HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – HDT Global, a maker of engineered products for military, government and commercial customers, plans to invest $4.2 million to expand its manufacturing operation in Huntsville. “Project Pop,” as it was code-named, will create 123 full-time jobs at the company’s Alabama operation, which currently has 82 workers. The average wage of the new […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Yellowhammer Multimedia Chief Executive Officer Cliff Sims is taking a temporary leave of absence from the company he founded to join Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign as a Communications Advisor. Sims will be based in Trump campaign headquarters in Manhattan and will return to his duties at Yellowhammer after Election Day. No […]

A new suit filed against the state asserts that a decades-old law preventing some felons from voting is inherently racist. 10 Alabamians, along with Greater Birmingham Ministries, filed a suit in federal court on Monday over the claim. Using figures from the D.C.-based Sentencing Project, they say that Alabama’s law unfairly blocks over 250,000- or […]

Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers says the country is past due for a conversation on the role that space plays in our national security. That’s why he’s leading an effort in Congress that would force the Department of Defense to more proactively prepare for threats that could emerge from space-led warfare. While it’s not a current […]

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced on Tuesday that ten facilities across four different counties will no longer be gun-free zones. The locations, which previously displayed signs prohibiting firearms, failed to comply with state law, according to the Attorney General’s investigation. Earlier this year, Strange’s office handed down a similar decision regarding the use of […]

MONTEVALLO, Ala. — The University of Montevallo earned a spot on Thrillist’s compilation of top 20 most beautiful public college campuses in America. In making the list, UM beat out several other top contenders from the Yellowhammer State such as The University of Alabama and Auburn University. Thrillist is a travel website owned and operated […]

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill has been pulling double-duty on elections of late. Last Sunday he served as an international observer for Russia’s parliamentary elections. Next week, his office will unveil its latest celebrity public service announcement designed to encourage Alabamians to register and vote in November, featuring “The Round Mound of Rebound,” retired […]

HEMPSTEAD, NY — Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala) responded to the first presidential debate of the General Election by offering a stinging indictment of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who he says maintains “a deep disdain for regular, hardworking Americans,” and touting Republican nominee Donald Trump as a candidate who is “offering the people an opportunity to […]

Alabama’s Senators are stepping in after reports that President Obama is considering a rule that would force future American generations to withhold a nuclear option unless the country is attacked first. In a letter sent to the President, Senators Sessions and Shelby call on Obama to protect the interest of national defense by rejecting the […]

An Alabama woman has caught national media attention after claiming that an inability to speak Spanish is preventing her from securing a job. Sandra Langlois is German-born, though she speaks English fluently in addition to her native language. Having lived in Albertville, Alabama for decades as a legal immigrant, she now says that the high […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama House Judiciary Committee will meet on Tuesday at 1 p.m. to continue the discussion on Governor Robert Bentley’s pending impeachment. Tuesday’s meeting will be the first since the committee hired a special counsel to investigate the matter. In July, the Judiciary Committee hired Birmingham attorney Jackson Sharman to determine if […]

LINCOLN, Alabama — If you line up all the Honda vehicles that have been built at the automaker’s Talladega County plant since it opened 15 years ago, they would stretch across the U.S., from New York to Los Angeles, more than four times. That’s what 4 million Alabama-made Hondas look like. Today, Honda Manufacturing of […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama recently received a bequest of $5.3 million from the estate of John Deramus, a 1956 graduate of The University of Alabama. The planned gift by the Clanton native will create the John B. Deramus Fund, an endowment that will provide support for the University’s priority needs, including scholarships. […]

AUBURN, Ala. — After a stunning last-second victory against the LSU Tigers on Saturday, one of the famous Toomer’s Corner oak trees caught fire around midnight. The Auburn Fire Division extinguished the blaze within minutes, and the University’s police division arrested 29 year-old Jochen Wiest for “desecration of a venerable object” the next day. AU […]

On June 24, 2015, President Obama stood in the Roosevelt Room of the White House and said “I am reaffirming that the United States government will not make concessions, such as paying ransom, to terrorist groups holding American hostages.” This position shouldn’t have been too surprising because it has long been the position of the […]

NEW YORK — Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump has released a list of the twenty-one individuals he will consider nominating to the United States Supreme Court should he be elected president. Among the names on the list is Judge William “Bill” Pryor, Jr., a native of Mobile. Pryor is an icon in conservative legal […]

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DOTHAN, Ala. – CAE USA, a company specializing in aviation training, plans to begin offering flight training to U.S. Army aviators at a training facility opening in Dothan next year as part of the company’s $75 million investment in the state. Tampa-based CAE USA also announced it has taken delivery of the first three Grob […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and Attorney General Luther Strange on Thursday sent a letter to Macon County law enforcement officials calling on them to shut down VictoryLand casino. VictoryLand officially re-opened ten days ago, bringing “electronic bingo” back to a state whose constitution explicitly prohibits lotteries and games of chance. “It is […]

It’s the first day of fall, and while cooler weather may still seem far off, it’s a good time to consider some simple “temperature tamers” that can help you save on energy as temperatures begin their slide: 1. When it’s time to switch to heating, set the thermostat no higher than 68 degrees when you’re […]

CHARLOTTE, NC — In the wake of the fatal police shooting of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott and subsequent protests, members of the media asked former Auburn University quarterback and current Carolina Panthers star Cam Newton for his thoughts on what is happening in his adopted home town. “My heart mourns for that family,” Newton said, […]

Absentee Ballot Application To obtain an absentee ballot, write or visit the local Absentee Election Manager (usually the Circuit Clerk), request an absentee ballot, and provide the following: • Name and residential address • Election for which the ballot is requested • Reason for absence from polls on election day • Party choice, if the […]

WASHINGTON — Responding to the Bush family’s unwillingness to openly support Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) told the Washington Examiner he believes the Bushes should remember that conservatives rallied behind them, even though they were usually not their first choice. George P. Bush, Jeb Bush’s son and the current Texas […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide survived a tough matchup against the Ole Miss Rebels this past weekend, coming out on top 48-43 and narrowly dodging a third straight loss to their SEC foe. But before the game even started, An Alabama couple made a mistake that almost caused them to miss most of the action. In […]