(Video Above: Hand in Paw 2015 from Alabama NewsCenter) By Nick Patterson If you had a loved one, gravely ill in a hospital, how much would it mean to you to see him or her smile? Liz Wilson has seen just that many times, witnessing a hospital stay brighten because a door opened and in […]

The hickory smoke has finally cleared and the winners of the Alabama Tourism Department’s BBQ Battle have been revealed. Over one million votes were cast online in five different categories. The contest was part of the Tourism Department’s “Year of Alabama Barbecue” campaign. “Alabama is not only home to the world’s best barbecue, but also […]

DOTHAN, Ala. — A Dothan man faces a felony drug charge after police found Smarties candies suspected to be laced with a compound similar to LSD in his car on Friday, August 28th. Dothan police were performing a routine traffic stop Friday evening when they found the drugs in the vehicle driven by Zachary McMurphy […]

AUBURN, Ala. — With college football season finally in our midst, Alabama and Auburn fans are counting down the days until the legendary Iron Bowl. However, off the field, Alabama and Auburn fans go head-to-head in another competition—the Iron Bowl of grammar and spelling. Grammarly, an automated proofreading company, ranked the current AP Top 25 […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) and Crimson Tide Sports Marketing announced Tuesday they are teaming up to award a complimentary football sponsorship to a BCA small-business member that will be displayed at Bryant-Denny Stadium and mentioned on the radio during Crimson Tide football broadcasts for the entire 2016 regular football season. […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has been ranked 146th among the top universities in the world, according to the Center for World University Rankings. Based in Saudi-Arabia, the CWUR scores universities around the globe and has published these rankings since 2012. The consulting organization uses eight objective categories to rank […]

By Bob Blalock About this time last year, Quintin Pridgen, of Norfolk, Virginia, met Logan Rafter in Birmingham. It was no chance encounter. A year earlier, the Navy petty officer first class had donated the bone marrow that would save Logan’s life. Logan, a Children’s of Alabama patient, had battled a rare form of leukemia […]

(Audio above: The Yellowhammer News Radio Network launches its first broadcast) Yellowhammer Multimedia on Monday announced the launch of the Yellowhammer News Radio Network, once again adding to the company’s burgeoning stable of multi-platform content brands. Upon launch, Yellowhammer will provide top and bottom of the hour news for numerous radio stations across Alabama, with […]

SYLACAUGA, Ala. — After a summer-long absence, Blue Bell Ice Cream is back on grocery store shelves, and a hashtag in honor of its return is trending across the state. #BlueBellIsBack. Blue Bell recalled its products in April due to health concerns and its ice cream has been off store shelves ever since. 10 people […]

(Video Above: Alabamians Jason Frost and Brandon Key rescue two kittens from the Warrior River) Alabamians Jason Frost and Brandon Key were enjoying a Saturday on the Warrior river bass fishing when the pair saw something unexpected in the water. “Never in my life have I seen something like that,” said Jason Frost, as he […]

Almost exactly five years ago, Ashley Dailey of Glencoe, Alabama hit rock bottom. She was hopelessly addicted to drugs and had “lost everything.” With nowhere else to turn, she pleaded with God to rescue her from her addiction, no matter what it took. On the five-year anniversary of Dailey’s “last day as a drug addict,” […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tens of thousands of activists, including Alveda King, the niece of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., marched through the streets of downtown Birmingham on Saturday, rekindling memories of the central role Alabama played in the Civil Rights Movement. The crowd, which the Birmingham Police Department estimated was perhaps as large as 30,000 […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama One Credit Union has been taken into conservatorship by the state of Alabama after months of startling accusations against the institution. Alabama Credit Union Administration (ACUA), the agency tasked with regulating the state’s credit unions, wrote in its order of conservatorship filed Thursday that the had exhibited “persistent patterns and practices” […]

(Video above: Sidewalk Film Festival preview from Alabama NewsCenter) By Michael Tomberlin With 250 films from 26 countries, it’s a good bet that Sidewalk Film Festival will have something for everyone in this, its 17th year. But with the largest slate of Alabama-produced feature films and shorts the Birmingham festival has ever had, this year’s […]

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ala. — The Wisconsin-based atheist group the Freedom From Religious Foundation, a non-profit which has become notorious for its attempt to bully organizations and municipalities into abandoning Christian symbols how now set its sights on the Houston County Sheriff Department. Houston County Sheriff Donald Valenza recently placed small decals on the back of […]

Birmingham, Ala. — After months of stalling, Birmingham City Council members met with ridesharing company Uber officials in an effort to finally bring the service to the Magic City. The app-based transportation company made a pitch to the city council on Wednesday with several councilors vocally supportive of the business coming to Birmingham. “We definitely want […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Documents in a recent court case reveal illegal aliens are being transported in smuggling operations through Jefferson County. A four-count indictment ealier this month charged Julio Alberto Baldares-Garcia, a 23-year-old from Honduras, with knowingly transporting illegal immigrants through Jefferson County. Baldares-Garcia and the 10 Hispanic individuals he was transporting were first spotted by an officer at a […]

A pioneer in the Civil Rights movement, Amelia Boynton Robinson, died Wednesday at the age of 104, (1911-2015). Earlier this year Dr. Boynton Robinson suffered a stroke had been hospitalized at Nolan Hospital in Montgomery since July 10. A victim of the brutal beatings on “Bloody Sunday” while crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma fifty […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The 2015 Buy Alabama’s Best campaign launched Wednesday, an initiative to increase awareness and sales of Alabama food products, as well as raise money for charities fighting childhood cancers. The campaign is a partnership between the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries and the Alabama Grocers Association. A portion of the sales will […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The former television reporter Vester Flanagan, known on-air as Bryce Williams, who murdered two of his former co-workers at WDBJ on air during a live broadcast Tuesday morning reportedly once applied for a job with WAFF 48 News in Alabama. WAFF news director Adam Henning said the reporter applied, but was never […]

Last month DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris said he would give his deputies backup firearms to concealed carry while off duty. This week he made good on that promise, sharing with reporters Tuesday that 55 Glock 43 handguns have been delivered to the Sheriff’s Department. The Sheriff says his policy decision as a response to “events occurring all […]

The Alabama Legislature is considering a new law instituting something called mandatory “combined reporting.” Proponents say the requirement would increase Alabama revenue by making out of state businesses pay their fair share. Here are five reasons this bill is a bad idea for the Yellowhammer State. 1. It’s a tax increase, one of the largest […]

MOBILE, Ala. — A recent Alabama Department of Health inspection report of the Mobile Planned Parenthood location reveals startling details of unsanitary conditions and failure to report the possible sexual abuse of a 14-year-old young woman who received two abortions at the clinic within a space of four months. The deficiencies report, a public document […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jefferson County commissioners announced Tuesday grocery chain Publix is planning to build a distribution center in the McCalla area. The distribution center will provide approximately 200 jobs to Jefferson County. According to commissioner David Carrington, Jefferson County was in competition with several other areas to receive the placement of the distribution center, making it a […]