Alabama cardboard magnate to auction 1,300 classic car collection

The CEO of a cardboard packaging company based in Cullman is auctioning off hundreds of classic cars this month, after spending years overpaying Alabama residents for their cars. Greg Rusk, who runs Rusken Packaging in Cullman, has spent years...

Banks closed tomorrow: what to know about Columbus Day in Alabama

Monday is Columbus Day, a federal holiday celebrating Christopher Columbus. It’s also known as Indigenous People’s Day, a celebration of Native Americans. In Alabama, Columbus Day is also a state holiday. Fraternal Day and American Indian Heritage...

‘They keep us in business,’ Alabama farmers praise guest-worker wage decrease

Alabama farm leaders are celebrating a new federal rule decreasing the wages agriculture-related businesses must pay people hired through a guest worker program. Advocating for changes to the H-2A program to make it more affordable for Alabama...

West Alabama school leaders complete program educating them on supporting future workforce community

WEST ALABAMA, Ala. (WBRC) - School leaders in west Alabama are now better prepared to place students on an earlier career pathway. Dozens of school leaders completed the Educator Workforce Academy which was organized by West Alabama Works. For...

Where is Alabama basketball in first KenPom rankings of 2025-26 season?

The first set of KenPom rankings for the 2025-26 season have arrived for Alabama basketball. After reaching the Elite Eight in March, Nate Oats and company will start the new year ranked No. 23, according to Ken Pomeroy. Among ranked SEC teams,...

COLUMN - Alabama health care and the Big Beautiful Bill

BY Robert Bentley The recently passed Big Beautiful Bill has many important provisions that will help states across the country. It represents a step forward in addressing national needs, and it contains some very good elements. At the same time,...

A frozen jail inmate, 25 indictments and an Alabama sheriff still standing

The cell where Tony Mitchell died of hypothermia and sepsis in 2023 sits empty now, but for a few spare mattresses strewn on the floor inside the Walker County Jail. “That cell, as long as I’m sheriff, it’s never going to be used again,” said Nick...

Comeback Town: Why I chose Birmingham to build my future S&P 500 Company

This is an opinion column Click here to sign up for the Comeback Town newsletter. Today’s guest columnist is Dr. Del Smith. Most entrepreneurs dream of joining the S&P 500. Few are bold enough to announce it as their destination. Fewer still would...

After moving to Alabama for my husband's job, I was lonely. The key to making friends was being the one to make plans.

In 2023, a few years after moving to Alabama for my husband's dream job at NASA, I found myself desperately lonely and facing the prospect of an adulthood over 400 miles from our hometown with a nonexistent social safety net. I felt like we were...

Business digest: Goudarzi joins father’s East Texas law firm

Published 10:40 pm Saturday, October 11, 2025 The son of a noted East Texas attorney was sworn in this past week in Upshur County District Court. Dain Goudarzi, son of Brent Goudarzi, will be the newest member of the Goudarzi & Young, LLP law...

‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system

When film-makers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman visited Alabama’s Easterling prison in 2019, they found a deceptively pleasant scene. Like Alabama’s 13 other prisons, Easterling largely prohibits media access, but allowed the documentarians...

Tennessee River Valley- North Alabama Mountain Lakes Region Earns “Destination Verified” Status

The North Alabama Mountain Lakes region of the Tennessee River Valley has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first destination in Alabama to receive the “Destination Verified” status from Wheel the World. This designation from Wheel...

Alabama trucking company files Chapter 7 bankruptcy, slashes 1,000 jobs

A major Alabama truck company abruptly shut down this week, leaving the future of hundreds of employees uncertain, according to Mutha Trucker, a YouTube channel covering the trucking industry. The channel reports that Birmingham-based Montgomery...

‘Bro Paid Me $40 For My Ball’: Alabama Man Obtains A Football From A Fellow Fan In The Stands. Then He Throws It To ‘See If He’s Still Got It’

Audio By Carbonatix Fall summons armchair quarterbacks from coast to coast. No one runs better routes or hits them in the numbers more accurately than a middle-aged guy crushing cold ones and sucking on chicken wings in a jersey older than the...

Alabama vs. Missouri predictions and best bets: Tide aim for third-straight ranked win

Following a pair of wins against ranked SEC opponents, No. 8 Alabama faces another stiff road test today at No. 14 Missouri. The game kicks off from Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo., at 11 a.m. CT. Victories against Georgia and Vanderbilt moved...

Alabama U.S. senators urge FDA to reevaluate generic abortion pill approval

U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.), along with 50 Republican colleagues, have called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reassess the approval...

Alabama vs. Missouri prediction: Odds, picks, best bet for top-20 college football battle

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. There’s a lot of perception vs. performance that you always have to consider in...

Kalen DeBoer said winning this battle was ‘huge’ for Alabama vs. Missouri

Entering Alabama football’s Saturday matchup with Missouri, it was unclear whether the Crimson Tide would be able to stop the Tiger run game. Led by running back Ahmad Hardy, the MU game plan seemed simple: Run the ball, control the time of...

This 108-year-old Alabama restaurant is changing hands for the first time in its history

A perennial Montgomery restaurant is changing ownership for the first time in a century. Chris’s Famous Hotdogs, a downtown staple since 1917, is changing hands with Angia Katechis turning over the keys to new owners, the business announced on...

No. 14 Mizzou can’t tame the Tide, suffers first loss of season to No. 8 Alabama

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 14 Mizzou football's home winning streak came to a halt at 15 games, on Saturday, as the Tigers suffered their first loss of the season to No. 8 Alabama Tide. Although the Tigers stayed in the fight, the Crimson Tide...