Sims Foods Inc. says it is moving the production of Wickles Pickles from North Carolina to Alabama. Local news reported Monday that the company expects to finish moving Wickles Pickles production to a Magnolia Vegetable Processors site in Brundidge by the end of this year.

After hearing that Amos Snead, a Republican, and Jaime Harrison, a Democrat from South Carolina, came together to write “Climbing the Hill,” ...

For members of the Greatest Generation, age really just is a number. A World War Two veteran in Jackson County graduated from high school on Monday...

Small towns are scattered throughout South Alabama. To many, they are just blurs or brief stopping points during trips to Florida’s Gulf Coast beaches. They come in different sizes and have funny names like Florala, Elba, Samson, Slocomb, McKenzie, Enterprise, Opp, Hartford and Brewton. They are not unlike any of Alabama’s numerous other small towns. […]

Auburn University has reached another milestone after being elevated to an “R1” institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Among the 120 institutions to receive the R1 designation Monday, Auburn was listed in the top 100 of such universities. An R1 designation by Carnegie is reserved for doctoral universities with the highest […]

The news keeps getting better for Austal USA, which builds its Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships in Mobile. After delivering an already...

One Alabama family's already mournful Christmas season has gotten even more "devastating," after their father's cremated remains were stolen.

High school students in an Alabama city are being introduced to a new tool for learning: Rock-and-roll. The city school board in Decatur has approved a $70,000 contract for a program meant to let students gain real-world skills by planning and promoting a rock concert.

In a video posted Monday that already has approximately 800,000 views, VICE News attempted to show the polarization of the American people when it comes...

"Forty years ago, Nashville and Birmingham, Ala., were peers. Two hundred miles apart, the cities anchored metropolitan areas of just under one million...

Country band Alabama will mark their 50th year together with a new tour in 2019, more than a year after founding member Jeff Cook announced that he has Parkinson’s disease.

An Alabama lumber company is making a large investment into one of its oldest and biggest mills in the Yellowhammer state. Central Alabama Wood Products announced last week that it is investing $18 million into an expansion of a Coosa County sawmill in the town of Nixburg, according to the Alexander City Outlook. The investment […]

Birmingham's Highlands Bar & Grill has capped off an historic year by being named to a list of the "100 Best Restaurants in America."

Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-3) announced Monday that Chris Vieson will be the staff director for the Committee on Homeland Security when Rogers becomes...

On Friday’s broadcast of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” State Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) acknowledged his interest in a run for the U.S. Senate in 2020. As a candidate, Marsh would be vying for the Republican nomination in a race that would likely pit him against incumbent Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook). Marsh […]

Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) on Monday announced the state representatives who will serve as chairs and vice-chairs of the...

Carraway Hospital, which had been in the healing business for more than 100 years, could soon bring new life to neighborhoods near downtown Birmingham. Corporate Realty — a local commercial real estate firm that handles everything from site development and construction to marketing and management — is looking to transform the vacant 50-acre site into a […]

The Birmingham Urban League honored corporate citizens and community leaders Saturday, Dec. 8 at its Equal Opportunity Dinner. According to its organizers, the annual gala recognizes efforts that help in advancing equal opportunity for all. Alabama Power received the President’s Award for contributions to the community and its consistent support of the organization and diversity.

Is the Federal government spending us into financial ruin? The current numbers and budget projections suggest so. Yet I think that the scary numbers reflect an unresolved conflict over the role of government more than a threat of bankruptcy. The national debt of the United States, the accumulated borrowing since the Republic’s founding, stands at […]

As the owner of an independent pharmacy, Cole Sandlin’s goal is to make it a health care destination. “We’re located in a rural community, but I want my patients to have all of the amenities and services that bigger cities have to offer. This is what drives me to offer new things,” said Sandlin, a 2008 alumnus of Samford University’s […]

After being hospitalized Thursday with mild chest pains and shortness of breath, Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) is home...

Researchers at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville have pinpointed a previously unknown cause of a serious seizure disorder most common in babies, potentially opening the door to new diagnostic and treatment options for infants who show signs of epilepsy. They found the genetic cause hidden in the SCN1A gene, one of the most heavily studied […]

Tom Cronier may not be jolly old Saint Nick. But with his Santa hat and cheerful smile, he’s a close stand-in at the Alabama Theatre during the holiday season. Cronier’s job is to welcome the crowds as they come through the door to watch their favorite Christmas movies. “We sometimes do silly things and have […]

During an interview on this week’s broadcast of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) confirmed he was revamping an effort to end a requirement for citizens to have a permit to conceal carry in the state of Alabama. Allen, who appeared alongside his son, recently elected State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy), […]