State ADEM presents check to repave roads at two state parks with recycled tires The grant will cover repaving parking areas and 4.8 miles of roads at Lake Guntersville State Park as well as DeSoto State Park. StaffJuly 19, 2021
State Buffalo Rock Company adds Fitzgerald Washington to board Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington is Buffalo Rock's newest board member. StaffJuly 19, 2021
News Opinion | It’s all doom and gloom today You don’t have to be a climate scientist to notice changes in weather patterns. Joey KennedyJuly 17, 2021
Economy Mayor Woodfin, Eddie Stivers III update new development at Palisades Property “I want to thank Eddie Stivers for his vision and commitment to help in building Birmingham’s economy." StaffJuly 17, 2021
Prisons Two more incarcerated men died in Alabama prisons this week There have been at least eight deaths inside Alabama prisons this month. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 16, 2021
State Governor appoints Rep. Bill Poole as state finance director Poole last month announced he was running for House speaker, before pulling out of the race. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 16, 2021
Health At least one of nine COVID-hospitalized children in Alabama on a ventilator As the delta variant spreads, Alabama's COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 16, 2021
Economy Alabama’s June unemployment rate drops to 3.3 percent The unemployment rate is a new post-pandemic low and the jobs count is at its highest level in 2021. StaffJuly 16, 2021
State ACLU: Marshall’s support of Arkansas law barring transgender youth care misguided The ACLU of Alabama says instead of focusing on Alabama prisons, AG Marshall is attacking transgender youth in Arkansas. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 16, 2021
National Biden administration won’t strip important designation from several Alabama cities If it had been enacted, the proposed change would have negatively affected several cities in Alabama. Brandon MoseleyJuly 16, 2021