Jay Mitchell accused 2026 Alabama Attorney General opponent Katherine Robertson of accepting gambling special interest money.

Bruce Pearl is not entering Alabama’s 2026 U.S. Senate race, sources close to Pearl’s deliberations tell Yellowhammer News.

State Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills), Alabama’s longest serving lawmaker in history, announced on Monday that he will seek a new term in the State Senate during the 2026 campaign cycle. “I’ve devoted a lifetime to serving my state, my community, and my neighbors, but there is still much work to be done and many […]

A former top aide to U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and recent White House official, Morgan Murphy, will launch a Republican bid for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat at an event in Birmingham this evening, according to a news report from USA Today.  Murphy, 53, is a captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve and a first-time […]

The Republican Attorneys General Association formally endorsed Katherine Robertson on Wednesday in Alabama’s open 2026 race for Attorney General. It comes as a rare, primary-season show of support from the national group. RAGA said Robertson is the only candidate in an open attorney-general race to receive its formal backing in the 2026 cycle and one […]

Founder and Chairman of the Board of Great Southern Wood Preserving, Jimmy Rane, announced today that 34-year veteran of the company, Mark Callender, will be elevated to President and Chief Executive Officer. Rane will maintain his role as board chairman while Callender takes over the company’s day-to-day operational leadership. “Our leadership team has known for […]

In a lengthy ruling on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Madeline Haikala struck down Jefferson County’s 2021 commission map under the Fourteenth Amendment and barred its use in future elections. The court found that “race predominated in the Commission’s revisions to its five districts following the 2020 census,” after a four-day bench trial, concluding, “The Commission has […]

Chris Lane, candidate for the new Homewood City Council, has received the endorsement of Hoover Police Chief & Mayor-elect Nick Derzis. Chief Derzis, who has led the Hoover Police Department since 2005, praised Lane’s commitment to public safety, transparency, and accountable government. “I’ve had the honor of serving as Hoover’s Police Chief for nearly 20 […]

For nearly half a century, the Westervelt Warner family has played a leading role in shaping the Demopolis community. From operating a state-of-the-art paper mill to later stewarding hundreds of thousands of acres of Alabama forestland through The Westervelt Company, the family’s presence is inextricably tied Black Belt region. That legacy continues with Cade Warner, […]

In a livestreamed video on Monday night, Alabama Democrat and former U.S. Senator Doug Jones compared the 1972 shooting of then-Governor George Wallace as he reacted to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The Energy Institute of Alabama (EIA) named Business Council of Alabama executive vice president and former Alabama Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield as its next president and CEO. “We have worked closely with Clay for years and he is the absolute perfect leader to take on this new role running the Energy Institute of Alabama,” […]

In the wake of the horrific political assassination of Charlie Kirk during an on-campus speaking last week in Utah, two young Alabama lawmakers took a step across party lines to call for civility amid the chaos. State Rep. James Lomax, a Republican age 34, and State Rep. Jeremy Gray, a Democrat age 39, syndicated a […]

TRUK PAC, the political arm of the Alabama Trucking Association, announced its endorsements of four major statewide offices in the 2026 election cycle on Friday. The group officially backed the following candidates: U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville — Governor Jay Mitchell — Attorney General Caroleene Dobson — Secretary of State Young Boozer — Treasurer “These leaders […]

The Petroleum and Convenience Marketers Association of Alabama announced its endorsement of State Rep. Rhett Marques in his campaign for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District on Friday, marking the state lawmaker’s first endorsement from a major trade association. P&CMA, which represents hundreds of small business owners across Alabama’s petroleum and convenience marketing industry, cited Marques’ proven […]

Wiregrass native turned Trump world insider Cliff Sims walked opposite Vice President JD Vance on the tarmac Thursday night as Charlie Kirk’s flag-draped casket was lifted onto Air Force Two for the flight to Arizona. Video from the transfer shows Vance accompanying military pallbearers before the plane later arrived in Phoenix to a solemn procession […]

The Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama, composed of an industry that accounts for 5% of the state’s economic output, endorsed Attorney General Steve Marshall for U.S. Senate on Friday. Later this afternoon, the group will stand alongside Marshall and hold a press conference in Montgomery announcing their endorsement. “Attorney General Marshall stood strong for […]

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cleared the air recently about smoke-free nicotine alternatives. Kennedy said pouches, a category of nicotine products that have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, is “the safest way to consume nicotine.” The nation’s nation’s top health official was featured in a recent “Fox & Friends” […]

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) opened a seven-day public comment period on the state’s final BEAD proposal on Tuesday, which is slated for submission to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration next Thursday. State officials say the plan would extend high-speed internet to every BEAD-eligible location in Alabama, with awards supporting […]

UPDATE 3:58 p.m. — President Donald Trump announced Charlie Kirk, 31, has died. The suspect originally taken into custody was released by authorities after it was determined he was not the shooter. The FBI continues to investigate.  “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” Trump wrote. “No one understood or had the Heart of […]

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) hosted the Alabama Digital Expansion Authority’s quarterly meeting in Montgomery this week. The meeting featured progress updates from 20 internet service providers that received grants from two programs funded by federal American Rescue Plan Act funds as the state pushes forward with its effort to expand […]

Jefferson County Commissioner Mike Bolin announced Tuesday he will seek another term representing District 5, setting up a bid to extend a public-service career that has spanned the probate court, the Alabama Supreme Court, and now the county commission.  Bolin, a former associate justice of the state’s high court, has served on the five-member commission […]

Katherine Robertson, a Republican candidate for Alabama attorney general, will hold a meet-and-greet fundraiser later this week in Miami, Florida according to an invitation obtained by Yellowhammer News. Hosts include Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and First Lady Sharon Landry, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch. […]

Alabama Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter and 31 members of the House Republican Caucus have endorsed State Rep. Rhett Marques in his bid for Alabama’s open 1st Congressional District in 2026. This signals another major, early show of in-state support for the Wiregrass lawmaker after U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) also made a powerful […]

Bradford Health Services has filed a formal challenge to Longleaf Recovery & Wellness’s Certificate of Need application for Longleaf Lodge, a 60-bed residential addiction treatment campus proposed for the Sunshine Farms site in Sterrett, located in Shelby County. The CON Review Board is set to hear the case October 15.  The filing marks Bradford’s second […]