Montgomery city and county officials and business leaders broke ground Thursday on a major project that will bring recreational amenities, entertainment and retail to a site along the Alabama River, just west of downtown. Montgomery Whitewater will feature freshwater rafting, kayaking and canoeing, as well as zip lines, hiking and mountain biking trails, and ropes courses. […]

Cameron Mitchell helped put the “bull’s-eye” on the back of breast cancer. This weekend on June 12-13, more than 150 archers – experienced and amateurs – will compete in the Bow-Up Against Breast Cancer tournament, which is Mitchell’s brainchild. The mission is personal for many archers who will take part in the event at Cullman Community […]

If you have not been to Sheffield, one of the quad cities in Alabama’s Shoals region, it is worth checking out. The city has undergone a makeover that has led to a rebirth in recent years, part of which will be showcased at the annual Sheffield Street Party on Saturday. Organizers tell Yellowhammer News the […]

Nursing faculty and staff members at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, are giving back to both their community and the world by supporting the Tyrosinemia Society and its new partnership with an organization called PatientsLikeMe. The Tyrosinemia Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping […]

Residents in central Alabama will now have easier access to key health care services thanks to Driving HOPE (Health, Outreach, Prevention and Education), a new mobile cancer screening and education unit that Montgomery Cancer Center is putting into place.

Angelo Bautista always wanted to become a pilot, even as a little boy growing up in the Philippines, but he studied nursing at the University of South Alabama. “It was my dad’s idea,” he said. “He said you’re going to need a bachelor’s degree anyway, so why not get something as a backup?” Bautista graduated in 2009 […]

The new law, which takes effect in August, allows online, phone, and direct sales of homemade goods previously outlawed in Alabama.

Huntsville's Kieran Moise decided to give back in a big way this Memorial Day weekend.

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) this past week delivered remarks on the floor of the United States Senate ahead of Memorial Day, reflecting on the sacrifice of America’s tremendous military service members and their families. “Our Gold Star families have given a great sacrifice to our country,” said Alabama’s junior senator. “The United States stands […]

At 14, Abbie began using drugs. At 16, she was convinced she would not live to see her 18th birthday. Then, at 22, she was crying in a doctor’s office, pregnant and addicted to heroin. Shortly after that visit, Abbie received a call from a nurse with the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Obstetrical Complications Clinic inviting her […]

Bizarre: The Coffee Bar is a coffee bar by day and a bar bar at night, but this unusual place also is an all-day incubator for several minority-owned local businesses. The café, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner (most nights), has become a hub in Birmingham’s Black business community, offering space for multiple vendors to attract […]

Cullman City Schools Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff on Friday announced that over 250 seventh grade students from Cullman Middle School and over 250 ninth grade students from Cullman High School next year will have unprecedented access to community opportunities and resources that will help prepare them to be Life, Career and Citizen ready graduates. Additionally, each […]

When Gayle Shaffer left the Midwest for college on the Gulf Coast, it didn’t take long for her to discover Southern hospitality at the University of South Alabama. “I felt at home immediately,” she said. “You couldn’t walk across campus without every single person you passed saying ‘Hey.’ I loved it. I made some friends […]

Welcome to a universe where your superpower may be to withstand the power of an earthquake unharmed. Elementary school students: Get ready to have fun while learning about the forces of nature. Force Factory, a new children’s discovery exhibit, is being planned at Anniston Museum of Natural History to engage children and families in unique […]

ABC announced its primetime fall television schedule, releasing its first look at the remake of “The Wonder Years” sitcom following the life of a Black family set in Alabama in the 1960s. The 30-minute episodes will air on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. on ABC. Debut dates haven’t been announced.

Governor Kay Ivey signed SJR 138, which expresses “solidarity with Israel in its defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip.”

After more than 40 years of speaking to elementary school kids about weather, James Spann knows what they want to know about. “I’m in 1-2 schools a day so I know their questions,” Spann said. “After doing this for so many years, I noticed more of two things: kids that have a fear of weather because maybe […]

Kevin Parrish is a craftsman by birthright. At the age of 13, his father took him into the family garage workshop and started relaying the ins and outs of leather working and saddle making. “I remember I was watching Saturday morning cartoons and he came and said, ‘Come on, it’s time to go to work,’ […]

Books are gifts that expand your world. As Dr. Seuss said: “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” United Way of East Central Alabama (UWECA) recently donated 2,000 books to kindergarteners and first-graders at all public and some private schools throughout Calhoun […]

As terrorist group Hamas continues to escalate rocket attacks from Gaza, Governor Kay Ivey says Alabama is standing firmly with Israel. UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland on Wednesday warned the worsening violent conflict could move “towards a full-scale war.” Militants in Gaza have fired more than 1,000 rockets into […]

How does an organization celebrate a century of community service? If that organization is the Junior League of Birmingham (JLB), it’s done by kicking off that 100th year with the culmination of the Community of Lights Centennial Campaign. When the five-year campaign concludes on May 6, it will have raised more than $1.25 million for the One Place Metro […]

In 2020, the global pandemic caused innumerable events to be cancelled, including the Regions Tradition, a major of the PGA TOUR Champions. Golfers and fans stayed home and a community event that had been happening for more than 25 years took an understandable back seat to safety. But an important aspect of the tournament never […]

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is partnering with Count the Kicks, an evidence-based stillbirth prevention public health campaign, to educate and empower expectant parents in Alabama about the importance of tracking fetal movement in the third trimester of pregnancy. One out of every 113 pregnancies in Alabama ends in stillbirth, according to the Alabama Center […]

The Regions Tradition, a PGA TOUR Champions major sponsored by Regions Bank, brings players, fans, and businesses together for five days of golf benefitting Children’s of Alabama and a variety of other local charities. The tournament also brings together two organizations that are investing time and financial resources to create greater equity in their industries […]