The City of Mobile announced Tuesday on Facebook that it has officially become the second largest city in the state of Alabama. The news follows a vote conducted in unincorporated West Mobile, that allowed citizens in the area to decide if they were in favor of officially becoming a part of the city.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville said he is receiving strong veteran support amid a standoff with President Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over the department’s decision to pay for abortion-related expenses for servicemembers using taxpayer dollars. More than 5,000 veterans expressed their support for Tuberville’s decision to place a hold on Pentagon general and flag officer promotions, […]

The search continues for the suspect in the fatal shooting of a Birmingham firefighter last week. Jordan Melton, 29, died Monday following the shooting last Wednesday in the Norwood community fire station. Firefighter Jamal Jones was also shot and remains hospitalized in serious condition. Melton had been a member of the Birmingham Fire and Rescue […]

Since its first year in 2012, Pepsi's Rock the South country music festival has been a huge economic stimulus for the Cullman area and this year's festival is set to possibly be the largest yet. The festival has hosted some of the biggest names in country music.

Backed by billions in new appropriations, the Marshall Space Flight Center is set to advance its longstanding role in American space exploration.  The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations authorized funding for “new age” NASA initiatives ranging from deep-space exploration to interplanetary habitation to the hardware and systems that make human crew missions possible.  Sen. Katie […]

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has announced that it will be taking part in the nationwide 10th Annual America's Best-Looking Cruiser Contest. The competition, put on by the American Association of State Troopers (AAST), pits highway patrols and state police organizations against one another for the coveted prize of "Best Looking Cruiser."

When veterans Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh were taken prisoner by Russian forces near the northern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv they didn't know if they would see their home state of Alabama ever again.

Gov. Kay Ivey is encouraging Alabamians to begin preparing for the school year by participating in Alabama’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday this weekend. The three-day tax holiday begins midnight Friday and runs until midnight Sunday. Shoppers can use the 4% sales tax waiver on clothing items priced at less than $100; school supplies valued […]

Alabama leaders across the local, state and federal levels are sharing their appreciation and best wishes for Jody Singer after she announced her retirement Monday from a 38-year career with NASA. Singer has served as director of the Marshall Space Flight Center since 2018 – she was the NASA center’s first female director. Her retirement […]

Beginning August 1st, four newly redesigned license plates will be available throughout the state of Alabama. The new license plates will represent four Alabama universities. Those universities include: Samford University, the University of Montevallo, the University of North Alabama, and University of West Alabama.

According to the Federal Trade Commission, a record $3.82 billion was stolen through investment fraud in 2022, making it the No. 1 costliest type of fraud in the U.S. Alabama ranks No. 24 on the list of states, having lost $21 million, the study said. Victims in Alabama lost an average of $131,533, the No. […]

Alabama is set for its annual back-to-school sales tax holiday, offering shoppers a chance to get ready for the school year without the burden of state sales and use taxes on select items. The three-day holiday begins midnight July 21 and runs until midnight July 23.  Shoppers can use the 4% sales tax waiver on […]

At the GulfQuest Maritime Museum on Friday, Governor Kay Ivey announced that $67 million in funding will be going to twenty seven new projects in various areas of the state.

The US Supreme Court, in a little over a year, has issued multiple landmark rulings that are set to change American society in both the present and the future. From flipping Roe V. Wade to now reversing affirmative action, to say this court has transformative would be an understatement.

Alabama Power CEO Jeff Peoples and PowerSouth Energy CEO Gary Smith have been appointed to the Lieutenant Governor’s Commission on 21st Century Workforce, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth announced today. The commission was created in 2019 to assess Alabama’s workforce and make recommendations that will increase its competitiveness with other states. The panel released its initial […]

The Yellowhammer State is now part of a group of five others who have been selected to take part in the National Governor's Association Center for Best Practices(NGA Center) Policy Academy to Advance Youth Apprenticeship.

Officials along the Gulf Coast are warning against a potential move by the federal government to hang a “closed for business” sign on ports. A regulation under consideration by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (NOAA) could impose regulations on navigable waters to restrict nighttime water travel to 10 knots within waters that are 100 to […]

CAVHCS(Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System) has announced that it is taking part in the Veterans Administration's recent national initiative, the Uber Health Connect. The initiative will provide supplemental transportation to eligible Veterans needing access to and from medical care.

Gov. Kay Ivey announced $2.6 million in state funding is being distributed to counties and local municipalities courtesy of the Annual Grant Program.  The program under the Rebuild Alabama Act commits $10 million annually from the state’s share of gas tax revenue to address local infrastructure needs. “I’m proud to announce Rebuild Alabama’s next round […]

Auburn University's College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment received an exciting gift recently in the form of Crooked Farms, a 415 acre homestead that belonged to former Auburn University Coach Pat Dye. The property features Dye's main house, a guest cabin, lodge, pavilion, gazebo, two barns, and a nursery office.

As the FBI prepares to move 5,500 employees to a new full-time headquarters that will replace the aging Hoover building in downtown Washington, Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal remains in the conversation. A report from the Wall Street Journal today details an effort by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to invest the Bureau’s primary headquarters into “HQ2” on […]

The University of Alabama announced Monday that it will be increasing it's efforts to respond to what it calls rural health inequities. According to the university, these inequities can be found throughout the state and effect millions of Alabamians everyday through financial suffering, lack of educational assistance, delayed treatment for health issues, and limited access to mental health services.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has dismissed a story claiming Alabamians have died from the TikTok trend called boat jumping. After a false news story circulated throughout state media claiming four deaths had been attributed to the new trend, ALEA set the record straight.

The U.S. State Department increased the processing time for new passports to 10 to 13 weeks – causing an impossible problem for travelers in Alabama and across the country. “We are working hard to get back to our pre-pandemic processing times by the end of calendar year 2023,” a State Department spokesperson said last week.  […]