The Norfolk Southern train derailment Saturday night in Jasper was the latest in a string of train derailments around the country. However, it was the first to have caused injuries to crew members. The crash near 1350 Old Russellville Road in Jasper injured two of the crew. However they were treated at a hospital for […]

The Alabama Innovation Corporation awarded two University of Alabama at Birmingham startups with grants during the second round of Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant awards. The Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program awards funds to Alabama-based companies that have been granted Phase I or Phase II awards through the Federal Small Business Innovation Research Program or Federal Small Business Technology Transfer […]

People are moving to Alabama, and according to most recent population estimates, the growth is more widespread than it has been. Out of 67 counties, 36 saw population growth between July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022, the period covered in the latest Census Bureau release. In the prior year, only 29 counties saw positive […]

Col. Jonathan Archer said a call to serve led him to the University of South Alabama. The mentorship of a faculty member laid the foundation for a career in police administration. Last month, Archer reached the highest levels in state policing when he was named Alabama Director of Public Safety. “Throughout his years with ALEA,” […]

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected two University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2023-2024. They are Skylar Elliott of Harvest and Riley Nold of Sioux Falls, S.D. The latest selections bring UA’s number of Goldwater Scholars to 62. A UA Honors College student, Elliott is a Randall Research […]

Birmingham-Southern College’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to keep the college open, the school announced Thursday. “The Board of Trustees has made the informed and thoughtful decision to keep Birmingham-Southern open,” said the Rev. Keith D. Thompson, chair of the board. “We have been working closely with our allies in state and local government to […]

The Lauderdale County Drug Task Force seized 64,000 fentanyl pills, 4 pounds of marijuana, and weapons from the execution of a search warrant Monday afternoon.  Agents with the task force executed a search warrant at a residence at 414 Plum St. The search warrant was obtained due to the drug dealing activities of the occupants […]

Hundreds of law enforcement officers and first responders from across the state lined the 150-mile procession Monday to pay their final respects to the first Alabama police officer killed in the line of duty this year. The funeral procession escorted Huntsville Police Officer Garrett Crumby from Huntsville to Tuscaloosa, where he was laid to rest. […]

The Army confirmed all nine soldiers on board two Black Hawk helicopters died Wednesday night in a crash during a routine training mission near Fort Campbell, Ky.  Among those who died was Staff Sgt. Taylor Mitchell, 30, a native of Mountain Brook.  “This is a time of great sadness for the 101st Airborne Division,” said […]

Auburn University’s Thomas Cullen is part of an international collaboration of researchers that has uncovered evidence indicating, contrary to popular belief, theropod dinosaurs like the Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor had lips that covered their teeth. Cullen — an assistant professor in the College of Sciences and Mathematics’Department of Geosciences — and his colleagues published their […]

Researchers at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology will create genomic data at a scale beyond anything previously possible, thanks to a new PacBio Revio sequencing machine. HudsonAlpha researchers are some of the first in the world to have access to the new DNA sequencing technology. The Revio will support much of the Institute’s Genome Sequencing Center (GSC) work on plant, […]

Pain can be debilitating with frustrations that reach well beyond the physical pain. According to the National Institutes of Health, pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. For patients with chronic pain who wish to minimize the use of medications or more invasive procedures, physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Pain Treatment […]

On March 24, nearly 40 miles away from the EF-4 tornado that devastated the town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, a research team from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science and Earth System Science Center (ESSC) set up a tornado field campaign site outside Greenville, Mississippi, capturing weather data […]

Huntsville Police Officer Garrett Crumby was killed in the line of duty Tuesday, while Officer Albert Morin remains in critical condition. Juan Robert Laws was taken into custody after a standoff with police. He is being charged with capital murder of a law enforcement officer. Former U.S. Attorney Jay Town reacted to the news Wednesday […]

The Alabama Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons is urging residents of the Yellowhammer State to practice caution when selecting eye drops. As many as 68 people throughout the country have reported infections linked to the bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, after using contaminated eye drops, according to a news release. The infections have resulted in three […]

Alabama Power has announced that it will now be offering incentives for its residential customers if they own or plan on owning an electric vehicle. The new incentives are meant to make charging an electric vehicle at home less costly. “These incentives are one way we are helping customers to innovate their lifestyle and achieve […]

7. The head of the Air Force will NOT make Alabamians feel any better when he responded to a question from U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) about Space Command HQ’s move to Huntsville by saying he still hasn’t made a decision on a recommendation to the President of the United States as forces move against […]

A Huntsville Police officer died in the line of duty on Tuesday night. One fellow officer remains in critical condition. Both were responding to a shots fired call. While the exact details of the situation are still being confirmed, one thing is certain: The law enforcement response that followed was “overwhelming.” “We received a call […]

HUNTSVILLE — An officer with the Huntsville Police Department died in the line of duty on Tuesday night. Another suffered life-threatening injuries following a shooting on Governors House Drive in Huntsville. “This is a devastating loss for our department, the Huntsville community and the State of Alabama,” HPD Chief Kirk Giles said. The two officers […]

Mexican police and military have withdrawn from the Vulcan Materials port, according to U.S. Sens. Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville. According to Bloomberg News, Cemex SAB and Birmingham-based Vulcan Materials reached a temporary agreement regarding Cemex’s use of Vulcan’s port facilities. Britt, Tuberville and members of Alabama’s congressional delegation met Monday at the Mexican embassy […]

HUNTSVILLE – The development of lunar landing systems has exposed a rather dusty problem. To help solve the problem, NASA is inviting college students to uncover ways to manage or prevent the problem during moon landings. At the Human Lander Challenge Forum in Huntsville in June, the agency will select up to 12 student teams […]

HUNTSVILLE — With an eye to the moon, students at Drake State Community & Technical College are using robotics to 3D-print a structure that could be used as a lunar habitat. Meanwhile, here on Earth, the Frontiers Research Program students are using a robotic arm to complete the first half of the tallest 3D-printed structure […]

BIRMINGHAM — In Alabama and across the country, average scores on the ACT, the widely-used college readiness test, dropped for the pandemic-plagued Class of 2022, with Alabama scores reaching their lowest point since 2015. Compared to the Class of 2021, Alabama public high graduates’ average composite score dropped by almost a point from 18.6 to […]

While the two-year-old tale of moving the U.S. Space Command to Alabama continues to take twists and turns, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong is among the voices calling for a final decision. “I am hopeful that the Secretary of the Air Force will announce a final basing decision soon,” the Huntsville congressman said today. The latest […]