The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles is set to resume hearings “on or about Nov. 1,” according to new bureau director Charlie Graddick. On Friday, Graddick announced that alleged failure by prior officials to bring the bureau into compliance with a new law enacted June 6 led to the postponement of 113 hearings that […]

Alabama Tax Tribunal Judge Jeff Patterson recently overturned a tax assessment of over $75 million by the Alabama Department of Revenue against Greenetrack, Inc. The assessment stemmed from a March 31, 2009 audit report by Revenue examiners and covered January 2004 – December 2008. Following the conclusion of the audit, Revenue entered a final assessment […]

Wednesday marked 18 years since the worst terrorist attacks on U.S. soil were perpetrated, and Alabama’s elected officials shared heartfelt words of remembrance for the 2,977 innocent lives lost that day on September 11, 2001. At least nine Alabamians, or individuals with deep connections to the state, were killed on 9/11, including Terry Lynch – […]

All signs point to continued growth for Alabama’s booming automotive industry. Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) will now invest an additional $292 million in new machinery and equipment to facilitate the production of the redesigned Elantra and Santa Fe vehicles and a new, more fuel-efficient Theta engine at their North American plant in Montgomery. The […]

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has announced that it will open an additional three-day private angler recreational season for red snapper in October. The additional season will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, October 4, and run until midnight on Sunday, October 6. The possession limit will be two fish per […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday announced that it is newly making $150 million in grants available through the Community Facilities Program to help rural communities continue their recovery from the devastating effects of recent hurricanes, fires and other natural disasters. USDA Rural Development Alabama State Director Chris Beeker III explained that 22 […]

Organizations from the University of Alabama will honor the 2,977 victims who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a flag display and a stair climb on Wednesday. According to a press release from the University of Alabama’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter, the group will present the 9/11: Never Forget Project. This project […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) continues to prove itself as an international juggernaut in scientific and medical research, with the results having profound effects for people across Alabama and the world. In a press release this week, UAB detailed that its Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) recently found a previously unknown genetic variant that […]

Auburn University continues to assert itself as a national leader in the growing world of cybersecurity. The university, through its Auburn Cyber Research Center and McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, is now collaborating with the Alabama National Guard Defensive Cyber Operation Element (DCO-E) in Montgomery to provide training to DCO-E cyber analysts […]

TANNER — On Tuesday, Toyota Motor North America and The Manufacturing Institute, the workforce and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers, made it official and announced their partnership for an apprenticeship program to improve manufacturing workforce skills. The announcement made at the Alabama Robotics Technology Park between Decatur and Athens in Limestone County […]

A federal judge on Monday allowed a coalition of 15 states and several major cities to oppose Alabama’s fight to count only citizens and legal residents in U.S. Census numbers used for apportioning congressional seats. U.S. District Judge R. David Proctor granted the coalition’s motions to intervene as defendants in the lawsuit filed by Alabama […]

The new director of Alabama’s Bureau of Pardons and Paroles said Monday that it will take weeks to resume parole hearings canceled last week. Director Charlie Graddick said in a news release that the agency must ensure compliance with a new law signed by Gov. Kay Ivey.

The Alabama Department of Public Health says it’s investigating five reports of potentially severe lung disease associated with electronic cigarettes or vaping. The department told news outlets that it’s evaluating the reports and will release information as it becomes available.

From helping preserve and enhance the state’s longleaf pine forests and coastal habitat, to supporting protection of rare species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, Alabama will benefit from multiple grants just announced by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). Alabama Power and its parent, Southern Company, are among the supporters of NFWF. Across the Southeast, NFWF awarded more […]

Shortly after the apparent cancelation of the $2.1 billion bridge project in Mobile, there has been lots of talk about what projects could be done next. Thoughts about the feasibility of getting future road projects that can be financed with tolls differ, but the general consensus is that it will not be tried again anytime […]

The historic planned modernization of the Port of Mobile is moving forward. The Alabama State Port Authority on Monday announced it has received federal authorization to upgrade Mobile Harbor to accommodate larger vessels and improve transit efficiencies at Alabama’s only deep-water seaport. This comes after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) South Atlantic Division […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday appointed State Sen. Vivian Davis Figures (D-Mobile) to serve on the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II (ATRIP-II) Committee, replacing State Sen. Chris Elliot (R-Daphne). ATRIP-II, administered by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), is a transportation infrastructure grant program for projects of local interest. The program was created this […]

Officials are trying to encourage more tourism in the Alabama city of Tuskegee and surrounding Macon County. The east Alabama town of 8,500 is home to Tuskegee University and Moton Field, where the nation’s first black military pilots trained during World War II.

In the days following Gov. Kay Ivey’s formal declaration of calling the proposed I-10 Mobile Bay Bridge “dead,” some state lawmakers have seized the opportunity to say if southwestern Alabama does not want those resources, send them our way. Among those is Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre), who even before Ivey’s statement had made overtures that […]

Samford University boasts world-class student engagement, according to new rankings published by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education. The university ranked third nationally in student engagement, climbing nine spots year-over-year. Samford, located in Homewood, was also ranked 170 overall out of 801 total national institutions, marking an improvement of 33 places since the […]

On this week’s broadcast of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) argued President Donald Trump was doing the proper thing with his pursuit of the construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Aderholt said without the wall, there would likely not be any comprehensive immigration reform. However, he said the wall would […]

Alabama Power employees have spent the last few months turning several open fields around the company’s lakes into pollinator habitats. When most people think of pollinators, bees automatically come to mind. That’s for good reason, as bees pollinate 80% of the world’s plants, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. However, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, other […]

During this week’s broadcast of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) urged President Donald Trump and his fellow lawmakers to seek bipartisan solutions on guns in the wake of incidents in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, as well as in Alabama in Elkmont and Mobile. Jones told “Capitol Journal” anchor […]

BIO Alabama said Thursday that experienced healthcare executive Sonia Robinson has joined the statewide bioscience trade association as its first full-time executive director, leading efforts within the sector to grow employment, increase research development and expand international trade. “The entire life sciences ecosystem is active in Alabama from research to institutional tech transfer; from startups […]