Halloween is this weekend, a holiday that has morphed in recent years from a time to take the kiddos trick-or-treating into a candy and partying occasion for all ages. Most gatherings this weekend require a costume, whether an ironic pun-based one or your favorite superhero. But what are the most popular? Website Frightgeist worked with […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Kailos Genetics, a  genetic testing company partnering with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, whose campus has been in Huntsville since 2008, announced this year they would forgo thousands in profits to provide discounted testing to many Alabama women for a genetic mutation that may cause hereditary forms of breast and ovarian cancer. […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=666VH25FeG0 (Video Above: A glimpse at what the Ceramic Matrix Composite materials produced in Huntsville will be making) Huntsville, Ala. — The building of two state-of-the-art aviation parts manufacturing facilities was announced in Alabama Tuesday, an investment of $200 million by one of the largest companies in the world, General Electric (GE). The facilities will […]

Pop culture has in recent years been saturated with zombies thanks to “The Walking Dead,” “World War Z” and other television shows, movies, video games and books. But even before Twitter was exploding because a favorite character was unexpectedly taken out by soulless corpses, would-be survivors debated the nuances of a simple question: How would […]

(Video Above: Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham appear to have found a better way to grow shrimp that is also less expensive) By Katherine Shonesy Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham appear to have found a better way to grow shrimp that is also less expensive, and the new process could […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Alabama officials announced Tuesday a significant investment in the Yellowhammer State by mega-corporation General Electric (GE) in building two state-of-the-art aviation manufacturing facilities in North Alabama. The two factories will mass-produce silicon carbide (SiC) materials used to manufacture ceramic matrix composite components (CMCs) for jet engines and land-based gas turbines. The $200 […]

Video above: Little River Sock Mill produces their socks with organic cotton in Fort Payne, Alabama. FORT PAYNE, Ala. – With temperatures dropping and fall weather approaching, Alabamians have finally been getting out their sweaters and warm socks. Martha Stewart, however, finds one Alabama company above the rest for helping people in the Yellowhammer State get […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama is home to two of the best suburbs in all of America, according to a new study from Business Insider. On Business Insider’s list of the 50 best suburbs in America, Vestavia Hills ranked in at number 49 and Mountain Brook registered near the top of the list, second only to New […]

  (Video Above: The official Georgia-Pacific announcement) PURDUE HILL, Ala. — Georgia-Pacific last week announced plans for $110 million in upgrades to its Alabama River Cellulose (ARC) mill in Monroe County, enhancing the facility’s competitiveness and making it more technologically advanced. The investments include replacing one of the mill’s two existing wood yards that process incoming […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Best-selling author and Alabama native Andy Andrews, who the New York Times hailed as “one of the most influential people in America,” is confirmed to speak at the inaugural Alabama Economic Growth Summit. The Summit, which will take place at The Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa in Hoover on Feb. […]

WSFA.com Montgomery Alabama news. AUBURN, Ala. — The Auburn University Marching Band ignites fans and players every Autumn Saturday playing music while performing entertaining and complex formations. While the Band entertains thousands every Saturday, one Auburn Band member inspires others just by walking onto the field. Auburn Band member Tripp Gulledge has been completely blind since he was […]

MOBILE, Ala. — Over the last several years Mobile, Alabama, has become one of the premiere shipbuilding cities in the world once more. To reflect that growth and the accomplishments of the city, Mayor Sandy Stimpson wants a new Mobile-built ship to be named after his hometown. Stimpson recently sent a letter to Secretary of […]

By Mary Johnson, Alabama Farmers Federation Cassandra Gifford loves pink, has a big heart and is talented working with her hands. When she tackled the task of tractor restoration, she combined all those traits by painting the tractor pink and using it to help fight breast cancer. “At the beginning, I wanted a pink tractor […]

By William J. Canary and Jimmy Parnell The Business Council of Alabama and the Alabama Farmers Federation are teaming up to encourage support for the new Career-Technical Dual Enrollment Program with tax credits for scholarships for eligible high school students who enroll in college-level career-tech courses at Alabama community colleges. The benefits include well-trained employees […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Volunteers with the UAB School of Dentistry provided extractions, cleanings, restorations, and other dental care to the city’s homeless and other underserved populations. Dental students and partnering organizations worked at two locations, Christ Health Center and The Foundry, to administer the care free of charge. “UAB Dentistry Cares Community Day provides a platform […]

(Video Above: Making monsters in Montgomery with Jonathan Thornton from Alabama NewsCenter on Vimeo.) By Bernard Troncale In a modest East Montgomery neighborhood, a single-level home holds secrets no one passing by could ever imagine. Random human body parts are displayed as if they were library books on shelves. Heads without bodies, hands, feet and […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Vital food industry leaders in the Alabama economy met to honor 25 years of the Alabama Grocers Association as well as to host a legislative panel in regards to the effect of the state budget on the grocery industry. The Alabama Grocers Association is known as the voice of the food industry in […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Dr. Tom Miller was appointed by the Alabama State Committee of Public Health to replace Dr. Don Williamson as the state’s health officer. Williamson in August said that he would be leaving his current office to become the president of the Alabama Hospital Association. “This is so hard for me,” Williamson said last August. […]

(Video Above: 10-year-old Logan Robbins took on Alabaster City Hall to defend his 2nd Amendment rights) ALABASTER, Ala. — A young BB gun enthusiast took on Alabaster City Hall earlier this month after his mother told him shooting BB guns in his yard was illegal. Logan Robbins, the BB gun wielding 10-year-old, rolled up his […]

Birmingham native Natalie Solomon now lives in Israel, where a recent rash of lone-wolf terrorist attacks by Palestinians has left Jewish people like Ms. Solomon scared for their lives. The Birmingham Jewish Federation, a non-profit dedicated to enriching Jewish life, supporting Israel, helping all people in need, and building a better Birmingham, asked Solomon to […]

Video Above: People participating in the Out of the Darkness Community Walk BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –In 2011 (the most recent year for which data are available), 39,518 suicide deaths were reported in the United States, making suicide the tenth leading cause of death for Americans. Next month The American Foundation For Suicide Prevention (AFSP) will be hosting the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — While Alabama’s unemployment rate has dropped significantly since the depths of the Great Recession, thousands of Alabamians are still looking for the perfect job to jumpstart their career and support their families. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, certain jobs are in higher demand than others. Using data from Help Wanted […]

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. Caleb Castille, star of “Woodlawn,” said he was asked recently if he’s still playing football. After last week’s premiere, he can say, yes. In theaters everywhere. The youngest son of former University of Alabama football standout Jeremiah Castille portrays Tony Nathan in the independent film that tells of the faith and unity […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The American Cancer Society released this week updates to its recommendations for mammograms and breast cancer screenings, but many women and men whose lives have been touched by the disease are unhappy with them. The new guidelines recommend women with an average risk of breast cancer begin receiving semi-annual mammograms at the […]