The new twelve-team College Football Playoff (CFP) has colleges seeing dollar signs. But will the increased revenue prove sustainable, and will the best team now win? All top teams should land playoff spots, and if no team with a good chance of winning gets excluded, the best team should be determined on the field. However, […]

Polling guru Nate Silver has changed his mind again, as you should do if you are analyzing a race, Silver's latest forecast suggests that Donald Trump is surging ahead in his analysis against Kamala Harris

The US Constitution was approved in September of 1787, ratified in 1788 and implemented in 1789. While there have always been debates about its meaning, as we celebrate its birthday this month, considering some foundational ideas on which it was based seems in order. “Experience must be our only guide. Reason might mislead us.” So […]

Reentry Alabama, formerly known as the Study Commission on Interagency Cooperation and Collaboration on the Rehabilitation of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, is aiming to eliminate barriers faced by recently released inmates and also reduce instances of them reoffending, known as recidivism.

A firefighter with Mobile Fire-Rescue recently saved a window washer suspended 450 feet off the ground after his equipment malfunctioned. On July 29, Captain Robert Brown volunteered to attempt a daring rescue of the individual by rappeling from the 35th floor of the RSA tower down to where the man was.

Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban is not going to be on the Crimson Tide sideline as head coach tonight for the first time since 2006. While the GOAT probably has some mixed emotions today about that fact, it seems like he is genuinely enjoying his new gig on ESPN’s College GameDay. Saban got caught […]

The Auburn Tigers started year two of the Hugh Freeze era on the right foot with a 73-3 victory over the Alabama A&M Bulldogs. Payton Thorne only played the first half of the game with things well in hand by the break where the Tigers already held a 52-3 lead. It was Payton Thorne who […]

When Anna Stanley snapped a photo of her 1-year-old daughter, Avery, with the Good Shepherd Statue, a roadside attraction in the north Tuscaloosa County community of Samantha, she planned to submit the photo into the inaugural Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association’s Road Trip Photo Contest.

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team are among the most hyped up preseason teams in the nation, seeing top-three rankings and often No. 1 overall in most major preseason polls. The return of the nucleus from last season’s first-ever Final Four in program history team along with the addition of a ton of new […]

Alabama has one of the nation’s most diverse and resilient economies. What we have been able to accomplish in the agriculture, automotive and aviation industries commands the world’s attention of our state’s workforce and quality of life. The construction, forestry, healthcare and transportation industries are among reasons companies choose to do business here. Yet, for […]

Lakeisha Russaw, an Alabama Power Southeast Division community relations specialist, has been named the 2024 alumnus of the year for Wallace Community College’s Sparks Campus in Eufaula, Alabama. Russaw received the award at one of the college’s graduation ceremonies held at the Dothan Civic Center on May 8. “Lakeisha Russaw’s career achievements and active involvement […]

Alabama National Guard Adjutant General David K. Pritchett was promoted to the rank of major general by Gov. Kay Ivey in a ceremony at the State Capitol in Montgomery, Wednesday, Aug. 14, in testament to Maj. Gen. Pritchett’s unwavering commitment to service and leadership. RELATED: Alabama National Guard leader Maj. Gen. Sheryl Gordon retiring, Brig. Gen. David Pritchett named as […]

Every breast cancer survivor has his or her own unique story—from the complexities of diagnosis and treatment to the mental and physical toll that the journey takes. However, there is one uniting factor—the survivors’ journey deserves to be celebrated, and their story deserves to be told.  One such survivor is Kate Lloyd, Vice President of […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide got the Kalen DeBoer era started with a bang, taking down the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers via a 63-0 shutout at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night. Things started strong and stayed that way in the first quarter with two interceptions from transfer defensive back Keon Sabb and a Jalen Milroe rush for […]

Nick Saban made his week one College GameDay official debut with a big boom as the show was in College Station for the Texas A&M and Notre Dame matchup. While the show technically kicked off last week in Dublin, more eyes were on Saban and the GameDay crew with week one and the season officially […]

Over the past few weeks, cases of rabies in wildlife have exposed several pets. In the city limits of Hokes Bluff in Etowah County, a raccoon positive for rabies was found inside a fenced yard. Three dogs in the yard were exposed to rabies.

In a move that takes college sports even closer to their professional counterparts, it was announced today by the SEC that injury reports are going to be required by teams in both football and basketball. Every Wednesday for football, three days before each game, each program will have to submit an updated injury report that […]

Bike sharing is back—and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama has made it easier than ever to explore three major Alabama cities by bike. The Blue Bikes bike share program, with bikes offered by Tandem Mobility, now has bike-sharing stations in Huntsville, Decatur, and Montgomery. Bike sharing aims to provide a mobility solution as […]

Sweet Tater Festival If you love sweet potatoes, you will want to be in Cullman for the Sweet Tater Festival Sept 1-2 at Smith Lake Park. Holiday festivities will be filled with live entertainment, food vendors, arts and crafts vendors and sweet taters. On Labor Day, the festival will have a car show from 9 […]

As we prepare for Labor Day this coming Monday, it reminds me how labor union laden Alabama was during the immediate post World War II era in our state’s industrial development. Alabama experienced the wrenching throes of the Great Depression like the rest of the nation. There were tragic stories of devastation that paralleled those […]

With the annual Buckmasters Expo in the rearview, Buckmasters founder and CEO Jackie Bushman is leading the organization into the modern era with numerous changes, including its address. Buckmasters headquarters moved from the eastern edge of Montgomery to the Sterling Centre on Carmichael Road about six weeks ago, indicating a significant shift in the organization’s […]

Alabama Crimson Tide fans have another reason besides Nick Saban to tune into Saturday morning’s broadcast of College GameDay. According ESPN, Bama fans are going to get an inside look at what a Kalen DeBoer team meeting looks like, with the new head coach granting the network unprecedented access to the Alabama program. “Kalen DeBoer […]

The activists have been demanding for the resignations since Perkins was shot and killed by Decatur Police officers on Sept. 29.

U.S. Rep Gary Palmer believes Vice President Kamala Harris showed the country she's not fit to be President during an interview on CNN.