A brand new app could help save thousands of lives and solve one of Alabama’s hidden problems. The new tool, called TraffickCam, allows travelers to submit pictures of hotel rooms around the world. These images are then matched against a national database used by police and can be extremely helpful in finding victims of sex […]

TROY, Ala. — United Kingdom residents voted Thursday to leave the European Union, but what exactly does the vote mean and what impact will it have on Alabamians and other American citizens? Dr. Steven Taylor, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Troy University, said the first thing to understand is the makeup […]

MOBILE, Ala. — The Alabama-built Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado departed its port in San Diego on Wednesday to set sail for its maiden deployment in the Western Pacific. Coronado’s journey will make it the first such ship to make an operational cruise. The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a class of vessels used in […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In the wake of the Orlando terrorist attack, the latest violent outburst by a Muslim who had pledged allegiance to the so called Islamic State, one Muslim leader is insisting “there’s a problem in the house of Islam that needs to be addressed.” Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, the president of American Islamic Forum […]

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. Marquetta Hill-King admits she didn’t always understand her father, the man known as Birmingham’s Batman. When she was in school, Hill-King would sometimes accompany Willie James Perry as he drove around town in his souped-up 1971 Ford Thunderbird to aid people. “I thought people were laughing at us because of the […]

VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. — This Saturday, Vestavia will be the latest location to host “Slide the City”, a 1,000-foot long slip-n-slide that travels the country to bring summer fun to communities. The slide, which will be located on on Lime Rock Road, has been to Alabama before. In 2015, Slide the City came to Huntsville […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Holy Family Cristo Rey High School is an Alabama success story. Located in Ensley, which was described by school work study director Kirk Mitchell as being ridden by poverty and crime, the school offers an outlet to success for disadvantaged children with serious obstacles to overcome. “A hundred percent of our graduates […]

(Video above: Alabama coal miners discuss the hardship they are enduring as a result of EPA regulations) Rep. Gary Palmer took time in a congressional hearing to respond to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy’s claim there is no evidence EPA regulations are killing jobs. The Alabama Republican showed McCarthy, and everyone else at the hearing, […]

By Michael Tomberlin If you ever wanted a crash course in economic development, all you had to do was pay attention to the activity taking place in Alabama the past few days. Some of the truisms of recruiting and expanding industry have been held up as, well, truisms. For instance, “Confidentiality comes with the territory.” […]

(Video Above: Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) discusses Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen’s congressional testimony.) WASHINGTON — Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) has a simple but pointed response to questions about the United States Federal Reserve and its Chairman Janet Yellen: “I’m not sure the Fed knows what they’re doing.” In the wake of Yellen testifying before […]

Football holds quasi-religious status in Alabama, where Friday nights and Saturdays in the fall are completely dominated by high school and college athletes battling it out on the gridiron in front of adoring fans. In fact, one teacher is arguing that football in Alabama — and around the country — is now the “best taught […]

Southern Research physicist Jim Tucker has spent most of his career tackling the challenges that must be overcome to make space flight possible, so he knows all about the organization’s important contributions to the Space Shuttle and other programs. Tucker has also seen first-hand the impact of Southern Research’s breakthrough work in a completely different […]

WASHINGTON — An Islamic advocacy organization that critics say has radical ties is demanding an apology from Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL5), who recently said Muslims want to “kill every homosexual in the United States.” “There are provisions in the Koran…that if you follow them it instructs Muslims to kill certain types of people and […]

Jake Boyd tried for years to get into the cast of “Wicked” before finally getting the role of Fiyero in the high-flying musical about the witches from “The Wizard of Oz.” “I had been going in for it on and off for about five years, honestly,” says the graduate of the University of Alabama and […]

SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. — The Shelby County Drug Drug Enforcement Task Force has blown up a human trafficking ring operating on the Highway 280 corridor. Late last week, authorities arrested 25-year-old Alexander Jackson of Arkansas, who has been charged with Human Trafficking in the 2nd Degree. According to officials, the operation began because of tips […]

U.S. Army war hero and Alabama resident Noah Galloway is releasing a new book that will chronicle his life story. Beginning with his upbringing in rural Alabama and going through his struggle with his life-altering injuries, Living With No Excuses will be Galloway’s first publication and is set for release on August 23. Here’s how […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – General Electric Aviation broke ground on two new facilities in Alabama this week that will work together in a partnership that is not found anywhere else in the world. The $200 million project will mass-produce silicon carbide (SiC) materials used to manufacture ceramic matrix composite components (CMCs) for jet engines and land-based […]

Hunger is a solvable problem. You don’t hear many leaders declaring huge problems as “solvable,” but that is exactly what June Henton believes. As the dean of the College of Human Sciences at Auburn University, she has headed an effort to fight world hunger on the community, state and global levels. In 2004 and under […]

HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Niche.com, a site that seeks to “make choosing a neighborhood, college, or K-12 school a more transparent process” by “providing reviews and insight from everyday experts,” recently released its 2016 list of best places to live in Alabama. The city of Homewood nabbed to top spot in a top five dominated by […]

Looking for a fun place to visit for the summer? Well look no further than Sweet Home Alabama. The Yellowhammer State is home to one of Forbes’ 20 best summer destinations, but it’s not where you might think. While Alabama’s beaches are some of the best in the world, Forbes listed Birmingham among the 20 […]

PHENIX CITY, Ala. – An emotional image of a grandfather and his infant grandson that is taking the internet by storm was photographed right here in Alabama. Allan Halstead and his grandson Kolbie Gregware share a special bond. Though one of them is 67 and the other is less than a year old, they’ve both […]

Alabama’s bioscience industry is robust, and key indicators show the sector is growing to support new, high-paying jobs, according to a report from TEConomy Partners LLC and the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, or BIO. The “Value of Bioscience Innovation in Growing Jobs and Improving Quality of Life 2016” Report examines metrics including the number of employees […]

HUNTSVILLE – A huge 1,252-acre property outside Huntsville is the newest “mega site” for the Tennessee Valley Authority and is ready to welcome new business to the state, officials from the City of Huntsville and Limestone County announced today. The new mega site certification will help Huntsville compete internationally to bring large-scale industrial and manufacturing […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook is from Alabama, but it’s still a pretty big deal when a Birmingham institution gets a shout-out when the world is watching the tech giant’s Worldwide Development Conference. Lakeshore Foundation was on the receiving end of such a shout out at the WWDC today. But even more significant is why Cook […]