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See where Alabama schools rank in Princeton Review’s list of best colleges

The Princeton Review has released their trademark list of the "Best 384 Colleges" for 2019 and three Alabama schools made the cut. To compile their...

WATCH: ‘Billboard King’ Alexander Shunnarah sheds tear at the sight of unused billboards

Alabama personal injury attorney Alexander Shunnarah on Friday released a new video poking fun at his unparalleled billboard empire across the state and the...

Rep. Martha Roby comments on infrastructure priorities, new interstate proposal

A grassroots push to build a new interstate stretching from West Texas to East Georgia has gained significant media attention over the last few...

Another record broken: Alabama posts highest ever employment numbers for third month in a row

Alabama is working again. The state's Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Friday that Alabama has shattered its employment record for the third month...

New details emerge on Calera teacher held on child porn charges

An Alabama kindergarten teacher jailed on child pornography charges had been approved by the state to provide therapeutic foster care, authorities said Thursday. Daniel Prentice...

New report shows small business optimism skyrocketing, Alabama’s top issue ‘remains hiring qualified employees’

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) this week announced that small business optimism is at the second highest level in recorded history, according to...

Huntsville Hospital announces $150 million expansion

A hospital in northern Alabama plans a $150 million expansion. Huntsville Hospital said in a news release Wednesday that work on the expansion will start...

12 hospitalized after tent collapses at Traditions Park in Hayden

Authorities say 12 people have been hospitalized, including three who were seriously injured, after a tent collapsed at a shareholder's event in Hayden. WBMA-TV says about...

Rep. Mo Brooks praises appointment of Alabamian to key NASA Advisory Council committee

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Wednesday announced the appointment of Alabama's Mark McDaniel to the NASA Advisory Council's Human Exploration and Operations Committee, citing...

Trump’s Alabama approval rating highest in nation

President Donald Trump does not enjoy a higher approval rating in any state than Alabama, according to the latest polling released this week by...

UAB increases counseling staff due to rise in students seeking mental health help

After seeing a rise in the number of students seeking mental health support, the University of Alabama at Birmingham is increasing their number of counselors, says...

Officials investigating Brewer High School hazing report

A sheriff's department in Alabama is investigating a report of hazing at a high school earlier this year. The Morgan County Sheriff's Office is working...

Rep. Robert Aderholt remembers Aretha Franklin, her time recording in Muscle Shoals

Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) is paying tribute to Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," who died on Thursday. Aderholt posted a video on his Facebook...

You’re not alone, Alabama: South Carolina also has a billion-dollar defunct nuclear site — but it’s worse

The Yellowhammer State and the Palmetto State share many things: heat, southern culture, a love for football. A more unfortunate commonality between the two, and...

Quick-thinking witnesses stop robbery of 74-year-old woman

Good Samaritans in Midfield, AL, came to the aid of a 74-year-old woman who was being beaten and robbed on Wednesday. The victim was at...

ALGOP Chair Terry Lathan: ‘If Dr. Bentley truly cares for Alabama, as he says he does, he would consider letting us go’

With speculation swirling around former Gov. Robert Bentley, Alabama Republican Party Chair Terry Lathan hopes he decides against running for another public office. Lathan told...

Former Governor Robert Bentley deposition filed in court this week

Former Gov. Robert Bentley provided new details of his view of the scandal that helped topple his administration, according to a deposition filed this...

Calera kindergarten teacher accused of possessing child porn

A kindergarten teacher in Alabama has been charged with 40 counts of child porn possession. News outlets report 26-year-old Daniel Prentice "Danny" Donaldson was arrested...

Birmingham police: Stun gun used on boy, 13, with handgun

Alabama authorities say a police officer used a stun gun on a 13-year-old boy who reached into a pocket containing a handgun. News outlets report...

Alabama leaders react after Democratic NY governor says America ‘was never that great’

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) on Wednesday, writing the latest chapter in a long line of national Democrats shooting themselves in the foot going into...

Aubie and Big Al team up for a special cause

Patients at Children's of Alabama in Birmingham got a special surprise on Tuesday when the University of Alabama and Auburn University mascots paid a...

How might Sen. Jones vote on Kavanaugh? Record on lower-court judges offers clues

Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) is keeping mum on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but he has spoken — through his votes — on...

Gov. Ivey awards nearly $2 million worth of grants for transportation safety

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs announced on Monday that it will administer a series of grants to 35 different Alabama counties...

Strength through peace: Business Council of Alabama announces reunification

The executive committee of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) Wednesday voted to adopt new bylaws for the organization, to reabsorb the companies who...