Senator Tommy Tuberville announced Tuesday that he has selected an educator from Trussville to be his July Veteran of the Month. Each month, the Senator recognizes a different Alabama veteran for both their services and contributions to their community.

According to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, K-9 unit Hunter showed a man running from the law who’s top dog on Tuesday. MCSO detectives from the major crimes unit executing a warrant were advised that the location of the warrant may have multiple occupants and suspects that were known to be armed. Upon arrival, detectives […]

The “On Air” light was live last week at the Regions Bank headquarters in downtown Birmingham as the SEC Network hit record on a new series that highlights student-athletes with an entrepreneurial streak. The inaugural “SEC Start Up” pitch competition will show viewers how SEC student athletes are purposing their sense of competitiveness off the […]

According to the Alabama Community College System, students who completed the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and have applied or enrolled in an Alabama community or technical college should begin receiving notification this week of their eligible aid. The notification is traditionally known as a financial aid “award letter” that documents all funding […]

A French cargo ship with a state of the art wind power propulsion system has arrived in Mobile Bay. The vessel is delivering sections of a new airplane that will go to Airbus' manufacturing complex in the Port City.

A star swimmer from Mobile has clinched her second Olympic berth. Paige Madden, a silver medalist in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2021 Toyko Olympics, secured her spot on the Paris 2024 team last week at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Indianapolis. Due to COVID restrictions, Madden’s relatives were not able to attend […]

As Mark Bentley retires as the executive director of the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition (ACFC), his colleagues lauded him for his contributions to educate Alabamians about alternative fuels and influence alternative fuel policy, according to the group. Bentley, whose retirement became effective June 28, 2024, has served as the non-profit organization’s executive director since 2006. “Mark […]

The state of Alabama has in many ways been at the forefront of treating mental health disorders for well over a 150 years. In 1861, Bryce Hospital was first opened in Tuscaloosa to help humanely treat those with mental disorders.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall lauded the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Trump v. United States

An Atmore woman was bitten by a fox that later tested positive for rabies recently. According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, the victim was unloading groceries from her car when the attacked occurred.

The builder of three hotels in downtown Mobile said during a Mobile City Council meeting on Tuesday that a $1 fee for occupancy in hotels needs to be revisited. The TID, short for Tourism Improvement District, is a $1 nightly assessment for hotel rooms designed to provide a massive boost in sales and marketing efforts. […]

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union is formally notifying its members and the public at large that it did not have permission to use trademarks of The University of Alabama and Auburn University in its campaign to organize workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant near Tuscaloosa earlier this year. That effort failed in May. Shortly before […]

Tykethia Williams was all smiles — and somewhat shocked — as she debarked from United Airlines’ inaugural non-stop flight from Washington, D.C. to Mobile’s Regional Airport on June 27. “I didn’t know this was the inaugural flight,” said Williams, who lives in the D.C. area. “I travel to Mobile a few times a year, but […]

Picnics, barbecues, and outdoor fun are an important part of Independence Day celebrations for many Alabama families. However, for those who plan to celebrate with cookouts and fireworks, the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) encourages extra safety precautions due to the dry conditions across much of the state. All outdoors fires should be monitored until burning […]

A Shelby County Circuit judge today granted Attorney General Steve Marshall's request for an emergency temporary restraining order against an infamous Alabama business and a group of associated individuals. Marshall believes that the group is guilty of multiple instances of fraud over several years.

A video circulating online showing people climbing out of the back of a moving truck sparked widespread speculation into human trafficking. But local law enforcement officials in Georgia have debunked that theory, clarifying the individuals — two families totaling eight people, including two children — were not in any danger. They were simply relocating from […]

Mobile County School Board members announced during their June 26 meeting that several new safety enhancements will soon be put into place. An enhanced safety plan, which promises to be more comprehensive, includes an advanced weapon detection screening, a revised cell phone policy, clothing, backpacks, and vape detection. In a letter sent to parents on […]

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle is running unopposed after qualifying for the race ended Tuesday. Barring a highly unlikely write-in campaign, Battle will be re-elected to his fifth term after the municipal election Aug. 27. Battle received the news he would have no opponent at a campaign event in downtown, Huntsville calling it “unprecedented.” “We’ve never […]

Chairman of the House Armed Services Committe, U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (AL-03), has announced that he is pushing the Biden Administration to abandon its Gaza Pier operation.

With the earliest Presidential debate in an election cycle in history taking place on Thursday night, nobody knew exactly what the American people were going to get upon tuning in. Joe Biden was noticeably and visibly weaker sounding in what was a disaster of an evening for the Democratic Party. Election bookmakers took notice, and […]

Spain Park High School track and field assistant coach Curtis Thompson is headed to the Olympics for a second time after winning his fourth U.S. javelin title at the trials in Eugene, Oregon. His javelin throw of 83.04 meters was three feet further than anyone else in the competition and will send him to the […]

Those enjoying the sunshine and surf at Orange Beach got an unexpected surprise this past weekend when a banner plane pulled an OnlyFans account advertisement along the shore for all to see.

The Southtown Court site in Birmingham is preparing to become a mixed-use community built in with plans for retail spaces, residential units, and a state-of-the-art biotechnology incubator that will benefit the research and medical workforce across the state. Edgehill at Southtown Court has the green light to move forward with commercial plans for the property […]

The Birmingham Police Department is continuing its fight against illegal street racing and exhibtion driving taking place in the state's third largest city. From May 31- June 1 as well as this past weekend, six men were taken into custody on