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Thursday, July 16, 2026 - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Texas man has been sentenced for smuggling six kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr. U.S. District Judge Annmarie C. Axon sentenced Brandon Azael Lopez, 30, of McAllen, Texas, to 46 months in prison. In October 2025, Lopez pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. "Those who use the interstate highways in the Northern District of Alabama to transport narcotics will be held accountable for t...
July 19, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The City of Montgomery, Alabama, was struck by another wave of gun violence over the weekend as police launched investigations into two separate early-morning shootings that occurred just minutes apart. The incidents, which took place on Sunday, July 19, 2026, left one man dead and a woman hospitalized with injuries. These back-to-back shootings add to a growing tally of violent encounters that have kept local law enforcement on high alert throughout the...
Power outgrowing consent of the citizens thirsts for more and oft requires reaching out. Auburn's incumbent mayor (re)election slogan is 'we' can do it together. The we becomes less ambiguous when connecting the 'I Believe in Felon Hubbard' political thieves. Robert Wilkins put his finger on two of those reaches in a June 30 letter to the Plainsman [https://www.theplainsman.com/staff/robert-wilkins] and readers owe him many thanks for his illumination, whatever they make of his run for mayor. I...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Montgomery in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Montgomery, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 20. Montgomery by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.74 --- Alabama average: $3.64 - Week change: +$0.14 (+4.0%) - Year change: +$0.90 (+31.9%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.67 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $4.92 - Week change: +$0.48 (+10.8%) - Year change: +$1.43 (+41.1%) -...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Mobile in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Mobile, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 20. Mobile by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.67 --- Alabama average: $3.64 - Week change: +$0.18 (+5.1%) - Year change: +$0.88 (+31.4%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.62 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $4.93 - Week change: +$0.44 (+9.8%) - Year change: +$1.44 (+41.4%) - Historical...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Huntsville in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Huntsville, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 20. Huntsville by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.58 --- Alabama average: $3.64 - Week change: +$0.15 (+4.3%) - Year change: +$0.82 (+29.6%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.60 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $4.84 - Week change: +$0.14 (+2.9%) - Year change: +$1.44 (+42.3%) -...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Gadsden in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Gadsden, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 20. Gadsden by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.54 --- Alabama average: $3.64 - Week change: +$0.15 (+4.6%) - Year change: +$0.82 (+30.2%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.55 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $4.78 - Week change: +$0.30 (+6.7%) - Year change: +$1.46 (+43.9%) -...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Florence in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 20. Florence by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.56 --- Alabama average: $3.64 - Week change: +$0.10 (+3.0%) - Year change: +$0.79 (+28.6%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.62 (6/10/22) - Diesel current price: $4.89 - Week change: +$0.35 (+7.7%) - Year change: +$1.55...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Dothan in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Dothan, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 20. Dothan by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.71 --- Alabama average: $3.64 - Week change: +$0.11 (+3.1%) - Year change: +$0.89 (+31.7%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.67 (6/10/22) - Diesel current price: $4.88 - Week change: +$0.27 (+6.0%) - Year change: +$1.34 (+38.0%) - Historical ex...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Decatur in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Decatur, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 20. Decatur by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.55 --- Alabama average: $3.64 - Week change: +$0.14 (+4.2%) - Year change: +$0.81 (+29.4%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.59 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $4.81 - Week change: +$0.29 (+6.4%) - Year change: +$1.45 (+43.1%) -...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Daphne in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 20. Daphne by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.67 --- Alabama average: $3.64 - Week change: +$0.19 (+5.4%) - Year change: +$0.84 (+29.6%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.68 (6/12/22) - Diesel current price: $4.86 - Week change: +$0.37 (+8.3%) - Year change: +$1.39 (+40.0%)...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Birmingham in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Birmingham, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 20. Birmingham by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.62 --- Alabama average: $3.64 - Week change: +$0.12 (+3.5%) - Year change: +$0.81 (+28.9%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.61 (6/13/22) - Diesel current price: $4.89 - Week change: +$0.31 (+6.8%) - Year change: +$1.42 (+40.9%) - H...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Auburn in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Auburn, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 20. Auburn by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.62 --- Alabama average: $3.64 - Week change: +$0.13 (+3.7%) - Year change: +$0.83 (+29.5%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.64 (6/12/22) - Diesel current price: $4.87 - Week change: +$0.39 (+8.7%) - Year change: +$1.51 (+45.0%) - Historical...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Anniston in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 20. Anniston by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.59 --- Alabama average: $3.64 - Week change: +$0.18 (+5.3%) - Year change: +$0.83 (+30.3%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.61 (6/11/22) - Diesel current price: $4.78 - Week change: +$0.33 (+7.5%) - Year change: +$1.42 (+42.2%) -...
When the ability to smell goes away About 14 years ago, Chrissi Kelly lost her sense of smell. She had traveled to the Czech Republic to visit family and caught some virus. Months later, when she still couldn’t smell, she made the rounds to doctors, including her general practitioner and an ear, nose and throat specialist, trying to find answers. She was diagnosed with anosmia (complete smell loss), and, like many patients with her condition, was told she’d have to learn to live with it. But...
Why millions of small businesses are finally turning to AI, and where they're starting The U.S. is home to more than 36 million small businesses, the Small Business Administration reported in 2025. And, of all employer firms in the U.S. in 2022, Census data shows 79% had fewer than 10 employees. Nearly half (42%) of small business owners say they have experienced burnout in the past month, according to a national survey by Capital One Insights Center. In this environment, the appeal of AI...
Half of newly developed drugs are the result of this 1983 Law "Orphan" drugs were once a market almost no company wanted. Four decades later, they make up more than half of the new drugs the Food and Drug Administration approves. In 2024, the FDA's drug center approved 50 new medicines. More than half of them (26 in all) were built to treat a rare disease. That would have stunned anyone working in medicine in the early 1980s. Back then, rare diseases were a part of the market that drug...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (JUL. 21, 2026) – Artificial intelligence. Cybersecurity. Space. Climate. Quantum computing. The technologies transforming the world are also reshaping national security, generating an urgent demand for professionals who can do something increasingly rare: understand science and technology while also comprehending the human decisions that determine how those technologies affect U.S. national security. The challenge isn't simply producing more tech-savvy personnel or more policym...
July 20, 2026 – TAMPA, Florida – Coaches, athletic directors and even some star players from the Southeastern Conference are enjoying the heat in Tampa Bay, Florida this week for SEC media days. The 2025 football season ended poorly again for the SEC with a Big 10 team (Indiana) winning yet another national championship. SEC coaches, players, and administrators are optimistic that 2026 will be different. For the Texas Longhorns this is a make-or-break season. Five-star quarterback sensation Arc...
Where Social Security cuts could have the greatest economic impact Social Security is a major source of retirement income for millions of Americans, but its economic importance varies sharply by locality. In some communities, benefits represent a relatively small share of total income. In others, they account for a substantial portion of money flowing into the local economy. That reliance may become more consequential as the Social Security trust funds face long-term solvency pressure, with...
What America’s independent businesses actually earn Independent work is usually measured by headcount, rather than income. In an effort to better understand what these businesses actually earn, 1-800Accountant analyzed revenue and expense data from thousands of 1099 businesses, freelancers, and independent contractors across the country for The 1099 Earnings Report, released in June. The researchers then broke the results down by industry the way a quarterly earnings report breaks down a m...
Tungsten: The obscure metal testing the West's critical minerals strategy Pressure on Western defense stockpiles is drawing attention to a critical mineral most people rarely encounter by name: tungsten. With a melting point of approximately 6,177 F, tungsten withstands more heat than any other metal. It is exceptionally dense, hard and resistant to wear, making it valuable in cutting and drilling tools, aerospace components, electronics, energy technologies and military applications. Tungsten...
The Pentagon will test troops for low testosterone. It’s not as strange as it might seem When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on July 15 that the military will start screening service members for low testosterone, he framed it as a way to keep troops “strong, resilient, and capable.” Under the new plan, active-duty, National Guard, and Reserve members aged 30 and older will be tested annually as part of their health assessments, while younger troops can opt into testing. Data sugge...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - At a candidate forum recorded July 19, I asked the candidates for Alabama's Second Congressional District about the sanctity of life. State Rep. Rhett Marques answered by saying two things that cannot both be true. First he said this: "Now, I do believe that life begins at conception. I do believe that." Then, in the same answer, he said this: "Until that fertilized egg is put into the woman, that is where it starts." Those are not two ways of saying the same thing. If life...
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin In the first four parts of my investigation series on the corruption and misuse of funds from the administration of Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin here is what I have laid out detailing alleged criminal activity from 100 plus documents I have from the Woodfin files. To see screenshots of the evidence please go back and review the first four articles. Campaign Finance & Ethical Allegations: The series centers on documented evidence of multi-year campaign finance...
