State Sen. Tim Melson returned to work earlier this week after suffering from a heart attack during a trip to South Korea in July. Melson (R-Florence) was in the country for recruiting trip was to recruit businesses and STEM teachers to Alabama. “Well, I’m very fortunate,” Melson told Waay TV News. “I mean, I really […]

The South Perry Street bridge in Montgomery remains shut down following a devastating collision involving an 18-wheeler and three other vehicles on a portion of Interstate 85 southbound on Tuesday. The semi-truck, loaded with lumber, struck the support columns of the South Perry Street bridge, leading to an intense fire that consumed the 18-wheeler and […]

Alabama Power is sending crews to help Georgia Power in the wake of Hurricane Idalia. The utility said its Power Delivery Storm Center is monitoring the hurricane’s path and intensity.  The “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm made landfall just before 8 a.m. ET at Florida’s Big Bend near Keaton Beach. The system had maximum sustained […]

A second suspect in last week’s Alabama A&M shooting has been arrested after being discharged from Huntsville Hospital. Christopher Thomas, 20, was charged with assault and booked into the Madison County Jail Sunday evening. The shooting allegedly began as a fight between two students outside of the Knight Center and resulted in three people being […]

The Troy University Board of Trustees has reelected familiar faces to its top leadership positions. C. Gibson Vance was named to the position of President Pro Tempore. Vance has been the President of the board since 2019 and a member of it since 2012. “I think we have the best Board in the state,” Vance […]

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). As of 2 p.m. Monday, Idalia was around 50 miles south-southwest of the western tip of Cuba. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph and […]

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

Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris expressed concern over the fact that many Alabamians are still skeptical about the COVID vaccine along with other vaccines. Harris discussed the issue Friday on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal.” “Yeah, it’s certainly is a concern,” Harris said. “There was a real loss of trust between the public […]

The Alabama Supreme Court has given the green light for the continuation of the intracoastal bridge construction in Baldwin County. The ruling, handed down today, permits the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to carry on with the project. In May, a Montgomery Circuit Judge imposed a halt on the construction. Today, the state’s highest court […]

Bayou La Batre, “Alabama’s seafood capital”, is experiencing some major economic adversity causing Mayor Henry Barnes to issue a declaration of disaster. The issue is a flood of foreign seafood being dumped into the area which is effecting the local fishing community. State Rep. Chip Brown has requested Gov. Kay Ivey issue a disaster declaration, […]

In a first, Airbus has delivered an A320neo manufactured at its Mobile facility to JetSMART, a South American ultra low cost carrier. “Airbus’ manufacturing center in Mobile continues to achieve impressive new milestones, and it’s exciting to see JetSMART take delivery of a ‘Made in Alabama’ passenger jet that’s bound for South American skies,” Gov. […]

The University of Alabama has progressed in many ways over the years and it is no secret that a lot of that progress came courtesy of former Sen. Richard Shelby and is now coming from Alabama’s current congressional delegation. In fact, Shelby alone won the university millions in funding over a decades long political career […]

The safest city in Alabama is tucked away in the southeast corner of the Yellowhammer State. According to uphomes.com, “Headland earns its spot as the safest city in Alabama due to its low natural disaster risk, population density, and cost of living (which is 19.6% below the national average). “Unlike other cities, it has relatively […]

A University of Alabama at Birmingham assistant professor was recently awarded a $2.6 million grant to develop Artificial Intelligence language programming. Dr. Thomas Gilray of the Department of Computer Science won the grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a unified, full-stack foundation for expressive rules-based programming to be used for various AI languages. […]

Forbes released its annual “Best Employers By State” list, ranking its 44 best places to work in Alabama for 2023.  The magazine partnered with market research firm Statista to survey 70,000 workers at companies (minimum of 500 employees) in all 50 states, evaluating their employer based on working conditions, compensation packages, potential for development, company […]

A USA Health urologist recently worked with a visiting surgeon to perform USA Health University Hospital’s second-ever renal auto-transplant. This is a rare surgery where a patient’s kidney is removed and implanted elsewhere in the body to restore function. Dr. Christopher Keel, a urologist with USA Health University Urology and interim chair of urology at the […]

One person has been arrested after Alabama A&M University was placed on lockdown Tuesday due to a shooting that occurred outside one of the school’s residence halls. The school posted a warning about the incident on its social media pages. CAMPUS ALERT: The University is aware of a developing public safety emergency near the Knight […]

The Blount County and Macon County Sheriff’s Departments have been awarded the Larry Amerson School Safety Scholarship, Global K9 Protection Group announced. The scholarship is named for late Calhoun County Sheriff Larry Amerson, who died in 2020 after a battle with cancer. The Paws on Patrol School Safety Program was created to boost public and […]

Darius Miles, the former Alabama basketball player involved in the Tuscaloosa murder of 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris, learned Monday the state will not be seeking the death penalty against him in spite of being charged with capital murder. Miles stands accused of providing the firearm that killed Harris to Michael Davis, the shooter. Miles, who […]

Huntsville City Councilman Devyn Keith pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of misdemeanor shoplifting. He was facing four counts but the state dismissed two charges. Madison County District Judge Patty Demos rendered the verdict in a bench trial. Keith was represented by Huntsville attorney John Taylor. On the first count, he was sentenced to 90 […]

High levels of heat and humidity in the summer time are nothing new to Alabamians. This week, however, could bring dangerously high temperatures throughout much of the state. Weather outlets are forecasting temperatures for this week throughout the state to be at least in the upper 90s with a possible heat index of 105-110 degrees, […]

Alabama’s housing market experienced a boost in July with median and average sales prices seeing upward trends, according to the July Alabama Economic & Real Estate Report published by the Alabama Association of Realtors.  The monthly report offers a deep dive into the state’s real estate metrics. In July, they saw a promising direction.  Alabama’s median […]

A natural resource and an economic powerhouse, catfish are a fixture of Alabama’s landscape. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt is moving for August to be recognized as “National Catfish Month” to spotlight Alabama’s contribution to an industry that goes far beyond the dinner plate.  Britt recently joined Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and […]

To put it bluntly, the process of bringing medical marijuana to Alabama has not gotten off to a smooth start. So far, there have been two pauses on the issuing of licenses alone and the first chairman of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission resigned before medical marijuana products are even available for purchase in the […]