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For the past 25 years, the Center for Inclusive Engineering Excellence program has worked to recruit and retain underrepresented minorities in Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. Its director, Cordelia Brown, said the program’s hallmark is the community it provides its st…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s office has released new photos of her after dismissing rumors that Ivey was having health issues. The four photos show the 77-year-old Ivey with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem at the airport in Montgomery on Friday. Ivey was last seen in public on Aug. 2. She was diagn…
When Sam Hendrix decided to retire from Auburn University seven years ago, he was given one piece of advice by multiple people: “Find something good to do,” they told him.
Opelika Police Officer Chase Higgins has received a state award for his work in establishing the East Alabama Crisis Intervention Team.
Former President Donald Trump is calling for the “immediate” release of the federal warrant. And a spokesperson for Anne Heche says the actor is on life support after a fiery crash. Those stories and more on our daily news podcast.
Going into its second year of girls flag football, Opelika and head coach Jaclyn Button are feeling much stronger this fall after a building a foundation in 2021.
When the golf world needed an 'improved creeping bentgrass cultivar,' it looked to Auburn University
Following the acquisition of rights by an Oregon-based company to a grass developed in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture, the bentgrass variety known as AU Victory has taken root at exclusive golf courses across the nation.
‘Only in Alabama.” Now, that’s a statement that’ll get me riled up. Sometimes it’s said as criticism, but it’s always meant to ridicule and make fun of a whole population of folks, including you and me.
When I was a kid, Saturday mornings were filled with one cartoon after another, mostly created by Hanna-Barbera. There was Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, Yogi Bear, Top Cat, Wally Gator, Magilla Gorilla, Johnny Quest, The Flintstones and The Jetsons.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s office is dismissing rumors that the 77-year-old governor is healthy and dismissed rumors that she was ill. Ivey spokeswoman Gina Maiola said Thursday that the governor, “is doing great” and continues to be cancer-free. Ivey's office issued the statement after a week …
Auburn's football program continued fall camp at the Athletic Complex on Thursday.
The Army has identified two soldiers who were killed during training in the mountains of north Georgia. A statement from Fort Benning said 2nd Lt. Evan Fitzgibbon and Staff Sgt. George Taber died Tuesday after a tree fell on them during inclement weather. Three other soldiers were taken to a…
Gas prices have dipped under $4 a gallon and are down 68 cents in the last month. More on that story, inflation, Donald Trump and other top news of the day on our daily podcast.
Fairfax Elementary in Valley was put on lockdown Thursday morning after the Valley Police Department received a call of a suspicious male on the campus.
During Tuesday’s forum, each of the three candidates for Ward 5 Auburn City Council cast different visions of how Auburn should move forward.
🎧 Get the latest details and reactions following the FBI's search of former President Donald Trump's Florida residence.
Auburn City Schools welcomed back its students from summer break on Tuesday. Classes resumed as 9,400 in grades K-12 filled the halls of the 13 schools across the school district.
Auburn football continued fall camp on Wednesday.
Former President Donald Trump says he will be questioned today in a New York civil investigation into his dealings as a real estate mogul. The case is unrelated to the FBI’s search of his Florida residence. Learn more on our daily podcast.
Super 8 Seniors: The Ballhawk is back, and Elijah Whitfield is carving his own name in Lanett legend
The Ballhawk is back, out on the practice field at Lanett.
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Renaming nine U.S. Army posts that honor Confederate officers would cost a total of $21 million if the installations rebrand everything from welcome marquees and street signs to water towers and hospital doors, according to an independent commission.
Zach Calzada isn't rusty, Robby Ashford is making decisions and Holden Geriner is showing some flashes. That and more of what Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin said about his quarterbacks at Tuesday's practice.
Female students flocked back to Auburn University late last week bearing their sorority’s letters and big smiles as Recruitment Week—that’s what sorority people call it instead of rush—kicked off Friday.
According to those around the program, the junior college product is already standing out.
The July 21 fire that broke out in downtown Opelika was devastating to three businesses. Maffia’s, where the fire originated, is completely gone. The two businesses that stood on each side of Maffia’s — The Gallery on Railroad and Southern Crossing—both sustained heavy smoke and water damage…
The Auburn Tigers football team continued fall practice at the Athletic Complex on Tuesday.
The legislation approved by the Senate over the weekend includes nearly $400 billion for clean energy initiatives, the country's largest-ever investment in fighting global warming.
🎧 The FBI has searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation. And Olivia Newton-John, the superstar singer who was everyone’s favorite Sandy in “Grease,” has died. Listen to those stories and more on Hot off the Wire.
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