Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman to sell his new book is using robocalls that appear to reference the current unrest over George Floyd’s death while in Minneapolis police custody. On Thursday afternoon, a Yellowhammer News reporter received a robocall from 1 (800) 890-5875, a number listed as “Robocaller” by the phone protection company NoMoRobo. The voiceover […]

Two suspects have been charged with capital murder in the case of slain Moody Police Department officer Stephen Williams. The two suspects are 27-year-old male Tapero Corlene Johnson and 28-year-old female Marquisha Anissa Tyson. Both are from Birmingham and will be eligible for the death penalty if convicted. At a press conference Friday, St. Clair […]

A new study from the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) showed that an overwhelming majority of proprietors are nervous about several aspects of how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting their business. Yellowhammer News reported in the first week of May that 70% of the NFIB’s membership across the United States was concerned about individuals […]

Judge William “Bill” H. Pryor, Jr. on Wednesday took over as chief judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Pryor served as Attorney General of Alabama from 1997-2004 before being nominated by President George W. Bush to serve on the 11th Circuit in 2003. The 11th circuit court has jurisdiction over […]

Each member of Alabama’s congressional delegation voted in support of a bill to ease restrictions on businesses receiving loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that passed Congress this week and now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk. The bill extends the time businesses have to spend their loans from eight to 24 weeks. Additionally, […]

State Senator Chris Elliott (R-Daphne) has been selected by a national group to be a member of the 2020 Emerging Legislative Leaders Program. The national group choosing Elliott is the State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF) in partnership with the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Elliott is one of 50 state legislators from across […]

Due to concerns about the weather, country music legend Alan Jackson is postponing his two Alabama drive-in concerts to next week. The Cullman performance will now occur on Friday, June 12, and the Baldwin County concert will be on Saturday, June 13. The news was announced on the official Alan Jackson Facebook page on Wednesday […]

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill on Thursday will testify in a U.S. House of Representatives hearing. Merrill will appear before Subcommittee on Elections, a subset of the Committee on House Administration, at 12:00 p.m. CST on Thursday. He will be speaking about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on voting rights and election administration. […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed a lawsuit against the City of Birmingham on the grounds that the City’s removal of a memorial to confederate soldiers in Linn Park was a violation of the 2017 Memorial Preservation Act. The penalty for Birmingham’s transgression will be a onetime fine of $25,000. The law being broken […]

Since the state legislature passed a law creating the option in 2015, attending an Alabama public school over the internet has become an increasingly popular choice for students across the state. The year 2020 saw the first graduating class of students who learned virtually for all four years of their high school education. Additionally, online […]

Birmingham pastor Mike McClure, Jr.’s recent album spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Gospel chart, and he is now using some of the proceeds to help those around him. He partnered with RIP Medical Debt, a charity that buys large bundles of medical debt hospitals are not sure they can collect on for a small […]

MONTGOMERY — Around 300 protesters peacefully assembled one block down from the State Capitol building on Monday night to hold a protest against police misconduct in the wake of George Floyd’s death while in Minneapolis Police custody last week. Demonstrators began assembling shortly after 8:00 p.m., and though tensions sometimes flared verbally, no physical altercations […]

A Birmingham comedian and actor is leading an effort to help clean up his city the morning after looters damaged more than two dozen businesses. Roy Wood, Jr. first posted about his plan to try and help clean up black businesses in the city at 2:27 on Monday morning. By 10:00 a.m., more than 50 […]

One of the most cherished members of the Auburn family, former football coach Pat Dye, perished on Monday at the age of 80, according to multiple media reports. Dye has been hospitalized due to problems with his kidneys in May and tested positive for COVID-19. The exact cause of his death on Monday has not […]

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has declared a State of Emergency in his city following a night where a peaceful protest devolved into rioting and looting. He announced a curfew will be in place from 7:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. until the unrest subsides. Woodfin also committed to the promise he made to protesters Sunday night […]

An infectious disease doctor at Huntsville Hospital says he continues to use the drug hydroxychloroquine to treat some patients with the coronavirus. The drug, often championed by President Donald Trump, has been the subject of intense nationwide discussion during the pandemic. A recent retrospective study published in the scientific journal The Lancet showed evidence that […]

America’s best high school baseball players are set to descend on Hoover in late June to exhibit their skills. Baseball company Perfect Game announced it is moving its 2020 National Showcase events to the Hoover Met Complex. The showcases will take place from June 17-25. “Even though it’s a challenging time for all of us, […]

Former State Senator Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) received the endorsement this month of the National Right to Life Committee, one of America’s oldest anti-abortion groups. Hightower is currently in a runoff against Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl to be the Republican nominee in Alabama’s First Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) vacated the seat for […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) this week joined a lawsuit against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) after she and House Democrats recently adopted measures allowing members to cast “proxy” votes on behalf of one of their colleagues during the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, Byrne said he believes that all votes in the House should happen in […]

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) filed a statement of interest Monday that says Alabama’s rules requiring witnesses to validate an absentee ballot submission do not violate the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit in question is between private plaintiffs and Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill. Plaintiffs are arguing that Merrill and the State of […]

President Donald Trump held a ceremony honoring the class of 2020, and it included one man who recently graduated from Calhoun Community College in North Alabama. Jeffrey Neill, 46, earned an associate degree in industrial maintenance from Calhoun that will allow him to advance his career at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant in Huntsville where […]

The City of Birmingham is letting its mandatory mask ordinance expire on May 29 at midnight, according to a statement from Mayor Randall Woodfin. Mask wearing became required in Birmingham on May 1, when the rule went into effect, and Woodfin believes “[t]he ordinance raised the level of awareness to the importance of wearing a […]

Country music legend Alan Jackson will be performing two drive-in shows in Alabama next month where concert-goers will remain in spaces designated for their vehicle, similar to old-fashioned drive-in movie theaters. Jackson will perform in Cullman on June 5 and Fairhope on June 6. Tickets begin at $99.99 and go on sale May 27. Members […]

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin says he hopes churches in his city remain closed for the near future to protect against the transmission of the coronavirus. “Having physical church at the actual church grounds is very dangerous right now,” warned Woodfin during a recent interview with CNN. During the interview Woodfin brought up that “the largest, […]