This past holiday season St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Birmingham bought $8.1 million in medical debt owed by about 6,500 families across Central Alabama and then forgave it all. Because many hospitals sell off the debt they are not sure they can collect, St. Lukes was able to purchase the $8.1 million in debt for […]

Montgomery-based Life On Wheels, a Christian non-profit organization, is expanding its Image Clear Ultrasound (ICU Mobile) services to Birmingham, free of charge. ICU Mobile is a licensed, mobile, medical clinic that offers free pregnancy testing and ultrasounds for women who are not under the care of a physician. The service itself was founded in Akron, […]

The University of Alabama in Huntsville will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Thursday, January 16, at 3 p.m. in Room 112 of the Student Services Building. Bob Zellner will be the special guest and featured speaker during the commemoration program on the UAH campus. Zellner is the son and grandson […]

Some makers of gourmet goods look for online reviews or social media posts to know if their customers approve. Heather Taylor looks for tail wags. Birmingham-based CahaBones makes homemade gourmet dog treats. Melissa Campbell founded the company in 2013. Long-time customer Heather Taylor took it over after Campbell moved to Arkansas in 2015.

Dr. Paul Houghtaling, coordinator of voice and director of opera at the University of Alabama, has received the 2019 Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award. “Paul is widely recognized as one of the most successful, innovative and respected opera directors and educators in his field on an international level,” said Dr. Charles Snead, director of UA’s School of Music in […]

Alabama’s Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) is adding a second remotely operated vehicle (ROV) competition to its list of marine science learning opportunities. Rachel McDonald, ROV competition coordinator for DISL, said the first-ever Alabama SeaPerch ROV Competition will be held Feb. 8, 2020, at UMS-Wright Preparatory School in Mobile. McDonald said teams from across the Southeast will construct a pre-designed ROV, […]

Jeff Carter didn’t have a plan in 2011 when he started Pine Hills and Oak Hollars Child Classic, an organization that takes sick kids on a weekend hunting trip in northwest Alabama. “At that time I really didn’t know what it looked like,” Carter said. “The Lord put it on my heart and he called […]

The streets of downtown Clanton fill with people shopping, getting a bite to eat for lunch and attending to business at City Hall. In the background, children laugh and scream while playing outside at a local day care. For most, the day is peaceful. Within earshot of all the activity is the Butterfly Bridge Children’s Advocacy […]

On May 24, 2018, Cole Burton stood along a road cut through the heart of Red Mountain in Birmingham. He and his fellow students from an Auburn University geology class were studying formations in the rock exposed when the road was dug. Burton took a moment to gaze to the north, over the sprawling campus of the University of Alabama […]

The Fourth Annual END HEROIN BHAM Walk will be held on February 29, 2020, at Veterans Park in Hoover, Alabama. The 2020 “Champion for the Cause” is famed Alabama weatherman James Spann. The event will be emceed by Magic 96.5’s Rob Conrad. The Walk is hosted by the Addiction Prevention Coalition. It began in 2017 […]

The Birmingham-based Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association on Wednesday announced that famed musical artist Kanye West and the Sunday Service Choir — along with West’s pastor, Adam Tyson– will be present for two separate sessions at the organization’s annual “Strength to Stand Conference” in Pigeon Forge, TN, on Sunday, January 19. The first session, scheduled for […]

In an interview that originally aired on Tuesday, Galu Tagovailoa revealed the dramatic moments surrounding his eldest son, Tua, declaring for April’s NFL Draft. Speaking with WBRC’s Christina Chambers, Galu also – not for the first time by any stretch – gave a powerful testimony about his and his family’s faith in God. Galu described […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday shared some tremendous news with the people of Alabama regarding her health. Ivey in September announced that a routine exam had revealed she had a spot on her lung. After more testing, “a tiny, isolated malignancy” was confirmed, meaning the spot was indicative of cancer. She then underwent an outpatient procedure at the […]

The State of Alabama’s tourism department, in conjunction with the marketing company Luckie, recently won an award for the marketing campaign promoting the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. The official award received is called the “Best Destination Campaign” for a region. It was the only American entry on the group’s shortlist. “For the first time an […]

It is official. Tua Tagovailoa is headed for April’s NFL Draft, deciding against returning to Tuscaloosa for his final year of eligibility with the Crimson Tide. Yet, even while announcing his departure Monday alongside a somber Nick Saban, the star quarterback lit up the room and put smiles on the faces of Bama fans – […]

A Birmingham student has been awarded a prestigious QuestBridge scholarship that will grant her over $300,000 to pursue a college degree, per an article in the Birmingham Times. The student, Charity Davis, is a member of the Class of 2020 at Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic School in Birmingham. Seventy percent of QuestBridge finalists are […]

Another boll weevil invasion is occurring in Enterprise, but this time it’s being welcomed. Now, instead of destroying the cotton crop, the six-foot critters are greeting guests and spreading good will throughout the community. The city’s 15th weevil statue, Wattsworth Weevil, was unveiled recently at the Alabama Power business office, 549 Glover Ave.

A new species of fossil shark from southern Alabama has been discovered, a team of scientists led by Jun Ebersole, director of Collections at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, announced this month. The discovery was made as part of a larger study examining the diversity of fossil sharks and bony fish living in Alabama 40 million […]

An article by Forbes this week named Birmingham, Alabama, as one of the world’s nine best affordable winter 2020 travel destinations. Other cities honored were Chicago, Guadalajara, Mexico City, San Antonio, Cartagena, Toronto, San Diego and Rome.

Registration opens Jan. 1 for the second annual Great Alabama 650, a grueling 650-mile non-motorized paddle race across some of the most scenic lakes and rivers in Alabama. The Alabama Scenic River Trail said registration will open at noon CST on PaddleGuru. The race will be held Sept. 26-Oct. 6, starting at Weiss Lake in northeast Alabama and finishing […]

Toast to things yet to come for a bright new year! Iron City’s Roaring 20s New Year’s Eve Party Wear your best flapper dress and suspenders to Iron City’s Roaring 20s New Year’s Eve Party from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Attendees must be 21 years of age or older to be admitted. Enjoy live […]

University of Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Monday was named the winner of the 2019 Bobby Bowden Award by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Named after the legendary Florida State head football coach, the award annually recognizes the Division I player “who epitomizes the student-athlete and conducts himself as a faith model in the […]

Alabama experienced an up and down 2019 in the heart of the Bible Belt, and the people of the state displayed their strong faith in God through the good times and bad. Religion intersected with sports, politics, tragedy, culture and everything in between this past year in Alabama, and Yellowhammer News was here to cover […]

Some senior citizens in Oxford recently learned that good things come in small packages. On Dec. 20, Eastern Division Alabama Power Service Organization (APSO)-Anniston sub-area members teamed up with Santa to deliver shoeboxes packed with gifts to seniors at the Diversicare of Oxford Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Employees filled 151 boxes – one for each resident – and […]