The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been named one of 2020’s best schools nationally for online learning for public health and nursing by EduMed.org. EduMed.org researched and analyzed more than 7,700 accredited schools using data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and from the schools themselves. Its data science team then ranked all qualifying schools for each health care discipline. […]

Through a partnership with Gov. Kay Ivey’s office, Opportunity Alabama and the Alabama Power Foundation, ALtogether Alabama directs businesses...

Auburn will conduct COVID-19 screening tests for all students who will be on campus this fall as part of the university’s comprehensive plans for a safe...

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the State Lands Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) will conduct its hunting lease program without a live auction for 2020. Patti Powell McCurdy, State Lands Director, implemented a program in 2010 that aligned all leases under State Lands’ control to operate on a five-year public […]

U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) passed away at his home on Friday evening at age 80. He was diagnosed with late stage pancreatic cancer in December.

The United States Department of Agriculture announced Friday that it will be funding the construction of a 9,910-square-foot mental health facility in Greenville, Alabama, as part of a program designed to upgrade facilities in rural America. The total cost of the 16-bed forensic mental health facility will be $2,999,900. The USDA is loaning that amount […]

The 2020-2021 hunting season will bring big changes for white-tailed deer hunters in a few parts of Alabama with the creation of two new deer zones. The newly created zones D and E will allow hunters to gun hunt before and during the peak of the rut (deer breeding season) in those locations. Zone D […]

Gov. Kay Ivey has proclaimed Friday, July 17, as Artemis Day in the state of Alabama, honoring the state's contributions to the historic space program...

Friday on Birmingham radio Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie” show, Gov. Kay Ivey explained her reasoning behind instituting a statewide mask ordinance as COVID-19 cases continue to spike around the state. Ivey insisted the decision made by her office and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris was based on advice from government officials, including Dr. […]

BAE Systems announced it has received $179 million in awards from the U.S. Army as part of the Limited Interim Missile Warning System Quick Reaction...

State Sen. Randy Price (R-Opelika) on Friday released a statement confirming he has been hospitalized and diagnosed with COVID-19.

Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced that the state's preliminary, seasonally adjusted June unemployment rate was 7.5%.

Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth earlier this week came out against a statewide mask mandate that went into effect on Thursday. It was announced by Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday in the name of mitigating the spread of COVID-19. Almost immediately following that announcement, Ainsworth put out a statement expressing his opposition. During an interview with […]

The Alabama Community College System (ACCS) announced Friday that it is encouraging each of its 24 member institutions to develop a hybrid system for the upcoming fall semester that emphasizes combining online instruction with traditional on-campus classes. The ACCS has issued a set of rules and guidelines, but each community college in Alabama is allowed […]

Governor Kay Ivey announced on Thursday that the State of Alabama is funding grants to make high-speed internet available in seven communities across the state. The seven grants together total $2.9 million, with the biggest of those, $1.3 million, going to eastern Cullman County. The money for the grants comes from the Alabama Broadband Accessibility […]

The Alabama Innovation Commission, known as Innovate Alabama, will serve as a platform for innovators to engage policymakers, exchange ideas and...

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, one of the early adopters of a mask order, told MSNBC that the growth of coronavirus cases has dropped by half and "hospitalizations are at the lowest level month-over-month in term of hospitalization with COVID-19 since April."

While the results of Tuesday’s U.S. Senate Republican primary runoff may not have been a surprise, the margin of victory could have been. Former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville defeated former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions by 20 points and took wins in 64 of 67 counties from the candidate who had previously served […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones hit on several major topics in a telephone call with Southwest Alabama residents on Thursday, according to a report.

Nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor announced today a partnership with Bronze Valley to fuel the growth of business startups emerging from Birmingham, the state of Alabama and throughout the Southeast. Through this partnership, gener8tor will launch the Bronze Valley Accelerator program – a free version of gener8tor’s accelerator program that provides individualized mentorship and coaching for up to 15 […]

Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) unveiled the new "Feed Your Adventure—Flavors of the Black Belt Trail" campaign.

U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr has appointed Prim Escalona to serve as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. Escalona steps into the role on an interim basis after Jay Town recently made the decision to step down and join the private sector. Escalona is a graduate of Birmingham-Southern College and the […]

Unfortunately, there are no masks for the mouths or gloves that keep people from spreading irrelevant nonsense like a plague.

C Spire has begun accepting consumer pre-orders for its ultra-fast, fiber-based Gigabit speed broadband services in parts of Jasper and Trussville, Alabama.