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Zellner will highlight UAH MLK commemoration

The University of Alabama in Huntsville will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Thursday, January 16, at 3 p.m. in...

CahaBones is an Alabama Maker of treats for your four-legged friends

Some makers of gourmet goods look for online reviews or social media posts to know if their customers approve. Heather Taylor looks for tail...

University of Alabama honors opera director with Blackmon-Moody Award

Dr. Paul Houghtaling, coordinator of voice and director of opera at the University of Alabama, has received the 2019 Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award. “Paul is widely...

New ROV competition coming to Alabama

Alabama’s Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) is adding a second remotely operated vehicle (ROV) competition to its list of marine science learning opportunities. Rachel McDonald, ROV competition...

Alabama hunter grants wishes for kids

Jeff Carter didn’t have a plan in 2011 when he started Pine Hills and Oak Hollars Child Classic, an organization that takes sick kids...

Butterfly Bridge restores shattered lives of Alabama youths

The streets of downtown Clanton fill with people shopping, getting a bite to eat for lunch and attending to business at City Hall. In...

Recovering UAB trauma patient with eye toward naval career vows to ‘help others’

On May 24, 2018, Cole Burton stood along a road cut through the heart of Red Mountain in Birmingham. He and his fellow students from an Auburn...

Fourth annual END HEROIN BHAM Walk set for February — ‘We want to continue helping those who are suffering from substance use disorders’

The Fourth Annual END HEROIN BHAM Walk will be held on February 29, 2020, at Veterans Park in Hoover, Alabama. The 2020 "Champion for the...

Alabama pastor’s conference opens second session featuring Kanye West

The Birmingham-based Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association on Wednesday announced that famed musical artist Kanye West and the Sunday Service Choir -- along with West's...

Galu Tagovailoa: Best part of Tua’s Bama career was ‘watching him give glory to God all the time’

In an interview that originally aired on Tuesday, Galu Tagovailoa revealed the dramatic moments surrounding his eldest son, Tua, declaring for April's NFL Draft. Speaking...

Doctor: ‘I consider Governor Ivey to be cured’ of lung cancer

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday shared some tremendous news with the people of Alabama regarding her health. Ivey in September announced that a routine exam had...

State of Alabama wins international tourism award for marketing civil rights trail

The State of Alabama's tourism department, in conjunction with the marketing company Luckie, recently won an award for the marketing campaign promoting the U.S....

Tua: ‘I want to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for this opportunity’

It is official. Tua Tagovailoa is headed for April's NFL Draft, deciding against returning to Tuscaloosa for his final year of eligibility with the...

Birmingham student awarded prestigious QuestBridge Scholarship

A Birmingham student has been awarded a prestigious QuestBridge scholarship that will grant her over $300,000 to pursue a college degree, per an article...

Wattsworth Weevil the latest pest to join ‘Weevil Way’ in Enterprise

Another boll weevil invasion is occurring in Enterprise, but this time it’s being welcomed. Now, instead of destroying the cotton crop, the six-foot critters are...

New species of fossil shark named for beloved Birmingham volunteer

A new species of fossil shark from southern Alabama has been discovered, a team of scientists led by Jun Ebersole, director of Collections at...

Forbes names Birmingham as one of world’s top affordable winter travel destinations

An article by Forbes this week named Birmingham, Alabama, as one of the world's nine best affordable winter 2020 travel destinations. Other cities honored were...

Great Alabama 650 returns in 2020 with changes

Registration opens Jan. 1 for the second annual Great Alabama 650, a grueling 650-mile non-motorized paddle race across some of the most scenic lakes and...

Watch the ball drop into 2020 with Can’t Miss Alabama festivities

Toast to things yet to come for a bright new year! Iron City’s Roaring 20s New Year’s Eve Party Wear your best flapper dress and suspenders...

Tua Tagovailoa named top model of faith in college football for 2019

University of Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Monday was named the winner of the 2019 Bobby Bowden Award by the Fellowship of Christian...

Alabama’s top faith moments of 2019 — Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa & much more

Alabama experienced an up and down 2019 in the heart of the Bible Belt, and the people of the state displayed their strong faith...

Alabama Power Anniston employees help Santa give holiday surprises to seniors

Some senior citizens in Oxford recently learned that good things come in small packages. On Dec. 20, Eastern Division Alabama Power Service Organization (APSO)-Anniston sub-area members teamed...

A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club is an Alabama Bright Light shining the way for youths

The A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club has a long history of serving youths in the Birmingham area, and its future is brighter than ever. When philanthropist...

‘God’s almighty power’: Ozark PD officer shot three times in head now walking, talking

After Ozark Police Department Officer Samuel Yoh earlier this month was shot a total of six times in the line of duty, it was...