Alabama is hosting its first Black Restaurant Week, which encourages patrons to eat at black-owned restaurants during the 10-day event.

The Alabama Innovation Commission announced a partnership with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University to advance innovation and...

Alabama's Austal USA on Wednesday officially delivered the future USS Mobile (LCS 26) to the United States Navy.

C Spire began connecting its first Alabama customers this month to the company's ultra-fast, fiber-based Gigabit broadband internet services.

Former University of Alabama head football coach Ray Perkins passed away at his Northport home on Wednesday morning.

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced Wednesday that she is extending Alabama’s mask mandate until January 22, 2021, as the state deals with coronavirus numbers that have never been larger. No other changes were made to the state’s “Safer-at-home” order, which can be read in its entirety here. Ivey, in November, removed many of the […]

Newborns at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham will receive an extra blessing during December: a hand-sewn Christmas stocking to help welcome them to the world. Thanks to volunteers of the Alabama Power Service Organization (APSO), the St. Vincent’s Volunteer program and the Acts group at Gardendale Baptist Church, St. Vincent’s Hospital received about 200 handmade […]

Last month, the Republicans in the Alabama State Senate unanimously nominated State Sen. Greg Reed (R-Jasper) to replace State Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston) as the caucus’ choice for Alabama Senate President Pro Tempore. Reed, who currently serves as the body’s majority leader, is set to have his current majority leader role filled by State Sen. […]

Back in October, a group called the Alabama New South Coalition advertised an offer to pastors of money in exchange for getting church parishioners to vote early via absentee ballot. Subsequently, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, the state’s chief election official, called it not a “best practice,” but said such an effort by the […]

Alabama is currently experiencing its worst coronavirus numbers of the pandemic as the imminent vaccines remain months away from being widely distributed. According to data from the website BamaTracker, the state has added 2,710 cases per day over the last week, the highest rate yet seen and one likely being accelerated by infections that occurred […]

Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson announced that Jalen Hurts will start at quarterback against the New Orleans Saints this Sunday.

Alabama waters will remain closed to private angler and state-licensed charter red snapper fishing until the 2021 season is established.

The National Federation of Independent Businesses’ (NFIB) state director in Alabama says small business owners in the state are closely watching the ongoing U.S. Senate runoff races in Georgia to determine if the Senate will remain hospitable to small businesses. Rosemary Elebash, NFIB State director for Alabama said in a release Monday, “Small business owners […]

Chuck Yeager, an American hero and the first pilot to break the sound barrier, passed away on Monday at age 97. His storied life included two stints at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery. Both of Yeager’s stops in Alabama’s capital city were to advance his education, and each lasted for less than a year. […]

Alabama State Rep. Joe Faust (R-Fairhope) is in the intensive care unit at Thomas Hospital with a case of COVID-19, local TV station WKRG reported late Monday. Faust, 80, was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 2004. He told WRKG he was getting good treatment from the medical staff at the hospital, […]

Officials at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Alabama System say the planned Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building at UAB will have a profound effect on the health care of residents of the state and beyond. Gov. Kay Ivey recently announced the project would receive $50 million in state funding […]

Jimmy Parnell on Monday was reelected to a fifth two-year term as president of the Alabama Farmers Federation.

U.S. Army General Lloyd J. Austin (Ret.), an Alabama native, has been selected to lead the Department of Defense under a Biden administration.

Alabama sophomore Will Reichard and Auburn junior Anders Carlson are semifinalists for the 2020 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award.

Huntsville's Aevum unveiled Ravn X, an unmanned aerial vehicle that will serve as the first of a 3-stage launch system for small satellites.

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced the special election dates to fill the seat for State Senate District 14 which covers parts of Shelby, Bibb, Chilton, Jefferson and Hale Counties. The deadline to qualify as a candidate for either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party is Tuesday, January 26, 2021. A special primary election […]

Alabama Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed announced that he has hired William Heartsill to serve as his communications director.

Sometimes a blessing comes in the nick of time. That was the case for Build a Bridge Community Pantry in Vincent four days before Thanksgiving. Members of the Plant Gaston Chapter of the Alabama Power Service Organization (APSO) showed up with a truckload of food just in time to feed needy families for the holidays. […]

AI Metrics, LLC, a medical imaging startup focused on leveraging artificial intelligence to improve patient care, has received United States Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance and CE mark clearance for the company’s Liver Surface Nodularity software. The first FDA clearance represents a significant milestone for the early-stage startup, which launched from the University of […]