President Donald Trump on Monday tweeted his support for the #WeWantToPlay movement, of which University of Alabama star running back Najee Harris is a prominent leader. The movement, brought to light after a Sunday evening conference call among players involved, is attempting to save the 2020 college football season. The Big 10 and Pac-12 on […]

University of Alabama running back Najee Harris is a leader in the #WeWantToPlay movement to save the 2020 college football season. On Monday, the Big 10 canceled its fall football season, according to reports, and the Pac-12 is expected to follow their lead. That leaves the SEC, ACC and Big 12 as the remaining Power […]

The Alabama Office of Apprenticeship (AOA) announced Monday a new program for those seeking to develop marketable skills and enter the workforce quickly. The pre-apprenticeship initiative will use “a combination of curriculum, on-the-job training and simulated work experiences” in order to “allow a person to gain access to a specific industry and improve existing skills,” […]

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL), State Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) and State House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) have requested that an additional presidential debate be scheduled ahead of November’s general election. The Republican legislative leaders jointly sent a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates asking for a fourth debate on top […]

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has abandoned plans to outsource employees after President Donald Trump interceded on their behalf last week. The authority earlier this year announced its intentions to outsource one out of every five of its information technology jobs, resulting in at least 200 in-house IT jobs being shipped out. President Trump last […]

On Friday’s episode of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) dismissed polling that showed him down 17 points to his GOP challenger Tommy Tuberville in November’s U.S. Senate election. Jones questioned the poll’s methodology during an interview with APTV’s Don Dailey, saying they were not a “good barometer.” He […]

A new aerospace exhibition and education center is open in Mobile, giving teens and adults interested in aerospace careers a place to be inspired, educated and equipped with the knowledge they need to succeed. Flight Works Alabama is a cooperative effort between the Airbus Foundation, the state of Alabama and a group of educational partners and commercial […]

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) in Tuscaloosa is among the first auto plants in the world to implement elements of Mercedes’ new MO360 digitized production system Mercedes-Benz Cars Operations 360 (MO360) is being dubbed a “digital ecosystem” that uses a mix of software and hardware in all phases of the auto production process with the goal of improving […]

The Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded a $7 million grant to address the need for training additional family medicine physicians to serve in rural and underserved areas of the state in the years to come. The grant, from the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the United States Department […]

Work to restore and preserve one of Alabama’s most iconic and important coastal habitats is wrapping up as planners shift their focus to building trails, boat ramps and a pavilion at the site. The Nature Conservancy in Alabama (TNCA) said heavy construction at Lightning Point in Bayou La Batre is almost complete. Judy Haner, Marine Program director, said contractors finished […]

Women in 13 counties across Alabama are gaining better access to education and screening for cervical cancer through a collaboration between the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Alabama Department of Public Health. The ADPH Family Planning Community Education and Outreach Pilot, which began Aug. 1, provides a team of community health workers […]

A student rocket team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) earned first place in project safety and third place overall in competition at a COVID-shortened national NASA Student Launch. “The students worked really hard and faced a lot of technical challenges this year, not to mention a shutdown at the end of the […]

Within the coming weeks, state officials are expected to announce the details of a prison build-lease plan, part of Alabama’s effort to reform its prison system and get it in compliance with federal standards. According to reports, the state of Alabama would enter into a deal with a company (or two companies) that would build […]

Wednesday, Aug. 12, will be Census Day of Action for Alabama businesses, it was jointly announced by The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and Alabama Counts! – in partnership with the Business Council of Alabama (BCA), Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama (CCAA) and the National Federation of Independent Business, Alabama Chapter (NFIB). Dubbed “Drop Everything, Get Counted Day,” business owners, […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama was recently recognized for offering the nation’s top public relations program. The UA Department of Advertising and Public Relations was named the Most Outstanding Education Program by PRWeek during the 2020 PRWeek Awards in late July. It is the department’s ninth recognition as a finalist for the award, and first selection as […]

As part of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on the 2020 college football season, both the University of Alabama and Auburn University are now set to face two more teams from the SEC East in the regular season than they normally would. The Southeastern Conference recently adopted a 10-game, conference-only schedule for this season, with two […]

The U.S. Space Force on Friday announced that United Launch Alliance (ULA) was awarded a firm, fixed-price, indefinite-delivery contract to power the majority of the missions on the Department of the Air Force’s newest launch procurement. This contract resulted from a competitive award under the department’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 Launch Service […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Wednesday wrote a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar urging his department to release a government stash of hydroxychloroquine so the medication can be used for its original purpose. Jones said the stockpiling of hydroxychloroquine was “unconscionable” and added in a Friday tweet that the practice […]

Guinness World Records on Friday confirmed that a world record was broken last summer in Huntsville, Alabama. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s launch on July 16, 2019, 4,923 model rocket kits were launched simultaneously from the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. The launch last year occurred at the exact moment Apollo 11 lifted off […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) on Friday announced its endorsement of former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) for election to the United States House of Representatives from Alabama’s Second Congressional District. After a hard-fought Republican primary runoff victory last month, Moore is set to face Democrat Phyllis Harvey-Hall in November’s general election. AFA executive vice […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Friday announced that Seth Morrow will serve as his chief of staff. Morrow, a native of Guntersville, has worked for Byrne since June 2014, serving as deputy chief of staff and communications director. Morrow took a leave of absence from the congressional office to serve as Byrne’s senatorial campaign manager […]

As the public is hoping for the best with the COVID-19 pandemic, getting back to a completely “all-clear” scenario may take some time, according to Dr. Rendi Murphree, an epidemiologist with the Mobile County Health Department. Murphree’s agency and her counterparts at the Jefferson County Health Department act somewhat independently from the Alabama State Health […]

The University of South Alabama football program announced on Friday how it will handle fans in attendance for games at the beginning of the upcoming football season amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The school is limiting Hancock Whitney Stadium to 25% of its normal capacity. All attendees will be required to wear masks and maintain […]

Alabamians may need to brace for more big storms than normal in the coming months. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released an update to their projections for the 2020 hurricane season on Thursday, and it warns of an “extremely active” season. NOAA is now predicting a total of 19-25 named storms, […]