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 […]

The second suspect in the Alabama A&M shooting last week has been arrested after being discharged from Huntsville Hospital. Christopher Thomas was charged with assault and booked into the Madison County Jail Sunday evening.

The Troy University Board of Trustees has reelected some familiar faces to its top leadership positions. For the position of President pro tempore, C. Gibson Vance was selected. Vance has been the president of the board since 2019 and a member of it since 2012.

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).

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

Dr. Scott Harris expressed concern over the fact that many Alabamians are still skeptical the COVID vaccine along with other vaccines.

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, known as Alabama's Seafood Capital, is experiencing some major economic adversity causing the city's mayor, Henry Barnes, to issue a declaration of disaster. The issue that led to the declaration was a flood of foreign seafood being dumped into the area which is effecting the local fishing community.

In a first, Airbus has officially delivered an A320neo manufactured at it's Mobile facility to JetSMART, a South American ultra low cost carrier (ULCC) with operations in Argentina, Chile, and Peru.

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 Senator 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 and Alabama's congressman and senators today are continuing that effort.

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 UAB Assistant Professor was recently awarded a $2.6 million National Science Foundation grant 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 […]

Alabama A&M was placed on lockdown Tuesday after a shooting occurred outside one of the school's residence halls. The shooting allegedly began as a fight between two individuals outside of the Knight Center and resulted in three people being injured.

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 with the Tuscaloosa murder of 23 year old Jamea Jonae Harris, learned Monday that the state of Alabama will not be seeking the death penalty against him even though he has been charged with capital murder.

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. Many weather sources have now forecasted temperatures for this week throughout the state to be at least in the upper 90's with a possible heat index of 105-110 degrees depending on the area.

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 […]

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 has resigned before medical marijuana products are even available for purchase in the state.

The Cade Noah Act, passed during the 2023 legislative session, will help law enforcement aid those with neurological disorders. That’s a mission close to home for KultureCity.  As the nation’s leading nonprofit on sensory accessibility and acceptance for those with invisible disabilities, KultureCity developed the Sensory Inclusive Training for First Responders. Those disabilities include autism, […]

DCH Health System has hired former Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Judge Scott Donaldson as its general counsel. He starts Sept. 5. Donaldson served 18 years as a trial court and appellate court judge, including eight years on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. “We are excited to have such a giant of the Alabama […]