Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed into law SB 267 banning vaccine passports in the state.  The law becomes effective immediately.

Many argued that the coronavirus pandemic was created in a lab in Wuhan, China and now we are learning that people in that lab fell ill before the pandemic started

When Gayle Shaffer left the Midwest for college on the Gulf Coast, it didn’t take long for her to discover Southern hospitality at the University of South Alabama. “I felt at home immediately,” she said. “You couldn’t walk across campus without every single person you passed saying ‘Hey.’ I loved it. I made some friends […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories

Welcome to a universe where your superpower may be to withstand the power of an earthquake unharmed. Elementary school students: Get ready to have fun while learning about the forces of nature. Force Factory, a new children’s discovery exhibit, is being planned at Anniston Museum of Natural History to engage children and families in unique […]

The restoration and preservation of Lightning Point, one of Alabama’s most iconic and important coastal habitats, is getting a big boost thanks to the efforts of some area high school students and volunteers. About two dozen students from Bayou La Batre‘s Alma Bryant High School recently joined volunteers from The Nature Conservancy in Alabama (TNCA) and Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) to replant […]

The World Games 2022 (TWG2022) and UAB have partnered to add competition venues and other support for the international event coming to the metro area next year. The Birmingham Organizing Committee for TWG2022 and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) announced Monday that UAB will host several competitions across its campus, including at BBVA Field (lacrosse), UAB […]

The Turkey Creek Nature Preserve in north Jefferson County attracts thousands of people from neighboring localities annually and from as far away as Europe and South America. The preserve in Pinson is home to three endangered species of fish: vermilion, watercress and rush darters. It is the only place on Earth where you will find […]

ABC announced its primetime fall television schedule, releasing its first look at the remake of “The Wonder Years” sitcom following the life of a Black family set in Alabama in the 1960s. The 30-minute episodes will air on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. on ABC. Debut dates haven’t been announced.

Even though nearly a week has passed since the Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die without getting a vote on a gambling bill in the House of Representatives, there are still some disappointed legislators questioning the lower chamber’s inability. Among those is State Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston), who early on took the lead on a so-called […]

In 1988, researchers discovered that a mutation in a tiny worm’s genes could extend its lifespan by 50 percent. In the 33 years since, the study of healthy aging has become one of the most dynamic fields in the scientific world, as researchers translate discoveries from the intensive study of animal biology to the development […]

The 2021 Alabama Legislative Session has now officially come to an end, and I couldn’t be prouder of the way the Senate has operated since the session started in early February. Due to the coronavirus outbreak cutting the 2020 session short last year, we had a backlog of important priorities that needed to be addressed, […]

A Drive Electric Earth Day EVent was held Saturday at The Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham’s Lakeview neighborhood, where attendees got to hear about the varied benefits of owning an electric vehicle. Drive Electric Earth Day is a national campaign designed to share first-hand information about electric vehicles. At the Birmingham event coordinated by the […]

Two Birmingham natives who participated 60 years ago in the historic Freedom Rides told their stories to an inquisitive and admiring crowd Wednesday evening at the Birmingham Public Library. Catherine Burks-Brooks and the Rev. Clyde L. Carter weren’t on the first two buses that left Washington, D.C., on May 4, 1961, that were attacked by pro-segregation mobs in […]

Governor Kay Ivey signed SJR 138, which expresses “solidarity with Israel in its defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip.”

The federal government has issued three rounds of COVID “stimulus” checks and boosted unemployment benefits, first by $600 and now $300 per month. Is this the piecemeal start of a Universal Basic Income (UBI)? Under a UBI (also called a basic income guarantee), the government pays all Americans every month, say $1,000. Many would more […]

After more than 40 years of speaking to elementary school kids about weather, James Spann knows what they want to know about. “I’m in 1-2 schools a day so I know their questions,” Spann said. “After doing this for so many years, I noticed more of two things: kids that have a fear of weather because maybe […]

ANDALUSIA, Alabama – Covington County’s South Alabama Regional Airport has become a busy hub for aviators traveling throughout the Southeastern U.S. The airport has a heliport that provides hot and cold refueling services to civilian and military helicopters, as well as an airfield café that brings in hundreds of pilots daily. In addition, the airport’s […]

Congressman Robert Aderholt announced a grant of $2.5 million to the Healthcare Authority of Winfield to upgrade Northwest Medical Center.

Restrictions from the COVID pandemic provided a new learning opportunity this spring for a group of students enrolled in the University of Montevallo’s President’s Outdoors Scholars Program. Because of restrictions on large gatherings, Outdoors Scholars Director William Crawford and Assistant Director Chris “Scooter” Stano had to get creative with the curriculum for the program that […]

Alabama’s seaport modernization program began construction on Friday to deliver, by the year 2025, a deeper and wider Mobile Ship Channel.

Alabama's preliminary adjusted April unemployment rate was 3.6%, down from March’s rate of 3.8%, and well below April 2020’s rate of 13.2%.

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Friday joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) in introducing the Children Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere (CHOICE) Act — a bill to allow low-income families with children in grades K-12 to use federal education funds for educational options that best fit their needs. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), […]

Huntsville-headquartered Torch Technologies has been awarded three separate contracts worth a total of $2.887 billion.