Austal USA on Thursday launched the future USNS Newport (EPF 12) into the Mobile River. This is the first U.S. Navy ship that Austal has launched in 2020 from its Mobile assembly facilities.

The candidates in Alabama’s March 3 republican U.S. Senate primary had their latest mandatory federal financial disclosures due on Thursday. The reports, covering January 1 – February 12, filed with the Federal Election Commission showed former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions raising the most during the period and ending it with the most cash-on-hand. Sessions […]

MONTGOMERY — Yellowhammer News on Wednesday evening held the first Yellowhammer Connection event of 2020. The event featured a live interview with Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) and Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia), who gave an overview of the legislative session so far and previewed what is still to come. Yellowhammer Multimedia […]

Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed on Thursday continued his stalwart support of Alabama’s world-class, voluntary First Class Pre-K program. While visiting Providence Early Childhood Learning Academy East, Reed saw First Class Pre-K in action and called for increased investment in the program. He was joined by Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (DECE) Secretary Jeana Ross, DECE […]

Former University of Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has announced an upcoming public appearance in the Yellowhammer State. In a tweet, Tagovailoa stated that he will hold a public autograph signing on Saturday, February 22, at the Parkway Place Mall in Huntsville.

The University of Alabama and Auburn University will both have black student government association presidents at the same time, marking a historic first for the Yellowhammer State. Earlier this month, Ada Ruth Huntley became the first black woman to be elected as Auburn’s SGA president. Now, The Crimson White reported on Thursday that Demarcus Joiner will […]

Brookwood-based Warrior Met Coal on Wednesday announced that they will begin development on a new “world-class” longwall mine near its existing mines located on the Blue Creek reserves in West Alabama. Met coal is the type of coal sometimes referred to as coking coal. Unlike the thermal or steam variety, met coal is used as […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House State Government Committee on Wednesday advanced the “Gender is Real Legislative” (GIRL) Act. The bill, HB 35, is sponsored by State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile). Pringle is the chairman of the committee. The vote on Wednesday was 8-4 on party lines in favor of giving the legislation a favorable report. The […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) once again finds himself in a negative spotlight back in his homestate. Jones was caught in a video on Wednesday laughing about abortion and mocking a question about the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. Jessica Taylor, a conservative Republican candidate in Alabama’s Second Congressional District, reacted strongly to Jones’ remarks.

While the public’s attention is laser-focused on the upcoming March 3 U.S. Senate Republican primary in Alabama, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) apparently wants people to start thinking about the general election, too. While getting out of his SUV to walk into The Club in Birmingham on Wednesday morning, Jones was greeted by a tracker who […]

Former University of Alabama Crimson Tide star quarterback Jalen Hurts will host a youth football camp in Hoover next month. Hurts announced in an Instagram post that the camp will be held on March 22 at the Hoover Met. The camp is the first he is holding. The camp will be open to 250 players, […]

Yellowhammer News has obtained a new TV ad being launched Wednesday by former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ 2020 Senate campaign. Sessions is locked in a competitive Republican primary with a field that includes former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville and Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01). The intra-GOP race has turned negative in recent […]

MONTGOMERY — Yellowhammer News on Tuesday sat down for an interview with former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Alabama State House. Sessions was in Montgomery visiting with some of the state’s most powerful elected officials and discussing many of Alabama’s most pressing issues. He advised that he met individually with Lt. Governor Will […]

MONTGOMERY — During debate on the Alabama Senate floor on Tuesday evening, State Senator Vivian Davis-Figures (D-Mobile) expressed her frustration at the United States military. The Senate was considering a package of bills related to making Alabama, as Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth has declared as his goal, “the most military-friendly state in the country.” However, […]

Yellowhammer News has learned that Fighting for Alabama Fund, Inc. on Wednesday will go up on television with a new ad ahead of the state’s March 3 primary. Fighting for Alabama Fund is a federal independent expenditure committee, colloquially known as a super PAC, supporting Congressman Bradley Byrne’s (AL-01) Republican U.S. Senate bid. The same […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday again considered a bill that would eliminate the Office of the State Auditor. The bill, SB 83, would not affect the current officeholder, State Auditor Jim Zeigler. As a constitutional amendment, the bill would go on the November general election ballot for a referendum if […]

Charlie Strong is joining the University of Alabama Crimson Tide’s coaching staff under Nick Saban. According to ESPN, Strong has been hired as a defensive analyst.

A political action committee supporting former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville’s 2020 U.S. Senate bid released a new video ad on Tuesday that goes on the offensive against former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01). Sessions, Tuberville and Byrne have polled significantly above other Republican primary candidates in the […]

State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) is making news once again. Yellowhammer News last week reported that Rogers in a House committee meeting said that his favorite football player is “transgender.” Asked by Yellowhammer afterwards what player he was referring to, Rogers at the time responded that he was referencing Cam Newton but that he misspoke […]

State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) is out with a second television ad in his Republican bid for Alabama’s First Congressional District seat, and, like his first TV ad, the latest spot does not shy away from being different. The new ad lasts 30 seconds and features Pringle speaking into the camera for all but the […]

The political arm of the Alabama Association of Realtors on Monday announced its endorsement of candidates for Alabama’s upcoming March 3 primary elections. The list of Alabama Realtors Political Action Committee (ARPAC) endorsements includes candidates respectively for the Public Service Commission, Supreme Court and Courts of both Civil and Criminal Appeals. Further, the National Association of […]

On Monday, a national news outlet shared a truncated clip from a 2019 speech by Tommy Tuberville that makes it seem like the U.S. Senate candidate and former Auburn University head football coach blamed President Donald Trump for illegal aliens receiving free government handouts. The speech in question was first reported on by Yellowhammer News […]

Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Greg Shaw on Monday released the first television ad in his reelection bid to Place 1 on the court. The spot, entitled, “Trump Tough,” lasts 30 seconds and opens with footage of Shaw driving a truck around a farm. “Activist judges legislate from the bench, but not conservative Justice Greg […]

Alabama Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth on Tuesday will unveil legislation that will reportedly shorten the appeals process and expedite the death penalty for individuals convicted of capital murder and sentenced to be executed in the state. Originally inspired by the record number of Yellowhammer State law enforcement officers across the state who have been killed […]