State Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) is once again trying to shake up the state’s liquor retail sales. According to WHNT, Orr is drafting a bill to file in the legislature’s upcoming regular session that would phase out Alabama’s 170 state-run ABC stores over a period of several years by privatizing the retail function of the […]

The military is aiming to ease Alabama’s shortage of teachers. Military officials are leading two efforts designed to increase the number of teachers in the state’s public schools, The Montgomery Advertiser reported .

An exhibit at Auburn University is recognizing important U.S. Supreme Court cases linked to Alabama as the state marks its bicentennial year. Political scientist Steve Brown says he installed the exhibit at the university’s main library to highlight cases including The New York Times v. Sullivan, which arose from Montgomery and established an important standard […]

Alabama high school officials may soon be able to administer a life-saving drug if a student overdoses on opioids. The Alabama State Department of Education and the Alabama Department of Public Health announced that naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, will be available in Alabama public high schools.

Lean On: Alabama is set to host its inaugural Alabama Women’s Summit on Friday, with a star-studded lineup of featured speakers on the agenda. The summit, to be held at the Bryant Conference Center in Tuscaloosa, will focus on the organization’s core values of wisdom, hope, faith and friendship through not only inspirational speakers, but workshops […]

In an appearance on Friday’s broadcast Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) made the argument that some types of government assistance should come with requirements if they are an “able-bodied individual.” Orr told host Don Dailey that could be in the form of help with substance abuse, work requirements or even […]

Alabama’s economic developers say they will support two legislative measures this year that will address significant issues that affect recruitment and retention of industry in the state. Most pressing is a bill to prevent site consultants from having to register as lobbyists under the state’s ethics laws. A bill was passed in the final hours […]

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey told economic developers today that the state’s success in growing jobs and capital investment is the result of teamwork and more of it will be required to address the workforce challenges ahead. “Alabama has hit record low unemployment rates and also we have more people working in Alabama than ever before,” […]

A huge heart for kids who seemingly have been forgotten is what drives Caroline Richey to her passion for service. Richey, a graduate student, was the first-place winner of the Phi Alpha Honor Society Master of Social Work Scholarship Program this past fall. It is a highly competitive program where eligible students submit a four-part essay describing […]

Not all heroes wear capes. And few take credit for their actions. Just count Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong as the latest example of this. On Saturday, Strong shared his account of saving a man’s life earlier in the day. The Republican from the Huntsville area detailed a dramatic turn of events that sprung from […]

In the past, most Republican lawmakers have rejected the idea of expanding Medicaid, citing future costs as the reason for doing so. However, one veteran GOP lawmaker is sending a different message with this year’s legislative session set to start in just over a month. In an interview with ABC 33/40, Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia […]

On Friday’s broadcast of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” State Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) argued for more than a gas tax by itself to find infrastructure. Singleton told APTV’s Don Dailey other states supplemented a gas tax for road and bridge construction. He mentioned the lottery as a possibility. The Greene County Democrat […]

Alabama added more than 44,000 jobs across all industries in 2018 and ended the year by posting in December the highest average weekly earnings ever recorded in the state’s history. Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield shared the state’s 2018 economic development successes with fellow economic developers in Hoover Monday while sharing the Alabama Commerce Department’s plans for […]

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, along with collaborators from the University of Iowa, have discovered a genetic biomarker that is associated with age-related macular degeneration and delayed rod-mediated dark adaptation – the first visual function for incident AMD in older adults with normal macular health and early AMD. […]

The Paul W. Bryant Museum will close temporarily for renovations beginning Friday, Feb. 1. The renovations include facility updates and a new interactive video wall that will allow visitors to access museum databases for all of Bryant’s teams. “We are excited to modernize our display while keeping true to Coach Bryant’s wish to honor all his teams […]

To the average person, Leldon Maxcy‘s basement in Cullman is home to a ton of wood. To the untrained eye, stacks of wood may not be exciting, at first. But to those with an artist’s eye, like Maxcy, the room holds a world of possibility. With the whir of his scroll saw, the billow of smoke […]

Stealthy as a fox, Ben Morris slips in, fills up his customers’ vehicles with gas and drives away. “It feels like magic,” said Brooke Battle, who has been taking advantage of FuelFox, Birmingham’s new on-site fuel-delivery service, for two months. “I hate gas stations. Anytime I need gas, it’s never convenient: It’s cold or rainy outside, […]

ABC 33/40 Chief Meteorologist James Spann has been named the 2019 National Weatherperson of the Year. As reported by the Alabama television station, Spann is being honored by the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH). “If we said we were surprised, we’d be lying,” ABC 33/40 said.

Governor Kay Ivey appointed Lee Sentell for a fifth term as Alabama’s state tourism director, making him the longest-serving head of tourism after working under three governors, according to Times Daily. Sentell, whose tourism career has spanned more than 30 years, previously served as the past-president of the Alabama Mountain Lake Tourist Association. He also […]

Authorities have found two bodies in Gulf waters along the Alabama-Mississippi line weeks after two men were missing while fishing in Mobile Bay. News outlets report the first body was discovered Thursday along Dauphin Island Parkway south of Mobile.

The city council of Huntsville, Alabama, has passed an ordinance to ban the tethering of unattended animals, and it goes into effect next month. News outlets report the ban says owners will be fined several hundred dollars for animal cruelty if unattended animals are left restrained to stationary objects.

United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket, which is assembled in the company’s world-class Decatur facility, was chosen Thursday to launch the “Lucy” mission, which is scheduled to take place in October 2021. “We could not be more pleased that NASA has selected ULA to launch this amazing planetary science mission,” Tory Bruno, ULA’s president and […]

One Alabama congressman is considering federal legislation in response to recent state bills passed in New York and Virginia that would allow abortion up to and even past the point of birth in some circumstances. Friday, Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) released a statement saying he is “exploring legislation to ensure these actions are treated exactly […]

Alabama on Thursday said a Christian prison chaplain does not have to be present during next week’s execution of a Muslim inmate who has accused the state of being unwilling to accommodate his religious beliefs in his final moments. Lawyers with the Alabama attorney general’s office made the offer in a court filing as the […]