Down two points with less than three seconds left in the game, Hillcrest High School on Friday night found themselves in a bind playing at Wetumpka.

Sara Gould is in the bubble. A sports medicine physician in the UAB School of Medicine  and with Children’s of Alabama, Gould has been working with the National Basketball Association in the Orlando “bubble” since July 12. “I’ve been involved with the NBA since 2013, doing some consulting and event medicine for the league at various locations in the United States […]

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – The Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator announced its first class of startups Tuesday – 10 firms from seven states launching an intensive, 13-week endeavor beginning this week. Three of the companies already call Birmingham home. As a group, these startups specialize in technology and business models to enhance the future of energy, including […]

The chef at Birmingham’s SAW’s Soul Kitchen and a winning barbecue competitor from Muscle Shoals finished fifth and eighth, respectively, at the World Food Championships Final Table: Indy event last month. As the World Chef Champion in the World Food Championships Main Event, Matthew Statham won a spot in the Top 10 to compete at […]

The University of Alabama saw an increase in the number of in-state undergraduate students and record-setting graduate enrollment for fall 2020.

1987 was a quiet year for elections across America but not at Auburn. That was the year Harold Melton, a student in international studies and Spanish, launched and won a campaign to become the first African American president of the Auburn Student Government Association, winning with more than 65 percent of the vote. This was […]

Ready for a camping trip to one – or several – of the beautiful Alabama State Parks? Ensuring you’ll have a site for your RV, travel trailer or tent just became much easier when the new online campground reservation system (www.reservealapark.com) went live. When ADCNR Commissioner Chris Blankenship was appointed by Governor Kay Ivey in […]

Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard reported to the Lee County Sheriff's Office to begin serving what is currently a four-year prison sentence.

Austal USA on Friday announced that it has completed the purchase of waterfront land, buildings and an existing dry dock along the Mobile River.

The University of Alabama saw an impressive decline in the amount of new COVID-19 cases compared to last week, as announced on Friday.

For a college football coach preparing to play a division rival the second week of September in 2001, the terrorist attacks on that Tuesday left a lasting impact just like they did for every other American. “Life changed forever as of that day,” recalled Tommy Tuberville in a conversation with Yellowhammer News. In his third […]

Nineteen years ago, America awoke on a tranquil Tuesday morning only to have that peace destroyed by terrorists. We pause today to remember the nearly 3,000 Americans who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. We rise to honor the brave first responders who ran into harm’s way. We mourn with the thousands of Americans […]

Alabama’s coronavirus numbers were largely stable over the last week, as observers brace to see if the holiday weekend had an impact on the state’s virus statistics. Friday, September 11, comes only four days after the conclusion of the Labor Day holiday weekend, which many experts warned could cause increased transmission of the virus. Due […]

TUSCALOOSA — Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House’s coronavirus response coordinator, visited the University of Alabama on Friday for discussions with students, faculty and staff, as well as administrators and officials from the University of Alabama System and UA. Birx heard from members of the campus and local community about the university’s return-to-campus efforts. The […]

No American will ever forget where they were and what they were doing on the morning of September 11, 2001. The world changed in an instant before our own eyes, and it is hard to believe these tragic events took place nearly 20 years ago. Like many, I remember watching the horror unfold on television. […]

Dr. Andy Jackson, a 4th-grade teacher in the Pell City School System who was named Teacher of the Year on Thursday, will spend the next year on a fresh set of wheels courtesy of ALFA Insurance. The company gifted Jackson with a new Chevrolet Traverse for use during the year he holds the title of […]

For the last few years, State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) has been a vocal proponent of the state of Alabama no longer being in the business of retail alcohol sales. Orr, chairman of the Alabama Senate’s General Fund Budget committee, argued the reasoning behind the state extricating itself from the retail alcohol business goes beyond […]

Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) Director Kenneth Boswell on Friday morning provided an update on the state of Alabama’s Census response. Boswell told Yellowhammer News that parts of the state’s Census response were going “really well,” but he continued to ask members of the public to urge their friends and family to […]

The Edison Electric Institute awarded Southern Company the 92nd annual Edison Award, which is considered the electric utility industry's highest honor.

After a proposed $300 billion in coronavirus relief was blocked by Democrats in the U.S. Senate, relief talks are stuck in limbo

Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys this week announced the ‘Alexander Shunnarah Teacher of the Month’ campaign will expand statewide this year.

Quarterback is the most important position in team sports. To do the job well, the quarterback must know his assignment, make sure his 10 teammates on the field are lined up correctly, be aware of each offensive player’s task and have a good idea of what the defensive scheme is, too. Once all of that […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that $300 million of Alabama’s CARES Act money will now go towards funding Alabama’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, a move she says will stop the taxes on employers that normally fund the unemployment system from skyrocketing. “[W]e acted on this so as to not create a burden for our […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Blazers are set to play at Miami (FL) on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. CT.