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Auburn President Steven Leath helps students get moved in

Auburn University President Steven Leath personally helped move students into their new dorm rooms on Friday. In a picture posted by Brian Keeter, Auburn's Director of...

Alabama’s Kristen Gillman wins second US Women’s Amateur title

Kristen Gillman won the U.S. Women's Amateur for the second time Sunday, beating Alabama teammate Jiwon Jeon 7 and 6 in the 36-hole final...

Striking union in south Alabama will meet with Coca-Cola Bottling Company and mediator today

Union members say they and an Alabama soft drink distributor are supposed to meet Monday with a federal mediator in hopes of resolving a...

Huntsville city council approves funds to defend officer in fatal shooting

An Alabama city has approved taxpayer funds to pay legal expenses for a police officer charged in the death of an armed man police...

Rep. Mike Rogers on Space Force: ‘We are dead serious about meeting this threat from China and Russia’

Republican Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-3), who serves as the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairman, said Friday in an interview with Sirius XM Radio’s...

Restaurant owner receives death threats after serving Jeff Sessions

Attorney General Jeff Sessions ate at two Mexican restaurants in Houston Friday, giving a speech to federal prosecutors and law enforcement officers. In the speech, Sessions emphasized...

Share the Beach volunteers are Alabama Bright Lights guiding tiny sea turtles to safety

The volunteers with Share the Beach were utterly surprised. They had begun cleaning out a turtle nest on the West Beach at Gulf Shores that...

Alabama’s lagging infrastructure could hurt economic development efforts

In economic development, companies consider three key elements as they look to locate or expand in an area. When it comes to business climate...

Backpack, supplies giveaway draws 2,500 Walker County residents

Many Walker County parents are starting off the school year with a little less pressure, thanks to a recent backpack giveaway at the Jasper...

Confirmation hearing set for Trump’s SCOTUS nominee, Doug Jones under fire

The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday announced that a three or four day confirmation hearing for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee,...

Two firms form artificial intelligence joint venture in Florence

Nevada-based Sierra Artificial Neural Networks announced plans today to locate its headquarters in Florence and form a joint development partnership with IPWatch Systems Corp....

Alabama-built rocket powers historic launch

If you ever want to know how something gets into space, spend time with the people involved in the mission on the day of...

Birmingham woman’s dog becomes full-time rescuer

Two years ago, Kelly Buchanan began to find herself on her face almost as often as she was on her feet until her German...

Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell pushing minimum wage hike by region

Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) on Friday announced that she supports raising the minimum wage and changing the current system so the federal minimum wage...

Doug Jones engineers failed takeover of the Alabama Democratic Party

Longtime incumbent Nancy Worley defeated Montgomery attorney Peck Fox as chair of the Alabama Democratic Party after Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) nominated and backed the...

Two Tuscaloosa friends search for family they helped in Florida

There’s a lot of bad in the news, so it’s always refreshing when something so positive gets so much attention. Now, two Tuscaloosa men are...

Israeli Consul General praises close relationship with ‘reliable’ Alabama

Saturday, Israeli Consul General Lior Haiat addressed a crowd at the Business Council of Alabama's annual Governmental Affairs Conference in Point Clear and had...

Census Snapshot: Alabama back-to-school shopping by the numbers

It is back-to-school month in Alabama, and for parents, that means shopping. The Census Bureau published a trove of data for the occasion, shedding light...

Sessions reaffirms crackdown on sanctuary cities, urges support of law enforcement

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions told federal prosecutors and law enforcement officers on Friday that he has their backs and urged the nation to...

Gov. Ivey to Alabama economic developers: ‘Momentum is on our side’

Alabama’s two main economic development leaders urged state economic developers to continue to evolve and advance to help keep the momentum Alabama has enjoyed...

Limestone County man grows ‘duck tomato’

Take a gander at what a man in Limestone County grew. On August 1, a picture of Carl Barnes and his "duck tomato" was shared...

Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks hits back at ‘socialist’ opponent over what he calls a defamatory attack

Mud-slinging is as old as politics itself, but sometimes a line gets crossed and the person attacked fires back in kind. The Democrat candidate for...

‘Supermarket of Veterans Benefits’ to be held at Houston County Farm Center August 24

The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) is hosting a “Supermarket of Veterans Benefits” on Friday, Aug. 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at...

Shelby County school resource officer goes viral for back to school photo

An Alabama school resource officer has gone viral in a back to school Facebook post. Tuesday, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office posted a picture on Facebook...