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Alabama apps: Wyndy helps pair parents with babysitters

Eduardo Medina - July 14, 2018

Alabama NewsCenter is highlighting apps developed in the state. This is the first story in a series. Tommy and Ginger Mayfield needed a babysitter, but...

Gov. Ivey to lead Alabama team at Farnborough International Airshow

Jerry Underwood - July 14, 2018

Governor Kay Ivey is leading a team of Alabama economic development specialists to the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow for meetings aimed at accelerating growth...

Shipt expansion, Birmingham initiative propel Magic City’s tech sector

Michael Tomberlin - July 14, 2018

Birmingham is abuzz from two major economic development announcements Thursday that will shape the city’s tech economy for generations to come. Shipt’s decision to expand...

Birmingham’s McWane Science Center celebrates its 20th birthday

Alabama News Center - July 14, 2018

McWane Science Center in downtown Birmingham plans a two-day birthday bash this weekend, July 14-15, to celebrate its 20th birthday. McWane opened its doors to...

Mike Pence endorses Martha Roby in AL-2 congressional GOP runoff

Jeff Poor - July 13, 2018

On Friday, Vice President Mike Pence formally endorsed Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) in her runoff contest against former Rep. Bobby Bright for the Republican...

Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale set for August

Yellowhammer News - July 13, 2018

The federal government's Aug. 15 oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico will offer slightly more acreage than officials originally announced. A...

Rep. Gary Palmer showed FBI agent Peter Strzok some tough love in fiery hearing

Jeremy Beaman - July 13, 2018

Members of the House Judicial and Oversight Committee spent over nine hours on Thursday questioning FBI agent Peter Strzok about his role in the...

SWAC football, basketball championship games to be played in Birmingham

Yellowhammer News - July 13, 2018

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has decided both upcoming football and basketball championship games will be held in Birmingham. The league announced Thursday the football...

Roy Moore says he was duped by Sacha Baron Cohen, threatens legal action

Staff Report - July 13, 2018

Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore claims he has been duped by comedic actor Sacha Baron Cohen for Cohen’s upcoming Showtime series, “Who Is...

A 2017 book prompts renewed probe into 1955 Deep South slaying

Yellowhammer News - July 13, 2018

A 2017 book that revealed lies by a key figure in the Emmett Till case has prompted the U.S government to renew its investigation...

Alabama student awarded Peyton Manning scholarship to UT Knoxville

Yellowhammer News - July 13, 2018

The University of Tennessee has four new Peyton Manning Scholars. Manning and interim UT Knoxville Chancellor Wayne Davis welcomed the new members on Tuesday.They are...

Trump endorses Florida Panhandle Congressman Gaetz

Yellowhammer News - July 13, 2018

President Donald Trump is tweeting his endorsement of a Florida congressman during his trip to Europe, writing that Rep. Matt Gaetz "is one of...

Alabama judge throws out Troy King’s lawsuit against Attorney General Steve Marshall

Jeremy Beaman - July 12, 2018

Troy King’s attempts to keep opponent Attorney General Steve Marshall from spending money that he got from a federal political action committee ran aground...

Alabama ranks 24th among the best states to retire in

Staff Report - July 12, 2018

A recent study conducted by Bankrate.com concluded that the Yellowhammer State is the 24th best state for retirees. The study looked at categories of cost...

Marshall campaign to seek ‘sanctions’ against King campaign for ‘ridiculous’ and ‘frivolous’ lawsuit

Jeremy Beaman - July 12, 2018

Attorney General Steve Marshall’s campaign will “seek expenses and attorneys’ fees for any and all efforts necessary to have the matter dismissed” unless Troy...

Latino voters seek to challenge Alabama Census lawsuit

Yellowhammer News - July 12, 2018

Latino voters and civil-rights groups have asked to join a lawsuit to defend the practice of including people in the country illegally in U.S....

More unmarked cars for park rangers along historic route through AL, MS, and TN

Yellowhammer News - July 12, 2018

More National Park Service rangers will range on the Natchez Trace Parkway in unmarked vehicles. The Park Service says it's buying more unmarked vehicles for...

Alabama man admits trying to have sex with underage girls in Atlanta

Yellowhammer News - July 12, 2018

An Alabama man has pleaded guilty to trying to meet underage girls for sex. The U.S. attorney's office in Atlanta said in a news release...

Montgomery man apprehended by police dog died from ruptured artery

Yellowhammer News - July 12, 2018

Authorities say preliminary autopsy results show that a burglary suspect died from a ruptured femoral artery after being apprehended by a police dog in...

Government reopens probe of Emmett Till slaying in Deep South

Yellowhammer News - July 12, 2018

The federal government has reopened its investigation into the slaying of Emmett Till, the black teenager whose brutal killing in Mississippi shocked the world...

Troy King files suit against Steve Marshall, heating up final days of attorney general’s race

Jeremy Beaman - July 11, 2018

The race for Alabama’s attorney general got hotter Wednesday when Troy King, who faces Attorney General Steve Marshall in a primary runoff next Tuesday, filed suit...

No more pocketing of leftovers from prison food funds

Yellowhammer News - July 11, 2018

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says the state will no longer give jail food funds to "sheriffs personally" in the wake of criticism that some...

Alabama LB Terrell Lewis out indefinitely with ACL tear

Yellowhammer News - July 11, 2018

Alabama linebacker Terrell Lewis has had surgery to repair a torn knee ligament. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban says Lewis tore his right ACL last...

AL senator files bill to release records from civil-rights cold cases

Yellowhammer News - July 11, 2018

The federal government would be required to release records from unsolved criminal cases linked to the civil-rights era under a bill proposed Tuesday. Alabama Democratic...

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