Dr. Saeed Latif and a group of engineering students at the University of South Alabama are preparing to explore space with a satellite project called SWARM-EX. The plan is to launch three identical CubeSats – miniaturized, light-weight and low-cost satellites – to form a small constellation orbiting around the Earth. The satellites will feature new […]

Dr. David Hicks readily admits that he looks younger than he is. But it doesn’t take long to realize that he brings to his job a wisdom that extends beyond his 42 years. As the deputy health officer at the Jefferson County Department of Health, Hicks plays a key role in organizing COVID-19 testing at […]

James West was hoping to find red snapper when he pulled his boat into Mobile Bay last Thursday. Instead he found one of the world’s largest mammals. At first, West thought he spotted some dolphins. “We saw a bunch of birds and some humps off in the distance,” he said. Then he thought it might […]

The 85th Iron Bowl was a blowout win for Alabama as they defeated Auburn 42-13 in Tuscaloosa Saturday night. Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith linked up multiple times — as has become the norm for this season. Jones actually tied the Iron Bowl record for touchdown passes with five tosses to the endzone. Auburn could […]

The much better team won by a very big margin in the 85th Iron Bowl. Even though legendary Alabama head coach Nick Saban was unable to be on the sidelines due to COVID-19 protocols, the Crimson Tide dominated the Tigers in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Both teams got off to a slow start as the defenses forced […]

The 85th Iron Bowl is about to kick off, but Nick Saban will not be in attendance. Alabama’s head coach tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in the week and has had to prepare for the game in an atypical way. Saban discussed some of this on the Alabama “Hey Coach” radio show saying, “It was […]

U.S. Army General Lloyd J. Austin (Ret). is under consideration to lead the Department of Defense under a Biden administration.

Tuscaloosa and Auburn have a lot in common.

Alabamians, like the rest of the nation, have already begun their holiday shopping to ensure they can get the gifts they want...

Earlier this week, State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Daphne) announced he had no interest in having discussions about a new I-10 Mobile Bay bridge until Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Department of Transportation director John Cooper were out of office given the way the 2019 toll bridge saga unfolded, which was canceled after the Eastern Shore […]

Mayors across Jefferson County are leading an effort to bring COVID-19 testing to their communities by partnering with Live HealthSmart Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC). Increasing options for testing is critical to reach all population groups, especially those in minority communities. Since August, Live HealthSmart […]

Today will be the 85th playing of the Auburn vs. Alabama football game, and like everything else this year, it will be unique in many ways including the smallest in-person crowd in decades.  It will be my first to not attend in 24 years, and I’ve been fortunate to attend 31 of the past 44 and […]

Auburn and Alabama face off for the 85th edition of the Iron Bowl in Tuscaloosa today. Many things have changed in 2020, including some circumstances around this game, but the Tigers and Crimson Tide will kick off in their traditional Saturday-after-Thanksgiving slot. Alabama enters the contest 7-0, ranked number one in the country and boasting […]

When that Thanksgiving turkey has been reduced to a discarded carcass, it’s time to break out those wild game and fish recipes to enjoy the feast Alabama’s outdoors offers. With Alabama’s white-tailed deer season in full swing, it’s probably time to clean out last year’s harvest to make room for fresh venison. Waxing nostalgic, our […]

Governor Kay Ivey has formally proclaimed November 28, 2020, to be Small Business Saturday in the state of Alabama.

Not even the COVID-19 pandemic could stop members of the University of Alabama Campus Veterans Association and Auburn University Student Veterans Association from holding the third annual Operation Iron Ruck, an initiative to bring awareness to the rash of veteran suicides in America. Beginning Wednesday and culminating ahead of Saturday’s Iron Bowl, participants from the […]

The University of Alabama Crimson Tide's game against LSU will reportedly be rescheduled to Saturday, December 5.

Lockheed Martin has closed on the acquisition of Huntsville-based Integration Innovation Inc.'s (i3) hypersonics portfolio.

Regions Bank’s iconic headquarters tower in Birmingham will again be transformed into a beautiful holiday lights display starting on Friday.

In a new study, University of Alabama at Birmingham investigators will recruit family members of people who have died by suicide after a change in prescribed pain medications and survey their experiences. In the United States, suicide rates rose 33 percent from 1999 to 2017, prompting actions by government and nongovernmental agencies, including a new suicide prevention […]

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Nick Saban’s absence from the sidelines of the Iron Bowl may only add to the legend of what is unfolding as the best season ever played by a college football team. Similar banter occurred last year in the midst of LSU’s run to the national title. It seemed legitimate to at least consider it given […]

According to a report last week, efforts were underway for the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to put a new I-10 Mobile Bay Bridge proposal back on its Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) after being removed in 2019 to prevent the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) from proceeding with a controversial toll bridge proposal. Under […]

It's especially important this year for people to shop small on Small Business Saturday, says NFIB Alabama State Director Rosemary Elebash.