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A free, at-home kindergarten readiness program has launched in Alabama to tackle the issue of reading deficiency.

In a company statement on Monday, Warrior Met Coal sounded the alarm that "striking workers have escalated the amount and severity of criminal behavior."

UAH hosts nationwide student poster contest at von Braun Memorial Symposium

University students from across the United States competed in the 14th annual Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium (VBS) student poster competition hosted by The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, on Oct. 12-14.

Professionals from Major League Fishing along with Major League Baseball players will compete to benefit children in Alabama.

House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) discussed concerns that could create a challenge for the legislature during the budgeting processes in the near term.

Earlier this year, State Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville) declared his intentions to restrict the teaching of so-called Critical Race Theory in public education and throughout state government.

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) announced his opposition to Democrats' partisan approach to the fiscal year 2022 appropriations process.

As expected, U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) has continued to lead in the U.S. Senate race in a new Club for Growth PAC poll that’s been released

Mike Durant, famously known for his heroics in the 1993 "Black Hawk Down" incident, has formally declared his candidacy to seek to Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.

On Monday, State Rep. Danny Crawford (R-Athens) announced his intentions to seek reelection for his State House of Representatives District 5 post. According to a release accompanying the reelection announcement, Crawford is currently serving his first full term after winning a special election in 2016, replacing the late State Rep. Dan Williams (R-Athens). “It has […]

As is an issue for the nation as a whole, many challenges currently face the state of Alabama in meeting industry demands regarding skilled and qualified labor in the 21st century economy.

State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris addressed the possibility Gov. Kay Ivey could include language for the legislature to address a federal vaccine mandate

Improved air quality monitoring is the goal of a research collaboration to develop a machine learning model that involves UAH and Spelman College in Atlanta.

An Alabama-built United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Lucy mission for NASA lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Lucy will spend the next 12 years flying by one main-belt asteroid and seven Trojan asteroids, making it NASA’s first single spacecraft mission in history to explore so many different asteroids. Gary […]

The campus of Troy University in the summer of 2022 is set to play host to Girls State as the leadership program returns to the South Alabama school for the first time since 2012.

On the afternoon of April 25, 2018, Colin Tucker felt as though a railroad spike was being shoved through his chest. Tucker was taken to his local hospital, where doctors found four blockages in his heart. He was having a heart attack, and 99% of the main artery that supplies blood to the largest portion […]

Gov. Kay Ivey offered her condolences to the family of Sheffield Police Department Sgt. Nick Risner, one of two officers shot while on duty.

Marion Military Institute (MMI) recently dedicated its new First Responder Building and thanked community and state partners in its latest workforce development endeavor.

The crucial piece to the success story behind Big Oak Ranch is a strong-willed, hard-working woman with a heart of gold and a humble, servant-driven mentality known by most as Mrs. Tee.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama cares about the health and safety of our members and all Alabamians.

Expert physicians with the Alabama Medical Association, during the organization's weekly Facebook Live webcast, will answer questions regarding COVID-19 and flu vaccinations.

Irma Tuder is a 2021 Woman of Impact

Founder, former CEO and chairperson of the board of Huntsville-based Analytical Services, Inc., Irma Tuder is well regarded as a titan of industry.

Beth Woodard is a 2021 Woman of Impact

Beth Woodard began her career at PowerSouth Energy Cooperative 30 years ago.

Brig. Gen. Tara D. McKennie is paving the way for other women to be recognized for the incredible work they have always been doing – off the right wing.