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Alabama is looking for 11,000 auto industry workers

July 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton There are more than 11,000 jobs in the auto industry across Alabama that the state’s workforce development agency would like to help fill. That’s the impetus behind a campaign to grow this employment […]

Top Marine general steps down with no Senate-confirmed successor in place

July 12, 2023 Bouldin 0

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s blockade on promotions is jamming up plans for the Joint Chiefs. By PAUL MCLEARY For the first time in more than 100 years, the Marine Corps has no Senate- confirmed leader. […]

Black men in Alabama prisons less likely to get parole, often serve more years than white prisoners

July 12, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Ivana Hrynkiw and Ramsey Archibald Black men are being paroled from Alabama prisons less often and serving longer sentences than white men. That’s according to state data over a two-month snapshot from early 2023, […]

Alabamians spend more on electric bills than residents of any other state: Here’s why

July 12, 2023 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Alabamians are spending a lot on electricity, according to a recent survey, despite the fact that the price they pay is about average with the rest of the country. WalletHub is out with […]

New sweet tea-inspired Alabama beer sold in cans depicting Kay Ivey as KFC’s Colonel Sanders

July 11, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz What do you get when you combine sweet tea, beer, Gov. Kay Ivey and Colonel Sanders? A Huntsville small-batch brewery took inspiration from the Southern staple to produce KIV Sweet Tea Sour, a […]

This Alabama highway is one of the most feared road trips in the US

July 11, 2023 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton What’s that one stretch of road that you’re scared of going down, afraid of what might happen if your vehicle breaks down? It turns out one highway in Alabama has made a recent […]

5 hardest state quarters to find and where Ala. ranks on that list

July 11, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore The U.S. Mint launched its state quarters program in 1999 as a way to honor unique contributions by each state. The program ended in 2008 and, now, some of the quarters are harder to find […]

Alabama seeing decline in licensed gun sellers

July 11, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Ramsey Archibald Alabama has fewer gun sellers than it used to. Licensed ones, at least. According to data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the number of federally licensed gun sellers in Alabama […]

Donald Watkins challenges US Supreme Court law license suspension after Alabama disbarment

July 11, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz Disbarred attorney and businessman Donald Watkins, Sr. has challenged the May suspension of his law license by the U.S. Supreme Court. The suspension was handed down after the Alabama Supreme Court stripped him […]

Black voters who won at Supreme Court urge Alabama lawmakers to adopt their congressional map

July 3, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason Black voters who won at the U.S. Supreme Court in their claim that Alabama’s congressional district map violates the Voting Rights Act urged state lawmakers to adopt their proposed new map at a public hearing […]