MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Public Service Commission unanimously approved a 1,400-acre, 200-megawatt solar power and battery storage project in Macon and Bullock Counties proposed by Alabama Power at its meeting this week. Alabama Power, the state’s largest utility, will construct, own and operate the two elements that make up the Clearview Ranch Project but won’t […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Construction workers affixed Gov. Kay Ivey’s name to the state office building at 501 Washington Ave. in Montgomery Wednesday morning.  Located southwest of the Capitol, the previously unnamed building houses the attorney general’s office. Lawmakers renamed it in April through a joint resolution of the Legislature to honor Ivey, the state’s longest […]

CAIRO (AP) — Iran said Wednesday it is in the “final stage” of drafting an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. President Donald Trump has said a deal could be announced this week. That could potentially reopen the critical waterway, ease pressure on the world economy and help bring an end […]