Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama on Thursday announced that it received a Brand Excellence Award for “Member Retention” from the nationwide Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. BCBS of Alabama has won a now total of 24 Brand Excellence Awards since the inception of this annual program 25 years ago. The latest award stemmed from […]

Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) on Thursday morning announced the next step in the State’s plan to lease three new mega men’s prisons to be privately constructed and owned. The announcement stems from ADOC’s Request for Proposal (RFP) to improve the prison infrastructure in Alabama, as the federal government continues […]

Yellowhammer News has obtained a new video advertisement to be released Wednesday by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) in Alabama’s United States Senate race. U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is set to face Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville in the November 3 general election, which is just 60 days away. The new NRSC spot is […]

Consensus is quickly building among medical experts that closing a university and sending students home could very well increase the public health risk in a big way. This was reported on nationally by Bloomberg News recently, and on Wednesday experts from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) weighed in. Mike Saag, M.D., a professor […]

Joann Bashinsky, affectionately known around Alabama as “Mama B,” has established a scholarship fund at Miles College, the HBCU located in Fairfield. WVTM reported this week that the new scholarship fund will provide four-year scholarships covering tuition and fees to selected students who lack financial resources to attend college. Bashinsky’s total contribution was reportedly $168,000. “This […]

For the second time in just four weeks, the Air Force Global Strike Command has successfully tested a Boeing-built Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The Minuteman III, which is managed by Boeing in Huntsville, is as fast as a seismic wave, traveling up to four miles per second and up to 15,000 miles per […]

Montgomery-based Cygnal on Wednesday announced the high-profile acquisition of Pennsylvania-based Harper Polling, a nationally known polling firm that boasts of a prominent reputation in Congress as well as in state capitals nationwide. A release from Cygnal advised that the move is intended “to expand market share and bring on board more elite clients in the political […]

Regions Bank on Wednesday announced that its annual “Share the Good” program will benefit healthcare workers in metropolitan Birmingham who are heroically helping Alabama patients and families impacted by COVID-19. “Since the pandemic began, Regions Bank has provided significant financial support to health care organizations and other community partners. Share the Good is a way […]

Alabama Power Company on Tuesday announced that it is earnestly seeking proposals for potential renewable energy projects, continuing the company’s longstanding commitment to a diverse generation portfolio that delivers reliable, affordable electricity to people across the Yellowhammer State. The company said in a release that it plans on October 19 to issue a request for proposals […]

Auburn University on Tuesday updated its COVID-19 dashboard for the seven-day period covering August 22 — 28. The university’s dashboard, which will reportedly be updated every Tuesday for the rest of the fall semester, advised that 509 students across Auburn’s campuses in Lee County tested positive for coronavirus during that latest publicized time period. The […]

Russell Bedsole has apparently won the special Republican primary runoff in Alabama House District 49, which occurred on Tuesday in parts of Shelby, Chilton and Bibb Counties. Unofficial results show Bedsole beating Mimi Penhale by 66 votes, and Bedsole has declared victory on social media. The seat was vacated by the resignation of State Rep. April […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO Tory Bruno is providing insight into some of the added benefits of space exploration, as NASA and private sector partners continue to forge ahead with historic plans to form a sustainable presence on the moon and ultimately land Americans on Mars for the first time in the relatively near future […]

The Southeastern Conference on Tuesday announced some of the football games that will be broadcast on ESPN affiliates, including the SEC Network, during the 2020 regular season. The SEC is set to play a 10-game, conference-only schedule this year, with September 26 as the kickoff date. Kickoff times and networks were announced on Tuesday by ESPN […]

CBS on Tuesday morning announced six of the SEC games that will be featured on its network for the 2020 college football season. The University of Alabama Crimson Tide will feature in three of those six contests, while the Auburn Tigers will play in one matchup. The SEC is set to play a 10-game, conference-only […]

Four airports across the state of Alabama will receive a total of $10,109,066 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants for improvements to airport infrastructure. U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Tuesday announced the grant funding, which was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) after being made available through annual appropriations measures, as well […]

Johnarian Travez Allen, 29, was shot eight times and killed in recent days in Union Springs, the county seat of Bullock County. The motive for such a brutal killing? According to WSFA, the alleged killer says Allen, then a pedestrian, was crossing the street at too slow a pace.

Lowndes County Sheriff John “Big John” Williams was fatally shot in the line of duty less than a year ago while responding to a call about a disturbance at a Hayneville gas station. William Chase Johnson, 18, turned himself in hours after the shooting and has been charged with capital murder. His attorneys in court last […]

University of Alabama Student Government Association president Demarcus Joiner on Monday morning interviewed on “CNN Newsroom” with Jim Sciutto about the university’s return-to-campus efforts. The interview came after the university’s latest publicized data on Friday evening showed that its attempts to flatten the curve appear to be working. “We’re happy to say that no students […]

The future USS Savannah (LCS 28) was christened this past weekend at Austal USA’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama. Savannah is the 14th of 19 Independence-variant littoral combat ship that Austal has under contract with the United States Navy. “Austal is honored to christen today what will be the sixth Navy ship named after […]

Alabama-based Full Moon Bar-B-Que and Ajlo Foods recently announced the restaurant will be expanding into the Rocket City for the first time later this year. The location at 1009 Memorial Parkway in Huntsville will be Full Moon BBQ’s 16th total location, all of which are in the Yellowhammer State. The new restaurant will be housed […]

Former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), the Republican nominee in Alabama’s Second Congressional District, has apologized for a Facebook post he made on Saturday morning. The post, which was deleted by the afternoon, featured a meme showing two unarmed victims of mob violence from earlier this summer, followed by a picture of Kyle Rittenhouse carrying […]

Alabama Power Company on Friday afternoon announced three leadership changes aimed at bolstering already-strong customer experience and community support operations. Effective immediately, Tony Smoke has been elected senior vice president of Marketing and Economic Development; Myla Calhoun has been named vice president of Birmingham Division; and Tequila Smith has been elected vice president of Charitable Giving. “These individuals […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) this week announced that he will introduce the “Diversity in Defense Act” in Congress’ upper chamber. This legislation is a companion to a bill already introduced in the House and would codify amendments included in the House-passed version of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) aimed at increasing […]

The University of Alabama System on Friday released data that seems to show its comprehensive return-to-campus efforts are working. Through its online dashboard, the System unveiled the latest COVID-19 testing numbers from the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).