Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Can President Donald Trump and other Republicans force House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) hand on impeachment? — What happens if U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) votes for President Trump’s impeachment? — Will Alabama Democrats ever end their infighting and […]

Patsy Stallworth loves her rain barrels. “I didn’t understand it at first, but after my husband explained it to me, I like it.” Stallworth has two 55-gallon rain barrels installed at her home in the Mobile suburb of Prichard, catching up to 110 gallons of rainwater for her to use to water her flowers, wash […]

Two years ago in College Station, Texas, one of University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban’s most famous lines was born. After a 27-19 victory at Texas A&M, one in which the Tide led 24-3 and did not close to Saban’s liking, he lamented that positive media headlines about the team were “rat poison” […]

The second year of the reign of Governor Kay Ivey may give her a second major accomplishment in the first two years of her term as governor. In her first year, she spearheaded the measure to increase the state’s gasoline tax in order to allow Alabama to proceed with a much-needed massive infrastructure program labeled […]

Lonnie Holley sees things. Standing in a dirt lot in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, he spied a piece of rusty metal, a bit of blue string, a broken yellow broom handle, a plastic spoon. “If you don’t mind, would you step away from the camera and get me that rottening piece of tin right there,” he directed. “Now […]

Recently published climate research led by Sanjiv Kumar, a professor in Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, has already provided the basis of a pioneering new outlook product that is capable of forecasting drought. Kumar and his team published their findings in the May issue of the Journal of Climate Science. In August, […]

With week seven of the college football season in the books, here are the top five teams in the Yellowhammer Power Poll: Sign-up now for our daily newsletter and never miss another article from Yellowhammer News.

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series chronicling the creation and history of Talladega Superspeedway, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary during the Oct. 11-13 NASCAR Playoffs doubleheader weekend, featuring the 1000Bulbs.com 500 and Sugarlands Shine 250. Read about the track’s creation, its unusual design and highlights from the 1970s and 1980s. The […]

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a team led by Southern Research a $2.8 million grant to develop smart maintenance robots that will work autonomously in the challenging conditions inside next-generation nuclear reactors. The team working on the project, funded by DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), will use artificial intelligence and machine […]

In front of a near record crowd in College Station, Texas, the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide dispensed with the No. 24 Aggies of Texas A&M, 47-28. The machine that is Alabama’s offense continued to roll. Here are a few of quick takeaways in the immediate aftermath of the win:

TALLADEGA — On Sunday, Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Night Vision Chevrolet, part of the Hendrick Motorsports stable, will lead the field to the green flag for the 51st running of the fall premiere series 1000Bulbs.com 500 held at Talladega Superspeedway. Elliott, the winner of the NASCAR Monster Cup Series GEICO 500 at […]

Many folks may know that the United Launch Alliance produces powerful rockets at a sprawling factory in Decatur. But few people probably realize that the ULA has its own rocket delivery ship based in the Alabama city. The R/S RocketShip, as it’s now called, is a 312-foot vessel designed specially to transport boosters and other large […]

TALLADEGA — Now that the racing is underway at Talladega Superspeedway’s revamped facilities, reactions are trickling in from drivers and fans as they are settling into the new digs. Austin Dillon, the driver of Richard Childress Racing’s storied #3 Chevrolet, offered a complimentary assessment of the facility during an interview with Yellowhammer News on Saturday. […]

The top-ranked University of Alabama Crimson Tide lead #24 Texas A&M at Kyle Field 24-13 at halftime. The Tide will receive the kickoff to open the second half, but Tua Tagovailoa already set two more major career milestones before the teams even made their ways down the tunnel to hear from Nick Saban and Jimbo […]

A parking lot on the corner of 2nd Avenue North and 19th Street in downtown Birmingham has been transformed into Alabama’s newest shopping experience. Upswing Birmingham is a “demonstration project” designed by REV Birmingham to prove and improve downtown’s market for retail. David Fleming, president and CEO of REV Birmingham, says Upswing Birmingham is a modern twist on […]

California recently passed a law allowing college athletes to receive compensation. This stokes anew the debate about paying college athletes and may provide an example of competition between governments producing legal change. Whether college athletes should be paid provokes strong responses. On the one hand, student-athletes already receive numerous benefits, including a scholarship and tutoring […]

Twenty years ago, Gene Phifer approached his supervisor at Alabama Power with a simple idea: clean trash out of the Coosa River near Plant Gadsden. “He really backed the program in a tremendous way,” Phifer said. “Not only him, but the executives got involved, too. They were staunchly behind it.” The program was named Renew […]

“Time flies, but memories last forever.” Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr. recalled those words during a ceremony honoring his 30 years of service as Chancellor of Troy University. Thanks to the help of donors, the university dedicated a clock in front of Smith Hall in honor of Hawkins’ years at Troy. Hawkins became chancellor on Sept. […]

Fourth down. Six yards to go. The game about to end. Mountain Brook trailed Hewitt-Trussville 10-3 on Friday night. Then, that moment every player dreams about. Mountain Brooks’s Strother Gibbs connected with Jake Thompson with 13 seconds left for a touchdown, making it a 10-9 game. However, things only got more dramatic from there.

NASCAR driver and Alabama native Grant Enfinger has been coming to Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway since he was just a kid. “Me and my dad would come up here every year. For me to come out here and go for another checkered flag here is just a dream come true,” he said. Enfinger says he is just as excited about […]

What started out as a group of friends trying to help a few kids at a nearby school has turned into a neighborhood project that feeds more than 100 children in the Hueytown area. Debbie Kiker, Ginger Parsons and Charlotte Garrett, members of Hueytown Community Helpers (HCH), started Blessings in a Bag to ensure hungry elementary schoolchildren […]

Mandy Stone worked hard as a paramedic in Roanoke, Alabama, which often required a weekend away to decompress. Stone was on one of those getaways when her life changed forever. “Ten years ago, I went to north Georgia for the weekend,” Stone said. “On the way home I hydroplaned, went down in a ravine and […]

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If you’re like me, you sometimes get caught up in what lies ahead rather than what’s in the moment — and while I know that I should enjoy today rather than concerning myself with tomorrow, I can’t help myself. I’m here to tell you that I am almost beside myself with excitement as I think […]