An industrial parts distributor plans a $9.6 million renovation and expansion for its headquarters in central Alabama. Motion Industries will add 20 percent capacity to the existing facility, with space to add at least 50 new employees, Joe Limbaugh Jr., vice president of operations, distribution and properties, told Al.com .

Josh Anthony drove in five runs and Auburn earned its first super regional appearance since 1999 by pulling away to beat North Carolina State 15-7 on Sunday night in the NCAA Tournament. Edouard Julien homered and had two RBIs for the second-seeded Tigers (42-21).

Authorities say an Alabama death row inmate was found dead in his cell from an apparent suicide Sunday morning. The Alabama Department of Corrections said 57-year-old Jeffrey Lynn Borden was found hanging by a bed sheet in his cell during a security check at 2:30 a.m. He was pronounced dead at 3 a.m., a prison […]

An inmate who escaped from a work-release center last week has been recaptured in Alabama. The Alabama Department of Corrections told Al.com that 47-year-old Scott Marler was captured about 60 miles away from the Childersburg Work Release Center around 4:36 a.m. Saturday.

Amazon is in talks to build a warehouse near Birmingham that could create up to 3,000 jobs. Public notices show Amazon plans an 855,000 square-foot (7,900 sq. meter) fulfillment center in Bessemer. The Jefferson County Commission will vote next week on spending up to $3.3 million to fund road work and pay incentives to Amazon.

A challenger will remain on the Republican primary ballot for sheriff in a northeast Alabama county. The Gadsden Times reports that the Etowah County Republican Executive Committee declined to remove Rainbow City Police Chief Jonathon Horton from the ballot.

Four north Alabama firefighters were taken to hospitals for heat-related illnesses as they battled an explosive fire at a golf cart dealership. All the firefighters are expected to recover.

The first lay president of Spring Hill College is changing his position. Spring Hill College announced that Christopher Puto will become president emeritus effective Friday.

A woman in Alabama is trying to find the owner of a New Jersey high school class ring. The Bergenfield High School class of 1990 ring was stashed in the closet of the Huntsville, Alabama, home where the woman has lived since 2004. It is engraved with the initials: E.M.L.

Six women are suing a north Alabama physician, claiming he inappropriately groped, fondled and kissed them while they were patients. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Morgan County Circuit Court against Dr. Michael Dick of Decatur.

A church deacon in a suburb near Birmingham is facing charges, accused of sexually abusing two girls. Al.com reports Irondale police announced Thursday that 69-year-old Collin Galletly Jr. has been charged with first-degree sexual abuse and sexual abuse of a child younger than 12.

A plan by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to let principals and other administrators store weapons on campus so they can respond to shootings drew mixed reactions Thursday, with an education group expressing support and the NAACP calling it “the absolute worst idea.” Ivey’s “School Sentry Program” would allow administrators in schools that do not have […]

Alabama Republicans say they won’t certify the votes of a statewide candidate who’s come under scrutiny for what the party calls “egregious” comments. The decision announced Thursday means Jim Bonner, who’s running for the utility-regulating Public Service Commission, won’t get the party’s nomination even if he’s the leading vote-getter in Tuesday’s primary.

The Alabama agency that investigates judicial ethics complaints has agreed to pay $100,000 in legal fees for lawyers representing Associate Justice Tom Parker in a free-speech dispute. Parker’s attorneys with the Florida-based Liberty Counsel on Thursday released details of an agreement between them and the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey wants to allow some school principals, and other administrators, to access firearms stored on school grounds. Ivey on Wednesday announced she wants to begin implementation of a “School Sentry Program.”

Alabama authorities are still searching for an inmate who they say escaped from police custody in Sheffield. Al.com cites a department Facebook post as saying William Anthony Taylor Jr. escaped around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Alabama officials were ordered to release information about the state’s lethal injection procedure as a federal judge granted news organizations’ request to unseal records in the wake of an aborted execution. U.S. Judge Karon O. Bowdre ruled Wednesday that the public has a “common law right of access to the sealed records relating to Alabama’s […]

Candace Owens is gaining the attention in conservative social media with a recent video post on the Charlottesville protests. Owens spoke to YH Radio about what woke her up from the Liberal mindset months ago, and how she refuses to fall for the games of the left leaning media. Twitter: @RedPillBlack YouTube: Red Pill Black […]

Philip Wegmann from the Washington Examiner talks about the DC involvement in Alabama’s senate primary, in particular who has the most to lose if their candidate doesn’t make the runoff. Wegmann also predicted a problem for other state campaigns seeking Senate backing, considering the massive amount of money poured into Alabama. You can follow Phillip […]

Yellowhammer Radio, with Andrea Tice and Chris Reid co-hosting, had a chance to talk with Bob Cusack, the Editor in Chief of THE HILL, a media outlet that covers all things political in the Capitol. Cusack broke down this summer’s senate primary race from the standpoint of those in Washington. In particular Cusack pinpointed which […]

Pastor Alton Hardy sat down with YellowHammer Radio, Yellowhammer News CEO BJ Ellis and Fireseeds CEO Cord Sachs to share his vision for reaching the hearts and minds of those trapped in urban decay. Hardy leads the Urban Hope community church and Urban Hope development located within the community of Fairfield. in particular Hardy says […]

A more than 60-year-old event here in Alabama is about to kick off this weekend and bring visitors from every part of the state. The Alabama National Fair in Montgomery will provide all the Fall activity a family can hope for from October 30th to November 8th. This year the event dates have been pushed further into […]

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —  The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has awarded five schools in Alabama for their quality standard of education. Those schools are: Bear Exploration Center, Montgomery County Schools Crestline Elementary School, Mountain Brook City School Clark-Shaw Magnet School, Mobile County Schools Old Shell Road School of Performing Arts, Mobile County Schools Shades […]

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It’s too early right now to tell exactly how badly Hurricane Joaquin will hit the Northeast coastline and the Caribbean, but some Alabama meteorologists are already warning that it could have a significant impact on Saturday’s marquee football game between Alabama and Georgia. While many weather models have the storm hitting the […]