The remains of Alabama World War II veteran Johnnie C. Laurie returned home to Bessemer on Thursday, receiving full military honors.

Three weeks. Just three weeks. For Tyrone Prothro, that was the time between the greatest high in life and the greatest low.

Former Auburn University quarterback Brandon Cox sent me this video of his son, Peyton, meeting his baby brother for the first time.

Patsy Stallworth loves her rain barrels. “I didn’t understand it at first, but after my husband explained it to me, I like it.” Stallworth has two 55-gallon rain barrels installed at her home in the Mobile suburb of Prichard, catching up to 110 gallons of rainwater for her to use to water her flowers, wash […]

Lonnie Holley sees things. Standing in a dirt lot in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, he spied a piece of rusty metal, a bit of blue string, a broken yellow broom handle, a plastic spoon. “If you don’t mind, would you step away from the camera and get me that rottening piece of tin right there,” he directed. “Now […]

A parking lot on the corner of 2nd Avenue North and 19th Street in downtown Birmingham has been transformed into Alabama’s newest shopping experience. Upswing Birmingham is a “demonstration project” designed by REV Birmingham to prove and improve downtown’s market for retail. David Fleming, president and CEO of REV Birmingham, says Upswing Birmingham is a modern twist on […]

What started out as a group of friends trying to help a few kids at a nearby school has turned into a neighborhood project that feeds more than 100 children in the Hueytown area. Debbie Kiker, Ginger Parsons and Charlotte Garrett, members of Hueytown Community Helpers (HCH), started Blessings in a Bag to ensure hungry elementary schoolchildren […]

Phenix City's John Jones, 12, was tragically killed in a shooting last week. The family's final wish for the boy: that he be buried in an Alabama jersey...

"I hope people can realize that it is... God. It is really God. He is helping us, and he is making all of this possible."

In September of 2010, while trying to save a fallen comrade, U.S. Air Force combat controller Mark Forester was killed by enemy fire.

Yellowhammer News has learned that State Rep. Arnold Mooney will be the first of Alabama's U.S. Senate candidates to go up on television with an ad.

Let’s never forget Walt’s contributions and his positive impact on others. And while we’re at it, let’s try our very best to #BeLikeWalt.

"It’s an honor to celebrate the real superheroes in our daily lives – the resilient patients, families and their doctors. This month’s activities are...

Rick Karle: I'm honored to bring you the story of Samford offensive lineman George Musto, whose loving gesture has made my week.

Turns out our children are watching. Every. Single. Move. We. Make. And what they see can either be contagious in a good way or contagious in a bad way…

Lindsay Davis lives 300 miles from Alabama’s Dauphin Island Sea Lab, but that isn’t deterring her from telling her schoolteacher where their class should go on its next field trip. “I want to bring my whole school class here so they can all enjoy it. I want to come back.” Lindsay was one of more than […]

Some 30,000 people will show up for this year’s three-day festival Oct. 3-5. Many are Greek. Most are not, and that’s just fine. “It’s a time,” says...

Rick Karle: When Shaun Alexander joined the Huts And Nuts podcast for over thirty minutes to talk about life, love and loss, I was left nearly speechless...

“I was taught to believe in prayer. Whatever, I needed, I went to the Lord first, and that gave me strength.”

Thomas Roberts was an atheist for most of his life. However, in his final days earlier this month, he was reborn, deciding he wanted to be baptized.

Thousands of people volunteered several hours Saturday morning picking up trash along Alabama’s coastal waterways and beaches. The 32nd annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup was held at more than 30 locations in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Volunteers took “trash out of the splash,” recycling as much of it as possible. “It’s very important to the communities,” said Amy […]

Alabama is marking its 200th birthday this year and a group of artists in the state are celebrating with a showing that runs through the end of this month. Beverly McNeil, owner of Beverly McNeil Gallery in Birmingham, wanted to showcase Alabama artists as the state celebrates the bicentennial.

Walton Goggins is best-known for his roles as a career criminal on “Justified,” based on an Elmore Leonard short story, and a detective in the crime drama “The Shield,” so it might seem a little out of place to see him in the comedy “The Unicorn,” which premieres Thursday on CBS. Not for Goggins, a Birmingham native. “I […]

Florida native Bobby Johnson won the inaugural Great Alabama 650 paddle race from Weiss Lake to Mobile Bay. Johnson set a blistering pace for the 650-mile core section of the Alabama Scenic River Trail, completing the race in seven days, eight hours, one minute and 55 seconds. He crossed the finish line at Fort Morgan between 10 and […]