Alabama has been using a program similar to the controversial new law in Arizona to fight illegal immigration for years, Gov. Bob Riley said, but this state chose to work with the federal government, with immigration officers training state troopers.
It will be four years before the first C-Class sedan rolls off the floor at the Mercedes-Benz auto assembly plant in Vance, but some folks are already anticipating what’s expected to be the biggest economic boon to West Alabama since Mercedes came here in the mid-90s.
Polls show voters likely to give the Democrats a cold shoulder in midterm elections
Within two days after arriving in the region in mid-July, everyone on our team began getting sick. After our first day out on the water, we all had extreme headaches.
If you are talking about noisy mufflers, a state law says that "every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke, and no person shall use a muffler cut-out, bypass, a muffler without baffles or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a highway."
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' recently announced plan to cut nearly $100 billion from the defense budget over the next five years isn't likely to be embraced by Congress as it looks ahead to the 2012 elections, according to a UAB study that examined U.S. data over a 44-year period.
The two men who want to succeed Bob Riley as Alabama governor shared the stage at Arab Senior Center Thursday for about 75 minutes debating and discussing topics ranging from a lottery and jobs to healthcare and immigration.
Next Saturday, Jacksonville’s Farmers Market will come to an end, but not for too long. Lovers of fresh, home grown produce will be glad to hear that the market organizers plan on re-opening during the first four weeks in October for a fall mini-market.
The standing room only crowd at City Hall this morning for the announcement that Dorada Poultry has reached an agreement to buy and operate the former Tyson plant in Ponca City drew standing ovations on five different occasions.
People on the move
A meeting that had been set for today to possibly remove the head of the Alabama Fire College was canceled because there will not be a quorum of the board that oversees the college.
Suit maintained Abbott served illegally because she works for a utility
New 50 State Data Shows Stark Regional Differences in Financial Health
2010 National Minority Business Award Winners to be Honored During This Month's National MED Week Co...
Gov. Bob Riley, right, thanks volunteers and committee members for their dedication to the Black Belt Action Commission. Co-chair members Sheldon Day, left, state Sen. Hank Sanders and Margaret Bentley celebrate the sixth anniversary of the commission at an event at Alabama State University Monday.
The Corporation Provides Funds to Gulf States to Bolster Future Disaster Preparedness, Applies Lessons Learned From Katrina
By M.J. Ellington Montgomery Bureau Alabama is not alone in its struggle for the best way to deal with rising costs of state employee health insurance benefits. The chairman of the board that oversees the State Employee Insurance Board said at least 46 other states face the same challenge and use various solutions to keep benefits in place.
Press Release MONTGOMERY – When Governor Bob Riley created a commission in 2004 to focus on Alabama’s Black Belt, he said the last thing the region’s residents needed was another study of the persistent problems their communities face.
The unemployment rate fell across West Alabama and most of the state in July, but not in Greene County. The rate there jumped
Leadership Columbia County Class of 2011 Announced
