As Alabama continues to face one of the lowest cardiac arrest survival rates in the country, community leaders in Birmingham and Huntsville are stepping up efforts to train more residents in lifesaving CPR techniques. According to the American Heart Association, only three percent of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital survive in The post Efforts grow across Alabama to improve CPR training as survival rates lag behind nation appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

As the United States nears its 250th year of freedom, Alabama is pausing to honor the men and women whose courage has preserved it. Governor Kay Ivey has officially proclaimed November 5–11, 2025, as Veterans Week across the state, recognizing more than 400,000 veterans who call Alabama home. “Our veterans represent the very best of The post Governor Ivey proclaims Veterans Week, calls on Alabamians to honor service and sacrifice appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

After being part of an internal team to make Alabama’s saltwater fishing among the best in the nation for more than 27 years, Kevin Anson was recently promoted to Director of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Marine Resources Division (MRD). Anson assumes the leadership role previously held by Colonel Scott Bannon, The post David Rainer: Anson promoted to Marine Resources Division Director appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

All politics has become nationalized today. Therefore, whenever something happens on the national level, I hear about it. I can tell by the number of comments when something has struck a nerve. This latest government shutdown, due to a congressional standoff, struck a nerve.  It surprised me because these federal government shutdowns have become somewhat The post Steve Flowers: Federal government shutdowns need to end appeared first on Yellowhammer News.