On Wednesday, it was announced that Jeff Traywick, the Birmingham Business Alliance’s vice president of Economic Development, was named as one of the top 50 economic developers in North America. “Jeff is a tremendous asset to the Birmingham seven-county region,” said BBA President and CEO Brian Hilson. “As evidenced by the numerous economic development successes […]

Anchor Lester Holt will host NBC Nightly News from Montgomery on his nation-wide “Across America” tour, NBC announced Wednesday. Sometime during the week of October 8, Holt will do the show in Alabama’s capital city as part of a swing covering five states over five days. In addition to Montgomery, he will visit Houston, Texas; Kansas City, […]

As reported by WBRC, NAACP Tuscaloosa chapter president Jerry Carter wants to do away with Alabama’s “Stand Your Ground” law that generally justifies the use of force – even lethal force – for self defense. The NAACP chapter in Tuscaloosa County held a packed forum at Beulah Baptist Church on Monday night about the law […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday joined Airbus executives, local leaders from the Mobile area and industry and educational partners in breaking ground for the coming hands-on instructional facility “Flight Works Alabama.” In May of last year, Ivey announced plans to build the revolutionary center, with a goal to bolster the state’s workforce development efforts […]

Two prominent scientists with deep Alabama ties are on opposite sides of the renewed debate about whether Pluto should be classified as a planet, per WHNT. Pluto was downgraded in 2006 to a “dwarf planet” from a planet. While controversy has brewed since, a new scientific study released this week might see it spill over once […]

Trump surrogate and former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke called in to Yellowhammer Radio’s The Ford Faction on Tuesday, telling host Ford Brown that Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin’s “welcoming city” policy is a “violation of the United States Constitution” and even suggesting the Alabama mayor should be criminally prosecuted and removed from office. In an […]

The Alabama Power Company and PowerSouth Energy Cooperative were both named this month to Site Selection’s annual list of “Top Utilities in Economic Development” that recognizes a very select group of utilities across the United States. “Dependable and affordable power still lies at the root” of site selection, the publication said about the honorees. The […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) was honored on Wednesday by the national Aerospace Industries Association, who was “proud to present the annual ‘Wings of Liberty’ award” to Alabama’s senior Senator. In a press release, the organization cited Shelby’s work to ensure funding for defense and non-defense programs vital to American national security and the health of […]

Republican Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday said she has no plans to debate her Democratic challenger as she seeks a full term in office. Speaking to reporters after a speech in Montgomery, Ivey responded to Walt Maddox’s repeated calls for a debate before the November election.

After the mysterious Planned Parenthood Southeast PAC “Alabamians for Healthy Families” dissolved on August 23, questions arose about the legality of its actions. However, records made publicly available by the Secretary of State’s office now show that another PAC, named “Alabama for Healthy Families,” has registered to seemingly take its place. The newly formed PAC lists verbatim […]

Tuesday, Forbes released a list of the 25 most valuable teams in college football and both the University of Alabama and Auburn University made the top ten. The rankings were compiled by averaging annual revenue and profit from the last three available seasons – 2014, 2015 and 2016. Alabama was ranked fourth, with average revenue […]

A Boys and Girls Club in Birmingham is planning a new $7.2 million clubhouse. The A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club will build the new facility in the Five Points West neighborhood.

A teen has been arrested in the shooting death of a high school football player in Alabama. Birmingham police told news outlets a 17-year-old suspect was arrested Tuesday in the shooting death of 16-year-old William Edwards, a captain on the Woodlawn High School football team.

Democratic nominee for governor and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, in a Tuesday speech going after Governor Kay Ivey to the Alabama Retired State Employee Association and Alabama Public Employees Advocacy League, said, “The expansion of Medicaid will be the greatest economic development proposal in this state’s history.” Maddox advocated for dramatically expanding the socialized health care program […]

While blue skies and gentle, late-summer breezes are predicted for Alabama this week, Alabama Power line crews are mobilizing to help restore power from what is expected to be a devastating hurricane on the East Coast. Some APC employees left this afternoon, with plans to stage safely near the coast as Hurricane Florence approaches. Florence […]

As Alabama honored the 17th anniversary of September 11, 2001 with “Patriot Day” on Tuesday, Governor Kay Ivey spent time dedicating the Alabama Firefighter Memorial in Anniston, where she delivered a tribute to the fallen American heroes who perished on 9/11 and the first responders who are always there to serve selflessly when called upon. […]

Senior Pastor Dr. Mack Morris of Woodridge Baptist Church in Mobile cut up his Nike gear during his Sunday sermon to protest the company’s partnership with Colin Kaepernick, saying that “a lot of folks died for the sake of what the flag represents.” As reported by The Hill, Morris held up both a Nike headband and wristband […]

On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) announced a $3,553,843 award for the City of Montgomery Fire/Rescue Department after it was reported the city’s fire and rescue had spent more than $2 million over its budget to cover a personnel shortage. The award stems from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response […]

After Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) filled the seat left vacant by the late Sen. John McCain, Alabama’s Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) is the deciding vote keeping Obamacare in place. As reported by the Associated Press, Kyl would have backed the effective-repeal measure that McCain famously opposed – which ultimately sank the effort by a 49-51 […]

The office of Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-6) announced on Monday that the United States Post Office (USPO) Meadowbrook Station will be designated as the “Lance Corporal Thomas E. Rivers Jr. Post Office Building” in a ceremony to be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 18. The late Lance Corporal Rivers, a resident of Hoover and […]

Democratic third congressional district nominee Mallory Hagan has taken her election efforts outside the confines of the Yellowhammer State with the hope of raising money to bolster her chances. Hagan, who is also the 2013 Miss America, recently held the first of those fundraisers on Saturday in New York City’s Brooklyn borough, the same place she […]

Friday, the Birmingham Business Journal announced that three Alabamians – Tom Broughton of ServisFirst Bank, Jason Eppenger of Citizens Trust Bank and Shannon Spotswood of RFG Advisory – were named to a list of prominent influencers in the national financial sector. The list is the “Business Journals’ Influencers: Finance” and spotlights 100 executives “who are having […]

Former Alabama Speaker Mike Hubbard is asking an appellate court to reverse its decision upholding his 2016 ethics conviction. The rehearing request was filed Monday with the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.

Tuesday marked 17 years since the worst terrorist attacks on American soil were perpetrated, and Alabama’s leaders 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 – a […]