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Former Senator Jeff Sessions is making it clear he is standing with the President against Iran, while the media seems to be in Tehran's corner.
University of Alabama in Huntsville a juggernaut in aerospace research, public/private collaboration
According to the latest information available from the NSF, the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) ranks in the top-12 in federally funded research activities for five different academic programs.
"First and foremost, I want to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for this opportunity to stand before you all with my decision."
A Birmingham student has been awarded a prestigious QuestBridge scholarship that will grant her over $300,000 to pursue a college degree, per an article in the Birmingham Times. The student, Charity Davis, is a member of the Class of 2020 at Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic School in Birmingham. Seventy percent of QuestBridge finalists are […]
Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) of Alabama announced Monday in a press release that during the 2020-2021 school year the company will create a pool of $250,000 to be given to Alabama schools through grants. The money will be given away in amounts up to $10,000, and the recipients will be schools across the […]
University of Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Monday announced that he will enter April's NFL Draft, foregoing his senior season in Tuscaloosa.
Trump warned out that “should Iran strike any U.S. person or target, the United States will quickly & fully strike back, & perhaps in a disproportionate manner.”
During this week’s broadcast of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) revealed he would head an effort to repeal Alabama’s sales tax on groceries. Alabama, along with Mississippi and South Dakota, are the only states to levy sales tax on groceries, which is 4%. However, when combined with other local sales […]
Bradley Byrne: "It hurts me to hear Ilhan Omar cheapening 9/11. Entitled athletes dishonoring our flag. The Squad attacking America."
Were President Donald Trump's detractors rooting for a Benghazi-like disaster at an American embassy?
Americans care about assisting the less fortunate, and over 100 government programs carry out this task. A closer examination, however, reveals that much of this funding goes to other purposes. This raises questions about how best to assist Americans needing help. I will focus on two programs, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Medicaid. […]
Another boll weevil invasion is occurring in Enterprise, but this time it’s being welcomed. Now, instead of destroying the cotton crop, the six-foot critters are greeting guests and spreading good will throughout the community. The city’s 15th weevil statue, Wattsworth Weevil, was unveiled recently at the Alabama Power business office, 549 Glover Ave.
A new species of fossil shark from southern Alabama has been discovered, a team of scientists led by Jun Ebersole, director of Collections at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, announced this month. The discovery was made as part of a larger study examining the diversity of fossil sharks and bony fish living in Alabama 40 million […]
It is hard to acknowledge that 2019 has come to an end, and a new year is upon us. Not only are we stepping into a new year, but we are moving into a new decade. We have seen a significant surge in development for Alabama, and the effects can be found as far as […]
An article by Forbes this week named Birmingham, Alabama, as one of the world's nine best affordable winter 2020 travel destinations.
Work has started on a new public-use weigh-in pavilion at Smith Lake, which is part of a partnership between B.A.S.S. and Alabama Power. Union Sportsmen’s Alliance volunteers recently broke ground on the project at Lewis Smith Lake Dam Boat Ramp in Walker County. The pavilion will feature holding tanks for fish, which reduce stress and increase survival rates. The […]
Hyundai’s Alabama auto manufacturing plant produced 336,000 vehicles in 2019, the company announced Thursday, a total output that rose about 4% over...
One consistent theme of former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville’s bid for U.S. Senate in Alabama has been not to dwell on the minutiae of the day-to-day political struggle playing out in Washington, D.C. and on cable news. Instead, he has put some of his focus on broader issues, including faith, family and […]
During an appearance Friday on Huntsville radio’s WVNN on Friday, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) said thus far he was pleased as to how the contest for the Republican Party nod for U.S. Senate in Alabama was advancing toward the March 3 primary. Brooks told WVNN’s “The Jeff Poor Show” he perceived the back-and-forth barbs […]
Registration opens Jan. 1 for the second annual Great Alabama 650, a grueling 650-mile non-motorized paddle race across some of the most scenic lakes and rivers in Alabama. The Alabama Scenic River Trail said registration will open at noon CST on PaddleGuru. The race will be held Sept. 26-Oct. 6, starting at Weiss Lake in northeast Alabama and finishing […]
Depending on where they pursue white-tailed deer, hunters in Alabama may be experiencing a wide range of deer breeding activity from pre-rut, and peak rut to post-rut. Studies by wildlife professionals indicate that rutting activity is most closely associated with the heritage of the deer in a particular area. The diversity of breeding activity, known […]
“Ilhan Omar diminished 9/11, opposes Israel, and now she is upset that President Trump took out a murderous terrorist - at this point we have to wonder...
Bodycam footage revealed the moment police officers in Alabama rescued a female who had been kidnapped, smashed in the face with a tire iron and held at knifepoint in a cage in her captor’s van. Sean E. Sanders, 51, was arrested moments after the victim was set free from the 1997 Ford Aerostar Cargo van […]

