After it was announced earlier this week that Blount County Schools would no longer allow student or volunteer-led prayer over the intercom before games, fans were worried that their prayer would be silenced. However, if Friday’s Locust Fork High School game was any indication, prayer in Blount County will continue. In a video posted on […]

The pre-dawn light was sufficient for safe passage from the parking lot over a boardwalk to a beautiful stretch of beach on the Fort Morgan peninsula. The early arrival guaranteed our party, led by guide Matt Isbell, would get to pick the spot where our surf-fishing adventure would have the best chance of success. Isbell, […]

After getting caught trying to set up a shadow campaign to influence Alabama’s upcoming elections for the Public Service Commission (PSC), the California-based “Citizens’ Climate Lobby” has canceled a scheduled meeting for September 26 in Auburn. The meeting was first published in the Opelika Observer, however, the paper’s article stated that it was the PSC […]

Magic was in the air as Mileena Painter attended her school’s football game Tuesday night in Pell City. Per a report by WBRC, Mileena, who has been fighting Leukemia since August 2017, was left in awe after a balloon release revealed Make-A-Wish had granted her wish of a trip to Disney World and Universal Studios. […]

With fall officially underway and college football through three weeks of action, Alabama’s favorite teams face some must-see tests in week four. UAB is off this week, but all of the Yellowhammer State’s other teams play on Saturday. Alabama has an interesting matchup against Jimbo Fisher’s Texas A&M, while Auburn looks to bounce back against […]

On Friday, Congressman Robert Aderholt announced that more than $1.1 million would be given to community health centers in Alabama’s Fourth Congressional District in order to combat the deadly opioid crisis. “The United States is currently addressing a crisis which shows no discrimination. People of all races, ethnicities, geographic regions and socio-economic classes are impacted by […]

The St. Louis-based coal company Peabody Energy has agreed to purchase Shoal Creek metallurgical coal mine from Drummond Co. Inc. for $400 million. Peabody said Friday that the transaction is expected to close by the end of the year.

As U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions faces mounting criticism from the man who appointed him, he is planning to speak in his home state next week. The Justice Department says Sessions and other Justice Department officials will speak Monday in Birmingham at the department’s National Public Safety Partnership Symposium.

With one in every 10 patients walking into state hospitals without insurance, the Alabama Hospital Association on Thursday launched a campaign to push for expansion of the state’s Medicaid program. Politicians in the Deep South have often opposed expansion, but the Alabama Hospital Association is urging citizens and policy makers to think of expansion as […]

Area Development, a national publication, ranked Alabama third in its 2018 “Top States for Business” survey and recognized the state as America’s most improved economic development policies under Governor Kay Ivey’s administration. The state’s overall ranking improved three spots from 2017 and 2016. “As competitive as the environment is, with ever-shifting policies and programs, it’s clear […]

Alabama’s unemployment rate is holding steady at 4.1 percent. Figures released by the state on Friday show Alabama’s jobless rate for August is unchanged from the July rate.

The Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental group based in Arizona, continues to escalate its legal efforts concerning Toyota-Mazda’s Alabama manufacturing plant, this time requesting several different types of records regarding its construction. The out-of-state activists already have pending legal challenges against the plant and on Thursday said, “[W]e’re now forced to file this formal […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) on Thursday doubled down on his support of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s decision not to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee this coming Monday, with Alabama’s junior senator in a tweet saying that he wants the process to at least go past “the first week of October.” Ford, […]

An Alabama family is fighting to save their daughter from what they have said is a possible international sex trafficking ring, per NBC 15. Whitney Harris, a 21-year-old from Mobile, was allegedly brainwashed by a man she met on social media and exchanged messages with for two years. Then, on Monday, Harris left the family home […]

After state Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) led the charge on passing HB131 this spring, he believes the public will finally get to see how money is wasted in state government. As NBC 15 reported, Alabama’s Examiners of Public Accounts is in charge of auditing government finances across agencies, departments, offices, counties, towns, boards, commissions and the […]

Per a report by WHNT, ten-year-old viral “sports analyst” and “Alabama’s biggest little fan” Jackson Way is ready to slide back into his role, with the child already happy with what he has seen from the team’s first three games. “Our offense is very strong,” Jackson advised. “It’s one of the best offenses we’ve had in […]

MONROEVILLE – During Alabama’s transition from Democrat to Republican that began in the 1990s and was capped off in 2010 with the GOP finally gaining control of all the branches of government in Montgomery, the local government in Monroe County was one place that was able to resist that trend. However, the politics of the […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has achieved a record enrollment for the third consecutive year, growing its student body to 21,923 — an increase of 1,021 students from last year’s record of 20,902. Per a university press release, UAB’s Office of Enrollment Management reports growth in the honors, out-of-state and dual-enrollment programs for […]

7. An economist at Troy University says that Alabama should bet on sports betting — Daniel Sutter’s main argument is the obvious argument for sports gambling. He wrote, “Without legalization, Alabama will not share in these jobs and tax revenues. Alabama sports bettors’ money will support businesses and government services in other states.” — Even though […]

MONROEVILLE – Thursday at a rally hosted by the Monroe County Republican Party on the lawn of the old Monroe County Courthouse, Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) addressed the current controversy Supreme Court associate justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh is facing in his confirmation process. Kavanaugh has been accused by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford of improper sexual […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) Thursday announced that 15 community health centers across the state have received a total of $4,038,000 in critical federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support increased treatment and prevention for opioid and substance abuse. “It is of the utmost importance that we work […]

Granny’s Fish ‘N Grits, a popular family-owned food truck in Birmingham, was featured on the premier of Andrew Zimmern’s new Food Network show “Big Food Truck Tip” on Wednesday and won a $10,000 “tip” to help grow their business. In a viral video clip posted on Facebook, you can see the emotional moment when the […]

Ford Brown of “The Ford Faction” breaks down the topics of the day, September 20. The show’s “Final Thoughts” segment touches on: — the ACLU suing John Merrill because they don’t like his Twitter — Corey Booker’s #MeToo history — Doug Jones dodging questions — more Kavanaugh — Maryland shooting WATCH:

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Thursday announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Wallace State Community College (WSCC) of Cullman to build a technical education center that will help workers gain new skills needed for modern jobs. According to official estimates, the project alone is […]