(Video Above: Team USA interviews with Know Huntsville before competition in England) CORBY, England —  Huntsville City Schools’ Team USA competed Sunday in the 2015 Greenpower Finals Race, an annual electric car race in England. The team consisted of middle and high school students from the Huntsville school district. This year’s race was held at the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Some of Alabama’s most populated counties are being struck this fall with record illnesses caused by a familiar pest, and the Dr. Don Williamson, the state’s top health officer is warning everyone to be on the lookout. Calhoun, Chambers, Jefferson, Mobile, Shelby, Russell and Tuscaloosa counties have all been declared “Endemic for Lyme […]

Meet Carrie Richardson, a 34-year-old single mom of three from Montgomery, who was diagnosed more than two years ago with Early Onset Familial Alzheimer’s. Since then, she has been a leading voice raising awareness about Alzheimer’s across Alabama, even serving as ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Association for District 2 in Alabama. Familial Alzheimer’s disease (FAD) is […]

(Video Above: NBC captures the Reagan assassination attempt) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On March 30th, 1981, only 69 days into his presidency, a madman tried to take down Ronald Reagan. Jerry Parr, a member of Reagan’s Secret Service detail, shoved the president into a waiting limo and rushed him to the hospital, a quick-thinking move that […]

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — NASA has named John Honeycutt as manager for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program, the Huntsville-based program that will eventually take astronauts to Mars. The SLS program is centered around being being the most powerful rocket ever built, having the ability to carry astronauts on deep space missions, including to an asteroid and ultimately […]

(Video Above: Some of the services Shape Corp. offers) ATHENS, Ala. — Governor Robert Bentley announced Friday morning that specialized injection molding and roll-forming company Shape Corp. is establishing a manufacturing facility in Athens. “I am honored that Shape Corp. has selected Alabama as the home of their new manufacturing facility, and I am proud […]

By Greg Lein, Alabama State Parks Director In the wake of the announcement to close five state parks and cut services and hours at other parks around the state, there have been many questions asked about the future of our state parks and what citizens can do to help. The best way to support the […]

  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange responded Thursday to several filed complaints of “no guns allowed” signs on public property. The Alabama’s Constitution and code of law reiterate the U.S. Constitution’s 2nd Amendment protections, but provide certain limitations on the ability of law-abiding citizens to carry firearms on public property. Several complaints […]

McCalla, Ala. — Luke Bryan’s “Farm Tour 2015” stop in McCalla is clogging up the works of the rural town, which is expected to be packed with the country star’s fans, even causing the town’s schools to release their students a few hours early Thursday. As the name of the tour states, Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour moves his […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Yellowhammer Multimedia and The Alabama Department of Commerce on Thursday announced they are partnering to present the inaugural Alabama Economic Growth Summit. The two-day event will celebrate Alabama’s recent economic development successes and spur the state toward being the country’s most attractive state for business. The Summit, which will take place at […]

This op-ed was originally published by National Review Online. By Hans A. von Spakovsky Many on the left are in a ferment over Alabama’s closure of some part-time Department of Motor Vehicles offices. It’s being done for budgetary reasons, but liberals are claiming it’s being done to raise a “barrier for poor and minority voters” in […]

(Video Above: Superhero window washers at Children’s of Alabama from Alabama NewsCenter on Vimeo.) By Michael Tomberlin The sway of the ropes outside the 15-story building was a clue. Patients, family and staff at Children’s of Alabama were anticipating the appearance of superheroes they heard were just outside. The ropes tapped the glass, some legs […]

Alabama native Scott Stantis is widely viewed as one of the best — if not the best — editorial cartoonists in the country. At one point he was the staff cartoonist for The Birmingham News. And although he’s now at The Chicago Tribune, which is one of the most high profile jobs in his field, […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) this week unanimously approved two small business incentives the three Republican commissioners believe will “strengthen and grow the Alabama economy by encouraging investments and creating jobs.” The PSC is the state government body tasked with regulating utilities, so while economic incentives that go through the legislative […]

MOBILE, Ala. – Mayor Sandy Stimpson confirmed this week the city of Mobile’s newest holiday attraction: an outdoor ice skating rink named Riverside Ice. Riverside Ice, sponsored by Airbus Group, will be an outdoor skating rink at Cooper Riverside Park in Mobile. In addition to the Airbus Group’s $20,000 donation for the rink, Airbus Group will fly […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Ethics Commission meet reconsidered an advisory opinion Wednesday after some state officials expressed concerns the Commission’s previous stance would open the door to unethical and illegal behavior. This August, the Alabama Ethics Commission issued an opinion advising State Rep. Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham) that she could vote for legislation backed by her […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — One day after a British ISIS supporter named him the terrorist group’s “number one target,” Rob O’Neill, the Navy SEAL who shot and killed Osama Bin Laden, delivered a speech to a packed house of Alabama business leaders. A British ISIS supporter on Monday released O’Neill’s personal information, including his home address, […]

WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Tuesday signed a letter to the top government watchdog of the Department of Health and Human Services requesting an investigation of the federal government’s support of fetal tissue research. In the letter, penned by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a group of Republican senators told HSS Inspector General Daniel […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m2Q1XcrPfk#action=share Video above: Sixteen-year-old Alabama native Shelby Brown turns all four chairs with her performance of “Stars.” MONTGOMERY, Ala. – An Alabama 16-year-old’s powerful performance made all four judges turn their chairs during “The Voice” blind auditions. Elberta, Alabama native Shelby Brown wowed the audience and the judges with her performance of “Stars” by Grace Potter. Brown began her singing […]

DOTHAN, Ala. — A Houston County Commissioner struck a television journalist in the face Tuesday as the commissioner made his way to his vehicle after a public meeting. District 2 Commissioner Amos Newsome lashed out at WTVY reporter Ken Curtis after Curtis asked if he had considered resigning in the wake of voter fraud allegations […]

LEEDS, Ala. — A picture of an Alabama deputy comforting a baby following a multi-vehicle crash on I-20 has struck a chord with Alabamians, quickly going viral Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened during rush-hour in the westbound lane on Interstate 20 near Leeds, Alabama on the morning of Tuesday, October 6. Alabama troopers said that while the accident included an ambulance, […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Governor Robert Bentley approved the deployment of emergency management personnel Monday to assist South Carolina in their response to the state’s extreme flooding conditions. The Alabamian first responders will be working closely with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division staff to provide much needed assistance to their citizens. 10 to 15 Alabama personnel will […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The rabies vaccine is literally raining down from the sky in north Alabama. The Alabama Department of Public Health and the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services Division on Monday began airdropping rabies vaccine pills from planes and helicopters in 10 north Alabama counties, according to a report by local NBC affiliate […]