Paleontologists in Alabama have discovered a new genus and species of fossil turtle that may fill an important evolutionary gap. Scientists named the animal Asmodochelys parhami for Asmodeus, a deity that, according to Islamic lore, was entombed in stone at the bottom of the sea, and parhami in honor of James Parham, former curator of paleontology […]

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” Those words expressed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957 in Montgomery, Alabama, find resonance across the nation as people celebrate his legacy through the MLK Day of Service. Indeed, thousands across the country and Alabama on Jan. 20 will […]

Life can sometimes squash one’s dreams. Especially for people suffering from substance abuse, hope gets lost in the problems of daily life, said City of Lights Dream Center founder Jamie Massey. But scratch below the surface, and everyone has a story about how they got there and hopes – even though clouded – for a […]

Birmingham is rejoicing as the new Interstate 59/20 interchange reopened on the evening of Jan. 17.

Even though there are more Baptists than Methodists in Alabama, historically Methodists have held more of the prominent political posts in the Heart of Dixie. If you look closely at these leaders’ lives, a good many of our leaders have been sons of Methodist ministers. The most famous Methodist minister in the state over the […]

Their slogan is “Life is too short to drink baaad beer” and Goat Island Brewing Co. is doing its part to produce nothing but good brews in Cullman. Started by a couple of homebrewing friends, Goat Island has added a head brewer, who is a microbiology major with no homebrewing history. The result is an […]

The third decade of Renew Our Rivers (ROR) gets underway in February with the first of the year’s 32 cleanups of Alabama rivers and waterways. If last year is any indication, there will be more volunteers and more trash removed in 2020, said Mike Clelland, ROR coordinator. Since 2000, when the program began, 122,000 volunteers have collected […]

The new Interstate 59/20 bridges through downtown Birmingham are scheduled to open within the next few days, 12 months after they were closed for replacement. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) announced Jan. 13 the contractor, Johnson Brothers Corp., would have the bridges completed and ready to open no later than Jan. 21. The interstate bridges were closed to traffic […]

The American workforce has witnessed considerable change in dynamics during the 21st Century: it is more diverse than ever before. Statistics consistently show the percentage of U.S. families with at least one working parent is on the rise, and it’s no secret that today’s working parents struggle to balance the demands required of them by […]

Jeff Carter didn’t have a plan in 2011 when he started Pine Hills and Oak Hollars Child Classic, an organization that takes sick kids on a weekend hunting trip in northwest Alabama. “At that time I really didn’t know what it looked like,” Carter said. “The Lord put it on my heart and he called me […]

State Sen. Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro) is looking to give Alabama’s aerospace and defense industry a boost.

Tournament bass anglers who are ready to step up in competition need to mark their calendars for June 1, 2020, and set the alarm clock to 6 a.m. That date and time is when registration opens for the newest bass trail in Alabama aimed at serious tournament anglers. The creation of the Alabama Bass Trail […]

The Alabama Music Hall of Fame (AMHOF) has been cataloging and putting on display the many pieces of Alabama’s musical history for 30 years. “We have singers, songwriters, producers, musicians, all from the state of Alabama,” Sandra Burroughs, Executive Director of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame told WHNT. “They were either born and raised […]

DrunkAubie reconvenes this week to react to the national championship game, try to forget the Iron Bowl of basketball and discuss “The Bachelor.” The guys discuss Odell Beckham, Jr.’s craziness, idiotic tweets from sports media members and bring back Auburn Fans Anonymous.

This weekend will feature a bevy of events across Alabama leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Huntsville-based Dynetics announced on Friday that the company has successfully flown its X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle (GAV) for the first time.

This GAO ruling just the latest in a long list of things that will finally accomplish the media and their Democrats' goal of overturning the 2016 election and avenging Hillary Clinton.

Two Republican Alabama Senate candidates continue to battle the Freedom from Religion Foundation, which describes itself as the nation’s largest...

Alabama’s fishermen will be able to resume fishing on state-owned lakes beginning February 1, 2020, the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries division announced on Friday. The state of Alabama owns 23 lakes that it stocks with fish like bream, largemouth bass, channel catfish and crappie. For nominal fees, any interested angler can cast a line and […]

Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill's office has now released county-by-county sample ballots for the state's upcoming March 3 primary election.

New polling obtained by Yellowhammer News shows a potential blowout on the horizon in the March 3 GOP primary to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Martha Roby.

U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) endorsed Joe Biden for president on Friday. The endorsement continues Biden’s dominance of support from Alabama’s most prominent Democrats. The former vice president received Senator Doug Jones’ support in April and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin’s in December. The representative for Alabama’s Seventh Congressional District, now in her fifth term in […]

.S. Senators have sworn an oath of “impartial justice” as the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump started, and Chief Justice John Roberts will be presiding over the trial.

Dr. Condoleezza Rice recently met with members of Alabama’s startup and technology community to discuss opportunities and challenges facing the state's...