A global pandemic postponed the 2020 Olympics and, in turn, the World Games Birmingham was to host in 2021. Despite the one-year delay, organizers of what is now the Birmingham World Games 2022 want to start building the public’s anticipation again with new signs and updated countdown clocks leading to July 7-17, 2022.

Keith Gibson has spent a lifetime hunting and fishing. Fishing, for most of his life, was spent in the traditional sense with a pole or rod and some kind of bait. Then he got introduced to noodling. “I tried it, and I will tell you I was a little apprehensive the first time, but once […]

Researchers at Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) are planting underwater grasses in coastal areas of Alabama to improve marine habitats for fish and wildlife. The work is part of a 5-year project funded by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council. The council, in connection with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, tasked DISL with completing a submerged aquatic […]

Several states across the country have seen a surge in reported coronavirus (COVID-19) cases over the past few weeks. On Thursday, June 25, the United States set a new single-day record for new coronavirus cases, with state health departments reporting 39,327 cases. Over the past week, Alabama has seen the most troubling numbers to date. […]

Alabama History Day representatives made their presence known in the 2020 National History Day Contest with winners emerging on the student and teacher levels. Following an intense competition among middle and high school students from across the nation, Alabama participants had a strong showing in the virtual awards ceremony that was held Saturday. Eli Stapler […]

University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) research that identified 125 naturally occurring compounds with computational potential for efficacy against the COVID-19 virus was part of a keynote speech by Antonio Neri, president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), at the HPE Discover event on Tuesday, June 23. Neri cited the research collaboration between HPE […]

Some Republicans are speculating that the Democratic Party is not realistic in its approach to police reform in the wake of civil unrest because it seeks to keep the issue alive headed into this November’s elections. The issue has been raised as Senate Democrats declined last week to allow U.S. Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) police […]

During times of unimaginable uncertainty in the restaurant industry, Full Moon Bar-B-Que continues to cook. Low and slow, of course. But steady, too. Even during a pandemic, it seems, people still want their ‘que. In the 23 years since the Maluff brothers — David and Joe — purchased Full Moon Bar-B-Que from Pat James, they have grown […]

Earlier this week, Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) announced he was calling on Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), the chairman of the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee, to begin holding budget hearings next month in preparation for future legislative sessions, as the state continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. During […]

A federally endangered woodpecker is thriving in central Alabama thanks to a partnership between Alabama Power, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR.) The red-cockaded woodpecker is making a slow, but steady comeback in the old longleaf pine forests around Lake Mitchell. Biologists from each organization spend much of their spring and early […]

AUBURN, Ala. — Gartner, a U.S.-based research and advisory firm, released its “Top 25 Undergraduate Supply Chain Management University Undergraduate Rankings” this week and listed Auburn No. 7—placing the program inside the top 10 in three of its past four rankings. Sixty-seven U.S. and Canadian programs were surveyed by more than 3,000 industry professionals. Dana […]

Lamar Pendergrass believes in the old saying that good things come to those who wait. The timing of the renovations to Gulf State Park Pier is not what was planned, but Pendergrass assures everyone it will be worth the wait. “This is going to be what sets the example for any pier that is built […]

A five-member team of CDC professionals reportedly began assisting the Alabama Department of Public Health on Wednesday and will remain through July 3.

Every citizen in Jefferson County over the age of eight will be required to wear a face-covering when going out in public beginning Monday, June 29. Dr. Mark Wilson, Jefferson County’s Health Officer, made the announcement during a live-streamed press conference Friday afternoon. The ordinance is applicable to everyone inside an operating business or government […]

All five of Alabama’s Republican members who were present in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted against the police overhaul bill pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Democratic leadership. Representative Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) voted in favor of the bill, as did every House member in her party. Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks) […]

Thomas Edwin Blanton, Jr., the last surviving 16th Street Baptist Church bomber, has died in prison.

The Alabama Association for Justice recently elected a new group of officers and directors, including the selection of Rip Andrews as president.

Boeing and NASA engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center completed the structural test campaign for the Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket...

State Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris unveiled Alabama's plan for reopening public schools...

Alabama saw the highest number of coronavirus cases in one day that it’s seen throughout the entire pandemic with 1,129 new cases

The State of Alabama's appeal is still pending before the 11th Circuit, meaning things could still change before the July 14 election.

Governor Kay Ivey announced the formation of a broadband working group to gather input and guidance on up to $300 million in federal funds.

As the coronavirus continues to sweep the country, New York City remains one of the areas most affected. A surge of patients left many hospitals understaffed and overwhelmed. One doctor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham saw this as an opportunity to answer the call to help. Gretchen Winter, M.D., an assistant professor with UAB’s Division of […]

Depending on who you ask, we are either in a resurgence, a second wave or the first wave never ended.Maybe it is more testing, maybe it is less people wearing a mask and maybe there is nothing we can do.