State News

Increasing diversity in the veterinary profession is one of the major priorities of the American Veterinary Medical Association, and one of the driving forces behind another historic initiative in veterinary medicine between Tuskegee and Auburn […]

(BIRMINGHAM, AL) – – The Alabama State Black Chamber of Commerce held its 2018 Entrepreneurs & Innovators conference on June 21-22, 2018 at the GOLDSTEIN & COHEN BLDG, in the BIRMINGHAM/ENSLEY BUSINESS & ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. […]

A new means of detecting the most aggressive and fatal form of breast cancer — developed by a team led by Tuskegee University researchers — holds the potential to earlier detection and more informed treatment […]

BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) – Amazon is in talks to build a warehouse near Birmingham that could create up to 3,000 jobs. Public notices show Amazon plans an 855,000 square-foot (7,900 sq. meter) fulfillment center in […]

A new system created by the Secretary of State’s Office will allow business owners around the state to file formation forms online. Secretary of State John Merrill said the system will be a “removal of […]

  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Tuition is going up for Alabama’s community and technical colleges. The Decatur Daily reports the Alabama Community College System on Wednesday approved a $10-a-credit-hour increase set to go into effect […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A group is calling for the removal of a statue on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol honoring a 19th century doctor who experimented on slaves. State Sen. Hank Sanders and […]

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey is applauding the announcement that for the 12th year in a row, Alabama’s First Class Pre-K program is being hailed as one of the nation’s highest quality state-funded pre-kindergarten programs […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A second Auburn University employee has sued the school for racial discrimination in a month, the Montgomery Advertiser reported Wednesday. Cameron Boozer, who is black, has been a supervisor in the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a young boy was shot while he was asleep inside his southwest Birmingham home early Monday. Birmingham police said shots were fired about 3 a.m. into the home at […]