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Alabamians across the state will have the chance to attend one of 1,107 events between January 26 and February 1 as part of National School Choice Week (NSCW). Those seven days have been declared by Governor Kay Ivey as Alabama School Choice Week. In her proclamation, Ivey said, “[R]esearch demonstrates that providing children with multiple […]

Jeff Sessions: "The stakes are very high, and I am uniquely qualified and prepared to represent and defend Alabama and American values in this battle."

There doesn't really seem to be anything new here at all, this is the story we have been hearing for months, President Donald Trump wanted an investigation and was withholding aid, this will lead to calls for witnesses, but that was happening anyway.

Chris Thomas, one of the nation’s leading experts on the next-generation mobility sector, will speak in Birmingham at Frontier Conference 2020, where more than 200 business, government and academic leaders will share information and best practices for industrial innovation. Thomas is the co-founder and president of the Detroit Mobility Lab, which is working to help Detroit become […]

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban reacted to the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant on Sunday, saying, “The world lost a truly special person today.” Saban further remarked, “Our hearts go out to Kobe’s family, friends and all who loved him as both a basketball player and a person. Kobe was one of […]

Could an asteroid destroy our economy?

An asteroid could wipe out all life on Earth, so yes. But what if we mined and brought an asteroid’s valuable metals to Earth? NASA’s plan to send a probe to an asteroid generated some out-of-this-world economic claims. The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter may be the remnants of a proto-planet that broke up […]

Jackson closes the show with a “parting shot” at the "experts" who appear on television screens and continue to get every single issue wrong without any consequence of self-awareness.

State Rep. Brett Easterbrook/ALDOT 2020 HighwayMap

If you ever make a trip to Millry, Silas, Coffeeville, Grove Hill, or any of the other small towns that dot the map in rural southwestern Alabama, you’ll discover places that have gone largely unchanged for the past several decades. While some may think that is a good thing, it is, in part, a product […]

Under the surface, former Crimson Tide star quarterback Jalen Hurts has been hurting during Senior Bowl Week in Mobile, Alabama.

The basketball version of ESPN’s College GameDay is coming to Auburn for the first time ever on Saturday, February 1.

Interview Day brings Alabama high schoolers together with employers

More than 250 high school seniors met with representatives from almost 30 companies at the Bessemer Civic Center for an Interview Day event designed to link those entering the workforce with those looking to hire. The students were from 14 high schools across a six-county area (Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair and Walker). Interview […]

Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL) strongly commended President Donald Trump and the thousands of pro-life Americans who gathered in Washington, D.C., on Friday for the March for Life event.

Proton therapy, a highly sophisticated radiation technology for treating cancer, has come to Alabama with the opening of Proton International at UAB. The facility opened with a ribbon-cutting Jan. 13. The center is a partnership between the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Proton International. Proton International at UAB is one of 36 proton therapy centers in the United […]

Artificial reef teeming with life in Gulf of Mexico

An artificial reef created in the Gulf of Mexico four years ago appears to be teeming with life. In 2016, two of Alabama Power’s retired boilers were sunk off the coast of Mobile County to improve the marine ecosystem. The giant steel structures previously used to turn steam into power have also proven to be a boon for offshore […]

Doug Jones: "I thought that the House managers did a pretty good job of that. But immediately the president's folks, playing I assume to the president...

Rep. Martha Roby: We must stand for life

Every year, thousands of Americans gather in our nation’s capital to participate in the March for Life. This annual event is an opportunity for pro-life advocates from across the country to join together and demonstrate their concern for protecting all life. With a single ruling, the Supreme Court deemed abortion legal throughout the United States. […]

Three new public recreation sites have been added at Lake Harris, Lay Lake and Lake Martin as part of Alabama Power’s “The Preserves.” These areas consist of trails, gazebos, benches, interpretive signs and pollinator plots. From hiking, and biking to bird-watching, The Preserves are core to the Alabama Power ideal of merging nature with crafting special places.

Former University of Alabama star quarterback Jalen Hurts is still the same person that Crimson Tide fans have grown to love.

The future is on its way to Alabama. That is inevitable. What the future will bring is not. But there is a potential future that many people want to bring to Alabama. Though it is sold as a future of freedom and equality, it is not a future in which people flourish. Call it the […]

Alabama’s Senior Bowl Summit inspires attendees

Breaking barriers, building culture and growing business were key themes discussed Thursday during the second annual Senior Bowl Summit at Saenger Theatre in downtown Mobile. Entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk was the keynote speaker. He urged the hundreds of people in attendance to overcome fear of judgment, a fear he says discourages 99 percent of people from taking a […]

Traci Wood admitted holding the snake almost made her come unglued. No, she wasn’t afraid of the snake she was holding. It was the magnitude of the moment. Wood, the Habitat and Species Conservation Coordinator with the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division, had in her hands the first wild Eastern indigo snake documented […]

Episode 42: Auburn basketball back on track, Bachelor talk

Not much is happening in the Auburn world, but DrunkAubie discusses (almost) everything that’s going on in the Auburn sports world, including Kevin Steele, Auburn basketball ending its two-game skid, a new kicker commit and The Bachelor with Auburn’s Madi Prewett doing her thing. Do girls actually have pillow fights at slumber parties?

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is not happy with Senator Doug Jones (D-AL). Sessions sent out a forceful response to Yellowhammer News’ reporting on Friday morning that Jones found the evidence against President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial “compelling.” “Senator Doug Jones’ recent video appears to indicate that he is planning to vote […]

President Donald Trump on Friday became the first sitting president in history to address the March for Life in Washington, D.C. ...