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A study led by the National Institutes of Health, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Pittsburgh will examine how many adults in the United States have been infected by the novel coronavirus but did not know they had it. Researchers will analyze blood samples from 10,000 adults to see if they have the […]

Byrne: Good economic news

First, it was the public health experts whose projections were wrong about COVID-19. They predicted far more spread of the disease, and death from it, than we have actually experienced.  They also predicted that those states which opened up before others would have a widespread breakout and a spike of hospitalization, and that hasn’t happened […]

The idea that we are going to eliminate President George Washington from our history sounds insane to most people but few expect the thirst of the mob mentality in America to be satiated by toppling a few Confederate memorials

The president’s eldest son on Tuesday weighed in after the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) board of commissioners the previous day voted to stop receiving assistance from the Church of the Highlands, Alabama’s largest church. The Church of the Highlands has reportedly since 2017 had a memorandum of understanding with HABD for resident […]

The Mobile County Commission has created a small business relief fund that will hand out grants to businesses that have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The pool of money to be given out is $500,000, and local businesses may seek grants of up to $25,000. “Small, local businesses are the lifeblood of any […]

Like millions of Americans across the nation, my family and I were shocked, angered and saddened by the video that documented the death of George Floyd while in custody of Minneapolis police officers. Anyone who reviews the footage quickly understands that it was a tragic and negligent death and could have easily been avoided. In […]

Former U.S. AG Jeff Sessions' campaign touted an internal poll as evidence of "momentum," however previous internals might paint a different picture.

Bill Hightower’s campaign for Congress released a new television ad on Tuesday highlighting the candidate’s opposition to a toll bridge over Mobile Bay and his loyalty to President Donald Trump. Hightower, a former state senator from Mobile, is in a runoff election against Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl for the Republican nomination in Alabama’s First […]

"Alabama consumers will need to be prepared for a growing economy that will demand more energy infrastructure. Our actions today help prepare and...

A Mobile woman has been brought up on federal charges for actions taken during a May 31 protest in Alabama’s port city. Tia Deyon Pugh is alleged to have brought a bat with her to the protest which she used to smash the passenger window of a police car. She and a group of unnamed […]

The World Health Organization has come out and said that asymptomatic spread of the coronavirus is “very rare,”

The 2017 Alabama Memorial Preservation Act is being put to the test in the wake of the protests stemming from the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police. Those protests have led to the removal of two statues in two of Alabama’s major cities, Birmingham and Mobile, at the direction of […]

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) on Monday announced that Greg Barker will serve as the nonprofit organization's president.

Obviously, Joe Biden, a 77-year-old seasoned politician, isn't about to sign on to this stuff... yet.

An advanced materials company in Auburn is expanding after winning a large government contract, the firm announced Monday. Si02 Materials Science has been awarded a $143 million dollar contract via a joint agreement from the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services. The company plans to virtually double in size to […]

Alabama's world-class OWA amusement park and three Wind Creek casinos have reopened as of Monday after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Alabama Forestry Association's political arm on Monday announced its endorsement of former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) for Congress.

The crowdfunding company GoFundMe has halted a fundraiser for a Birmingham bar that was engulfed in a social media firestorm stemming from controversial remarks made by the co-owner of the establishment about George Floyd, who died while in Minneapolis police custody. The bar in question, Parkside Cafe, is located in Birmingham’s Avondale neighborhood. The $205,000 raised […]

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday was featured on CBS's "Face the Nation." The Alabama native touched on a wide range of topics...

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has ordered all flags on public grounds to be flown at half staff on Monday in honor of Moody Police Department Lt. Stephen Williams, who was killed in the line of duty Tuesday night at a Super 8 Motel. Williams’ funeral is being held on Monday at Moody First Baptist Church. […]

Sessions

In America, law enforcement officers, not the outlaws, control the streets. Sadly, that is not true in so many other countries around the world. We cannot allow the radical left activists and Antifa terrorists to succeed in bringing those same failures here. They are in full attack mode, demanding that America “defund the police” so […]

AUBURN — Prominent athletic officials including Auburn head football coach Gus Malzahn and Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne attended peaceful demonstrations about George Floyd’s death on Sunday afternoon. The protests attended were part of the ongoing national unrest stemming from the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody. Events attended by the officials […]

Within just the last two weeks, there have been 84,475 tests done, and out of those 5,682 tested positive

As people have gathered to protest in the wake of the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police, the coronavirus pandemic has almost become an afterthought for many as local governments deal with the threats to public and private property and the public’s safety. The protests have amounted to large crowds […]