U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) has confirmed the full list of his committee assignments for the 117th Congress.

The Alabama Department of Commerce on Monday announced the launch of a digital marketing campaign showcasing rural Alabama...

The University of Central Florida (UCF) confirmed Monday the hiring of former Auburn football coach Gus Malzahn as the Orlando-based school’s next head football coach. “I’m thrilled to be the head coach at UCF, and I’m truly looking forward to being part of Knight Nation,” said Malzahn in a release. Malzahn was let go from […]

The ZeroZero Foundation on Monday announced that it will launch this week, serving the Birmingham area.

Mobile is the birthplace of America’s first Mardi Gras, and with pandemic safety guidelines in place, Mobilians have found an unusual way to commemorate this annual event with the Mobile Porch Parade. Front yards throughout Mobile’s downtown neighborhoods have been transformed into Mardi Gras floats, with some even calling the alternate celebration “Yardi Gras.” “As a […]

Facts are stubborn things. The fact, for example, that electric utilities nationwide have begun to rely more on natural gas as a fuel source. Why? Because the U.S. has the world’s largest reserves of natural gas and because federal regulations and the marketplace have caused many coal-fired power plants to close in recent years. Alabama […]

Both U.S. Senators Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) voted to acquit Trump. Shelby stated that the process is meant for a “sitting President, not a private citizen” and Tuberville brought up “concerns with the lack of due process and constitutionality of this trial going in.”

For the first time in this young millennium, Alabama is approaching a breakthrough on gaming that has had its share of ups and downs dating back to the rise and fall of Phenix City, a haven in the mid-1900s for vice, including gambling. Alabama last came close to a lottery in the late 1990s under […]

Innovation Depot began its Voltage program recently, bringing together 11 entrepreneurs selected for the inaugural cohort in the Depot’s new idea incubator. Voltage supports entrepreneurs who have an idea for a tech or tech-enabled business as they translate that idea into a prototype. The nine-week program held outside of traditional 9-to-5 working hours enables would-be founders […]

Jackson closes the show with a “Parting Shot” at people who do see that most of the things President Joe Biden is doing are for appearances' sake rather than real actions.

Miles College has entered a first-of-its-kind partnership with #NOWINCLUDED, powered by Acclinate, for equity in COVID-19 vaccinations and clinical research trials. Acclinate, a trusted health care solutions provider, integrates culture and technology to educate and engage diverse individuals to make informed decisions about genomic research and clinical trial participation. “Essential to this partnership is the stark realization that […]

Governments have taken numerous extraordinary actions to contain COVID-19. Once the pandemic is over, we can and should revisit the emergency powers laws guiding these policy decisions. How extraordinary have the activities been? Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito described them as “previously unimaginable restrictions on individual liberty.” Confinement of the non-sick through stay-at-home orders and […]

The pandemic forced many schools to switch to remote learning in spring 2020. But it also forced a virtual shift in critical summer academic programs. The big question: Would those summer programs be as effective in keeping kids on track? Results from one major statewide summertime academic initiative indicate the answer is yes. That’s encouraging […]

Wine needs a good aging to be its best. The same can be said of The Wine Loft, a pioneering destination that was once an oasis in a sea of vacant buildings but is now surrounded by other bars and restaurants that bring vibrancy as well as competition. Owner Mike Dunnavant now has 14 years […]

MONTGOMERY, Alabama — AIDT, Alabama’s primary workforce development agency, is teaming with Hyundai Power Transformers USA and a firm specializing in virtual reality technologies on a revolutionary jobs training program. The collaboration with immersive learning startup TRANSFR stands to make cutting-edge job training accessible to thousands of unemployed workers and aspiring manufacturing professionals across the state. “By putting […]

New research examining the impact of COVID-19 on African Americans living in minority communities in Alabama has been published in Ethnicity & Health. Early in the pandemic, virtual focus groups were conducted in five urban and rural Alabama communities to hear the concerns and roadblocks about the virus, COVID precautions, and testing that residents were experiencing. […]

Mobile’s Innovation Portal has announced the first investments from its Portal Fund for early stage startups. “On behalf of the investment council of Innovation Portal, I am excited to announce our initial investments in Deuce Drone and Barkd,” said investment council Chairman Henry O’Connor. “Partnering with dynamic, engaging and local entrepreneurs is in line with Innovation Portal’s mission and […]

Never underestimate the power of your vision. More than 10 years ago, Jenny Waltman and her husband, Jason, saw integral needs in their Avondale neighborhood and wanted to help. That desire led the couple to found Grace Klein Community, a Birmingham-area nonprofit that last year donated more than $2.1 million in groceries to 25,000 households. Before the pandemic, […]

Last week’s announcement by U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) not to seek reelection in 2022 was not a huge surprise to many political watchers. However, it has triggered speculation as to who might seek to fill that vacancy. Among the names mentioned as possible candidates on the Republican side include U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide were already being noticed all around the country by basketball fans and national sports media. However, Alabama on Saturday broke a program record to put even more people on notice of what is going on in Tuscaloosa. Bama scored the most points in an SEC game in program history on a […]

Former President Donald J. Trump has been acquitted following a Senate impeachment trial, although this one came after his term of office.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham and PathCheck Foundation — founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — have partnered to launch a worldwide, interactive, COVID-19 vaccination dashboard. Normally constrained by the fragmented landscape of local systems and data collection processes, the vaccination dashboard will allow the general public, public health officials and researchers to access aggregated vaccination data and […]

Birmingham’s Innovation Depot has a brand refresh, two new programs, a mobile app for depot members and several building enhancements. “Innovation Depot’s vision is that Birmingham will generate the highest success rate for startups of any U.S. city per capita,” CEO Drew Honeycutt said. “Right now, we’re experiencing a lot of exciting entrepreneurial energy, so we’re focused […]

Though he started out as an athlete in Tuscaloosa, Bradley Constant came up with another dream when a shoulder injury sidelined him in middle school. “I was obsessed with the Disney Channel,” he says with a laugh. “I watched it all the time and I said, ‘I want to do this,’ and I started taking classes in Birmingham […]