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With B-SC in mind, Legislature OKs loan program

The Alabama Legislature passed a bill that could rescue Birmingham-Southern College and other financially strained colleges in the state. The Distressed Institutions of Higher Education...

Judge Durward remembered for ‘grace, charm’

Jefferson County Circuit Judge Anne Lamkin Durward, "a brilliant ray of sunshine," died Saturday. She was 54. Her death was first announced on the American...

UAH, Calhoun sign Advanced Manufacturing partnership

Calhoun Community College and the University of Alabama in Huntsville signed an Advanced Manufacturing Memorandum of Understanding. The partnership creates a seamless transferable career...

Drake State’s Dr. Sims named to college association board

HUNTSVILLE – Drake State Community & Technical College President Dr. Patricia Sims has been named to the board of the American Association of Community...

Eat your veggies! UAB expert explains how cruciferous vegetables can help prevent cancer

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Trygve Tollefsbol, Ph.D., professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Biology, has spent nearly 20...

Disaster aid from March freeze available for farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a disaster designation for portions of Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey and state Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick...

Bill calls for police training on ‘invisible’ disabilities

The Noah Act, which was passed Thursday, is something that has the ability to aid those with neurological disorders and law enforcement officers. For Rep....

Rogers launches probe into Space Command delay

The House Armed Services Committee is launching an investigation into the continued delays in the selection of a permanent base for the U.S. Space...

Miles College, Drake State to sign agreement

When HBCUs come together for the common good, everyone benefits. To that end, Miles College and Drake State Community & Technical College have announced a...

Tournament helps to drive out breast cancer

The drives were on the green - most anyway - and the proceeds were in the pink for the 28th Drive-Out Breast Cancer Golf...

Cyber school success formula: 17 grads = $3.6M + 31 ACT

They may be small but they are mighty! Seventeen students at the Alabama School of Cyber Technology & Engineering will have made more than the...

Rep. Plump to resign; facing conspiracy charge

State Rep. Fred L. Plump Jr. has been charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice and agreed to step down from the Alabama House...

State housing market continues slowdown

The Alabama housing market is continuing its months-long slowdown, according to a report from the Alabama Association of Realtors. “Alabama’s housing market is continuing a...

‘Tremendous loss:’ Pastor Reeder remembered

Calling the death of Rev. Harry Reeder III a "tremendous loss," Bruce Stallings, executive pastor of Briarwood Presbyterian Church broke the news to the...

UA students win Fulbright Awards

The Fulbright Program has selected 13 University of Alabama students for various awards for the 2023-2024 academic year. “UA’s 2023-24 Fulbright winners will venture out...

Blue Origin to build second lunar lander

Blue Origin - with its partners Lockheed Martin, Draper, Boeing, Astrobotic Technology and Honeybee Robotics - has been selected to build the second human...

Mobile-based Austal wins $3.195B Navy contract

Mobile's Austal USA, a state-of-the-art ship manufacturing facility, has won a contract from the Navy potentially worth $3.195 billion. The contract commissions Austal USA to...

Judge halts bridge project, accuses ALDOT chief of bad faith

The director of the Alabama Department of Transportation has been accused of acting in bad faith related to a bridge project in Baldwin County. In...

Realtors Foundation awards 14 scholarships

The Alabama Realtors Foundation, a branch of the Alabama Association of Realtors, has selected 14 students from throughout the state to receive scholarships. The...

US News: Huntsville No. 2 place to live in the country

Huntsville has attained yet another accolade as it continues to grow and develop. U.S. News & World Report has named Huntsville the second best place...

Alabama ACT scores lowest in years

Every Alabama principal and superintendent's nightmare seems to becoming true. Low ACT scores. In 2022, according to the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, the Yellowhammer...

Shelby County educator named Teacher of the Year

Jeff Norris, an educator from Oak Mountain Middle School, is the 2023-2024 Alabama Teacher of the Year. Norris was among 16 teachers also nominated for...

Natalee Holloway suspect to be extradited to Birmingham

In 2005, an 18-year-old student from Mountain Brook went missing on her high school graduation trip to Aruba. Her disappearance made international headlines. Natalee Holloway was...

Powerful online database now available for Alabama manufacturers

Alabama businesses now have access to a solution that will help strengthen the local and domestic manufacturing supply chain. The Alabama Technology Network (ATN), the...