The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has achieved a record enrollment for the third consecutive year, growing its student body to 21,923 — an increase of 1,021 students from last year’s record of 20,902. Per a university press release, UAB’s Office of Enrollment Management reports growth in the honors, out-of-state and dual-enrollment programs for […]

MONROEVILLE – Thursday at a rally hosted by the Monroe County Republican Party on the lawn of the old Monroe County Courthouse, Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) addressed the current controversy Supreme Court associate justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh is facing in his confirmation process. Kavanaugh has been accused by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford of improper sexual […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) Thursday announced that 15 community health centers across the state have received a total of $4,038,000 in critical federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support increased treatment and prevention for opioid and substance abuse. “It is of the utmost importance that we work […]

Granny’s Fish ‘N Grits, a popular family-owned food truck in Birmingham, was featured on the premier of Andrew Zimmern’s new Food Network show “Big Food Truck Tip” on Wednesday and won a $10,000 “tip” to help grow their business. In a viral video clip posted on Facebook, you can see the emotional moment when the […]

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Thursday announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Wallace State Community College (WSCC) of Cullman to build a technical education center that will help workers gain new skills needed for modern jobs. According to official estimates, the project alone is […]

As of Thursday, The University of Alabama School of Law will now be named the Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law in recognition of a $26.5 million donation from the prominent business executive and attorney. Culverhouse’s unprecedented commitment includes a $25 million gift – the largest in the University’s storied 187-year history. The gift […]

Get ready for the Birmingham Iron, Memphis Express, Orlando Apollos and Atlanta Legends. Those are four of the eight franchise names for the Alliance of American Football, which begins play the weekend after the Super Bowl with a 10-game spring schedule.

A federal judge has sentenced an Alabama woman to nearly two years in prison for stealing from the company where she worked as a bookkeeper. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr. said in a statement last week that U.S. District Judge Virginia Emerson Hopkins sentenced 52-year-old Lucy […]

In yet another interview with CNN, Senator Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) on Wednesday voiced his full support of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s decision to refuse to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing scheduled for Monday. Ford, who has accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh, nominee to the United States Supreme Court, of sexual assaulting her […]

Late Wednesday, the Anniston Star ran a story calling into question Rep. Mike Rogers’ campaign’s use of the Jacksonville State University logo on a T-shirt promoting Rogers’ candidacy. According to the report from the Star’s Patrick McCreless, Rogers’ campaign did not have permission to use the university’s logo and he cited Jacksonville State University spokeswoman […]

The United States Post Office (USPO) Meadowbrook Station has been designated as the “Lance Corporal Thomas E. Rivers Jr. Post Office Building” in a ceremony held on Tuesday. The official dedication comes as the result of legislation introduced by Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL 6) to honor Rivers, a Hoover native who was killed in action […]

Music legends Alabama will headline a concert on Wednesday, September 26 at Burgess-Snow Field to benefit Jacksonville State University (JSU). The Charlie Daniels Band will join them, as will other well-known entertainers with Alabama roots, including Jamey Johnson, Shenandoah and Jason Isbell. Per WHNT, when the EF-3 tornado rolled across JSU’s campus in March, founding Alabama band member […]

Per CBS 42, Blount County Schools will no longer allow student or volunteer-led prayer over the PA system before football games. Superintendent Rodney Green indicated that the district made the decision based upon the advice of their legal counsel after an organization “based outside of the community” complained. Instead of prayer, they will now observe a […]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Alabama filed a lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of three Alabama citizens who are complaining that Secretary of State John Merrill blocked them on Twitter, and Merrill responded by calling the legal action “an attempted political hack job” by “this liberal group.” The ACLU is claiming that, as an elected official, […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) on Tuesday told CNN’s Jim Acosta that Mark Judge, the longtime friend of Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh who allegedly witnessed the sexual assault Dr. Christine Blasey Ford claims took place over 30 years ago, should be subpoenaed to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Judge submitted […]

While many are enrolling in four-year institutions across the country, Alabama is seeing a rise in the number of students enrolling in career technical careers that could lead to well-paying jobs. According to the State Department of Education, more than 27,000 students in Alabama earned career technical education credentials within the last school year. Many […]

Central Six AlabamaWorks! is partnering with the Birmingham Business Alliance and the Alabama Workforce Training Center on Thursday to host a manufacturing hiring fair wherein 19 local companies will seek to fill 500 positions. The event will run from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Workforce Training Center located at 3500 6th Avenue South in Birmingham. You […]

The Navy on Tuesday awarded two Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) to Mobile-based Austal USA, a move which Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) applauded. The two awarded contract modifications to Austal come from funds appropriated by Congress for Fiscal Year 2018. Lockheed Martin in Marinette, Wisconsin, was awarded a single LCS. “The […]

An associate commissioner at the Alabama Department of Corrections has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. Prison system spokesman Bob Horton said Tuesday that Associate Commissioner Grant Culliver was placed on administrative leave on Sept. 14.

A school district in Alabama is considering implementing a clear backpack policy following the accidental shooting of a student who brought a gun to his elementary school. WHNT-TV reports Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Christie Finley says the policy will make it difficult for students to bring prohibited items on campus.

Birmingham-based Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. on Tuesday announced that Lucas B. Gambino has been named as the company’s general counsel and vice president. Gambino, who started at the company last Monday, comes to Coca-Cola UNITED from Maynard Cooper & Gale in Birmingham, where he practiced law in the banking and corporate arena for more […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Defense, announced Tuesday final Senate passage of the legislative package that will cover defense funding for Fiscal Year 2019, which begins October 1. The defense appropriations act was passed in a “minibus” package (that still needs to pass the House) also containing the […]

Three residents of Troy were arrested Monday and charged in a burglary at a house in the small town of Banks in Pike County, per WSFA. Craigory Newsome Baker, age 24, Khalil Raheem Cummings, 22, and Anthony Tynorris Woods, 18, have been charged with first-degree burglary. Baker is also charged with receiving stolen property and a […]

President Donald Trump’s approval rating in Alabama held steady at 63 percent through August, according to Morning Consult, however, West Virginia and Wyoming now rank atop the list of states in which Trump is best received. While Alabama’s approval and disapproval numbers remain unchanged from July to the end of August, West Virginia moved up […]