Legendary college football coach and native Alabamian Bobby Bowden, 90, has announced that he has triumphed over COVID-19.

A new program has launched in Birmingham to help members of the public bridge their political differences and find common humanity. One Small Step, a project from widely lauded radio producer Dave Isay, seeks volunteers with strongly held political beliefs who are willing to have a 4o-minute conversation with someone from the other side of […]

For years, the public has struggled to navigate the stipulations and bureaucracies of Alabama’s Open Records Law, whether it be a concerned citizen with limited resources or media outlets with the ability to take on government officials who repeatedly shrug off records requests. Section 36-12-40 of the Alabama Code states, “Every citizen has a right […]

The Supreme Court of the United States blocked curbside voting from being allowed in Alabama's November 3 general election.

Ratcliffe said Iran has sent “spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters, incite social unrest and damage President [Donald] Trump."

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth has tested positive for COVID-19, despite taking every possible effort to follow CDC health and safety protocols.

North AlabamaWorks announced Wednesday that Scott Russo of Mazda Toyota Manufacturing will serve as the new chairman of North AlabamaWorks’ board of directors. The group Russo now chairs is the regional workforce council for Alabama’s northernmost counties. North AlabamaWorks is a nonprofit that aims to develop and maintain the workforce in its area. Russo assumed […]

State Sen. Gerald Allen pre-filed a constitutional amendment requiring public schools in Alabama to play the national anthem at least once...

Alabama construction firm Robins & Morton and Encompass Health on Wednesday broke ground on a new rehabilitation hospital in Huntsville.

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Wednesday joined Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and his fellow caucus members in voting to filibuster a targeted COVID-19 relief bill that included billions of dollars for unemployment insurance benefits, small business relief and funds for urgent health care needs. The legislation failed to receive the 60 votes […]

Motion Industries, an industrial supplies company, is investing $11.2 million to expand its location in Irondale, a decision that will create 15 new jobs. The company is consolidating two extant facilities into a single, 104,000 square foot building. The two previously existing facilities are a fluid-power shop and a hose-and-rubber shop. “We are extremely excited […]

The Macon County Democratic Party has paid for and is distributing signs accusing the 2020 Republican general election ticket of "racism."

Last week, the Jefferson County Commission voted to take the unprecedented step of opening its courthouses on Saturday for in-person absentee voting, a decision of which was in part driven by concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Claims of voting improprieties have since surfaced. However, those claims have been dismissed by Secretary of State John Merrill, […]

The coronavirus pandemic caught our entire society off guard in many different ways, particularly economically, given the abrupt nature of efforts by all levels of government to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. With government-imposed forced closures of many businesses came a spike in unemployment that resulted in those out of work seeking compensation. While the […]

Boeing has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Decatur City Schools Foundation for expanding STEM education throughout the school system.

An economic analysis done by two economists estimates that if the federally-mandated minimum wage were raised to $15 per hour, Alabama would lose 53,227 jobs over six years. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign and the national Democratic Party have made the $15 an hour minimum wage a plank in their economic platform. As recently […]

The Economic Development Administration is awarding a $1.7 million grant to improve barge access at the Port of Epes in Sumter County.

For the seventh consecutive year, the University of Alabama was awarded record external funding for research and other sponsored activities.

Eula Battle, wife of Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and an irrepressible force for good in the city of Huntsville, passed away at age 65 after an extended battle with cancer. Eternally kind and armed with a laugh that was both infectious and generous, Eula made a friend out of almost everyone she came to know. […]

On Monday, Yellowhammer News reported an effort by the Alabama New South Coalition, which offered churches $6 per person for utilizing Alabama’s absentee ballot process and voting before October 29 in this year’s presidential election. “Anybody that vote [sic] early before October 29th your church will get $6.00 per person,” an advertisement published in the […]

An Alabama program to provide free internet access for low-income students reached a milestone last week. The Alabama Broadband Connectivity for Students (ABC for Students) program has now provided internet access to more than 100,000 of the state’s students, according to officials at the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). The program became […]

Grow with Google’s Digital Coaches program, which provides digital skills training and coaching to help Black and Latinx small businesses...

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) was elected with the overwhelming support of Black voters and has heralded himself as a champion of the Black community. However, Jones has not put his money where his mouth is when it comes to spending campaign cash. According to NBC exit polls, 96% of Black voters backed Jones in […]

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft -- launched on September 8, 2016 -- is scheduled to attempt its mission on Tuesday following a long journey.