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Here are Alabama’s population gainers and losers
Baldwin County long has been Alabama’s fastest-growing county, so perhaps it should be no surprise that one of its towns is the state’s fast-growing...
2 struck by car in Birmingham parking lot after argument
Police are searching for a driver they say tried to run over a woman and her daughter in a fast food parking lot.
Birmingham police...
Alabamian Davey Allison named to NASCAR Hall of Fame along with Jeff Gordon, Alan Kulwicki, Jack Roush, Roger Penske
On Wednesday, NASCAR announced the five inductees who will make up its 2019 Hall of Fame class. Among those is Hueytown native Davey Allison, the son...
Auburn defeats Ole Miss 9-3 in SEC Tournament
Edouard Julien hit a grand slam Wednesday as No. 7 seed Auburn defeated No. 2 seed Mississippi 9-3 in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
Auburn (39-19)...
20 percent of Americans have known someone suffering from opioid addiction
A federal survey reveals roughly 20 percent of Americans know or have known someone struggling with addiction to opioid painkillers.
The annual report on the...
Alabama teacher charged with having sex with student
A statement from police says 54-year-old Meta Lovely of Duncanville surrendered Wednesday. She is being held on $30,000 bond on a charge of having...
Alabama’s gubernatorial candidates’ disagree and agree on how to create jobs
Alabama’s workforce won big earlier this year when Toyota-Mazda promised to create 4,000 jobs in the Huntsville area, though the number of tax dollars...
Commerce wins President’s ‘E’ Award for supporting Alabama exports
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross this week presented the Alabama Department of Commerce with the President’s “E” Award for Export Service, the highest...
Rain from Gulf floods Southeast; tropical storm possible in Alabama
Heavy rains from the Gulf of Mexico are causing flooding in the Southeastern United States ahead of what could become the season's first tropical...
No parole for Neelley, convicted murderer in Alabama slaying of Georgia teen
Alabama's parole board is refusing to free a woman convicted of killing a 13-year-old girl who was abducted from a north Georgia shopping mall.
The...
Former Alabama shelter director sentenced for animal cruelty
The former director of an Alabama animal shelter will avoid jail time after being convicted of animal cruelty.
Lawrence County Circuit Judge Mark Craig sentenced...
UGA tennis player off team after drug charges in Alabama
A University of Georgia tennis player has been arrested in Alabama on drug charges.
Georgia coach Manny Diaz told the Athens Banner-Herald in a statement Monday...
‘Rick & Bubba’ radio show’s Bill ‘Bubba’ Bussey: I’m supporting Scott Dawson, Will Ainsworth, too (AUDIO)
On Tuesday's broadcast of the syndicated "Rick & Bubba" radio program, co-host Bill "Bubba" Bussey called out Yellowhammer News for highlighting his co-host Rick...
Auburn beats Kentucky 4-3 in 11 innings in SEC Tournament
Edouard Julien singled home the winning run in the 11th inning Tuesday as No. 7 seed Auburn beat Kentucky 4-3 to eliminate the 10th-seeded...
Alabama AG talks gambling, census suit as Republican primary nears
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has not been content during his brief tenure in office simply to enforce state law. He has devoted part...
Rabid fox attacks golfer, groundskeeper at Alabama club
Police say a rabid fox bit a golfer and a groundskeeper at an Alabama golf club.
AL.com cites a release from Fairhope police that says...
Alabama doctor acquitted in rock guitarist’s overdose death
Jurors acquitted an Alabama physician accused of prescribing drugs that killed a former guitarist for rock band 3 Doors Down.
The not guilty verdict was...
Police identify Alabama man found in truck in river crash
Police in Alabama have identified man whose body was found in a pickup truck that plunged into a river after driving off a bridge.
Authorities...
Mike Pence: ‘Things went awry in 2016 and we need to know what happened’ with DOJ, FBI
"The American people understand that when it comes to the Department of Justice, when it comes to the FBI, that we have thousands of...
What’s justice-mercy balance? Alabama AG Marshall discusses Judith Ann Neelley, others
What's the balance between justice and mercy?
Yellowhammer News last week asked Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall for his thoughts on justice and mercy in...
Alabama governor opposes release of Judith Ann Neelley, convicted in slaying of Georgia teen
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is opposing parole for a woman convicted of killing a Georgia teenager more than 35 years ago.
Ivey is urging the...
Alabama sues over undocumented residents in US Census
Alabama's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, challenging the longstanding practice of including immigrants living in the country illegally in...
Alabama school: No punishment over racist video
A southeast Alabama school system says it can't punish students who are seen chanting a racial epithet and cursing the NAACP in a video...
Alabama inmate posts cellphone spanking video to Facebook
Alabama authorities are investigating a Facebook video posted by a prison inmate, showing two prisoners forcing a third at knifepoint to bend over for...