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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM18iPIH84c (Video Above: The World Games announces it’s coming to Birmingham in 2021) LAUSANNA, Switzerland — A delegation from Birmingham announced from Switzerland early Thursday morning that the Magic City will host the 2021 World Games, a major event that organizers estimate will have a $256.5 million economic impact on the Birmingham region. “I think […]
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. This bill would prohibit late-term abortions after 20 weeks based on scientific research suggesting that an unborn child can feel pain by this age, perhaps even earlier (an exception is included for instances of rape or incest). A previous version […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Thousands of school choice supporters will march on Alabama’s Capitol next week to urge the Governor and Alabama legislature to further empower parents and increase educational opportunities by expanding school choice in the state. More than 2,000 advocates are expected to be in attendance for the event, which is being organized as […]
105-year old Alabamian and civil rights icon Amelia Boynton Robinson was Rep. Terri Sewell’s (AL-07) guest at the State of the Union address last night, but her age didn’t stop her from getting a little sassy and stealing the show. Before the State of the Union address Boynton Robinson was able to meet with President […]
ALABASTER, Ala. — 19 year old Alabamian Jacob Russell Durant went on quite the joyride on Friday, January 16th—and it might land him in prison for 20 years. According to NBC 13, Shelby County deputies were alerted at around 11pm Friday evening that a military Humvee was barreling down the road in the wrong direction […]
An Alabama man was pulled over and ticketed in Marietta, Georgia — a suburb of Atlanta — last week for eating a McDonald’s cheeseburger while driving. According the driver, Madison Turner, the cop observed him shortly after he bought a double quarter pounder with cheese from McDonald’s and pulled him over telling him, “You can’t […]
Politico Magazine ranked the 50 states and the District of Columbia for the second consecutive year in what they call a “highly scientific and incontrovertible” list, and Alabama’s spot leaves much to be desired. As with any such list, the criteria were cherry picked to give an overall ranking based on favored metrics. Politico ranked […]
Monday marks seven years since Bronner Burgess, the 2-year-old son of famed radio host Rick Burgess, tragically drowned in the family’s swimming pool. Burgess spent a segment of the Alabama-based, nationally-syndicated Rick & Bubba Show today looking back over the past seven years, and considering what’s next for his family and the program. Burgess said […]
Last week I got a late night phone call informing me that my grandmother — my Mimi, Billie Breland — had passed away at the age of 83. Although her short-term memory had been fading in recent years, she was still in good health overall. She even still enjoyed cutting the grass and raking leaves. […]
(Slideshow above: Movoto’s “10 Best Places in Alabama.”) The Movoto Real Estate blog is back with another list, this time ranking what they believe to be the “10 Best Places in Alabama.” While any list like this tends to be highly subjective, Movoto has attempted to lay out some measurable criteria used to come up […]
MOBILE, Ala. – The Emmy nominated, nationally syndicated television show, Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford, reached a record-setting 1.5 million weekly viewers during November 2014 Nielsen sweeps ratings, according to a release put out by the show on Wednesday. These are the highest numbers in the show’s 17 season history. This success is rooted in […]
“The first time I heard this song I was screaming ’til I cried,” Late Show host David Letterman said as he introduced musical guest St. Paul and the Broken Bones. “That’s what I want. Can you do that for me tonight? And it won’t be your fault, but if I don’t get that I’m going […]
Collier Tynes, an aide to Alabama First Lady Dianne Bentley, had no idea why she was being called onto the Senate floor on Tuesday, but she was in for the surprise of her life. Unbeknownst to her, State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Arab) had carefully orchestrated a proposal like none other, complete with the Lt. Gov. […]
Reddit users were asked “What’s the laziest thing you’ve ever done?” And one former sailor’s response is so incredible we had to share it. We usually only write about Alabama-related things, so let’s just assume this took place aboard one of the Alabama-built Littoral Combat Ships. I was once on a US military ship, having […]
I realize more than anyone the legacy of my father and the feelings he engendered in so many for so long and how he still does today. There was a time in his life when he supported segregation because as he said, “We were taught as children that a segregated society was best for both […]
HUNTSVILLE — Already a leader in automobile and aerospace manufacturing, Alabama will soon be one of the world’s largest manufacturers of off-road vehicles. Gov. Robert Bentley on Friday joined state and local leaders in Huntsville to announce Polaris Industries has chosen Alabama to produce off-road vehicles and create up to 2,000 new jobs for North […]
WASHINGTON — Alabama-based American Apparel manufactures all weather coats for the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps, as well as Army Combat Uniforms, Marine Corp Combat Utility Uniforms, Navy Work Uniforms and Battle Dress Uniforms (BDUs). If you see a U.S. soldier, there’s a good chance they were outfitted with at least one article […]
HOOVER, Ala. — When Andrea Stoker carried her young son into a Birmingham Chick-fil-A on Tuesday to pass the time during their dog’s vet appointment next door, she had no idea she’d end up turning the store’s owner into a viral Internet star for all the right reasons. But that’s exactly what happened after she […]
(Video above: Jessica and Kendall Williams perform a mashup of Taylor Swift hits) Jessica and Kendall Williams, sisters from Montgomery, Ala., just posted a video of themselves singing a mashup of Taylor Swift songs. You’ll want to check it out above. “Ever since I could walk and talk, I have been putting on fireplace shows […]
(Video above: Originally posted by the J. Reuben Clark Law Society, the video above was emailed to Troy University students last week, setting off an unexpected firestorm from an offended group of atheists.) A national atheists group is demanding an apology from Troy University chancellor Jack Hawkins, Jr. for sending an email to students that […]
The federal food stamp program in Alabama (officially knows as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) has almost 20 percent more enrollees than Alabama’s K-12 public school system, according to an analysis of both programs. In 2014, Alabama’s monthly average SNAP enrollment was 902,073 and its estimated K-12 enrollment was 734,300, meaning there were […]
We’ve already rung in the new year here in the Yellowhammer State, but it looks like there’s one more thing to celebrate from 2014. Movoto, a real estate website well known for making research-based city-rankings, has named Birmingham its “Best City in America” for 2014, after compiling data from a wide variety of categories. Here’s […]