VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. — Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL), an Alabama-based non-profit opened its doors this week at a new headquarters, jump starting the game changing exercise and nutrition program aimed at helping families in the Yellowhammer State make healthier choices. The ribbon cutting at the charity’s new headquarters Tuesday was attended by teachers, students, […]

STEVENSON, Ala. — Google, Inc., the world’s second most valuable company, announced Wednesday that it will invest $600 million to locate a massive data processing center in north Alabama, one of only 14 in the world. The project is expected to create 75-100 jobs. For context, Google’s $600 million investment in Jackson County matches the […]

[tps_header]Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield announced Wednesday afternoon a Google Data Center is being built in Jackson County, Alabama, bringing a $600 million initial investment and providing 75-100 jobs. So let’s take a look at what Google’s high-tech data centers look like… [/tps_header] [tps_title][/tps_title] “Whenever you use a Google product, […]

By Scott Soshnick & Jamie Butters (Bloomberg) – Hyundai Motor Co. is close to an agreement on a sponsorship contract with the National Football League, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The South Korean automaker would replace General Motors Co., which ended its association with the most-watched U.S. sports league this past season […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Confederate Battle Flag is no longer flying on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol on the orders of Gov. Robert Bentley. Asked by a Birmingham News reporter if his decision was in response to the Charleston shootings, Bentley said, “Yes, partially this is about that. This is the right thing to […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Yellowhammer Radio host Cliff Sims made waves on air Tuesday afternoon by joining the discussion over whether or not the Confederate Battle Flag should continue to fly on public property in places of prominence. The South Carolina legislature is currently debating whether to remove the flag from state house grounds. Alabama leaders […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday announced a newly created hall of fame to honor Alabama’s love of barbecue. The Alabama Barbecue Hall of Fame will include 29 of the state’s restaurants that have been open for at least 50 years. “The State of Alabama has become a destination for barbecue lovers […]

CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Former Heisman winning Auburn University and current Carolina Panthers Quarterback Cam Newton visited families of several of the victims of the Charleston shootings Tuesday. Big ups to my man @CameronNewton for reaching out to me and coming to pay his respects to my bro! #ClassAct pic.twitter.com/JfYm0IJw3A — Rashard Alston (@shadxavier5) June […]

MIAMI, Fla. — Move over kudzu, one of the world’s most invasive species has shown up on American shores and Alabama could be its next destination. After sightings in Florida, scientists are concerned that the New Guinea Flatworm could spread to the rest of the United States. The Platydemus manokwari, commonly known as the flatworm, […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After the deaths of nine African Americans in the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopalian Church in Charleston, South Carolina, the public display of the battle flag of the Confederacy has come into question. The flag, currently flying outside of the South Carolina State House, will likely be taken down after many across the […]

By Michael Tomberlin There was a time when the name “Barber” was synonymous with milk and dairy products in Birmingham and throughout the South. Now “Barber” is the cream of the crop in racing venues with the world-class Barber Motorsports Park and the world-record motorcycle collection and museum that is part of its ever-growing campus. […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — According to South Korea’s largest media outlet, automotive giant Hyundai is planning to build a second U.S. manufacturing facility, and the company has now confirmed that another Alabama location is still a good possibility. Rumors of the second plant surfaced in March, when the same publication hinted that Hyundai would be building […]

PRATTVILLE, Ala. — With three championship public golf courses and a prime location on the Alabama River, Prattville has been named one of the Top 25 places to retire by MONEY Magazine. The central Alabama city topped the “For Golf Lovers” category for its place in the heart of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Pop sensation Taylor Swift made waves over the weekend with an open letter titled “To Apple, Love Taylor” posted on her Tumblr page. Swift criticized the technology giant for their new streaming service, normally $10 a month, which offered a three month free trial for new customers. “I’m not sure you know […]

[tps_header][/tps_header] [tps_title][/tps_title] DECATUR, Ala. — Alabama-based Cook’s Pest Control has long maintained a natural science museum in their home city of Decatur, but last Thursday the bug beaters broke ground on a new non-profit natural science museum more than ten times the size of its former location. The 57,000 square foot multi-level Cook Museum of Natural […]

(Video Above: The Trailer for “Max,” which premiers June 26th) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — 1st Foundation, an Alabama-based non-profit that provides assistance, training and resources to Special Operations Forces, Police Special Operations, and their families, is currently focusing its efforts on placing former military working dogs with combat veterans to help them heal from the physical […]

By Donna Cope Sunday, June 21 marked the summer solstice: It’s the day with the most hours of sunlight and is the official, first day of summer. With good old summertime starting to heat up Alabama, it’s a point of interest to Jim Stefkovich that, based on overall weather data, Fort Morgan is the state’s […]

[tps_header][/tps_header] (Video Above: David Warren of Cullman Aerial Photography provided drone coverage of Rock the South) CULLMAN, Ala.– 90+ degree weather didn’t keep thousands of country music fans from attending The Yellowhammer State’s leading country music festival this weekend. Cullman, Alabama is home to Pepsi’s Rock the South, the fastest growing music festival in the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In an emotional Father’s Day post for website Medium.com, famed Birmingham-based meteorologist James Spann opened up about how difficult growing up without a father made his childhood, and urged men to “step up” for their families. “My father, Max Spann, decided that booze and chasing women were more important than his family, […]

Susannah Mushatt Jones was born in 1899 in rural Lowndes County, Alabama, about an hour southwest of Montgomery. The Alabama Crimson White football team was 3-1 that year, its seventh year of existence, finishing third in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association behind Sewanee and Vanderbilt and just ahead of Tennessee (some things never change). Auburn […]

Just days after a gunman killed nine churchgoers participating in a prayer service at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina in a racially-motived attack, Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler took to Facebook to make a plea to people of faith in Alabama: Arm yourselves. “Church attendees should pack,” said the first-term auditor. “Calling 911 […]

Students at Schmid Elementary on Chicago’s South Side were tasked with developing a presentation on a college or university of their choice. Quinlan Matthew’s class of second graders chose Auburn University, and they absolutely nailed it. Donning homemade Auburn t-shirts and cardboard Tiger hats, the students recited facts about their chosen school one after another. […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The former U.S. Attorney who reopened the cold case in the 1963 16th Street Birmingham Baptist Church bombing said on the Paul Finebaum Show Thursday that he believes law enforcement should better monitor social media to prevent attacks like the one in Charleston. “With the rise of the Internet and social media, […]

PARIS, France — The Russellville City Schools Engineering Rocketry Team won the International Rocketry Challenge fly-off at the Paris Air Show Friday, the first time a team from Alabama has won the competition. The RCS team beat out hundreds of other rocketry teams last month to earn the chance to compete internationally against teams from […]