Evonik has successfully commissioned an advanced biomaterials facility in Birmingham that will support global demand for the use of its RESOMER-brand...

It took 40 years in the media business, but Paul Finebaum finally said something smart earlier this week. Appearing on ESPN’s “Get Up,” Finebaum said putting together the upcoming college football season would be “survival of the fittest.” He continued, “This is a brutal game … if you can play, you play. If you don’t, […]

Race fans will have to wait to attend a race in person at Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway. But there is relief on the way. On Thursday, Talladega Superspeedway officials announced racing would return to the Talladega Superspeedway June 20-21 for a tripleheader weekend with the GEICO 500, MoneyLion 300 and General Tire 200. The weekend’s events, […]

Governor Kay Ivey intends to sign both the FY21 General Fund & Education Trust Fund budgets, however she has returned SB 161 with an executive amendment...

The federal government is granting the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) $500,000 to help fund a project that aims to reduce the amount of litter in the state’s waterways. ADEM’s initiative is called “Help Keep Our Waters Clean,” and the federal money comes from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “This grant will help the […]

NASA this week resumed Green Run testing activities on the first Boeing-built core stage of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, with the return...

And while the American media and their Democrats will tout poll after poll showing that Trump is finished because New York, California, New Jersey and Massachusetts hate him, battleground states will tell a different tale.

According to the J.D. Power 2020 Commercial Member Health Plan Study, BCBS of Alabama ranked highest in member satisfaction among...

In a recent admissions video, Auburn University President Jay Gogue expressed his confidence that the school "will have football this fall."

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) endorsed former State Senator Bill Hightower’s (R-Mobile) campaign for Congress on Thursday. Cruz announced the endorsement via tweet, saying, “I’m proud to support and endorse [Bill Hightower] for Congress in #AL01” Widely thought of as one of the most conservative members of Congress, Cruz placed second in the 2016 Republican […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) sponsored a Senate resolution this week to honor the eight police officers in Alabama who were killed in the line of duty in 2019, which was the deadliest year for Alabama’s officers of the law in recent memory. Shelby’s resolution comes as the nation observes National Police Week, a yearly week-long […]

Cullen Stafford, an officer in the Birmingham Police Department, hopes to make a return to the force in 2021 after being shot multiple times in 2019 while responding to a robbery. Stafford’s updated recovery and initial shooting were both first reported by WBRC. The 36-year-old officer was gifted a t-shirt, signed by dozens of his […]

One thing that will not have support even among Republican members of Congress is a proposal for funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to be applied to the cost of building a new Alabama State House. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) joined his colleague U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) in […]

Earlier this week, the Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) Commissioner Rick Pate explained the counterintuitiveness of low cattle prices as high retail beef prices are in effect. Pate has been pushing for Alabama’s two U.S. Senators to back a proposal of a Department of Justice investigation into allegations of domestic meat-packing companies manipulating beef […]

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During the presidential transition period, officials from the Obama administration wanted to “unmask” former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, and now the list of those officials has been released.

Jeff Coleman: Broadband access to Alabama's rural communities must rise to the forefront of our priorities.

Last week’s falling-out between Gov. Kay Ivey and the legislature over who should control an estimated $1.8 billion in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding from the federal government allocated to the states was not a bad thing, according to State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville). Despite a dispute that played out in […]

People who fight off COVID-19 carry a powerful memento in their blood: antibodies that are primed to wipe out the disease. By lending these trained immune soldiers to other patients, survivors might be able to knock out three cases of COVID for the price of one. Antibody-rich blood plasma from people who have overcome COVID-19 […]

Fox Sports national radio host Colin Cowherd said two sources have told him the season-opening matchup between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the USC Trojans will not be played. The game is scheduled for September 5 in Arlington, Texas. Cowherd made the remarks on his radio show Wednesday afternoon. “Yesterday, I was told by two […]

The Auburn Twitter-sphere is abuzz after an incoming professor admittedly posted his "first controversial tweet" as an Auburn University faculty member.

Former State Rep. Barry Moore released a video comparing his 2014 prosecution for perjury to the legal treatment received by Lt. General Michael Flynn.

Senator Doug Jones scolded certain Republicans on the federal level for appearing in public during the COVID-19 pandemic while not wearing masks.

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama reopened its auto plant in Lincoln the same day Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama started back its Huntsville engine plant.