A report Monday from the Tuscaloosa News says that Mercedes-Benz is again expanding its presence in Alabama, this time in the form of a 500,000 square foot facility that will employ 373 workers. The new plant will be part of Mercedes’ push to manufacture more electric vehicles over the upcoming decade. According to Tuscaloosa News, […]

Former State Rep. Barry Moore received endorsements from two national pro-life organizations in his Republican bid to represent Alabama's...

ESPN’s much-loved “College GameDay” program will be on campus in Tuscaloosa on Saturday ahead of the top-five matchup between the Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs. The move was widely expected as the clash between the two powerhouse programs is the 2020 college football season’s most anticipated game so far. The college football experts that put […]

All eyes will be on the epic matchup between Alabama’s offense and Georgia’s defense in Saturday’s SEC game of the week. Former Mississippi State and Texas A&M head coach Jackie Sherrill offered his take on the two stellar units during an appearance on “SEC This Morning” on Monday. Sherrill was asked by host Peter Burns […]

A survey conducted through Auburn University at Montgomery’s (AUM) Department of Political Science and Public Administration reveals that a majority of people throughout the state support Governor Kay Ivey’s mask mandate

The U.S. Senate campaign of former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville is running an advertisement during the final weeks of his general election contest that details a number of ethics reforms supported by the Republican candidate. In the 30-second spot, Tuberville calls for term limits for members of Congress, banning elected officials from becoming […]

As it turns out, despite the outcry from various segments of society, voters in Alabama overwhelmingly support the mask mandate component of Gov. Kay Ivey’s so-called “Safer at Home” order, which has been in effect in some form since April. In addition to showing strong leads for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville and President […]

Eastern Division Alabama Power Service Organization (APSO) members recently celebrated local health care workers with waves, smiles and a special “thank you” parade. On Oct. 1, 15 Gadsden APSO subarea members hosted a drive-by parade at Riverview Regional Medical Center in Gadsden to thank the health care workers for their dedicated service and long hours of work since […]

Jackson closes the show with a “parting shot” aimed at Governor Kay Ivey, who Jackson implores to give Alabamians some metrics for the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.

As the threat from China has become more apparent, it has led to some in education policy to question why public schools and institutions of higher learning in Alabama are including Chinese state-sponsored Confucius Institutes as a part of the curriculum. According to a report Friday, letters signed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and […]

Enterprise City Schools (ECS) students are better positioned than ever for careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) thanks to the school system’s partnership with JumpStartAL. The private-public partnership helps carry out Alabama’s strategy for the future of workforce development by using leading-edge virtual reality (VR) training solutions from Transfrvr, an education technology company focused on […]

The slow-motion reveal of a college football season is well underway. It has been more than six weeks since some teams have taken the field, and we have learned a little more about those teams with the passing of each Saturday. It has become obvious which players took their offseason development seriously (see: Mac Jones) […]

Chef Edith Jerald moves from station to station as her staff prepares more than 100 meals to be distributed for lunch. Salads on one side. Sandwiches on the other. Downstairs, another team is about to arrive to deliver the meals across Birmingham. It’s an idea that started on a front porch last spring. Lee Taylor […]

The new $180 million Protective Stadium will host the World Games 2022 Opening Ceremony Presented by Alabama Power and cap off the international sporting event with the closing ceremony. The World Games 2022 officially kicks off on July 7, 2022. Today, officials from the Birmingham Organizing Committee, city of Birmingham, Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) and Protective Life Corporation announced that Protective Stadium will be the host […]

COVID-19 has killed over 200,000 Americans while policies to stem the virus’ spread have caused enormous economic and societal harm. Any comparison must use a common metric, and economics uses dollars, even for human lives. No one can avoid placing a dollar value on saving lives; always choosing safety just places an infinite dollar value […]

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual international campaign aimed at increasing awareness of this common disease, with the long-term goal of someday ending it entirely. Although deaths from breast cancer continue to decline, they’re falling at a slower rate than in previous years, and the number of cases we’re seeing is rising. […]

After Alabama’s 63-48 victory over Ole Miss on Saturday night, head coach Nick Saban said, “All in all, we’ve had some real crazy games over here, and this was another one.” It was a crazy game for a Crimson Tide team that has been routing every team they have played so far this season. However, […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Rehab Select at Talladega is opening a special 16-bed unit to treat nursing home patients who have COVID-19. The unit will be in a separate building on the campus of Rehab Select, with financial support from Alabama’s Coronavirus Relief Fund. The establishment of the unit is part of UAB’s efforts to […]

The Auburn Tigers escaped a wet Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday night with a tight win over the Arkansas Razorbacks. Auburn opened up the game with an early 17-0 lead, and looked good doing it. After struggling against Kentucky and Georgia, the Tigers’ rushing attack finally came alive. Early on, the Tigers’ defense was forcing the Razorbacks […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Alabama criminology and criminal justice instructor Douglas Klutz has been named the No. 1 college professor in the United States once again. Both CEOWORLD Magazine and Best Value Schools ranked Klutz as No. 1 in 2020. In 2017, Klutz was rated the No. 1 professor in the country by Forbes. “The world’s best professors don’t just teach […]

The 68th Annual Convention of the Alabama NAACP State Conference was held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2-3 with the theme “No Vote, No Justice.” While this year’s event was virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the slate of speakers, topics discussed and those recognized created a ceremony to be remembered. With the passing of civil rights icon U.S. Rep. John […]

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama ​– Startup accelerator gener8tor announced today the participants selected for 10 Fall 2020 gBETA cohorts, including five promising companies in the program’s inaugural class at the Bronze Valley Accelerator. Birmingham’s Bronze Valley​ is a non-profit, early stage venture investment platform that focuses on supporting female entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs of color. “Bronze Valley is committed to […]

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), part of The University of Alabama System, announced a partnership between the UAH College of Nursing (UAH CON) and Calhoun Community College (CCC) Nursing to offer a Dual Nursing Program which will begin admitting students for spring 2021. The UAH CON/CCC Dual Nursing Degree Program provides students the […]

It is hard to believe that the SEC’s grip on college football could have gotten any tighter than it has been the past 15 years. But that is exactly what has happened with two power conferences yet to even begin their seasons and lackluster football being played everywhere else. As Week 3 in the SEC […]