#jbfa #Chicago pic.twitter.com/Ywrx6Oo73a — Frank Stitt (@FrankStitt) May 4, 2015 CHICAGO — Birmingham’s Highlands Bar & Grill on Monday came up just short in the “Outstanding Restaurant” category at the James Beard Foundation Awards, commonly referred to as “The Oscars of Food.” 2015 marks the seventh consecutive year that Highlands was a finalist for the […]

SELMA, Ala. — Paramount Home Media Distribution announced last week that it will give a free copy of the Academy Award-winning film “Selma” to every high school in the nation. The film’s director, Ava DuVernay praised the decision saying, “To think that this triumphant story of dignity and justice will be available to every high […]

ATHENS, Ala. — Alabama Shakes, the Grammy-winning funky soul rock band from Athens, just saw their sophomore album hit number 1 on the Billboard top 200 chart, the first time the group has reached the top spot. Sound & Color reached reached number 1 just a week after it was released. The Alabama Shakes’ first […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — State Senator Greg Albritton (R-Range) saw his bill to remove the state government from the marriage business clear its first hurdle Wednesday, after it passed out of the Judiciary committee unanimously. SB377 would remove the duty of confirming marriages from county probate judges and allow marriages to be recorded by the state […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iWhIBRfiSA (Video above: Zagat names Birmingham its #1 “Next Hot Food City”) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Zagat ranked Birmingham No. 1 on its new list of the nation’s up-and-coming food cities, singling out its tasty mix of high-end and casual dining spots and a growing cocktail culture. Zagat – an authority on where to eat, dine […]

(Video above: Carly Chandler takes some of her first unassisted steps.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Last year Carly Chandler did the improbable, she captured the hearts of the Alabama legislature, compelling them to come together across party lines to help a group of Alabamians in need. Carly is a 4-year-old from Birmingham who suffers from an […]

(Above: Dr. Jimmy Jackson of Huntsville leads the U.S. House’s invocation) WASHINGTON — North Alabama pastor Dr. Jimmy Jackson was given the honor of delivering the opening invocation in the U.S. House Wednesday morning, serving as guest chaplain. Dr. Jackson, who has been the senior pastor at Whitesburg Baptist Church in Huntsville since 1978, delivered […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday gave final passage to legislation that overturns the Alabama Supreme Court’s adoption of a novel legal theory that many considered to be a looming disaster for Alabama businesses and the state’s overall business climate. In 2013, the Alabama Supreme Court in the Weeks v. Wyeth case — […]

In a stunning turn of events, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians are offering to singlehandedly solve Alabama’s short-term budget crisis, but with one controversial string attached. The Indians’ offer, which was first reported by the Montgomery Advertiser, is to cover the state’s approximately $250 million General Fund Budget deficit in return for the state […]

Former lead singer of N*SYNC Justin Timberlake may have been a teen heartthrob in the 1990s, but his latest musical crush is on Alabama’s own Alabama Shakes, who released their sophomore album this month. JT tweeted his praise of Sound & Color Monday evening. Upon my SEVENTH(I can't stop playing it.) listen in a row, […]

GEORGIANA, Ala. — An Alabama physician is caught on Mount Everest in Nepal following the massive earthquake that devastated the already impoverished nation last weekend. Roland Yearwood, who was making his first attempt at climbing the world’s tallest mountain, was unharmed when the earthquake caused an avalanche on the peak’s face. His wife, Amrita Yearwood, […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A new report by Tim Henderson at Stateline, part of Pew Charitable Trusts, shows that homelessness has gone down in most states over the last seven years, including Alabama. The number of homeless Alabamians per 100,000 residents is down from 117 to 94 since 2007, a 16 percent drop. Check out the […]

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(Video above: Ben Thomas’s day as a Montgomery Biscuit) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Ben Thomas loves baseball. Sadly, the 8-year-old from Auburn is battling leukemia, which threatens to limit the number of swings he may get to take in his life. But last week he had a dream fulfilled when the Montgomery Biscuits, the Class AA […]

WARWICKSHIRE, England — British luxury sports car brand Aston Martin is considering building a new factory in Alabama that would likely manufacture the company’s DBX crossover utility vehicle (CUV), which was released as a concept in March of this year. Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer said late last week that building such a facility in […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — On Friday a threat was delivered to the “Radical” ministry, led by former Church of Brook Hills pastor and current International Mission Board President David Platt, warning that violent acts would be committed against the Secret Church gathering scheduled to take place tonight at the church. The Church of Brook Hills staff […]

WASHINGTON — A former Clinton advisor, scientist, and Washington Post columnist wrote Wednesday that Confederate History Month is “an embarrassing abomination.” Dr. Jeff Schweitzer lambasted the seven states that continue to memorialize those lost in the Civil War by celebrating its history every April saying, “Southerners today seem incapable of understanding that the South started […]

What is Boot Campaign? from Boot Campaign on Vimeo. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Boot Campaign, a nationally-known charity for veterans, is coming to Birmingham next month to raise money in support of the military community. The weekend long fundraiser called “Bama’s Boots, Bands, & Bikes” will feature Tommy Flanagan and Mark Boone, Jr. from FX’s […]

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com (Video above: Jordan LaPorta is interviewed on Hannity about Hoda Muthana, the former Hoover student who joined ISIS) HOOVER, Ala. — A former classmate of the 20-year-old Hoover woman who traveled to Syria to join ISIS after reportedly being brainwashed through the terror group’s social media campaigns was interviewed […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse undergraduate school of business’s online program was listed as the number three such program in the nation in a new ranking by bestcolleges.org. “I am proud of how our faculty and staff have created such a successful program with a global reputation,” said Jennifer Humber, director of […]

LEEDS, Ala. — The Red Barn, a Christian non-profit in Leeds, Alabama has reportedly had its website hacked by a group or individual linked to terror group ISIS. Last Friday, members of the non-profit noticed that information on the page had been replaced with a video of a person dressed in all black holding a […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlJe9OjyrSk&feature=youtu.be (Above: Alabama punter JK Scott speaks on how we can #ShoutOutHT) The University of Alabama Athletics Department released a new video Tuesday featuring the Crimson Tide’s standout punter JK Scott raising awareness of human trafficking as part of the #ShutOutHT campaign. “Did you know that large sporting events such as the Super Bowl, the […]

TUSKEGEE, Ala. — First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama will deliver remarks at Tuskegee University’s commencement on May 9th as part of the White House’s Reach Higher initiative. In its announcement of the visit, the White House said Tuskegee University was chosen because its legacy as one of America’s top historically black universities. […]

SYLACAUGA, Ala. — The Blue Bell Ice Cream factory in Sylacauga, Alabama has joined the list of other facilities in the company to issue a voluntary recall for all products sold because of a possible health risk found in half gallon containers of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream produced on March 17 and March […]