HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — NASA and Russia are disagreeing on how to properly filter astronaut waste, and Huntsville’s Marshall Space Flight Center is right in the middle of the mess. Water filtration systems are a vital aspect of manned space journeys. Layne Carter, the water subsystem manager for the International Space Station (ISS) at NASA’s Marshall […]

By Carla Davis For thousands of people living in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast, life changed forever 10 years ago when Hurricane Katrina swept ashore, flooding homes and businesses and washing away nearly everything in its path. Chris and Laura Zapalowski, chefs and owners of Homewood Gourmet, were among the hordes of people […]

PRATTVILLE, Ala. — According to a study by GoodCall.com, an online data-science group, two Alabama cities were ranked among the top 100 in the country for women entrepreneurs. Prattville came in the top 50 at #46, while Auburn rounded out Alabama’s other spot on the list at #67. GoodCall considered professional networking opportunities, business climate, […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In a report released recently by GoBankingRates.com, an online website that provides analysis on personal finance and consumer banking, Alabama ranked No. 4 among states whose residents spend the most at Walmart. The report is based on per capita spending at Walmart in 2014 for states that have sales tax. According to […]

(Video Above: Curtis Saucier shares his story with Alabama Bright Lights by the Alabama NewsCenter) By Karim Shamsi-Basha At 12:21 a.m. on Jan. 10, 2015, Curtis Saucier woke up to his phone ringing. When he heard his daughter’s voice, he knew it wasn’t good. She told him that her 8-year-old daughter, Madison, was not breathing. […]

LAKE EUFAULA, Ala. — Alabama’s alligator season is a time when eager hunters from all over the state prepare for unpredictable seasons and dream of the big catch. One group from Center Point, Alabama, however, could have never imagined what they would come to pull from the water. Center Point native Scott Evans, and friends, Jeff […]

Austin Andrews created Sporty Citrus two years ago. As founder and chief executive officer, he faces all the challenges of any newly formed business, from product development, to website oversight, service runs, and keeping his pricing competitive but adequate enough to cover expenses and make payroll. Andrews operates a citrus tree service company. He’s been […]

ATHENS, Ala. – Students from Athens High School were sent home Wednesday morning in response to threats made to the school two days in a row. Here’s the inspirational way the school’s community responded. Wednesday evening, students, parents, teachers, and other community members gathered together to pray over the school. The organizers of the prayer event […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An Alabama group calling themselves ‘Save the South,’ announced a lawsuit against the City of Birmingham Thursday for the Parks and Recreation board’s decision to remove a Civil War memorial in Linn Park, downtown. “We are taking the first steps to protect history for future generations here in Birmingham. Since we can’t […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – There have been at least 17 times Alabamians have broken a Guinness World Record. This weekend, you can be part of history at the the Rocket City Tailgate Challenge where a group of fitness fanatics will attempt to break one more: the most people performing burpees simultaneously. Burpees are a full body exercise […]

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Mercedes-Benz supplier Samvardhana Motherson Group plans to open a $150 million manufacturing facility in Tuscaloosa County, creating 650 jobs by the fourth year of operation, officials announced today. The new venture, called SMP Automotive Systems Alabama Inc., will manufacture various exterior and interior components for future models produced at the Mercedes assembly […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – If you’re looking for a place to travel that has had rich influence on America’s history, look no farther than Alabama’s own charming state capital. With deep influence on the Civil War and Civil Rights Movement, Montgomery has been home to many paramount events in our nation’s history. And currently, Montgomery is […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Super Lice, the mutated pest with the potential to shut down Alabama schools. It sounds like a villain in the next Marvel movie, right? In reality, 25 states, including Alabama, have recently discovered they are home to the minuscule blood-suckers, which have developed resistance to traditional over-the-counter treatments. Just in time for […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Every year cell service providers vie to lead in overall performance reviews, hoping to convince customers that their service is superior to the competition. As cell phones become more and more ubiquitous in daily life, companies strive to entice customers with marketing schemes such as catchy slogans and witty commercials. But at […]

Say I approach the administrators at Troy University and tell them that I strongly believe my expertise in economics is worth far more to the university than it pays me, and threaten to leave unless my salary is increased by $1 million per year — a bargain in my mind. Even if you’re a fan […]

(Video Above: 90 Minutes in Heaven official trailer) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama native and child actor, Hudson Meek, age 7, is set to co-star in the next American Christian drama 90 Minutes in Heaven, written and directed by Michael Polish. The film is based on the New York Times best selling autobiography of Don Piper by the […]

A student team from Russellville is aiming for even loftier goals after winning a major U.S. rocketry competition and then a high-profile international contest at this summer’s Paris Air Show. The RCS Engineering Team, made up of seven middle and high school students from Franklin County, plans to follow its triumph in Paris by participating […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Business Education Alliance of Alabama (BEA) in two new reports highlights gains made in the high school graduation rate and outlines a new strategy to ensure that the best teachers are recruited to, and remain in the classroom. At the Business Council of Alabama’s  (BCA) Governmental Affairs Conference last Saturday, BEA […]

FORT BENNING, Ga. — This week 1st Lt. Shaye Haver, who once lived near Enterprise, Alabama, made history by becoming one of the first two females to pass the Army Ranger’s rigorous training, and earning the special operations group’s famous black and yellow Ranger tab. Haver’s class began the program with 380 men and 19 […]

(Video above: A clip from the Birmingham “Festival of Hope”) By Alabama NewsCenter’s Karim Shamsi-Basha “Our cars can become an idol, sports, football. Uh-oh, stepping on toes!” Franklin Graham on Saturday drew laughter out of more than 8,000 people who descended on UAB’s Bartow Arena for the Greater Birmingham Festival of Hope. The evangelist was […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance that will increase the city’s minimum wage to $8.50 by July 2016 and $10.10 by July 2017. Alabama does not have a statewide minimum wage so the federal $7.25 minimum wage currently applies. The vote on the citywide minimum wage hike comes just […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) announced its plans Monday to permanently close a blast furnace as well as some other operations at its Fairfield Works location, a decision that will affect 1,100 employees. “We have made some difficult decisions over the last year as part of our portfolio optimization,” said Mario Longhi, […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — UAB hospital recently undertook in the longest living-donor kidney transplant chain ever to be recorded in the United States, possibly saving the lives of 51 kidney transplant recipients. During this historic transplant chain, several healthy participants have donated their own kidneys to unknown strangers in hopes to save lives. UAB News reports, “The […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBf6BUQzYgA (Video above: Sorority recruitment videos are typically produced to attract potential new members, however, this recruitment video from University of Alabama’s Alpha Phi 2015 has received national backlash.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s Alpha Phi sorority chapter has attracted more than just new members with its 2015 recruitment video, it has also garnered the attention […]