State Women in Manufacturing Alabama wins three Chapter Awards WiM honored WiM Alabama with three Chapter Awards, the most awarded to any chapter this year. StaffOctober 14, 2021
Prisons Man at Donaldson prison becomes 2nd Alabama prison homicide in five days There have been at least 10 homicides, and 22 drug deaths and suicides, in Alabama prisons this year. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 13, 2021
Health Majority of confirmed COVID reinfections in Alabama among unvaccinated Of those Alabamians who have had more than one confirmed COVID case, 87 percent were unvaccinated. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 13, 2021
Elections Republican Kenneth Paschal announces run for full-term The Republican primary is scheduled for May 24. StaffOctober 13, 2021
Congress Sewell votes to prevent U.S. default Sewell was the Alabama member of Congress to vote in favor of raising the debt limit. Josh MoonOctober 13, 2021
Economy Northrop Grumman expansion to bring 500 more jobs to Huntsville The new jobs will be primarily in the engineering field and will support the U.S. Air Force's ground-based defense program. Josh MoonOctober 13, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | Seniority vs. Senility The question becomes, how old is too old to be a U.S. senator? Steve FlowersOctober 13, 2021
Infrastructure Port of Mobile containerized cargo growth continues Container volume through the Port of Mobile marked its third-highest lift in September delivering a 27 percent year-to-date increase. StaffOctober 13, 2021
National Game Changer Award awarded to Birmingham native Erica Iheme A graduate of Alabama A&M, Iheme spent 17 years as an organizer and union builder throughout the United States. John H. GlennOctober 13, 2021
Health Alabama COVID-19 vaccination rate drops after summer surge A recent U.S. Census Bureau poll shows the most common reason people refuse vaccines is over concerns about possible side effects. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 12, 2021