The Moon Possums, Comet Jockeys and Space Chimps are among the five possible names for the minor league baseball team moving to Madison. Team owner Ballcorps, LLC on Friday announced the proposed names. Thunder Sharks and Trash Pandas round out the final five names. Most of the proposed names gave a nod to the region’s […]

In a video posted Sunday by Auburn's football program, head coach Gus Malzahn announced that walk-on quarterback Devin Adams has been awarded a scholarship for his senior year.

The national pro-life organization SBA List joined pro-life Alabamians and the state's Republican Party Chair Terry Lathan in Mobile on Wednesday to urge Senator Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, to the United States Supreme Court and buck "the radical abortion lobby" that helped get Jones elected.

Alabama is getting what state wildlife officials say is its 15th community archery park. An archery facility located in the Elmore County city of Wetumpka has its grand opening on Tuesday in the municipal sports complex. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources says it will be open year-round for recreational archery, tournaments and […]

Rep. Martha Roby (AL-2) hit back at Chelsea Clinton, saying that "It is appalling to me that anyone would attempt to assign a monetary value to human life."

The Troy Trojans shared an emotional video on Sunday, saying "It's okay if you cry, we won't judge you!" Watch as head coach Neal Brown huddles the team up before announcing a big surprise.

Alabama’s most popular county for tourism is facing a problem with attacks by rabid foxes. Officials say they have confirmed eight attacks by foxes infected with rabies in coastal Baldwin County since May.

The Auburn University Regional Airport is still on schedule to be completed before the end of the year. Airport director William Hutto told the Opelika-Auburn News that the new $4.3 million runway is scheduled for December completion.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says the state comptroller has updated an agreement with county sheriffs to end a practice that let some of them pocket state money left over from inmate food programs. Al.com reports the affidavit that county sheriffs must sign effective Sept. 1 contains new language clarifying the use of jail food funds.

In an interview on "Fox and Friends," Blount County School Superintendent Rodney Green expressed his strong support of Alabama's new "In God We Trust" law.

State Sen. Dick Brewbaker (R-Montgomery) is showing his displeasure over the public return of former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, with the legislator saying "I'll go away if you will."

The University of Alabama at Birmingham will launch a Bachelor of Science degree in bioinformatics this fall. The interdisciplinary program is the first of its kind in the state. Bioinformatics is the science of collecting and analyzing complex biological data, such as genetic codes. The field combines computer science, biology, chemistry, mathematics, genetics and engineering. […]

From space exploration to national defense, Alabama’s aerospace workers are playing key roles in all areas of the global industry, and they’re responsible for innovative, headline-grabbing products. Here are four of those products that illustrate Alabama’s continuing contributions to an industry that is shaping the future.

Walmart on Tuesday officially marked the opening of a $135 million distribution center in Mobile that will create 750 jobs and strengthen the retailer’s supply chain network. During a grand opening ceremony, Governor Kay Ivey highlighted how the new facility will contribute to economic growth in the region while providing career opportunities for residents. “Walmart […]

For Jheovanny Gomez, the path to the American dream began by pursuing his high school sweetheart to Tuscaloosa. In his native country of Colombia, his life choices were pursuing drug cartel members as an undercover army intelligence operative, going to college there or following his love. Love won.

AG Jeff Sessions on Friday told a crowd of judges and attorneys that “erroneous rulings” by federal judges have been costly to American taxpayers...

Two long-standing Alabama Power executives have been named to new roles of increased responsibility within the Southern Company system. John Hudson has been named executive vice president and chief external and public affairs officer at Southern Company Gas. In his new role, Hudson will be responsible for External Affairs, Corporate Communication, Marketing, Community Relations, Economic […]

Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced plans today to open a 400,000-square-foot distribution center in Alabama, adding 20 new jobs to its significant manufacturing presence in Auburn. The new Alabama distribution hub, focusing on Briggs & Stratton engines and other products, will allow the company to reduce delivery times to its customers in the Southeast region. […]

The Alabama State Port Authority is one of the largest economic engines for the state and wants to build on its $22.4 billion economic impact. The 4,000 acres that make up the state docks have multiple complexes that handle everything from auto parts to coal and from poultry to pine. But the port could be […]

Two recent stories got us thinking about what Alabama might look like if it broke apart. The first is a New York Times op-ed arguing that the United States is best understood as 11 distinct countries with regional differences that explain voting patterns. Arguments against the analysis aside, it is an interesting concept. The second […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Friday announced that former Prattville police officer John Wayne McDaniel Jr. has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit burglary, third-degree theft, second-degree theft of prescription medicine and criminal impersonation of a police officer. McDaniel was sentenced in Autauga County Circuit Court to ten years for each count, with the […]

A pair of 77-year-old identical twin sisters working at a Shelby County McDonald's restaurant has customers saying, "I'm lovin' it."

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded Jefferson State Community College $220,817 to upgrade a program that trains students for jobs in the medical industry. The grant, provided to the state by the Appalachian Regional Commission, will be used to purchase equipment, furniture and supplies to upgrade classroom and laboratory space for the college’s biomedical training program. […]

The Princeton Review has released their trademark list of the "Best 384 Colleges" for 2019 and Alabama schools made the cut.