(Video above: ABC 33/40 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Norton’s Florist decided to celebrate Veterans Day a little early this year, delivering 100 red “Freedom Roses” to the patients and staff at Birmingham’s Veterans Affairs hospital to thank them for their service. Gus Pappas, who considers giving away flowers the best part of his job, told ABC […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – This Veterans Day, an Alabama nonprofit is providing a way to celebrate the holiday as well as give back to those who are serving in the military. Teams for Troops, based out of Birmingham, raises donations to fund care packages to deployed military personnel. The care packages include necessity items such as toiletries and snacks as well […]

Do you remember the Atkins diet? What about its newer, more ancient cousin the Paleo diet? Heck I just Googled information on the Keto diet yesterday! It seems that every few years a new way to look and feel better is promised by someone publishing a book, or setting up a membership program. A new […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP3MEMEo720 By Alabama NewsCenter Staff On July 18, 1965, U.S. Navy Commander Jeremiah Denton took off from the aircraft carrier USS Independence leading a 28-plane mission over the city of Thanh Hoa in North Vietnam. Denton’s plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire during the attack, and for the next eight long years, he would battle […]

A lot of attention and thanks is rightfully given to our military men and women, police officers, and firemen, but in Alabama and across the nation, another group of first responders often gets overlooked: Paramedics. Alabama’s paramedics are often the first to help in a wreck, the first set of hands performing CPR, and the […]

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Monday posted a photo of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement stacked on his desk, giving Americans a stunning visual of just how massive the deal is after it was kept secret for months. The biggest trade deal in history was classified until last week, with only two copies kept […]

I carry a simple photograph in my wallet. The picture was taken in early 2004 and at first glance it is not a remarkable image. But the story behind it is profound. The image is of a group of men sitting around a conference table deliberating the mundane items of local governance. Those men were […]

MONTGOMERY — The American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) filed a brief Friday urging the Alabama Supreme Court to consider the well-being of children before deciding the legal ramifications and impact of Obergefell v. Hodges in the Yellowhammer State. The historic 2015 U.S. Supreme Court case which, in a 5-4 decision, declared that there is a federal constitutional right […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A new map compiled by Vox graphics reporter Sarah Frostenson using National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data reveals which of the nation’s interstates see the most fatal traffic accidents each year. Predictably, Alabama’s most heavily populated and trafficked areas saw the most fatal traffic accidents, including both the I65 and I20/59 corridors. Though […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A UAB professor, known as a “modern day Indiana Jones,” has been honored by the TED Foundation with its annual $1 million TED Prize for her work using infrared imagery from satellites—a.k.a. space archeology—to uncover ancient archaeological sites. A National Geographic fellow and founder of UAB’s Laboratory for Global Observation, Dr. Sarah Parcak […]

(Video above via WBRC: Raw footage of Tuscaloosa Police tasing and arresting University of Alabama students) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Tuscaloosa Police Department has launched an internal investigation after video surfaced online of a group of officers using force to subdue several University of Alabama students at a late-night party. The incident occurred at an […]

(Video above: Mark Lipscomb serves his unique mail route along Alabama’s Gulf Coast) The U.S. Postal Service does not have an official creed, but for most Americans, an inscription on the James Farley Post Office in New York City sums it up: Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers […]

In what has become something of a yearly tradition, Starbucks late last month unveiled the latest design for the company’s holiday-themed cups. “Since 1997 Starbucks has served its holiday beverages in a unique cup, starting with a jazz-themed design in jewel tones of deeper reds, greens and blues,” the company explained in a release. “Every […]

(Video above: ESPN feature on Sid Ortis. If you’re on a mobile device, click here to view) During ESPN’s College GameDay program on Saturday, the network aired an emotional feature on Alabama teen and LSU superfan Sid Ortis, who passed away last weekend after a tough fight with pediatric bone cancer. “Never give up when […]

Four decades after graduating from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) with an engineering degree, Dr. Ray Watts — now the president of his alma mater — walked into perhaps the toughest meeting of his life. Citing a funding shortfall and an overall lack of community support, Watts told a room full of UAB […]

(Video above: Ants swarming is caught on camera by an Alabamian) Halloween may be over, but that doesn’t mean creepy crawlies aren’t hiding behind the corner! For Travis Jackson and Bill Robinson in Enterprise, Alabama, an application of AmDro ant block Wednesday turned into a horrific surprise Thursday. The white around the edges is the […]

  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — In a profile this week by the New York Times, the University of Alabama’s football program is hailed as a ‘powerful engine’ to the state’s academics, economy, and culture. In The New York Times article “Alabama Rolls Up Money, With Tide Lifting All Boats,” the University of Alabama is highlighted as a catalyst for success in […]

By Freddy Padilla The stretch of land that spans across lower-central and west Alabama is known for its dark, fertile soil. Officials are finding creative ways to put the Black Belt’s economy in the black. This region is home to some of the best hunting in the world. It is estimated that hunting and fishing […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – What began as one teen applying for college turned to his discovery that he was a missing child. In 2002, an Alabama 5-year-old boy went missing from his home in Vestavia Hills. Now, 13 years later, the boy has been found alive, safe and unharmed, living with his father in Cleveland, Ohio, […]

Brewton, Ala. — The next time you see an artificial flower arrangement in some of the country’s most upscale department stores and magazines, you’re probably looking at a beautiful centerpiece made right Here in Alabama. Natural Decorations, Inc. (NDI), led by Joe and Carol Gory, has been a leader in the flower business for over 50 […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron will perform a flyover of the Birmingham Veterans Day parade Wednesday in honor of Alabama’s legendary Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen, trained at Tuskegee University in Alabama, were the first African-American aviators in the U.S. military. Formed during WWII, the 99th Flying Squadron, which later earned […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC), the agency tasked with regulating the state’s utilities, this week approved solar energy proposals by Alabama Power that could help protect Ft. Rucker and the Anniston Army Depot during the next round of military base closures. Earlier this year, Alabama Power established a groundbreaking new renewable […]

ALABASTER, Ala. — Thomas Feltman, an 83-year-old Korean War Veteran and Alabaster resident, woke up Sunday morning to find that the American flag he’d proudly flown in his yard for more than 10 years had been torn by vandals the on the Halloween night before. After filing a report with the Alabaster Police Department, Feltman was […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Sarah Williams was just like any bride, she wanted the perfect location, the most beautiful dress, and for her father to give her hand away in marriage to her lucky groom. But when her father’s terminal illness meant he wouldn’t be able to leave the hospital to attend her dream wedding, Sarah […]