HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Huntsville International Airport is moving closer to a goal of becoming the first commercial airport that will be a landing spot for Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser spaceplane. A project team is working to secure funding to conduct additional studies this year and to submit an application for a commercial landing license […]

By: UBER The wait is over: Uber is coming to Tuscaloosa and Auburn, just in time for the fall semester and football season! Starting on Thursday, riders will be able to request an uberX in both cities. Bringing Uber to these two college towns has been a priority for us, and we’re excited to be […]

A group of 12 youngsters from Morocco and Algeria got an intensive look at what it’s like to be an astronaut during a visit last week to Space Camp at the U.S Space & Rocket Center. The students – six from Morocco, six from Algeria – spent the week undergoing hands-on drills while learning about […]

In ancient Greek, there were two words for “time.” “The first is most familiar—chronos,” one of the founders of the Theology of Work Project explains. “It means the chronology of days, governed by the carefully calculated earths’ sweep around the sun. “But another word for time is also used in the New Testament—kairos,” he continued. […]

Forty-three years after Lynyrd Skynyrd burst onto the scene with their self-titled debut album — and just under four decades since a tragic plane crash killed three of their original members — the southern rock icons’ most famous songs remain among the most recognizable tunes in American music. “You never know what’s going to hit,” […]

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” – Romans 15:13 Sarah Perry, an eighth grader whose parents died in a tragic plane crash in Tuscaloosa on Sunday, took to social media less than 48 […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced the Yellowhammer State now has 25 confirmed cases of Zika in 16 counties, all of which are travel related. Counties with confirmed cases include Calhoun, Cullman, Etowah, Houston, Jefferson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega and Tuscaloosa. “We have been […]

The libertarian Cato Institute on Tuesday released its annual “Freedom Rankings,” rating all 50 U.S. states on a variety of issues, ranging from fiscal and economic freedom to personal freedom. Alabama came in at No. 23 overall, receiving particularly high marks for the state’s low taxes and regulations, while ranking lower on many social issues. […]

Famed college basketball coach John Wooden once told his players to “be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” “The true test of a man’s character,” he explained. “is what he does when no one is […]

The Hummus People, Athens The Makers: Allie Clark and Colin Woltmann Winter was coming and the tomatoes were almost gone. Allie Clark and Colin Woltmann had grown up in Wisconsin, but they’d recently moved to Anderson, Alabama, to help Allie’s father raise heirloom tomatoes — and the growing season was drawing to a close. “My […]

Rising out of the Kentucky hills sits a jaw-dropping, full-scale replica of Noah’s Ark — built to the exact specifications found in the Old Testament Book of Genesis. The builders raised over $100 million for its construction, and today it is the centerpiece of an 800-acre theme park that remains a work in progress. Organizers […]

At 52,420 square miles, Alabama is the 30th largest state in the nation — about middle of the pack. Interestingly, if Alabama were a country, it would be the 95th largest in the world — also about middle of the pack. To illustrate this fact, the folks over at selfstorage.com set out to answer the […]

MOBILE, Ala. — The University of South Alabama on Monday implemented a campus-wide policy allowing students, faculty and staff to use restroom facilities that align with their “gender identity,” rather than their sex, in compliance with the Obama administration’s transgender bathroom directive. USA faculty and students recently received an email from Krista Harrell, the school’s […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Robert Bentley on Monday announced details of what he is wanting the Alabama legislature to accomplish in its upcoming Special Legislative Session. The Governor’s call includes the following: “A constitutional amendment enabling a state lottery to support the General Fund” and “Legislation providing funding for Medicaid, infrastructure investment, and/or debt repayment.” […]

Restaurant owner Jimmy McPhillips describes food as his “passion.” But customers who visit his restaurant on the Alabama coast say it’s more than the food that makes The Southern Grind a hit. The Mango Salsa Chicken Salad received rave reviews and earned a place on the 100 Dishes to Eat in Alabama Before You Die. […]

When you imagine Sweet Home Alabama, you don’t typically envision high stress. But an analysis from website Wallet Hub found three Alabama cities among the top 10 most stressed. The rankings of the nation’s 150 largest cities placed Mobile second, Birmingham third and Montgomery 10th. The study collected data from the cities, rating their stress […]

Three of Alabama largest cities, Huntsville, Montgomery and Mobile, are among the top 25 places in the nation with the lowest cost of living, according to the website Niche, with the Rocket City and state capital cracking the top 10. Birmingham, the state’s biggest city by population, made it into the top 30. Huntsville is […]

On Tuesday, The Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the American Medical Association (AMA) announced that they are teaming up to take on the state’s opioid epidemic with a new educational toolbox designed to counter recent negative trends. Along with the state of Rhode Island, Alabama will be the first to pilot the […]

Honda’s innovative humanoid robot, ASIMO, visited the automaker’s Talladega County plant this week, part of an effort to encourage STEM education among local students and celebrate the advanced technology found throughout the facility. ASIMO, which stands for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility, was featured at the Honda Manufacturing of Alabama Family Open House on Sunday. […]

Alabama-based author Andy Andrews, who was hailed by the New York Times as a “modern-day Will Rogers who has quietly become one of the most influential people in America,” discussed Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) on his popular “In the Loop” podcast recently, and his take on the controversial topic is a must-hear. Mr. Andrews was […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham-based Southern Research has received a 5-year sole source contract renewal from NASA in the amount of $9.95 million to continue to help with the Airborne Imaging and Recording System (AIRS system) used on WB-57 research aircraft for more than a decade. The WB-57 is an American-built, twinjet tactical bomber and reconnaissance […]

(Video above: David Sadler conducts his “blind trust experiment.) David Sadler, a Montgomery, Alabama, native, wanted to prove that Alabama is not the “same ol’ South” that the media often portrays. In an effort to show the real Alabama, Sadler decided to put on a blindfold and stand outside of Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium with a […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Beverage Control Board (ABC) wants to know who is taking home beers from the state’s craft breweries. Under a potential new rule, the state’s alcohol regulators would have the power to demand the names, phone numbers, addresses, and ages for all customers buying beer for off-premise consumption from Alabama Brewers. […]

Reposted A 28-year-old Christian woman from the Middle East spoke at Meadowbrook Baptist Church in Gadsden, Alabama, on Sunday, and what she told the congregation may catch some American Christians by surprise. She began by detailing the persecution she and her fellow Christians have endured in her country (which we won’t name, for security purposes). […]