Gov. Kay Ivey (R-AL) issued a state of emergency on Friday in response to the state’s rise in COVID-19 cases. The state of emergency declaration largely focuses on granting health care providers flexibility in dealing with an increase in hospitalizations due to the virus. Ivey’s declaration is not accompanied by a public health order. The […]

Imagine a race course filled with high speeds and sharp turns galore, with competitors sometimes inches apart as they jockey for position. While it might sound like the Talladega Superspeedway, it’s actually the streets of Birmingham’s Pepper Place for the second annual Birmingham Hammerfest Fueled by BOLT24 this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 14-15. The free event will feature 20 USA […]

Boeing’s Starliner space capsule will have to wait a little longer until it returns to space. The company announced on Friday that it was “de-stacking” the spacecraft from atop the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket and sending it back to the factory for more troubleshooting. NASA and Boeing had hoped that a second […]

A federal judge on Friday denied a request submitted by Alabama landlords to block the Biden administration’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) renewed eviction moratorium. President Joe Biden’s eviction moratorium applies to areas that the CDC determines to be highly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The previous eviction ban expired July 31 after Congress failed […]

The last two education trust fund budgets passed by the state legislature set records for public education spending in Alabama. While some metrics show Alabama lagging behind other states on education, State Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville), who was recently named the chairman of the House Ways and Means Education Budget Committee, expects those public investments […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center has received what, according to the hospital, some are calling the “holy grail” of radiation therapy. The new radiation delivering tool is a linear accelerator system called Ethos, a product by Varian, a health care company which specializes in oncology treatment. The company calls the […]

The first phase to turn U.S. Highway 280 into eight lanes will soon begin in Mountain Brook. As part of the plan, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has announced that it will eliminate merge lanes at Overton and Cherokee Roads on the westbound section of 280. These lanes will be converted into permanent lanes […]

Senate Democrats may have prematurely declared victory in their attempt to distance themselves from the controversial “defund the police” movement, as they have received immense backlash from the party’s progressive base over their move to disavow the anti-law enforcement agenda. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) earlier this week passed an amendment to the Senate Democrat’s […]

James Lomax on Thursday announced his candidacy for Alabama House of Representatives, District 20, which is currently occupied by State Rep. Howard Sanderford (R-Huntsville), who is not seeking reelection. In announcing his candidacy, Lomax thanked Sanderford for his years of service in the Alabama Legislature. “First of all I want to say thank you to […]

Literally and figuratively, the Rocket City Trash Pandas boast the hottest ticket in north Alabama. On a steamy weekend night, thousands of fans crowd into Toyota Stadium to watch the Trash Pandas take the field against the Birmingham Barons. Temperature at the start of the game was 90 degrees and hazy skies could be seen […]

7. Huntsville now the largest city in Alabama Huntsville has officially surpassed Birmingham’s population, totaling 215,006 people in Huntsville, compared to the 200,733 in Birmingham. Montgomery has remained in third place with 200,603 people. Mobile is the fourth largest city with a population of 187,041. Since the 2010 Census, Huntsville has seen a 19.4% increase, […]

The Alabama Board of Education (BOE) on Thursday voted to officially ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in state public schools. The resolution was passed along party lines, with all seven Republicans voting for its approval, while the board’s two lone Democrats voted against the measure. The board-approved resolution is titled, “The preservation […]

The Rocket City is officially the Yellowhammer State’s largest city in terms of population, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Huntsville now holds a population in excess of 215,000 people. Huntsville leads the state in total population at 215,006, with Birmingham and Montgomery following at second and third respectively, with populations of 200,733 […]

Stephen Haber was hiking the trails of DeSoto State Park in northeast Alabama and got himself good and lost. He continued to wander, fully unprepared for what he was about to encounter. “I happened upon a retired couple in a Ford F-150 pickup truck,” said the native New Yorker who has lived in California for […]

Alabama’s 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year Kimberly Johnson has been awarded a new vehicle by Alfa Insurance and the Alabama Farmers Federation, marking the 25th year the organization has presented the recipient with a year’s use of a new vehicle. Johnson, an intervention coordinator for Auburn Junior High School, was named Teacher of the Year […]

For better or worse, politics has made its way into how policymakers respond to the COVID-19 pandemic nationally. According to Katie Britt, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Alabama, those politics are for the worse given the double standards and fear applied to those discussions. During an appearance on Mobile talk radio’s FM Talk 106.5, […]

HPM was named one of the top 30 program management firms in the U.S. by Engineering News-Record, ranking No. 27 on the annual list, marking the eighth year the Birmingham-based firm has landed among the list’s top 50. HPM chief operations officer Ryan Austin praised the collaborative effort he said that enables the company to […]

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) on Thursday announced that he has cosponsored bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing access to affordable health care for senior citizens across the nation. The first bill, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2021, would make permanent flexibilities allowed through Medicare since January 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second […]

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science this spring will become the home base for a new instrument designed to help scientists study aerosols in the atmosphere. UAH, along with Georgia Tech, will become only the second university in the Southeast to have procured this specialized tool. The instrument […]

The markup process for the 2022 federal budget is well underway, and as a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I have been heavily involved in this process. A few weeks ago, I wrote about my position on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and my top priorities serving in that role. I had mentioned that I […]

The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday conducted this year’s second test launch of its Boeing-built Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The purpose of the operational test was to demonstrate the readiness of the nation’s nuclear forces. The Minuteman III is a product of Boeing’s Huntsville-based Missile and Weapon Systems division. Air Force Global Strike […]

7. Biden pushed vaccine hesitancy but won’t admit it In 2020, President Joe Biden discussed distrusting the coronavirus vaccine due to President Donald Trump being in power at the time of when the vaccine was created. White House press secretary Jen Psaki was questioned on whether Biden “may have created some vaccine hesitancy.” Instead of […]

Earlier this week, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced he was partnering with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry to address censorship on social media platforms. During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5’s “Midday Mobile,” Marshall explained why he saw the Alabama Attorney General’s office as having justification for an effort that involved questioning actions […]

The state of Alabama has reached a $3,025,000 settlement with Tyson Foods for a lawsuit alleging the company illegally discharged partially treated wastewater in May and June of 2019. Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the settlement on Wednesday. Funds from the litigation over the spill in the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River will […]