MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) announced Friday morning that Alabama’s unemployment rate for May ticked up slightly, after months of slight but steady decreases. A closer look at the numbers show that, in this case, the increase is actually good news for job seekers in Alabama. Economists have long struggled with the way […]

  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — For the Alabama business community, the 2015 regular legislative session that ended June 4 saw passage of vital education and job creation bills and the defeat of legislation that may have harmed businesses. Gov. Robert Bentley this week praised lawmakers for their efforts. “Despite the failure to find a solution to […]

FLORENCE, Ala. — The Marriott Shoals celebrates its 10th birthday this week, wrapping up a decade of bringing economic growth and tourism to an area most known for its contributions to the nation’s musical culture. “Since opening in 2005, we have consistently been one of the top Marriott hotels in North America for guest satisfaction […]

The Magic City strikes again! After being ranked America’s most affordable city by Forbes earlier this year, Birmingham has now been named one of the top 25 cities in the United States where your paycheck will go the furthest. Coming in at number 12 on the list with a median home value of $122,800 and […]

Most news reports about Alabama’s prisons focus on the chronic overcrowding problems that have placed the state at risk of attracting a federal takeover of the system. The problem has been so bad, in fact, that in a year in which the Alabama Legislature seemingly could not agree on anything, lawmakers managed to pass sweeping […]

AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn University is positioned to become a key training center for commercial operators of unmanned aircraft as it launches the nation’s first FAA-authorized flight school for those piloting the aerial systems. Auburn’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight School represents the latest chapter in the university’s longstanding involvement in aviation, and the program is […]

SYLACAUGA, Ala. — Outdoor and sporting gear retailer Orvis announced recently that it is partnering with Pursell Farms near Sylacauga, Alabama, to open the “Orvis Shooting Grounds at Pursell Farms.” “Our family is honored to partner with Orvis, a brand that is so highly regarded and recognized,” said Pursell cofounder and CEO David Pursell. “Meshing […]

By Linda Brannon “Pigs gone wild” might sound like a bad, cable TV show, but they are no joke when it comes to their environmental impact. In Alabama, feral hogs – with their destructive rooting behavior and voracious appetites – pose a real threat to native plants and habitats. At the 1,850-acre site of Farley […]

MOBILE, Ala. — Yet another aerospace company announced at the Paris Air Show Wednesday that they will be locating in the Yellowhammer State. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, a Safran company and major provider of aircraft landing and braking systems, will open an office and workshop at the Mobile Aeroplex—the industrial complex that’s the U.S. home of Airbus. “This […]

AUBURN, Ala. — GE Aviation is turning its facility in Auburn into the world’s first factory for 3-D printed jet engine fuel nozzles, landing the Alabama plant a starring role in a technology that promises to revolutionize aerospace manufacturing. GE Aviation, one of the world’s top aircraft engine producers, announced plans to introduce high-volume production […]

SELMA, Ala. — Dr. Alveda King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece, along with other prominent African American pro-life leaders are marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma this weekend in an effort to bring attention to what they say are the illegal activities of a local abortion provider. Alabama law requires any physician who […]

Sister Schubert's Homemade Rolls from Alabama NewsCenter on Vimeo. (Video Above: Sister Schubert’s Homemade Rolls from the Alabama NewsCenter) By: Karim Shamsi-Basha All it took was a worn-out wooden kitchen stool. When Patricia Schubert was a preteen, she used to climb on a kitchen stool and help her grandmother Gommey make bread rolls. She learned […]

TALLADEGA, Ala. — After receiving complaints from several residents, Talladega’s city council is seriously considering an ordinance banning the practice known as ‘sagging.’ City Councilman Donnie Miller tried to propose a similar ban on low-riding pants seven years ago, around the same time Atlanta, Georgia, examined the idea. “We took a serious look at the […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) passed a resolution Tuesday reaffirming the Christian denomination’s stance against same-sex marriage during its annual meeting, its 26th time to do so since 1976. “The Southern Baptist Convention calls on Southern Baptists and all Christians of like-mindedness to stand firm on the Bible’s witness on the private […]

HOOVER, Ala. — Sergeant Noah Galloway, Birmingham native and recent finalist on the hit ABC show “Dancing with the Stars”, has been named “Citizen of the Year” by the Alabama Broadcasters Association. The ABA will honor him at their annual Citizen of the Year Luncheon on Friday, August 14 in the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Related: […]

AUBURN, Ala. — The Auburn-Opelika Metro area has been named by Forbes Magazine as the seventh best small city for jobs in the country. Financial analysts from the magazine’s online website evaluated 421 metropolitan statistical areas and ranked them based on employment growth over the short-, medium- and long-term, going back to 2003, and momentum […]

WASHINGTON — Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) announced Tuesday morning with his colleague Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) that the U.S. Department of Labor has launched an investigation into two outsourcing companies accused of helping a utilities company in California fire American employees in favor of foreign workers in the country with controversial H-1B visas. “We’re pleased […]

VANCE, Ala. — Rebooting the nineties dinosaur franchise, Jurassic World has crushed box office records and dethroned this Summer’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” for the title of biggest opening weekend ever. Big name stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are tasked with battling the genetically engineered dinosaur Indominus Rex, but not without the help […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — John Luther, the Director of Operations for the Carpenter’s Hands ministry in Birmingham, was surprised when he was told the wheelchair ramp his team built was not for the 89-year-old woman he’d already met—it was for her mother. “When I went to the house to talk to the homeowner, a lady came […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — 800 years ago Monday, a group of Barons forced King John of England to sign a document limiting his royal power in a move that forever changed the scope of western political thought. Throughout history, the Magna Carta has been cited as one of the earliest examples of constitutionalism and limited government. […]

PELHAM, Ala. — Eight-year-old Connor Herrero from Pelham is helping raise funds to build a handicap-accessible playground in memory of his best friend, Connor Jacobs who had cerebral palsy. “We loved each other as much as the universe could take. Basically we just could not be separated. The day I heard about when he died, […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Anderson Monarchs, the Philadelphia baseball team led by female pitcher Mo’ne Davis that fascinated fans during the Little League World Series last Summer, is now touring several locations significant to the Civil Rights movement in honor of Jackie Robinson, the Negro Leagues, and the Civil Rights Movement. The Monarchs are going […]

POINT CLEAR, Ala. — One of the most luxurious properties on the Gulf Coast, Dorgan’s Inn, is up for sale. The three-home property is now on the market, furnishings and all, for a price of a cool $8.9 million. Currently owned by the Dorgan Family, head of the Mississippi franchise of Krispy Kreme stores, the […]

FLORENCE, Ala. — A white family was attacked by a mob of twenty to thirty black teens at a city-sponsored event in Florence earlier this month according to a report from Huntsville CBS affiliate WHNT. Local police, however, are hesitant to characterize the incident as a “hate crime.” Kevin Dawes and his fourteen-year-old son Brandon […]