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Foley uses its location to become an Alabama Communities of Excellence destination

Located in southern Baldwin County just 10 miles from the popular soft, sand beaches of the Alabama Gulf Coast, Foley has been transformed into...

Alabama Power’s smart neighborhood nearing completion in suburban Birmingham

Alabama Power’s Smart Neighborhood is near completion, bringing together for the first time in the Southeast high-performance homes, energy efficient systems and appliances, connected...

VIDEO: Inside tale of how small town Alabama cops foiled ‘Small Town Bank’ heist

Heflin, Alabama, Police Chief A.J. Benefield does not have much experience with bank robberies, but that did not stop his officers from nabbing a...

Ivey’s Alabama Republican challengers release health information

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's challengers are indirectly trying to raise questions about the 73-year-old frontrunner's health ahead of the primary, releasing their own medical...

Alabama’s Cavanaugh leads fundraising in lieutenant governor primary

Public Service Commission president Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh has outpaced her Republican opponents in fundraising for the lieutenant governor's June primary. Cavanaugh raised nearly $150,000 in...

API and Yellowhammer release 2018 Attorney General Questionnaire

Candidates for public office, once elected, bring their underlying principles and perspectives on policy issues into office with them, thus defining how they govern....

‘Amazing’: Unemployment hits lowest rate in 18 years

Unemployment dropped to 3.9 percent in April, the lowest unemployment rate since 2000, after remaining unchanged at 4.1 percent for several months, the Department...

Poll: 59% confident of job security — 11% fear layoff within a year

The latest data from an annual Gallup survey shows that 11% of Americans believe they might lose their job within the next 12 months...

4 charged in Alabama slaying linked to killing of ex-Packers player

Four men are charged with murder and kidnapping in a slaying that police in Alabama say is linked to the killing of a former...

Hiker falls to his death near Ruffner Mountain in Birmingham

Fire crews have recovered the body of a hiker who fell to his death in a quarry area near Ruffner Mountain in Birmingham. Authorities say...

Alabama company gets $3M federal grant to expand broadband

Communications company Tombigbee has received a $3 million federal grant to expand broadband internet access to a rural community in northwest Alabama, the company's...

Alabama’s Roy Moore cracking door on future run for office

Defeated Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore is opening the door to a possible return to politics. Moore told reporters at a news conference Monday that...

Trump signs faith-based initiative giving religious voices more influence in federal government

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to create a new faith-based initiative ensuring the government’s cooperation with religious communities. Trump unveiled the Establishment...

Mobile gets a visit from the Trump Administration

A member of President Trump’s cabinet was in Mobile this week, meeting with city officials and local business owners. Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal...

Author Matt Walsh slams Boy Scouts for dropping ‘boy’ from title: ‘It’s very sad’

Conservative author Matt Walsh slammed the Boy Scouts of America for dropping the word “boy” from its name and accused the organization of selling...

Kay Ivey widens fundraising lead in Alabama gubernatorial race

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey continues to outpace her GOP challengers in fundraising ahead of the June primary. In fundraising reports filed Wednesday, Ivey has raised...

2 still sought in fatal shooting at Alabama gas station

Police in Alabama have arrested two men following a shooting at a Selma gas station that left one dead and two wounded, and are...

Alabama county schools consider nonlethal weapons in schools

One Alabama county's schools may be getting stashes of nonlethal weapons and first-aid supplies for their classrooms. Autauga County Schools Superintendent Spence Agee says the...

Alabama’s Dawson stresses evangelist background, outsider status

Evangelist turned Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott Dawson said if people are surprised to see him running for governor, they are not alone. In a...

WestRock plant in Lanett primed for growth with expansion

The Chambers County Development Authority announced that WestRock Co. plans an investment in its manufacturing operation in Lanett that will increase the facility’s competitiveness...

Pro-life groups, Congressmen ask HHS Secretary to stop Title X funds from going to abortion providers

More than 85 state and national pro-life groups as well as 41 senators and 153 congressmen and women are calling on Health and Human...

Though Alabama has few DACA recipients, state joined legal challenge

Alabama has only a small number of illegal immigrants enrolled in a quasi-amnesty program created by former President Barack Obama’s administration, but that did...

Alabama officers investigating inmate’s death in county jail

Alabama law officers are investigating the death of an inmate at the Walker County Jail. Al.com reports that 37-year-old Bryan Michael Freeman died at the jail Tuesday...

Pharma Kaleo donates overdose-reversing drugs to Alabama

A major pharmaceutical company is donating 1,744 devices that contain an overdose-reversing drug to Alabama's volunteer rescue squads to combat the opioid crisis. Kaleo Inc....