S. Space Command between Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville and Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs. The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act includes a provision championed by U.S. Rep. Dale Strong […]

The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College have both been selected to take part in the Battery Workforce Challenge, 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. The competition involving 12 colleges was formed through […]

On Tuesday, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) met and awarded integrator licenses to five business entities – the maximum number that the Commission is allowed to issue under the 2021 statute legalizing medical cannabis in the state of Alabama. 36 applicants applied for the integrator license, which allows the possessor to cultivate, process, securely […]

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 […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp are hailing a new agreement as a “win-win” solution in a long conflict centering around water rights and access in the Chattahoochee River Basin. The legal battle started in 1990 when Alabama, Georgia, and Florida started legal proceedings over water rights in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River […]