Whether it’s sitting on metal bleachers at your local ball park, Friday night lights on a high school football field, or watching the bounce of a basketball on the slick wood floors of an old-school gymnasium, the goal typically remains the same, to see your team win. But for the Birmingham Athletic Partnership, winning goes […]

Over the last several days, reports have surfaced that former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore might take another shot at U.S. Senate in 2020 and seek a rematch against his 2017 special election opponent Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook). Moore would be among a field of several Republicans seeking to unseat Jones, including […]

Now that the Rebuild Alabama Act overwhelmingly passed the House, the infrastructure package is set to receive a public hearing in the Senate. Members of the public will be able to make their thoughts heard at 1:00 p.m. Monday before the Senate Transportation and Energy Committee. The meeting will take place in room 825 of […]

Earlier this month in Selma, Democratic Party leaders present for the annual “Bloody Sunday” commemoration signaled voting issues would be a significant feature of future policy efforts and political campaigns. Among those for the occasion making those overtures was Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham), who touted the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives’ efforts on voting, which included […]

Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-7), while referring to Alabama as a state “of the confederacy,” is pointing her finger at President Donald Trump for what she deems rising hate in American society. Sewell said in an interview Friday with CNN’s Jim Sciutto, “Hate in this society has really risen a lot with this president and his […]

The Alabama Supreme Court has dealt school choice opponents a significant blow in their efforts to keep charter schools out of the state. In an opinion with a wide-ranging impact released on Friday, the court cleared the way for the opening of the first charter school within Montgomery County.

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Is the state of the state strong? — Why is Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) joining other Democrats in baseless allegations about voter suppression? — Will Alabama’s leadership get their gas tax increase passed?

I frequently extol the virtues of economic freedom, which generally produces prosperity and rising standards of living. However, could economic freedom possibly be contributing to America’s opioid crisis and its tragic deaths?

Auburn University is taking a big step as a leader in structural engineering research and instruction through the construction of a $22 million Advanced Structural Testing Laboratory. The 41,500-square-foot facility will include a high bay laboratory with specially engineered floors and walls capable of handling extreme structural testing loads; a geotechnical test chamber; a concrete materials […]

Last week, members of the House unveiled their Medicare-for-All bill, legislation that would largely overhaul the nation’s health care system. You don’t have to look far to see that access to health care is a priority for many nationally and especially here in Alabama. Our country has made strides to improve the health care system […]

In December of 2017, the U.S. Air Force announced that the Alabama National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing at Dannelly Field in Montgomery was selected for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter mission. I was honored to participate in the efforts to bring this coveted mission to the River Region, and I am incredibly proud of the […]

As many as 20,000 Americans live with ALS, and 15 new cases are diagnosed in this country every day. A new HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology project is just underway in collaboration with Crestwood ALS Care Clinic, a National ALS Association Treatment Center of Excellence in Huntsville. In this project, HudsonAlpha scientists will conduct genomic sequencing and analysis of ALS patients […]

The Hoover Met Complex knocked the ball out of the park in 2018, bringing in $14.86 million in total economic impact from out-of-town visitors and local events. The sports tourism complex in Hoover, operated by Sports Facilities Management (SFM), hosted more than 1,700 teams, 22,000 athletes and coaches, and 48,000 spectators at traditional and nontraditional sports events. There have […]

The following is the second in an 11-part series featuring members of the 2019 class of the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame. When Brantley High School hired David Lowery as a football coach and mathematics teacher, it quickly added up to be a successful formula. Ten of his 14 teams at Brantley won 11 or […]

Friday, the Alabama State House overwhelmingly passed HB 2, the Rebuild Alabama Act during a special session called earlier in the week by Gov. Kay Ivey by a margin of 83-20. The legislation championed by the governor next heads to the Alabama State Senate, where it will be taken up by the body’s Transportation and Energy Committee on Monday. […]

The following is the first in an 11-part series featuring members of the 2019 class of the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame. Little did Claborn M. Campbell realize that something as simple as coaching track and field could have such a resounding impact on others’ lives. The veteran Cold Springs High School track […]

Hyundai Motor Company unveiled images of the next-generation Sonata in South Korea Tuesday, giving a glimpse of the sedan that will begin rolling off the assembly line in Montgomery this fall. The 2020 Sonata will be the eighth generation of the vehicle and is another bold move forward in styling from the predecessor model that was released in […]

Imagine you are driving on a long road trip, and the warning light indicating a low oil level appears on your car’s instrument panel. As a result, you have two choices from which to choose – either pull over at the next exit and spend $5.00 for a quart of oil or keep driving until […]

When the inside of Providence Baptist Church’s fellowship hall filled to the max, donations of clothes and food started piling up outside. It seemed like the entire state of Alabama showed up to help those affected by tornadoes earlier this week. Kathie Ledbetter is a member of Providence Baptist Church in the rural area of Lee […]

Chandler Hoffman has played soccer since he was 5 years old and has experienced the opening of soccer seasons for more than two decades. But Sunday’s beginning is so much more for the Oak Mountain High product. It is the first United Soccer League game ever for the new Birmingham Legion, which hosts the Bethlehem Steel FC at 4 p.m. on BBVA Compass […]

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey held a press conference with leaders from the Alabama House of Representatives after the Rebuild Alabama Act passed the chamber Friday afternoon, with the governor hailing the 84-20 vote and proclaiming, “[Y]ou’re going to see for the first time in a long, long time what a bipartisan effort can do […]

Once upon a time, a beautiful creek ran through the middle of the city of Mobile. Unfortunately, that creek was neglected during urbanization and the important waterway became an eyesore, not to mention a source of water-quality degradation. Fortunately, the tide has turned, and the revitalization of the Three Mile Creek watershed has become a […]

The man who called moving to Alabama “the single greatest decision” of his life offered up some advice for the teenagers seen in the recent viral video of high school students from the Hoover area making racist remarks, as well as the rest of Alabama. Hoover lawyer Ron Brown, who moved to Alabama from Chicago, […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives passed HB 2, the Rebuild Alabama Act, by a margin of 83-20 Friday afternoon. You can view the roll call vote here. HB 1 and HB 3 were both passed by the chamber the same day. HB 1 was unanimous and HB 3 was 100-3. The bills will now […]