Analysts from the website Business Insider compiled lists of the most significant export and import partners for every state in the country. Using the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual report on international trade, Business Insider went state by state to find the biggest trade partners by dollar value of goods imported and exported in 2014. Using […]

GADSDEN, Ala. — Alabama, like the rest of the nation, has seen a massive increase in the number of craft beer breweries over the last several years. Festivals, breweries, and new bars devoted to the product have seemingly sprung from nowhere to meet the increasing demand for something more than the mass-produced beers of the […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A recent report citing 2013 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers found that Montgomery, Alabama is the most sexually diseased city in the nation. The capital city’s rates of STD’s outpaced the much larger cities such as Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Orleans. Many news outlets have pounced on the data, anxious […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — According to a report released recently by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Alabama and its neighbor Georgia lead the nation in the rate of stillborn babies. The fetal mortality rate in Alabama and Georgia is 8.88 per 1,000 live births for babies older than 20 weeks, compared to a 5.96 […]

As Yellowhammer has explained before, 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 […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It’s no secret that the Yellowhammer State is well armed. The 2nd Amendment is taken very seriously here, so it comes at no surprise that there are entire nations that have fewer firearms than Alabama. How does Alabama stack up internationally in terms of gun ownership? Because there is no definitive listing […]

AUBURN, Ala. — German manufacturer Schmidt Maschinenbau GmbH announced that it has selected Auburn, Alabama, as the location for its first U.S. manufacturing operation. Starting in 2016, Schmidt USA will produce engine components including balance shafts and gear wheels in Auburn for Mercedes-Benz and other German car manufacturers. “Schmidt’s decision to open a manufacturing facility […]

Jordan Thompson, the Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army and a University of Alabama graduate currently attending Samford’s Cumberland School of Law who put into words exactly what many were thinking with his epic “I’m offended that everyone is offended by something!” took to Facebook once again to school the internet on how “boys” should […]

(Video Above: Alabama NewsCenter reports on how Noah Galloway and Homes for Our Troops are working together to build accessible homes for wounded veterans) By Erin Searson While Noah Galloway spends much of his time traveling the country after his “Dancing with the Stars” run, Homes for Our Troops (HFOT) is working to build a […]

LAFAYETTE, La. — Three years after James Holmes shot and killed 12 people in a movie theater in Colorado, a similar tragedy has happened much closer to home. 59-year-old John Russell Houser, a “drifter” previously from Phenix City, Alabama, who had reportedly been living around Lafayette since early this month began shooting those around him […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — According to personal finance and economics website WalletHub Alabama’s Capital City is one of the best cities in the nation for first-time homebuyers. Coming in at number 18 overall, Montgomery is the highest-ranked city in the Southeast and the top non-Texas southern metropolitan area. The next highest Alabama city on the list […]

(Video Above: Carla Davis: Turning disability into ability by Alabama NewsCenter) perseverance By Joseph Allen Many of us take the simple things for granted, like walking in the park, spending time with family, and driving to work each day. Here’s the story of an Alabama Power employee who’s living – and working – against the […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — For the sixth report in a row, the Montgomery Metropolitan area topped the Alabama Business Confidence Index (ABCI) during the third quarter of 2015. Montgomery has ranked highest in the ABCI outlook for 16 out of the past 20 quarters dating back to the second quarter of 2014. The quarterly report, put […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Among the proposals made to fill the General Fund’s $250+ million budget hole during the upcoming Special Session is a brand new tax on soft drinks, including sodas, juice, sports drinks, coffee drinks, and yes, sweet tea. One group of businesses and concerned citizens, calling themselves the Stop the Alabama Beverage Tax […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Two and a half years into the job as CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation, University of Alabama alumna Marillyn Hewson’s successful $9 billion purchase of helicopter maker Sikorsky has put the defense giant on a decidedly new course: expanding Lockheed into new military and civilian markets, including building Black Hawks and the […]

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — In response to the shooting of four Marines and one Navy sailor in Chattanooga last week, one North Alabama sheriff has decided to change his office’s gun policy, but he wants you to arm yourself, as well. “After spending more than 25 years in law enforcement and in my third term […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Non-profit Venture for America has chosen Birmingham as its next city to place new graduates with local high-tech startups. Venture for America, similar to Teach for America, matches recent college graduates with partner companies, including tech startups and innovative organizations, for two years. “We’ve worked in 15 different startup communities, and Birmingham […]

[tps_header]Alabama’s Top 10 most redneck cities[/tps_header] DOTHAN, Ala. — Website RoadSnacks.com, which calls itself a “regional infotainment” site, developed a set of criteria to determine which of Alabama’s 439 cities and towns are the most Redneck. “Is there anything really wrong with being called a redneck?” the website says. “It’s a part of our culture. […]

By Michael Tomberlin Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said the state’s new incentives are being used to woo prospective companies to the state and are attracting interest from new projects. Addressing members of the Economic Development Association of Alabama (EDAA) at their annual summer conference on Monday, Bentley thanked them for their help in helping pass […]

The website Mashable teamed up with the researchers at Match.com to create a map of the most frequently used words in online dating profiles in all fifty states. Mashable asked Match.com to analyze thousands of online dating profiles from the U.S., and to offer insight into the habits and interests of daters in each state. […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Two veterans in Huntsville are taking the safety and security of military recruiters into their own hands, standing guard at one of the city’s armed forces recruitment centers. Two Huntsville Veterans providing security at the local armed forces career center @Whnt pic.twitter.com/sUqYoKc8sL — Daniela Perallon (@DanielaPerallon) July 20, 2015 In the aftermath […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Anthony Hervey, an Oxford, Mississippi, native and African-American Confederate flag activist died in a car wreck on the way home from a “Save our South” rally in Birmingham, now some are concerned the fatal crash wasn’t an accident. Also in the car at the time of the wreck was Arlene Barnum, who […]

(Video Above: Zarinah & the Zaratans on the Alabama music scene from Alabama NewsCenter) By Nick Patterson When St. Paul and the Broken Bones take the Blast Stage on Sunday night at the Sloss Music and Arts Festival, they will prove a point in their own way about the power and the potential of music […]

Alabama State Senator Bill Holtzclaw (R-Madison), a retired Marine, thinks he has a way to keep Alabama families safe from deranged gunmen and lone-wolf terror attacks: “This sign should replace all ‘gun free zone’ signs nationwide,” Sen. Holtzclaw said on his Facebook post. “Semper Fi – Bill” Holtzclaw told Yellowhammer he was prompted to make […]