At 14, Abbie began using drugs. At 16, she was convinced she would not live to see her 18th birthday. Then, at 22, she was crying in a doctor’s office, pregnant and addicted to heroin. Shortly after that visit, Abbie received a call from a nurse with the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Obstetrical Complications Clinic inviting her […]

For students enrolled in the Bryant Oyster Academy at Bayou La Batre’s Alma Bryant High School, science is fun. “We’re teaching students how to grow oysters,” said aquaculture teacher Charles Baker. “They’re learning the whole process of putting out the long line system and then hanging baskets where you grow oysters to either market size or […]

During an appearance on Newsmax TV’s “The Chris Salcedo Show” on Friday, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) criticized the Biden administration for what he deemed an open border policy. Moore reiterated the point he had made in a video posted on his Facebook account arguing the merits of a secured border. “[I]t’s actually Americans last,” […]

Mental health historically has been an issue not discussed widely in public. But the pandemic has highlighted the need to bring it to the forefront. Statistics show more people have become comfortable seeking assistance with managing their fears, isolation and anxiety surrounding the pandemic, as well as financial uncertainty and overall mental and emotional wellness. Tandrea Elmore, […]

Bizarre: The Coffee Bar is a coffee bar by day and a bar bar at night, but this unusual place also is an all-day incubator for several minority-owned local businesses. The café, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner (most nights), has become a hub in Birmingham’s Black business community, offering space for multiple vendors to attract […]

For NASA inventor Jonathan Lee, an alumnus of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), part of The University of Alabama System, the global pandemic could not be more personal: it took away his father last year, spurring Lee to join the battle against the virus himself. Lee earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in […]

University of Alabama Campus Development has teamed with Facilities and Grounds to begin steps to create a campus tree farm, which will be used to propagate many different native plants including camellias, oaks and magnolias. The project for propagation of historical and heirloom trees coincides with the team goals for the campus to become more self-sustainable and play […]

When Governor Kay Ivey vetoed SB 94 on Thursday, May 27, she sent a clear signal of her commitment to our children’s long-term success. If SB94 became law, it would have prematurely stalled the momentum Governor Ivey and Superintendent Mackey have achieved in implementing the Alabama Literacy Act. The third grade promotion policy is only […]

The future USS Savannah (LCS 28) successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico recently, Alabama’s Austal USA announced on Friday. LCS 28, an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, is the fourth Austal-built ship for the U.S. Navy to complete acceptance trials in the last year, despite the global COVID-19 pandemic. The USS Savannah was […]

The 2020 U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby team has selected the 12 athletes that will represent the United States in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo this summer. The national team members were chosen from 16 athletes who competed at a team selection camp at Alabama’s Lakeshore Foundation Olympic & Paralympic Training Site this past week. “We believe that we have put together […]

Have you ever wanted to learn the basics of fishing but didn’t know where to begin? The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division (WFF) has developed a beginner fishing course just for you. WFF’s “Go Fish, Alabama!” Program provides adults and families with little-to-no fishing experience an opportunity […]

The Biden administration is emboldening Iran! Iranian proxies and militants who benefit from unending attacks on Israel once again launched a campaign of indiscriminate rocket and missile attacks on Israeli cities. These attacks are aimed not at the Israeli military, but rather seek to terrorize Israeli civilians including children and the infirm, and it’s no […]

U.S. Senators Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Friday reacted to President Joe Biden releasing a $6 trillion budget request for fiscal year 2022, which features spending levels that have not been seen in America in generations. The massive budget would even represent a higher percentage of the economy than the country saw […]

Alabama summers can be brutally hot and humid, but embracing summer décor can be an easy and inexpensive way to beat the heat. The goal is to incorporate nature-inspired colors, fabrics, and textures to either make you feel cooler or to embrace the sun’s vitality. Here are some soon-to-be favorites to quickly transition your home […]

Cullman City Schools Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff on Friday announced that over 250 seventh grade students from Cullman Middle School and over 250 ninth grade students from Cullman High School next year will have unprecedented access to community opportunities and resources that will help prepare them to be Life, Career and Citizen ready graduates. Additionally, each […]

The U.S. Navy last weekend commissioned the USS Mobile (LCS 26), which was built at Austal USA’s world-class manufacturing operation in its namesake city. The Independence-variant littoral combat ship becomes the 16th ship Austal has delivered to the Navy over the last five years. LCS 26 was delivered to the Navy in late 2020. U.S. Senator […]

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama ranks highest in member satisfaction among commercial health plans in the East South Central Region, according to the J.D. Power 2021 Commercial Member Health Plan Study. Since J.D. Power first published the study in 2007, BCBS of Alabama has ranked highest in member satisfaction in the region for […]

7. Huntsville sky bridge is never happening Huntsville city is looking to gain some federal funding to build a sky bridge for pedestrians that would stretch over Memorial Parkway. This is a proposal that has come up in the past, but there hasn’t been funding granted for the project before. The bridge would be 6,000 […]

Earlier this week, Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill that would ban so-called vaccine passports, defined as requirements to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to do business with private and governmental entities within the state. According to its chief sponsor State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), the legislation is intended to prevent the creation of […]

Governor Kay Ivey vetoed SB 94, which would have delayed implementation of the Alabama Literacy Act's retention component by two years.

Dr. John Christy is among planet Earth’s best known climate scientists. However, being skeptical of today’s claims of a “broken climate” isn’t how he thought he would gain such notoriety when he began his quest for knowledge about climate science at age 10, as he describes in his new book, “Is it getting hotter in […]

We have the best health care system in the world. That is a statement you won’t often hear, but it’s true. For years we have listened to calls for Medicare for all and that the federal government should scrap our broken system. The list goes on and on. Yet these calls have been strangely silent […]

Birmingham-based Protective Life Corporation this week announced that Michael J. Morrissey has been appointed chairman of its board of directors. Morrissey has served on Protective’s board since May 2020. He is the former president and CEO of the International Insurance Society (IIS). “Serving as a member of the Protective Board of Directors for the past […]

President Joe Biden has now asked the intelligence community to look back into the theory that the coronavirus could’ve originated in a lab in China, saying they need to “redouble” efforts to gather data so there will be a more “definitive conclusion” on where the virus came from.