The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the State of Alabama on Friday, saying that the plaintiffs challenging Alabama’s 2016 minimum wage law lacked standing to file their racial discrimination claim against the Alabama Attorney General. The law being challenged holds that no Alabama municipality can raise its minimum wage higher […]

Private and public officials gathered in Demopolis Friday to announce the opening of the Black Belt Workforce Center. The center will provide training for job seekers and employers, job application assistance, resume help and a computer lab. The center will also provide retraining and retooling for job seekers who were previously in the workforce but […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne is leading the charge in the House to be able to treat international drug cartels as terrorist organizations under federal law.

Governor Kay Ivey announced Friday that she is ordering all flags on government grounds to be flown at half staff on Sunday, December 22 to honor the life of Navy Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson. Watson, an Enterprise native who spent many of his formative years in Blount County, was killed in the shooting at Naval […]

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby voted "no" on both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump during a meeting of the House Judiciary Committee.

U.S. Senators Richard Shelby and Doug Jones officially introduced a Senate resolution recognizing and celebrating Alabama's 200th birthday on Saturday.

University of South Alabama Provost, Dr. David Johnson, has been elected chair of the board of trustees for the Southern Association of Colleges and...

The Eastern District of Kentucky announced Thursday that 10 former NFL players, including three with ties to Alabama, have been charged for their alleged roles in a healthcare fraud scheme. Carlos Rogers, a former All-American cornerback at Auburn, was joined in the indictment by Robert McCune and Etric Pruitt, who were both born and played […]

Altec CEO Lee Styslinger, III announced his support for the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, the historic trade deal negotiated by...

Former Birmingham Water Works Board Chairwoman Sherry Lewis was sentenced for two felony ethics-law convictions. She will avoid prison time if...

UAB Hospital was recently named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by IBM Watson Health. The study purports to identify top-performing cardiovascular hospitals in the United States. IBM Watson Health is a healthcare data and analytics branch of IBM that sells consulting services to hospitals around the world. According to the IBM Watson […]

Appearing on "Fox & Friends" on Thursday morning, Alabama Second Congressional District candidate Jessica Taylor launched her "Conservative Squad."

Senator Richard Shelby reacted to the announcement that House Democrats will support President Trump's historic United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

The University of Alabama’s School of Social Work, which oversees a trio of state-focused behavioral health projects, has been given a $3.2 million grant to address the Yellowhammer state’s opioid crisis. The four-year project, dubbed “Project FREEDOM: First Responder Expansion of Education and Distribution of Overdose Medication,” will focus on first responders take place throughout the […]

Delivering opening remarks at the Birmingham Business Alliance's annual meeting on Wednesday, Mayor Randall Woodfin challenged the region's leaders to...

Regions Bank on Wednesday honored one of its Alabama associates in a major way for going above and beyond to better the lives of the company's customers.

On Wednesday, the City of Enterprise celebrates the 100-year anniversary of its iconic Boll Weevil Monument. The boll weevil is the only farming pest in the entire world to have its own monument. The boll weevil destroyed many cotton crops in Southwest Alabama from 1915-1918, nearly bankrupting many farmers in the area. Some growers in […]

Last week, Huntsville STAC Agent Bill Clardy III was shot and killed in the line of the duty, making Clardy the sixth such death in 2019 for Alabama and reflects an alarming trend for the state. Earlier this year, State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Daphne) pushed for legislation that would include law enforcement employment as a […]

On Tuesday, the cities of Birmingham and Mountain Brook announced that they have declared themselves “TraffickingFree Zones” in advance of the World Games that will be held in Birmingham in 2021. Birmingham is the most populous city in America to make the declaration. The two cities join Vestavia Hills in proclaiming vigilance against the blight […]

On Friday, another Alabama police officer was shot and killed in the line of the duty, which was the sixth such death in 2019. Huntsville STAC Agent Bill Clardy III was shot and killed. LaJeromeny Brown, the suspect behind the killing, was charged with capital murder. Clardy’s death is the latest in an alarming trend […]

Congressman Aderholt: "These impeachment charges are so political, not even all their members will be able to stomach voting for them."

The National Federation of Independent Business released its latest Small Business Economic Trends Survey, with the results boding well for Alabama's...

Two Alabama prison officers are on leave as the department probes the use of force in the death of a state inmate. The Alabama Department of Corrections said it is investigating the alleged use of force that resulted in the death of an inmate at Ventress Correctional Facility inmate.

Pelosi's announcement came a day after four Republican members of the Alabama legislature sent a letter urging Pelosi and her fellow congressional...