The Sunrise News Sampler

Auto supplier Bolta US Inc. will break ground today on a $50 million plant in the Tuscaloosa Airport Industrial Park that will produce chrome-plated plastic parts, according to AL.com.  Construction is expected to be complete next year, and the plant will employ more than 350 people.

Tomorrow at 6pm, the aroma at the McAbee Center will be unreal as doors will open for Men Who Cook. Tickets are $10, and all proceeds will benefit FOCUS on Senior Citizens.

The Tuscaloosa County Commission is considering purchasing the Fosters Water Treatment Plant. It's current owner Tuscaloosa businessman Danny Ray Butler was sentenced to 36 months in prison last week.

A survey released by The Simple Dollar website that focuses on personal finance has ranked Tuscaloosa 9th in the list of 150 most affordable mid-size cities in the U.S.

Six students from Tuskegee University are stuck in Liberia because of the Ebola outbreak, and they won't be able to leave the country until August 17. It'll be the next day before they make it to the U.S. The students aren't sick and remain in good spirits.

Activists in Selma say they're pushing to have August 6 nationally recognized as voting rights day to commemorate the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the law.

The World's Largest Yard Sale will take place this weekend, starting today and running through Sunday. The event runs through Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, a corner of Georgia, and Alabama.

Russia is banning most food imports from the U.S., Canada, the European Union, Australia, and Norway in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine. This will cost Western farmers billions of dollars but could also lead to empty shelves in Russian cities.

Today, President Obama is expected to sign a veterans health care bill into law. It is expected to make it easier for veterans to get government-paid health care from local doctors.

23-year-old New York Giants running back David Wilson is being forced to retire after suffering a herniated disk last season and being diagnosed with spinal stenosis. He then suffered another injury during training camp this year.

Michael Egan III, who accused "X-Men" director Bryan Singer and three others of teen sex abuse in April, has filed a request to dismiss the case against the movie maker.

Kansas State Wildcats head coach Bill Snyder said college football has "sold out," dramatically changing in search of the almighty dollar.

Next Saturday, Deontay Wilder is set to fight in a 10-round bout in Carson, California. While Wilder is expected to be a favorite, if he loses, his chance to fight for the heavyweight championship will be gone.