U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (AL-01) has announced the launch of his U.S. Senate campaign’s grassroots leadership team, which covers all 67 counties and includes “200 key community leaders,” according to a Monday press release. “It is an honor to have so many people from every corner of the state joining us in the fight to bring our […]

The Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat in the great state of Alabama was supposed to be a heavyweight battle to see who takes on U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), but it’s looking more like a pillow fight. Tommy Tuberville is winning, according to his and his opponents’ polling.

With Alabama employers continuing to grapple with the workforce shortages that come with a booming economy, Birmingham-based Hoar Program Management (HPM) announced it had made a series of new hires with that challenge specifically in mind. HPM announced in a recent release it has made a series of new hires in its Program Development Group […]

Finally, a night game in Bryant-Denny Stadium this year. It might be too late to beat the summer heat, but Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide have gotten their wish at long last. The SEC on Monday announced an 8:00 p.m. CT kickoff for Alabama’s game against Tennessee on Saturday, October 19 — which is […]

My babies have only been back in school for a few weeks and we’ve already had a few brushes with some sick bugs. I’m guessing any mommas out there reading this have dealt with these typical school bugs, frequent colds and maybe even the dreaded pink eye …dun dun dun… Kids tend to pick up sicknesses fairly easily, […]

Effective Saturday, October 12, local calls will not be completed within the 205 area code’s geographic region unless both the area code and the subsequent seven-digit telephone number are dialed. This comes after the Alabama Public Service Commission on August 7, 2018 approved a proposal by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator to add an […]

When Shawn Goyal learned two years ago of the desperate need for drinkable water in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, he knew he had to help. “We were studying Puerto Rico and the Caribbean in Spanish class the fall that Hurricane Maria hit,” said Goyal, now a senior at Altamont School in Birmingham. “As I […]

Let’s be honest: Big Al and Aubie are animals of few words. But what if the Alabama and Auburn mascots could really talk? You know, like Toy Story? Have these two been fooling us all along? I can only imagine their conversation if they met for Sunday lunch:

The recent string of rural hospital closures has been at the forefront of the debate on whether or not to expand Medicaid rolls in Alabama as some citizens find themselves without nearby access to health care. However, State Rep. Tim Wadsworth (R-Arley), a member of the legislature that represents portions of rural Winston, Walker and […]

Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Greg Shaw on Friday released a statement saying that he will file to run for reelection on Tuesday, which is the first day of the Alabama Republican Party’s qualifying period for the March 3 primary. Shaw was first elected to the Supreme Court in 2008. Immediately prior to that, he […]

On Monday, State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) formally announced his intentions to seek the Republican nomination for the Place 1 associate justice post on the Alabama Supreme Court. Ward presently serves as the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman and president of the Alabama Law Institute. He represents a district that includes parts of Shelby, Bibb and […]

7. Alabama hospital system pays ransom A three-hospital system based in Tuscaloosa has paid an undisclosed ransom to attackers that locked their files and demanded a sum of money to unlock the data. DCH Health Systems had been forced to send non-critical patients to other hospitals because of the attack that began on October 1. […]

It has now been six months since the Department of Justice (DoJ) issued an edict alleging Alabama’s prisons violated the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. According to lawmakers, the State of Alabama and the DoJ have been working toward a solution, with the ultimate plan being decided upon in a likely special session of the […]

Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) on Thursday was elected chairman of the Alabama legislature’s important Oil and Gas Study Committee. Created by the legislature in 1983, this committee is responsible for keeping track of trends in the state’s oil and gas industry. According to a study conducted in 2017 by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Alabama’s oil and […]

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women other than skin cancer. Many factors influence breast cancer risk, including advancing age. Although breast cancer is sometimes found after symptoms appear, many women with breast cancer have no symptoms. Regular mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer early, when it is easier […]

I’ve looked over the top quotes of the weekend and Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts gets my vote as the best. Asked about the prospects of playing in a huge game such as the Red River Rivalry next weekend, when his Sooners will face the Texas Longhorns, Hurts responded, “I played in the Iron Bowl … […]

As a teenager, Donnelly Howard never thought she would grow up to become one of the best triathletes in the world. “I was a ballerina through college and was a bookworm, so I never really thought of myself as a competitive athlete.” The Mobile doctor’s love of running, though, is what encouraged her to start […]

Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Do Democrats finally have the goods they have been seeking to impeach President Donald Trump? — How will all this impeachment talk about U.S. Senate and House races affect Alabama? — Is Decatur a sanctuary city?

President Trump recently suggested that the United States buy Greenland. Denmark emphasized that the world’s largest island is not for sale. Regardless of whether buying Greenland offers value, Mr. Trump’s proposal represents progress in international relations and raises interesting questions regarding property and markets. This is not the first time we have inquired whether Denmark […]

The Associated Press released their weekly Top 25 college football poll on Sunday, with the Crimson Tide holding on to their top spot after a bye-week and Auburn falling to number 12 following a 13-24 loss to Florida. Clemson was again ranked second and Georgia and Ohio State, in extremely rare fashion, actually tied for […]

Lindsay Davis lives 300 miles from Alabama’s Dauphin Island Sea Lab, but that isn’t deterring her from telling her schoolteacher where their class should go on its next field trip. “I want to bring my whole school class here so they can all enjoy it. I want to come back.” Lindsay was one of more than […]

The weather was a frightful 99 degrees outside Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United’s Birmingham headquarters Tuesday but inside it was beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The fourth-largest bottler of Coca-Cola products in the U.S. is among the first to roll out two new flavors for the Christmas holiday season: Coca-Cola Cinnamon and Sprite Winter […]

Having the skills to perform a new, in-demand job, can be life-changing. For people coming out of prison, the transformation can be even more remarkable. That’s the belief behind a program at Alabama’s Ingram State Technical College in Deatsville. Inmates coming out of prison in the state work with ISTC instructors to earn certifications in […]

Waste from cities, restaurants and farms across the nation presents a problem because of resulting greenhouse gas emissions, but innovative technology developed by Southern Research could soon help address environmental concerns and spark investment that supports dynamic change. Under a licensing deal that is the first of its kind, Southern Research’s Energy & Environment (E&E) […]