MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally-adjusted October unemployment rate is 5.9%, down from September’s rate of 6.0%, and below October 2014’s rate of 6.2%, according to data released by the Department of Labor. “More jobs are being created, Alabama’s unemployment rate continues to drops and our economy is growing,” Governor Robert Bentley said in a […]

LOS ANGELES — Hyundai showed off the redesigned 2017 Elantra sedan at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday, with the automaker giving the Alabama-made vehicle a bolder aerodynamic design, more interior space and other significant new features. The sixth-generation Elantra – one of Hyundai’s best-selling models – will arrive in dealer showrooms early next […]

By: Carla Davis Terrence Bullock’s body still carries reminders of 10 years ago when he nearly lost his life in the Iraqi desert. On that night in 2005, Bullock, a lance corporal in the Fourth Amphibious Assault Battalion of the U.S. Marine Reserves, was conducting a sweep of an area held by insurgents near the […]

(Video above: BCA releases video highlighting Alabama/Auburn football small business sponsorship contest.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) has released a video detailing the ways their “Small Business Game Changer” could genuinely change the game an Alabama small business. A first-of-its-kind opportunity, the BCA is awarding a complimentary 2016 football sponsorship package for […]

(Video above: University of Alabama students make claims of racism in viral video) Three University of Alabama students, including the school’s first black Student Government Association president in forty years, released a video last week claiming that racism is so pervasive on campus that at least one of them has been scared to leave her […]

AUBURN, Ala. — Every college football fan base has its rituals, superstitions and passionate rivalries. In Alabama, “Roll Tides” and “War Eagles” get tossed around as substitutes for, as one Auburn student recently noted, “hello,” “good-bye,” “you’re welcome,” and “thank you”… and “get well,” and “see you soon,” and “have a nice day,” and every […]

A new study by a leading economic research firm asserts that President Obama’s so called Clean Power Plan could result in a double-digit spike in electricity rates in most U.S. states, including Alabama. The study by National Economic Research Associates (NERA) estimates Alabamians’ electricity costs will jump by 19 percent as a result of increased […]

Birmingham is in the middle of numerous revitalization efforts focusing on our urban communities. Refurbished houses, apartments, schools and business districts give areas a more appealing look. The hope is that these cosmetic changes will entice businesses to locate in the area and improve job opportunities for the residents, who will in turn be motivated […]

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. – Threats of terrorism continue to resonate close to home as an 18-year-old Alabamian on Tuesday was charged in a terror plot thwarted by local law enforcement. On November 17, Peyton Pruitt, 18, was arrested in St. Clair County for soliciting support for a terrorist act. While details about the alleged terror […]

By: Uber Newsroom As the largest metro area in Alabama, Birmingham has a lot to offer residents and visitors. Beyond being the cultural and entertainment capital of the state, downtown Birmingham has great restaurants, shops, and dozens of apartment buildings under construction. It’s also seen job growth over the past five years and is ranked […]

By: Sarah Partain If you send your child to Auburn University, she will have to go on a tour. When she goes on a tour, she will learn to never step on the seal near Samford Hall. Seeing Samford Hall will make her fall in love. After deciding to become a Tiger, she’s going to […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Leaders from Japan and seven Southeastern states on Monday pledged to continue building on a long-lasting partnership that has stimulated two-way trade and investment while creating nearly 140,000 jobs across the Southeast. Expanding the close economic and cultural ties between the region and the Asian nation was a central message from Monday’s […]

Bobby Wesson of Gardendale, Alabama really, really loves his wife. Rayena Wesson works at a local hospital as a trauma nurse, which if frequently ranked as one of the country’ most stressful jobs. Earlier this week, while Rayena was catching a few moments of extra sleep before returning to work, Bobby took to Facebook to […]

WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court plans to make its most significant abortion ruling in decades after agreeing to consider the constitutionality of a Texas law that has shuttered many of the state’s abortion clinics. In Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole, the high court will decide whether “an undue burden” has been placed on […]

By: Bob Blalock Tim Townes has a dream. He has a dream that one day in Alabama, he will see four little girls sitting on the steps of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. Townes dreams that on Martin Luther King Jr. Day two years from now, national television news shows will trumpet the […]

ENTERPRISE, Ala. — CBS announced Thursday that this season’s The Amazing Race cast will be made up entirely of social media stars, with one star being Alabama’s own Cole LaBrant. Cole LaBrant’s social media fame began when he and his friends started the Vine account “Dem White Boyz” which primarily featured 6-second videos of the boys dancing. […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – According to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, Alabamians are retiring younger than most Americans. SmartAsset.com, a company that aims to provide understandable answers to complex financial questions, recently published their findings on labor and retirement statistics in order to answer the question, “So when is the right time to retire?” According to […]

WWII veteran, Wade Gladden, back on his feet after procedures via Youtube BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — 94-year-old Wade Gladden arrived at the University of Alabama Birmingham Heart and Vascular Clinic earlier this year with just 20 percent heart function. This may have looked troubling for some, but for a survivor of the Great Depression, and recipient […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.  — In September, The U.S. Census Bureau announced that they hadn’t found significant changes in the official national poverty rate from 2013 to 2014, highlighting their conclusion that claimed major metro areas in the U.S. have experienced increases in poverty over the last 10 years. A personal finance company in New York, SmartAsset, disagrees with U.S. […]

WASHINGTON — As thousands of Alabamians gather today to commemorate and celebrate the military men and women who have served the United States with honor. It’s more than a day off from work, or a parade bedecked with red, white, and blue banners. Veterans Day is a time for all Americans to reflect on the […]

According to a national study done by U.S. News and World Report, The University of Alabama,(#78), Auburn University,(#83), and the University of Alabama at Birmingham,(#120), have ranked on The Best Colleges for Veterans list. The study was done in order to provide military veterans and active-service members with data for which schools offered the most benefits that could help make […]

Americans all over the country on Wednesday will celebrate the United States’ 61st annual Veterans Day. In Birmingham, as in countless other cities and towns around the the state and nation, citizens will head downtown to enjoy a parade in honor of the men and women who serve our nation in the Armed Forces. Veterans […]

(Video Above: World War II Alabama veterans formed lifelong friendship from Alabama NewsCenter.) By Donna Cope The Bible says “there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” Those words ring true for Alabama Power retirees John Taylor and Buddy Alford, who met during World War II and forged a friendship that’s endured 70 years. […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Center for Public Integrity has updated its annual study to find out how each state ranks when it comes to public integrity. Overall, Alabama’s recent rankings in the investigation gave it a grade of a D+, 67, which, while dismal, actually puts the Yellowhammer State in the middle of the pack. The […]