BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s recent social media post juxtaposing the Sept. 11 attacks with a photo of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, captioned “the enemy is inside the gates,” has ignited fresh accusations of racism as the Alabama Republican campaigns for governor. Tuberville, who filed paperwork in January to enter the…

LEEDS, Ala. — Buc-ee’s, the Texas-based travel center chain known for its oversized stores and spotless bathrooms, has been hit with an “F” rating from the Better Business Bureau over what the consumer group calls a pattern of unanswered customer complaints. The BBB’s Houston office says the failing grade stems from Buc-ee’s failure to respond…

MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. — A long-idled railcar factory on the Tennessee River is poised to become one of Alabama’s largest new industrial sites, with a planned submarine components facility expected to bring up to 1,500 jobs to the Shoals region. Federal and local leaders say the 2.2 million-square-foot complex at the Barton Riverfront Industrial Park…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A $14.5 million federal grant awarded to Birmingham for roadway improvements in the city’s Historic 4th Avenue Black Business District has been withdrawn, city officials confirmed this week, halting major construction plans along the corridor. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Neighborhood Access and Equity grant, announced in March 2024, was intended to…

SELMA, Ala. — A weekend meant to honor nonviolent resistance and the fight for voting rights was scarred by gunfire as two separate shootings left eight people injured during Selma’s annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, authorities said. Selma police said the first shooting happened around 1:25 a.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of Alabama Avenue, near…

UPDATE: Gov. Ivey has commuted Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton’s death sentence. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is scheduled to put 75-year-old Charles “Sonny” Burton to death Thursday for a 1991 killing during a Talladega auto parts store robbery, even though the state acknowledges he did not fire the fatal shot. Burton’s pending execution by nitrogen gas has…