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Richard and Annette Shelby: Leadership, Love, and Legacy

By Chris Reid Last Friday, I attended a dinner celebrating Senator Shelby’s 83rd birthday and his thirty years of service in the Senate. Most political...

Helen Keller Foundation Conducts Character Training Across Alabama

Publisher’s Note: This is a guest opinion editorial from Mr. Jason Cooper, a 2nd-grade teacher at Vestavia Hills Elementary East. 130 years after the famous...

‘This could be trouble’: Looks like President Trump has a HUGE amount of respect for Auburn football

President Donald Trump gave the first commencement address of his presidency Saturday at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. As part of his address, he...

The relationship that one Alabama safety’s mom has with her son defines courage and love

As we watch college football stars play for our favorite teams, we too often forget that they are people who have real life family...

Harvard just released the earliest known recording of JFK, and he’s speaking about a famous Alabamian

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Although he served for less than one term, John F. Kennedy has become one of the country's most revered and recognizable...

The rare antique gun inexplicably turned over for free by an Alabama man has been safely returned

HOOVER, Ala. -- Over the weekend, officials from the city of Hoover, Alabama returned a vintage shotgun to a man who had turned it...

Parents Appeal to Fellow Alabamians to Continue School Choice (opinion)

Publisher’s Note: The following is an open letter from parents of Alabama students currently benefiting from the Alabama Accountability Act. Dear fellow Alabamians, It is...

THROWBACK: President Ronald Reagan shares Bear Bryant story while visiting UA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The year was 1984. Legendary Alabama Crimson Tide Football Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant had been dead almost a year, and President...

One BUSY stretch of interstate in Alabama is about to get a makeover

Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday that she has directed Alabama Department of Transportation Director Jon Cooper to expand a portion of Interstate 65 in...

Former Sessions aide hired to join Facebook’s policy team

Facebook has hired one of Jeff Sessions' former top aides to join their growing policy team. Axios reported on Thursday that Sandy Luff, a former...

Life flows through two Alabama-based organizations working to provide clean water

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- In the next few days, a Birmingham based non-profit aims to raise almost half a million dollars to provide clean water...

YHRadio: AL CEO breaks down the 8 ways to evaluate your company’s culture

Cord Sachs is a Birmingham-based leadership expert and the CEO of FireSeeds, a company that helps companies find and grow great leaders and "the...

No pit stop: Life after NASCAR for six-time Talladega winner Dale Jr. will include sunshine and old houses

Dale Earnhardt Jr., a 26-time NASCAR winner, announced in April that this will be his final year of driving. Tuesday morning, Earnhardt tweeted that...

Warrior Frogman Alexander Kunz talks about his life as a Navy SEAL and his career as CEO of Op2 Labs, makers of Frog Fuel.

NAVY SEAL Alexander Kunz talks about diverting and not following in his fathers footsteps. Kunz took his life on a different journey by joining...

Yellowhammer launches new “Warrior Wednesday” podcast

Yellowhammer once again expanded its brand on Wednesday with the launch of its new "Warrior Wednesday" podcast. Sponsored by XTreme Concepts and Kill Cliff,...

New Alabama theme park to create 400 jobs this summer

FOLEY, Ala. -- “Owa” is the Muskogee Creek word for “big water,” but now it is also the name of South Alabama’s newest coming...

Alabama-made rocket helps U.S. Air Force complete two year secret mission

DECATUR, Ala. -- This weekend, the U.S. Air Force's experimental X-37B Space plane landed safely in Cape Canaveral, Fla. after completing a two year...

Gun theft is on the rise, and Alabama is one of the most highly affected states

A new report finds that firearm theft has spiked nationwide, and the Yellowhammer State has taken one of the hardest hits. The Department of Justice's...

Hoover Tactical Good Shot of the Month: man used AR-15 to stop home invaders

Last month, an Oklahoma man defended himself and his property from masked home invaders with his AR-15, killing all three. The would-be robbers broke...

Here are the the 20 best places to live in the Birmingham metro area

VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. -- Niche.com, a site that seeks to “make choosing a neighborhood, college, or K-12 school a more transparent process” by “providing...

Alabama House Republicans Making a Special Effort to Protect Active Duty Military and Veterans

The Alabama House of Representatives is making a special effort today to give Alabama’s military veterans, active troops, National Guardsmen, and reservists the honor,...

Alabama IT Expert’s Tips on Safe Browsing in Wake of New Privacy Laws

Near the end of President Obama’s term last October, his Federal Communications Commission instituted controversial new policies that tightened some internet privacy laws. These...

The top 20 Alabama private high schools for 2017

Last week, Yellowhammer reported on the top 20 public high schools in Alabama by Niche.com, which ranked Loveless Academic Magnet Program in Montgomery number one. Now,...

April 27th officially declared a ‘Day of Remembrance’ in Alabama

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey officially declared April 27th a "Day of Remembrance" in the state to honor the victims of the storms that ravaged...