TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama licensed the technology behind a collapsible sideline tent designed to give better medical care to athletes to a spin-off company that will develop, market, manufacture and distribute the tent. Under an agreement between UA and Kinematic Sports LLC, the SidelinER, as it is now called, is available to […]

The largest Protestant Christian denomination in Alabama and the U.S. has seen declining numbers for the ninth year in a row, causing church leaders to voice their concerns. “God help us all!” exclaimed Rev. Frank S. Page, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee. “In a world that is desperate for the […]

Students go to college to further their education and learn skills that will help them succeed in life, but no one expects college students to study every waking moment of their day (except maybe their professors). It’s important to have fun in college too. Business Insider studied a number of colleges to determine the top […]

WASHINGTON — Even with vice presidential speculation dominating the headlines, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) is quietly gearing up for what could be the next major battle in the U.S. immigration policy war. As Politico reported last month, “Lawmakers on both sides of the Capitol are quietly launching a new effort to expand visas for low-skilled […]

The richest town in Alabama is probably an easy guess for most people who live in the state, but you may not know that it is the second-wealthiest area in the South and has one of the lowest poverty rates in the country. Mountain Brook, a suburb of Birmingham, is the wealthiest town in Alabama. […]

ALABASTER, Ala. – Engineering students at Thompson High School have designed game-changing wheelchairs for kids with disabilities that can be used in and around the water. Thompson’s engineering teacher, Brian Copes, challenged his students to design these wheelchairs after the need was brought to his attention by another teacher. Alabaster City Schools would take groups […]

By: Patrick Gleason Alabama is a political hot mess right now. The heads of all three branches of state government are facing legal trouble and removal from office. The state has experienced multiple budget shortfalls in recent years and raised taxes in 2015, making Alabama an outlier in a region filled with states reducing tax […]

The U.S. subsidiary of an Italian company is investing $1.5 million in a manufacturing plant in Bay Minette, creating 70 jobs. Morganton Pressure Vessels, the North American arm of parent company, Italy-based Baglioni Group SPA, produces compressed-air systems. Globally, the company has 11 locations and 800 employees in Europe, North America and China. The Baldwin […]

Huntsville, Alabama, native and famed actor Reg E. Cathey is best known for his roles in HBO’s “The Wire” and Netflix’s “House of Cards,” but he is also quickly earning a reputation for being one of Hollywood’s most anti-Trump, anti-Tea Party commentators. “If Jesus was to come to America today, talk about throwing the merchants […]

Haylie McCleney gives an emotional answer when asked to reflect on her time with Alabama. #WCWShttps://t.co/eBsaRJdqvX — NCAA Softball (@NCAAsoftball) June 5, 2016 Alabama’s Women’s College World Series run was halted over the weekend after a 6-4 loss to in-conference rival LSU, but it’s what happened after the game that still has the internet buzzing. […]

MOBILE, Alabama – The Mobile Airport Authority announced today that Panasonic Avionics Corp. will open an office at Mobile Aeroplex, adding another prominent industry player to the aerospace cluster growing around the Airbus final assembly plant. Panasonic Avionics is a leading supplier of inflight entertainment and communication systems in passenger aircraft. A unit of the […]

Officials from Alabama Power, the Army and other federal agencies gathered at Fort Rucker today to break ground on the company’s second, large-scale solar energy project. The 10-megawatt project, to be located on about 90 acres of land at the fort, is scheduled to be operational later this year. The photovoltaic solar generating plant is […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Alabama is home to one of the world’s leading researchers in genomics medicine who is being honored at an international biotechnology convention this summer. Dr. Howard Jacob of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is being named a “Future Leader” for his work using genetic sequencing and analysis to diagnose and cure childhood […]

TUSKEGEE, Ala. — Three Tuskegee veterinarians are starring in a new reality show called “The Vet Life” that will premier on Animal Planet this summer. The show will follow the three Tuskegee University grads as they open a new veterinary hospital and animal shelter in Houston, Texas. According to the show’s website, “The series captures […]

(Video above: WHNT goes inside “The Shoals Gold Record Room”) FLORENCE, Ala. — “The Hit Recording Capital of the World.” It’s a pretty audacious claim, at least until you read all the names. Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynard, the Allman Brothers, the Rolling Stones, Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, George Michael, […]

DOTHAN, Ala. – Irene Whitehurst Johnson knows a little something about perseverance. For more than 50 years, she took college courses off and on while working in civil services and raising her children, all in an attempt to attain a college degree. On Sunday, May 15, her perseverance paid off when the 75-year-old Enterprise resident […]

Alabamians need to be extra careful before crossing the street. According to business site 24/7 Wall Street, Alabama is the 8th most dangerous state for pedestrians. In 2014, Alabama had 1.98 pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents. The state also has the 13th highest number of traffic fatalities in the country, 820. New Mexico is ranked […]

Alabama has a wide range of standard of living and quality of life. Big cities like Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile have grown significantly in recent years while regions like the Black Belt have seen factories close, government agencies leave, and hospitals shut down. Some may hyperbolically say that life in some parts of the state […]

(Video above: SAFER barrier at work) If you’ve ever watched a NASCAR or IndyCar driver crash into a barrier during a race in the past ten years and walk away unscathed, you can thank Dr. Dean Sicking, mechanical engineering professor and researcher at UAB’s School of Engineering. After the death of Dale Earnhardt in 2001, […]

MOBILE, Ala. — A teacher from Burns Middle School in Mobile has come under fire for giving a test with “questionable language” to her math students. The ten question word problem quiz contained scenarios that parents are calling “unacceptable” and “not at all appropriate for the classroom.” Each of the questions centered on a situation […]

(Audio above: Navy SEAL Joel Lambert discusses the death of Seaman James “Derek” Lovelace during BUD/S) In a recent interview on Yellowhammer Radio, Navy SEAL legend Joel Lambert, who is also the star of Discovery Channel’s Predators Up Close and Lone Target, paid tribute to Seaman James “Derek” Lovelace, who was recently killed while attempting […]

SELMA, Ala. – Every year for over a half-century, Jesse Sanchez has come to Memorial Stadium in Selma to play “Taps” on Memorial Day to honor those who laid down their lives in the service of our country. He’s played the song so many times since his first performance in 1962 that he’s lost count, […]

Wayne Freeman was an All-American offensive lineman on Paul “Bear” Bryant’s second national championship-winning team at the University of Alabama and that’s something nobody can ever take away from him. But somebody did. Sort of. Freeman played guard on the 1964 team that won the national championship. The player from Fort Payne with the size […]

National travel website Thrillist has named Birmingham, Alabama, one of the country’s “most misunderstood” metro areas, ranking The Magic City among other would-be travel destinations that tourists spurn because of the cities’ inaccurate or unwarranted reputations. The reasons vary greatly for why these cities have been “misunderstood,” but for Birmingham it is really quite simple, […]