ATHENS — The state is in an “exciting and transformational time,” said Gov. Kay Ivey during her State of the State Luncheon today with the Athens-Limestone Chamber of Commerce. “Y’all, […]

HUNTSVILLE — For the 21st consecutive year, nurses are ranked No. 1 in Gallup’s annual Most Honest and Ethical Professions poll. Huntsville Hospital gained 19 new “Big Hearts” when the […]

ATMORE — James Barber was executed this morning for the brutal murder of Dorothy Epps in 2001. His execution was carried out at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in […]

MONTGOMERY – A pair of North Alabama metro areas are ranked in the nation’s top 10 for the lowest unemployment rate for May, according to statistics released today by Gov. […]

Off The Record: Latest rumors and rumblings in North Alabama   Special session on redistricting “and nothing else…” As we told you last week, the special session on redistricting would […]

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey issued a proclamation today setting July 17 for a special session to address redistricting. “It is critical that Alabama be fairly and accurately represented in […]

HUNTSVILLE — A bill raising the pay for poll workers has been signed into law, State Rep. James Lomax, the bill’s sponsor, announced today. According to Lomax, the legislation signed […]

MONTGOMERY — State lawmakers are gearing up for a special session to redraw the state’s congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the current map violates the Voting […]

MONTGOMERY – It’s old news but still good news. As it has for the past several months, the state’s economic engine is right here in the Tennessee Valley. The latest […]

MONTGOMERY – A trio of North Alabama metro areas are listed among the nation’s metro areas with the lowest unemployment rate for April. The rankings are compiled by the U.S. […]

MONTGOMERY — The fate of the deteriorating Saturn 1B rocket at the Ardmore exit of Interstate 65 is in the hands of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. […]

MONTGOMERY — A pair of grants totaling $500,000 will help create nearly three dozen jobs in Good Hope, Gov. Kay Ivey announced this week. A $250,000 grant from the Appalachian […]

MONTGOMERY – Calling the Education Trust Fund a “historic investment,” Gov. Kay Ivey signed the state’s budgets Thursday, including the General Fund and the supplemental and the Education Trust Fund […]

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has set a time frame for the execution of James Barber, her office announced. In a letter to Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections John […]

MONTGOMERY – Several northeast Alabama law enforcement agencies have received much-needed funding, thanks to grants from the U.S. Department of Justice through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. […]

HUNTSVILLE — Attorney Ronald Wayne Smith was appointed district judge Monday for the 23rd Judicial Circuit which serves Madison County. Smith’s appointment fills a vacancy when Gov. Kay Ivey appointed […]

HUNTSVILLE — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey joined state and local officials and aerospace leaders this morning at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center to cut the ribbon on the state-of-the-art […]

MONTGOMERY – North Alabama’s economy continues to show it is a powerhouse in the state. According to the most recent unemployment figures, of the 10 counties with the lowest jobless […]

MONTGOMERY – A pair of North Alabama metro areas have the lowest unemployment rates in the nation, Gov. Kay Ivey announced today. Decatur and Huntsville were ranked as the lowest […]

MONTGOMERY — North Alabama continues to lead the way as the state posted record-setting unemployment rate numbers for March. Gov. Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted March […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabamians involved in science, technology, engineering and math connected Tuesday at the state Capitol to celebrate Space Day. Gov. Kay Ivey signed a proclamation declaring the day in […]

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey delivered a message of the future Tuesday in her annual State of the State address. “Folks, our students…our young people are why our work today […]

MONTGOMERY – More residents in several North Alabama communities will have access to high-speed internet, according to Gov. Kay Ivey’s office. The governor announced nearly $5 million will be provided […]

HUNTSVILLE — While Colorado’s congressional delegation continues to criticize the U.S. Air Force’s decision not to select their state as the permanent home for Space Command’s headquarters, a federal government […]