MONTGOMERY — Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville decisively won Alabama’s GOP U.S. Senate primary runoff on Tuesday, and Republican officials quickly rallied around his candidacy after the race was called. With 100% of precincts reporting, Tuberville won 333,890 votes (60.74%) compared to former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions receiving 215,831 votes (39.26%). […]

MONTGOMERY — Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday won Alabama’s Republican U.S. Senate primary runoff and will face U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) in November. Tuberville defeated former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to claim the GOP nomination. President Donald Trump had backed Tuberville in the race, strongly criticizing Sessions along […]

A global pandemic did not stop Thomas Franklin Vaughns, a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, from celebrating his 100th birthday on Sunday. Local outlets reported that Vaughns was joined by family, friends and members of his community for a drive-by parade past his house. Video footage of the celebration can be seen here. Vaughns […]

President Donald Trump on Monday evening held a telephone town hall with former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville ahead of Alabama’s primary runoff Election Day on Tuesday. Trump has endorsed Tuberville in the Republican U.S. Senate runoff against former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sessions was Trump’s first attorney general after being an […]

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has been attached to the top of the Alabama-built rocket that will send it toward the Red Planet in the coming weeks. NASA and Yellowhammer State rocket-builder United Launch Alliance (ULA) recently updated the mission’s launch period, which is the range of days the rocket can launch to reach Mars. It […]

Steve Savarese, executive director of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), will lead the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) starting next year. A Monday release announced that Savarese was elected by the NFHS board of directors to the position of president-elect for the term spanning July 2, 2020 — July 2021. Savarese’s […]

Six players who star at Yellowhammer State universities have been named to the 2020 Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List. The announcement was made Monday by the Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia, which has presented the Chuck Bednarik Award annually since 1995 to the top defensive player in college football. The award is named in honor of former […]

Secretary of State John Merrill on Friday released guidance from his office and Attorney General Steve Marshall saying face masks cannot be a requirement in order to vote in Alabama’s July 14 primary runoff election. A release from Merrill’s office outlined that the secretary of state has received numerous inquiries from county and city officials […]

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) on Friday endorsed former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville in Alabama’s Republican primary runoff for the U.S. Senate. Ainsworth made the endorsement in a press release, citing Tuberville’s outsider status, support for President Donald Trump and conservative beliefs. “I know Coach Tuberville is a deeply committed Christian conservative […]

The current version of the Fiscal Year 2021 budget for NASA is not in good shape for Alabama and its booming aerospace industry. The Democrat-controlled Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Subcommittee of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday advanced a FY21 bill that would fund NASA at the exact same overall level […]

An Alabama high school team has won a nationwide competition that will see a meal they created sent to astronauts in space. NASA’s HUNCH program, which stands for “High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware,” created a culinary competition five years ago to involve high school students in the creation of new recipes […]

The COVID-19 pandemic may very well limit attendance at live sporting events this coming academic year, however Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) member schools will now all be able to livestream their games and, at least partially, recoup lost ticket and other game day-related revenue. AHSAA this week announced a new program that will enable […]

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) on Wednesday was featured in a report about members of Congress using campaign funds at high-end private social clubs. Sewell, the only Democrat in Alabama’s U.S. House delegation, is currently the chief deputy majority whip. Campaigns are allowed to spend their monies on fundraisers and other campaign-related meals, which Sewell […]

The World Games 2022 Birmingham on Wednesday announced that NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley will serve as an honorary co-chair of the competition. This international multisport event features sports and disciplines not included in the Olympics. The event is typically held one year after the Olympics. Since the 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due […]

Daphne Police Department officers were refused service by employees at their local Five Guys franchise, according to a report by WKRG. Citing a “credible source,” WKRG on Tuesday night reported that a group of five officers had attempted to eat at the Daphne Five Guys after court. “A group of employees turned their backs on […]

University of Alabama System Chancellor Finis “Fess” St. John IV continues to be one of America’s foremost leaders on safely and responsibly getting the nation’s students back in classrooms this upcoming academic year. As reported previously by Yellowhammer News, St. John is part of an exclusive national group of education leaders who have consulted with […]

Crimson Tide offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian underwent a “successful” heart procedure in recent days, according to a statement released by the University of Alabama Athletics Department on Tuesday afternoon. The statement outlined that Bama’s football coaching staff participates in an annual executive physical.

Hoover City Councilman Derrick Murphy on Tuesday announced that he will host a prayer vigil in the wake of the tragic shooting at the Riverchase Galleria on Friday, July 3. The shooting resulted in the death of eight-year-old Royta Giles, Jr., as well as injuries to three other bystanders. One suspect has been taken into […]

The Small Business Administration (SBA) on Monday released data on loans granted thus far under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a major aspect of the federal CARES Act intended to provide relief to American small businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest report released from the SBA revealed that 65,806 PPP loans totaling almost $6.2 […]

The saga surrounding an alleged noose found weeks ago at Talladega Superspeedway is apparently not over. The FBI swiftly investigated after NASCAR announced that a noose had been discovered in the garage of Mobile-native Bubba Wallace, the only full-time black driver in NASCAR’s top series. The investigation revealed the noose had been there since at […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has a big-name special guest for his next weekly live-streamed press conference regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Jones on Monday announced that National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci will join him for the remote press conference, to be held Tuesday, July 7, at 11:15 a.m. […]

The latest fundraising reports have been filed in the respective Republican primary runoffs for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alabama’s First Congressional District and Second Congressional District. Covering April 1 to June 24, the pre-runoff reports were due by Thursday, July 2 — 12 days ahead of the July 14 election. Reports filed with […]

The latest fundraising reports have been filed in Alabama’s Republican primary runoff for the U.S. Senate. Covering April 1 to June 24, the pre-runoff reports were due by Thursday, July 2 — 12 days ahead of the July 14 election. Respective reports filed with the FEC show that former Auburn University head football coach Tommy […]

Count Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) as a steadfast supporter of Mount Rushmore. Ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned Friday trip to the national memorial in South Dakota for a pre-Independence Day fireworks show and patriotic tribute, Brooks released a statement emphasizing his cosponsorship of H.R. 7358. This bill, known as the Mount Rushmore Protection Act, was […]