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1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (104+ words) Naming major public projects after sitting politicians needs to stop. That includes President Donald Trump. Alabama’s massive new Mobile River bridge will be around long after today’s political fights are forgotten, and there’s no reason to turn it into another…...

45+ min ago   (218+ words) On the fifth episode of the “Grand Old Podcast,” hosted by ALGOP Chairman Scott Stadthagen, the script is flipped and the guests ask the host some questions. Guests from previous shows — including U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery), former Attorney…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago   (169+ words) U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is continuing to champion data centers across the Yellowhammer State. The senator and Republican gubernatorial candidate spoke to the press before the ribbon cutting for Auburn University’s new Applied Research Institute laboratory. “Data centers are are…...

10+ hour, 5+ min ago   (226+ words) This week, Alabama makes a long-awaited return to the Little League World Series. Phenix City — the last team from the Yellowhammer State to reach the Little League World Series — opens up the 2026 LLWS at Lamade Stadium in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on…...

3+ hour, 37+ min ago   (255+ words) The Amtrak’s Mardi Gras train along the Gulf Coast has had a better first year than expected, passing the first-year projections months ago and finishing the year with nearly four times the anticipated ridership. According to an article from ALdotcom,…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago   (157+ words) That’s how Gadsden City Council President Kent Back described what’s facing the city’s Salvation Army corps, which is in its 111th year of service. Back is chairman of the agency’s board of directors... Lts. Daniel and Amanda Jones, the new officers…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (998+ words) Auburn University opened a new 50,000-square-foot research laboratory Tuesday in Cummings Research Park, putting more than $30 million behind an effort to move critical defense and space technologies from concept to capability faster. The facility was completed in 11 months and is…...

9+ hour, 35+ min ago   (368+ words) There are moments when leadership means listening, studying the facts and proceeding carefully. Then there are moments when the facts have been studied, the opportunity is staring you in the face and continued hesitation becomes its own form of risk....

9+ hour, 54+ min ago   (561+ words) A frightening hurricane map can travel around social media in minutes. Alabama meteorologist James Spann says knowing who is behind it — and when to ignore it — matters. Speaking Saturday at the United Way & Verizon Disaster Resilience Forum at the National…...

18+ hour, 49+ min ago   (301+ words) Gadsden State Community College's Health Sciences Division recognized graduates of its Registered Nursing program during a pinning ceremony Aug. 6 at Wallace Hall on the Wallace Drive Campus. The ceremony honored students who earned an associate degree in registered nursing and…...