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Hundreds of dead fish found in Hoover pond

Hundreds of dead fish have been found on top of a pond in Alabama and officials say it appears low oxygen levels are to...

Sen. Shelby secures $3 million for additive manufacturing research at Auburn

Senator Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) announced today in a press release that the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded...

Tuscaloosa’s Deontay Wilder meets with Alabama football team, emphasizes the power of teamwork

The University of Alabama football program was treated to a visit Monday by Tuscaloosa's native-son and boxer Deontay Wilder, who stressed the importance of teamwork...

Investigators probe cause of fire at Warrior Creek Baptist Church in Arab

Fire crews are investigating after a church in northern Alabama caught fire. Cullman County Sheriff's Office spokesman Bradley Williams tells WIAT-TV the fire broke out...

Decatur police officer facing assault charge

An Alabama police officer is on administrative duty after being charged with assaulting a minor. The Decatur Daily reports that Decatur police Lt. Archie Hoyt...

John Merrill: Anyone who believes viral election hacking video ‘is not thinking very clearly’

After a video recently went viral on social media depicting American election equipment being easily hacked at this summer's Def Con hacking conference, Alabama...

Bradley Byrne holds latest ‘Better Off Now’ town hall in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ courthouse

Republican Rep. Bradley Byrne (AL-1) on Tuesday hosted a town hall in the Old Monroe County Courthouse of "To Kill a Mockingbird" fame. This came...

Oneonta mother charged in four-year-old daughter’s death

Alabaster police say a 43-year-old woman has been arrested in the death of her 4-year-old daughter. WBRC-TV reports Amy Reeves Silver was arrested Tuesday by...

Westervelt Co.’s Tuscaloosa Museum of Art to close at the end of August

An art museum at a decades-old Alabama company is closing. The Tuscaloosa News reports The Westervelt Co.'s Tuscaloosa Museum of Art will close Aug. 31. Some...

Charles Barkley: Going to Auburn ‘was the best decision I ever made’ (VIDEO)

Auburn University's football program on Tuesday posted a video of school basketball legend Charles Barkley giving a speech to the team as they continue...

Mobile City Council votes down proposal to offer taxpayer funds for University of South Alabama stadium

Tuesday by a 3-4 vote, the Mobile City Council voted against a proposal supported by Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson that would have given the...

Report: Alabama among the states where $100 is worth the most

A Tax Foundation study analyzed data and adjusted the value of $100 to find out the states where $100 is worth the least amount, and Alabama is...

High school students help Alabama company discover new antibiotics

Huntsville's HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology announced on Tuesday that one of their associate companies, CFD Research, partnered with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)...

Alabama’s coal industry claims ‘victory’ after Trump admin proposes replacement to industry-killing Obama plan

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday proposed a replacement to the Obama Administration's so-called "Clean Power Plan," and Alabama's coal industry rejoiced,...

Lipscomb Police chief fired following arrest for marijuana possession

An Alabama police chief has been fired after being arrested on marijuana possession and other drug charges. News outlets report 37-year-old Brian "Scott" Martin was...

Fire damages Booker T. Washington Magnet High School in Montgomery

More than 400 students are missing class this week after a fire damaged their high school in Alabama. News outlets report that Booker T. Washington...

Governor Ivey creates group to encourage Census participation

Saying the stakes are high, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday created a group to encourage participation in the 2020 Census as the state...

Alabama GOP leaders celebrate soaring economy, give credit to Governor Ivey and President Trump

Alabama leaders celebrated after the state announced its highest ever employment numbers for the third month in a row. Nearly 30,000 more Alabamians are employed since...

Rep. Mo Brooks touts big advantage against ‘extreme’ ‘socialist’ opponent, promises ‘we will keep this seat’

Incumbent Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) slammed his Democratic opponent as "socialist" and "extreme" after FiveThirtyEight.com, Nate Silver's highly-touted political forecasting website, projected that the incumbent Brooks...

ALGOP chair Terry Lathan to AL Dem chair Nancy Worley: We’re ‘too busy’ working, winning races to interfere in your Democratic Party leadership fight

In an interview that aired on Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal" on Friday, Alabama Democratic Party chairwoman Nancy Worley suggested it was the work...

Nick Saban on toughness: ‘What does it take to break you’ (VIDEO)

In a viral video posted Sunday on Twitter, University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban defined toughness to his team. "I've never really stood...

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joins White House panel on border security, voices support for ICE

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday participated in a White House panel on border security and was a special guest afterward at President...

Financial reform bill receives support from fourth Alabama mayor

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson last week became the fourth Alabama mayor to publicly support a U.S. Senate bill that would allow money market funds...

Nancy Worley: ‘Tiny bit of racism’ may have motivated group seeking her ouster as AL Dem chair

In an interview with Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey that aired Friday on APTV's "Capitol Journal," recently reelected Alabama Democratic Party chairwoman Nancy Worley suggested that...