UAB's Trygve Tollefsbol has spent nearly 20 years researching cancer prevention. At the center of their research: vegetables.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a disaster designation for portions of Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey and state Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate announced. Last week, the governor sent the request to the secretary of USDA for a disaster designation due to a drop in temperatures during a period in March. A disaster […]

The Noah Act, which was passed Thursday, is something that has the ability to aid those with neurological disorders and law enforcement officers. For Rep. Leigh Hulsey, the sponsor of the bill, the legislation hits close to home. Her son Noah, is on the autistic spectrum, and served as a guiding light in working with […]

The House Armed Services Committee is launching an investigation into the continued delays in the selection of a permanent base for the U.S. Space Command Headquarters. “Today, I launched an investigation into the continued delays in the SPACECOM Headquarters basing decision,” said Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Saks). “The fact is, the Air Force already made […]

When HBCUs come together for the common good, everyone benefits. To that end, Miles College and Drake State Community & Technical College have announced a partnership for scholarship opportunities and pathways to earning a bachelor’s degree. The institutions’ presidents will sign an articulation agreement during a May 30 ceremony at Miles College, the college announced. […]

The 28th Drive-Out Breast Cancer Golf Tournament, hosted at the Old Overton Club in Vestavia Hills, was a major success in raising funds for breast cancer research within the Yellowhammer State. The event which was hosted by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama, generated over $125,000.

They may be small but they are mighty! Seventeen students at the Alabama School of Cyber Technology & Engineering will have made more than the grade when they graduate Thursday from the ASCTE Schola in Huntsville. Those 17 seniors, representing the school’s first on-campus graduating class, will have earned nearly $3.6 million in merit-based scholarships […]

State Rep. Fred L. Plump Jr. has been charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice and agreed to step down from the Alabama House of Representatives, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A filing today in U.S. District Court alleges Plump (D-Fairfield), 76, conspired to commit wire fraud and obstructed justice. The charges stem […]

The Alabama housing market seems to have continued its slide into the month of April. The new information comes from the April 2023 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report, published by the Alabama Association of Realtors.

Late last week, the Rev. Harry Reeder III of Briarwood Presbyterian Church based in Birmingham, was returning home from meeting with legislators in Montgomery when he was killed in a car crash after striking a dump truck that was reportedly stopping to make a turn. Reeder was 75.

The Fulbright Program has selected 13 University of Alabama students for various awards for the 2023-2024 academic year. “UA’s 2023-24 Fulbright winners will venture out and have adventures in seven different countries on multiple continents,” said Dr. Teresa Wise, associate provost of international education and global outreach. “As they research, work, teach, learn and play […]

Blue Origin – with its partners Lockheed Martin, Draper, Boeing, Astrobotic Technology and Honeybee Robotics – has been selected to build the second human lunar landing system, NASA announced this morning. In the announcement, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson also said the space agency is making an additional investment in the infrastructure that will pave the […]

Austal USA, a state-of-the-art ship manufacturing facility and company in Mobile, has just won a massive contract from the US Navy potentially worth $3.195 billion.

The director of the Alabama Department of Transportation has been accused of acting in bad faith related to a bridge project in Baldwin County. In a ruling Wednesday, State Judge Jimmy Pool released an 80-page order accusing ALDOT Director John Cooper of acting in bad faith and intentionally attempting to put a private company out […]

The Alabama Association of REALTORS, a branch of the Alabama REALTORS Foundation, has selected a dozen students throughout the state to receive scholarships that are being provided through the organization's education scholarship fund.

Huntsville has attained yet another accolade as it continues to grow and develop. US News and World Report has named Huntsville, Alabama as the second best place to live in the entire country.

It's official. The Yellowhammer State, in 2023, according to the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama,experienced the lowest ACT test scores in the state since 2015. Many educators blame the COVID pandemic, a time when schools were closed throughout the country, for the unfortunate statistic.

At a ceremony Wednesday in Montgomery, Jeff Norris, an educator from Oak Mountain Middle School became the 2023-2024 Alabama Teacher of the Year.

In 2005, a young girl from Mountain Brook, Alabama disappeared on a high school graduation trip to Aruba making headlines internationally. Natalee Holloway missed her flight back home to Birmingham on May 30, 2005 and has never been seen or heard from since. After her disappearance, a massive search ensued but nothing was ever found. Eventually, Holloway was declared legally dead in 2012.

Alabama businesses now have access to a solution that will help strengthen the local and domestic manufacturing supply chain.

The state of Alabama is set to resume executions after the Alabama Supreme Court issued a death warrant for death row inmate, James Barber.

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States – one in five Americans will show symptoms by the time they are 70 years old. However, when detected early, it is one of the easiest forms of cancers to cure. With the onset of traditionally hot sunny summer days ahead across […]

Monday, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) announced that twelve high school students from the Yellowhammer State have accepted their appointments to military academies across the country.

In Alabama, all motor vehicles must have liability insurance. Under a law signed by Gov. Kay Ivey today, those on active military duty who have their vehicle registered in Alabama, but live elsewhere, will be able to purchase liability coverage in the state they reside while on active duty — instead of having to maintain […]