The Cumberland School of Law at Samford University has joined forces with Tuskegee University to offer students an accelerated path towards achieving a law degree. Tuskegee students will now be able to join what is commonly called a 3+3 partnership, allowing them to take three years of courses at Tuskegee, then three years at Cumberland. […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday designated $35 million to support emergency responders and certain sectors of the health care industry that are suffering financially amid the coronavirus pandemic. Grants of up to $15,000 will be how the program is distributed, and applications will be open from October 5 through October 16 at noon. The […]

BIRMINGHAM — On May 11, 1963, the house in Birmingham where Reverend Alfred Daniel Williams “A.D.” King lay asleep with his family was bombed by someone angry at King’s leadership in the civil rights movement. Fifty-seven years later, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt traveled to that same house so he could personally oversee […]

AUBURN — Dr. Deborah Birx, a key member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, visited Auburn University on Thursday where she praised the COVID-19 containment efforts undertaken by the state and school in recent weeks while urging continued mitigation measures and an extension of the state’s mask mandate. Birx said Auburn was her “16th or 17th” […]

One of country music’s most popular artists of the 21st century, Sara Evans, has adopted Alabama as her own, and she is not slowing down. Earlier in 2020, Evans released a new album, “Copy That,” where she covers 13 classic songs, and published a new memoir, Born to Fly. She came to the Yellowhammer State after […]

Ground was broken on the new campus for the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE) on Wednesday, and prominent officials in Alabama delivered virtual addresses about the importance of the new institution. The ASCTE is a magnet high school open to students from any of Alabama’s 137 public school districts. Located in Alabama’s […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday created a new commission that will examine how to best utilize the state’s prison facilities, several of which will be emptied in upcoming years as the state constructs three new prisons. The current plan to build three new men’s prisons was covered by Yellowhammer News in an in-depth report […]

MONTGOMERY — A group of black leaders within the pro-life movement came together in Alabama’s capital city on Tuesday where they highlighted what they believe is racial prejudice among America’s abortion providers. Speakers included Dr. Alveda King, an outspoken opponent of abortion and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She and the other speakers […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday created a new STEM council that will inform state leaders on matters of education and career preparedness as they relate to STEM. STEM is an acronym of science, technology, engineering and math, and state leaders have long sought to more deeply integrate those subjects into the state’s education system […]

The United States Air Force Academy this week unveiled new football uniforms honoring the Tuskegee Airmen that its team will wear on the field this fall. The uniforms are part of the Air Power Legacy Series the academy began in 2016 that recognizes important parts of Air Force history. The Tuskegee Airmen were airborne units […]

Chancellor Jimmy Baker of the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) announced on Monday that Dr. Brock Kelley will serve as the interim president of Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (LBWCC). Kelley comes to LBWCC after a string of prominent roles in workforce development across Alabama. According to a release, he has served as regional director […]

Former State Sen. David Burkette (D-Montgomery) officially entered a guilty plea on Monday on charges that he violated state campaign finance laws. He was sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to pay a $3,000 fine. Burkette admitted taking $3,625 in donations his campaign for Montgomery City Council raised and depositing it into his […]

AT&T announced Monday that it is giving $100,000 to help the citizens of South Alabama recover from the destruction caused by Hurricane Sally. The donation was given to the Governor’s Emergency Relief Fund (GERF), a pool of money to which anyone can donate that the State sets aside for use in the wake of natural […]

MOBILE – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey toured via helicopter on Friday the parts of Alabama hit hardest by Hurricane Sally. She was accompanied at two different stops by several local officials who praised how the response had gone so far, but warned there was much work left to do. The governor in public remarks called […]

GULF SHORES — Linemen have poured into Alabama’s Gulf Coast to help with the recovery from Hurricane Sally in recent days, as an all-hands-on-deck effort to restore power to the people in Alabama’s coastal area is underway. According to Poweroutage.us, a site that tracks power outages across the United States, 185,598 households in Alabama are […]

Winston Groom, Army veteran, Alabamian, and writer of the bestselling novel Forrest Gump, passed away recently at his home near Fairhope at the age of 77. The Tuscaloosa News first reported the news of Groom’s death, citing confirmation from a local official with the City of Fairhope. Groom was born in Washington, D.C., but spent […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that Tuscaloosa has received a $15 million grant to fund improvements to the Riverwalk area of the city. The money will help pay for “Black Warrior River barge mooring improvements; a bicycle and pedestrian path; and a pedestrian bridge” over Jack Warner Parkway, according to the DOT. The […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday morning provided an update on the state’s recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sally. She urged citizens to remain calm and promised linemen were working at “warp speed” to get the power back on. “Every resource that is available to the state will be available for the people […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey this week honored Rosko Craig, who was recently named Truck Driver of the Year by the Alabama Trucking Association. Craig, 50, pulled his rig right up next to the Alabama Capitol for the occasion and blasted his horn to celebrate the occasion. The longtime trucker was chosen as Alabama’s best in […]

Acclinate Genetics in Huntsville received this week an investment from Birmingham venture capital firm Bronze Valley. The investment will help Acclinate advance its mission of increasing diversity in clinical drug trials. According to a release from Acclinate, “Racial and ethnic minorities make up 40 percent of the U.S. population. But in clinical trials, minorities often […]

For those looking to plan out how to vote in this November’s general election, the Alabama Secretary of State’s office has made sample ballots available for all 67 counties. In addition to the presidential race driving headlines around the country, Alabama has a high profile U.S. Senate race between Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville and incumbent […]

Lynn Beshear has spent her whole career improving the conditions of those around her. Alabama is lucky she landed here. Beshear was appointed in 2017 by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to be commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, a role that has required increasing levels of perspicacity and dedication as more and more […]

The agriculture company Coastal Growers is planning to invest $87 million to build a peanut shelling facility near Atmore that will employ over 100 workers. News of the project was announced by the office of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday morning. “We are excited to be able to announce this project today, to bring […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that $10 million will be spent on a new advertising campaign to help the state’s tourism industry recover financially from the coronavirus pandemic. The money comes from the $1.9 billion Alabama received as part of the federal government’s CARES Act, passed in March to help mitigate the effects […]