Best-selling author and Alabama native Andy Andrews, who the New York Times hailed as “one of the most influential people in America,” is also one of the country’s most compelling speakers. Mr. Andrews lived a relatively normal life until the age of 19, when both his parents died — his mother from cancer, his father […]

Upset that some students attending the Alabama-USC game showed up “looking like they belonged in a Victoria’s Secret fashion show,” Alabama mom and UA grad Rebecca Walden posted a blog on the Huffington Post suggesting they “stop baring almost all in the name of game day fashion.” She went on to add that “families attend […]

Depression impacts roughly 325,000 Alabamians at any given moment, according to statistics from the Anxiety and Depression Association of American. But while antidepressant subscribing has skyrocketed roughly 400% over the last 30 years, one Alabama doctor is recommending a different remedy for folks who are feeling down: Workout. Dr. Sloan Beard and her husband, Dr. […]

By Anna Catherine Roberson It has been two years of transition for Alabama Power’s Plant Greene County, which reached a historic milestone this month. Last year the plant celebrated 50 years of serving west Alabama and Alabama Power customers. In January, the plant received its last shipment of coal and burned coal for the last […]

The Alabama-built USS Montgomery took to the seas for the first time on active duty this week, just days after being commissioned in a ceremony steeped in glorious Navy tradition. Roughly 3,000 people gathered at the Port of Mobile to take it all in. The National Anthem was played. The commissioning directive was read. The […]

An Alabama mom caused quite a stir online with a blog post asking college girls at football games to “cover up,” prompting a response from one University of Alabama student who accused her of “slut shaming” and perpetuating “rape culture.” “An Alabama student myself not 20 years ago, I remember what fun it was to […]

SHORTER, Ala. — VictoryLand casino officially re-opened Tuesday, bringing “electronic bingo” back to a state whose constitution explicitly prohibits lotteries and games of chance. VictoryLand was shuttered in 2013 after state law enforcement officials seized the machines and a quarter-million dollars in cash, and has remained closed ever since. But in November of last year, Gov. Robert […]

The drought affecting portions of Alabama continues to reduce flows in rivers and streams that feed Alabama Power’s lakes. The conditions have resulted in lower levels at Alabama Power reservoirs. Scattered summer showers in July and early August helped slow the drop in lake levels. Since then, however, dry conditions have returned. Water levels at […]

Indian Springs School in suburban Birmingham, Alabama, has been named one of the “12 most beautiful schools in America,” and it won’t take long to see why. Over the weekend the school was named one of the winners of the American Institute of Architects’ Education Facility Design Awards. According to Business Insider, “The awards are […]

Medical students push through a seemingly never-ending wave of classes in anatomy, biology, immunology, biochemistry and more, in hopes of graduating and having an opportunity to help people. But according to a new report, if medical school was more like the actual job of being a physician, students would be taking classes like “Advanced Form-filling,” […]

The Lapeer High School freshman football team is off to a fast start this year, going 3-0 with an average margin if victory just shy of 30 points. But the team’s best showing of the year may have come off the field — or at least outside the lines. Prior to their second game of […]

For many Americans, the mention of “family dinner” evokes fond memories of decades past, when parents and kids — and oftentimes extended family members and friends — would huddle around the dinner table nightly. Unfortunately the next generation of Americans may not remember family dinner time quite as fondly because, well, it just doesn’t really […]

Katie Beth Carter, a freshman at Jacksonville State University, was tragically killed in a car crash earlier this week as she made her way back to school after spending Labor Day weekend with her family in Ringgold, Georgia. Katie Beth was a Marching Ballerina in Jacksonville State’s band and had just performed at her first […]

By Michael Tomberlin Birmingham’s Pizitz building has a presence about it and that presence has been felt. From its construction in 1923, the massive, six-story home to Pizitz department store shaped retail and helped make that part of downtown Birmingham a shopping mecca for the region. When the last elements of the Pizitz store closed […]

By Alicia Rohan A new school year means new after-school activities, which can lead to a balancing act of schedules for parents. Between sports, music lessons, youth groups and other activities, it is easy for parents and children to quickly become overcommitted. “Busy schedules have become a part of our culture,” said Josh Klapow, Ph.D., […]

By Dawn Azok Latin America is the latest target for Alabama trade leaders seeking growth markets for state businesses. Representatives of a dozen companies are participating in a trade mission this week that started Sunday in Mexico and continues Wednesday in Chile. It’s being held in conjunction with the U.S. Commercial Service’s Trade Winds program, […]

More than 12,000 overtime hours worked by Alabama Power’s 12th Street line crews add up to a lot of missed time with their kids on summer vacation. But two of members of Foreman Greg Herbinger’s crew take a philosophical view. “I’ve missed several Little League baseball games as well as family birthday parties due to […]

(Video above: #Grow334 highlights Amon Robinson, band director at Southlawn Middle School) Amon Robinson is not your average middle school band director. He is just 26 years old and a graduate of the famed Berklee College of Music. Former Berklee students include Quincy Jones, arguably the most successful music producer in history (28 Grammys), John […]

With Monday marking the beginning of National Suicide Prevention Week, one Alabamian took to Facebook to share his suicide survival story in hopes that it will encourage others struggling with depression to get help and remember that “it gets better.” Brandon Jeter is a 26-year-old Auburn graduate who is now eight years removed from his […]

During Friday’s edition of Yellowhammer Radio, host Cliff Sims went on seven-minute rant, excoriating “left-lane drivers” for clogging up Alabama’s roadways. Research shows that driving slow in the left lane, rather than only using it while passing, creates a dangerous hazard for nearby drivers. “If you drive in the left lane, statics show that you […]

ATHENS, Ala. — A local Alabama library is taking drastic measures in an effort to recoup roughly $200,000 in lost books. The Athens-Limestone Public Library over the weekend announced plans to begin enforcing city ordinance 93-1157, which penalizes library cardholders who “fail or refuse to return” books with a fine of up to $100 and […]

Alabama-made Atlas V rockets will launch a NASA spacecraft on a dramatic mission to rendezvous with an asteroid and later send Mars 2020, the space agency’s next-generation robotic rover, to the Red Planet. First up is the lift-off of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, scheduled for Sept. 8 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The United […]

(Video above: Cliff Sims interviews Jeff Roberts) The financial markets don’t like uncertainty, and few things create more uncertainty than an open presidential election. With that in mind, Yellowhammer Radio host Cliff Sims on Wednesday interviewed Jeff Roberts, who he called “the most knowledgeable and exceptional financial professional I know,” to get his take on […]

(Video above: St. Paul & The Broken Bones perform “All I Ever Wonder” on The Late Show) Alabama natives St. Paul & The Broken Bones are no strangers to The Late Show stage. In fact, they were surprise musical guests during the inaugural episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” last year. But in […]