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Dad and Son from Alabama Charged with Stealing $774K From Elderly Woman
BlackNews.com Father and son Charles and Dillon Cook Nationwide — Father and son Charles and Dillon Cook, who are from Mobile, have been accused of stealing $774,000 from an elderly woman’s retirement account after gaining her trust through their...

WVU, Alabama cancel 2026-27 football series
MORGANTOWN, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia University and the University of Alabama have mutually agreed to cancel the two-game football series scheduled for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The Crimson Tide were set to visit Milan Puskar Stadium on...

How to buy tickets for Alabama basketball vs. Arizona in C.M. Newton Classic
Tickets to see Alabama basketball in the 2025 C.M. Newton Classic are going on sale this week. On Saturday, Dec. 13, the Crimson Tide will face the Arizona Wildcats at Legacy Arena at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex with a tip time to...

WVU, Alabama cancel football series; Mountaineers to face Coastal Carolina in 2026, Southern Miss the next year
West Virginia’s home-and-home football series with Alabama is no more. The Mountaineers and Crimson Tide have agreed to mutually cancel a series that was to be played in Morgantown in 2026 and in Tuscaloosa the following year. As a result of the...
North Alabama Area Labor Council Encourages Huntsville Auto Workers to Unionize
Pivotal election could shape the future of collective bargaining in Alabama’s auto industry. By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The North Alabama Area Labor Council is urging auto workers in Huntsville to support unionization ahead of a...

Two Dunkin' locations close in this Alabama city
Two Dunkin' locations in Montgomery have closed their doors. The Dunkin' restaurants at 2975 Woodley Road and 2035 Eastern Blvd. both have their windows boarded up and "for lease" signage out front. Jonathan McCall with Moore Company Realty, the...

Country music legends Alabama reunite with estranged drummer Mark Herndon
Some country music history went down Saturday night at Alabama’s sold-out concert at Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville. On Alabama’s last song of the night, “Mountain Music,” singer/guitarist Randy Owen and bassist/backing singer Teddy Gentry, the...

'There is a very long history of allegations of unfair elections in the Alabama State Party': DNC addresses Alabama Democratic Party turmoil
Alabama's Democratic Party's actions and voting methods made headlines as the Democratic National Committee (DNC) met in Minnesota. Credentials Committee co-chairs Ryan Ramirez and Hilda Solis took to the podium on Monday to discuss the only...

Cullman Regional CEO appointed to Alabama Rural Roadmap Initiative
James Clements, CEO of Cullman Regional Medical Center, has been appointed by Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) to serve on the Alabama Rural Roadmap Initiative. The initiative, formed during the 2025 legislative session under...

Historic house made 1,060-mile journey from Alabama to outdoor Michigan museum
LANSING, MI - The Henry Ford landed state support to preserve a historic home that played an important role in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. The Michigan Strategic Fund approved a $9 million bond during its Tuesday, Aug. 26 board meeting for the...

The big business of sorority rush
A woman with fresh blond highlights, dazzlingly white teeth and an impossibly perfect tan shows off her preppy butter-yellow and light-blue outfit in her dorm room, addressing TikTok in a singsongy voice as her wrists full of bracelets jangle...

Alabama Reunion! Mark Herndon Shocks Fans and Performs with Band for First Time in Decades By Cindy Watts
NEED TO KNOW Mark Herndon last played with country group Alabama over 20 years ago On Saturday, he slid behind the drum kit at Orion Amphitheater to surprise fans "I felt like a little kid all day," the musician said. "It was so cathartic for...
Major Carrollton company applauds Trump tariffs
Much of the media coverage around President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policy has had a pessimistic tone. Despite the stock market continuing to hit record highs and the Fed (potentially) on the verge of cutting interest rates, there remains...

Alabama Supreme Court Appellate Alert: Decisions from August 22, 2025
The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, August 22, which included two opinions of interest to the Alabama business community: iWTNS, Inc. v. MotionMobs, LLC: in a 5-0 decision authored by Justice McCool, the Court held...

Alabama AG Steve Marshall backs 26-state charge to end California’s illegal war on gas-powered cars and trucks
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, who is also a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2026, is assisting in the effort to stop California’s looming electric vehicle mandate. “California and Gavin Newsom do not get to decide what cars and trucks...

Noles News: FSU vs. Alabama is officially sold out
It will be a packed Doak Campbell Stadium this Saturday as the game has officially sold out; if you still need a ticket you need to hope someone is selling but rather than scalpers FSU’s official secondary ticket market might have you covered...

Alabama counties oppose online sales tax law changes
The Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA) passed a resolution last week encouraging legislators to oppose any legislative changes to the state's online sales tax law, Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT) program. The resolution was...

Alabama shipbuilder receives $1.9 million in tax incentives for $7.8 million expansion
A Coden-based vessel and workboat manufacturer, Master Boat Builders, is receiving nearly $1.9 million in tax incentives to support a $7.8 million expansion and modernization project in Mobile County. The project includes several key components: a...

W.Va. lags behind neighbors in sites for new businesses, but it is changing
On the Ohio River in Wood County, officials are clearing hurdles to prepare sites for new businesses. Two locations, 70 acres of farmland and a sprawling industrial park, are set to become suitable for development, thanks to the first $150,000...

Homebaked goods a feature at Farmers Market
The Guntersville Farmers Market has grown in recent years, thanks to the addition of new vendors and a variety of different food items and artisanal goods. Some of the more popular stands include home baked breads and other baked goods from...