MOBILE — The Mobile City Council on Tuesday is set to consider a resolution that could pave the way for taxpayer funds being spent on the controversial Gulf Coast Passenger Rail project. This will come after the council’s finance committee a week prior heard testimony from various stakeholders about the project, including potential pitfalls. The […]

Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville, a 2020 Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Alabama, on Monday unveiled his campaign’s first statewide radio ad. The ad is currently airing on stations across Alabama. In the ad, Tuberville reaffirms his staunch support of President Donald J. Trump and reiterates that he believes “God sent us […]

Publicly this past week, it appeared that former University of Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts was enjoying his return to the state as he prepared for Saturday’s Senior Bowl game. However, under the surface, Hurts has also been hurting. According to a report by NFL.com, Hurts’ maternal grandfather passed away on January 13. His funeral was […]

The basketball version of ESPN’s College GameDay is coming to Auburn for the first time ever on Saturday, February 1. The national show is set to broadcast prior to Auburn’s upcoming top-20 matchup with Kentucky. Host Rece Davis (an alumnus of the University of Alabama) and analysts Jay Bilas, LaPhonso Ellis and Seth Greenberg will […]

Following the first day of President Donald Trump’s legal team making their case to the Senate in the president’s impeachment trial, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Saturday afternoon released yet another video update. The latest video came after Jones on the day previous called the evidence presented by the Democratic House impeachment managers “compelling.” Jones’ […]

MOBILE — Former University of Alabama star quarterback Jalen Hurts played last season for the Oklahoma Sooners. But he is still the same player — and more importantly, the same person — that Crimson Tide fans have grown to love. Back in the state of Alabama for Saturday’s Senior Bowl at Mobile’s Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Hurts […]

After President Donald J. Trump on Friday became the first sitting president in history to address the March for Life in Washington, D.C., former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville praised Trump’s staunch pro-life stance. Tuberville is a candidate in Alabama’s 2020 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate. Trump’s speech can be viewed below:

The 22nd annual State Farm All-Star Football Challenge will return to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and air on ESPN2 at 8:00 p.m. CT on January 31. The exclusive skills competition will feature 24 of college football’s brightest stars divided into six teams based on their college conference. The conferences represented are the ACC, the […]

Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington on Friday announced that the state maintained its record low unemployment rate last month, ending 2019 with a preliminary, seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate of 2.7%, unchanged from November, and far below December 2018’s rate of 3.8%. Multiple other economic records were again set last month, in addition […]

In a video tweeted out by his office on Friday, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) opined that evidence is “continuing to mount” against President Donald Trump as the impeachment trial unfolds in the Senate. The video, lasting just over five minutes and 30 seconds, started with Jones praising the Thursday speech given by Congressman Adam Schiff […]

The Alabama State Port Authority and AutoMOBILE International Terminal (AIT) this week signed a concession agreement for the $60 million automobile roll on/roll off (RO/RO) terminal currently under construction. AIT will operate the facility when completed in early 2021. The agreement was signed at the Port of Mobile. AIT is a joint venture between Terminal […]

Huntsville International Airport on Friday was announced as the USA Today Readers’ Choice Best Small Airport of 2020. A panel of experts picked the top 20 small airports in the United States to contend for this honor, and voting members of the public from around the United States chose Huntsville International as the nation’s best. “We are […]

MOBILE — With the Senior Bowl only one day away, Friday will feature a trio of free events for fans to attend in downtown Mobile. These events follow the Senior Bowl Summit, which occurred Thursday night and was presented by Alabama Power Company and Regions Bank. The first event for fans on Friday will be […]

MOBILE — Following the Hallmark-like reunion of University of Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and his former star quarterback Jalen Hurts on Wednesday at a Senior Bowl Week practice, Hurts spoke about how much the moment meant to him. In an interview with Yahoo Sports, Hurts recounted what was said between himself and […]

President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon exuberantly tweeted his affection for the state of Alabama, however the image he sent out along with the tweet has political observers in the Yellowhammer State collectively scratching their heads. Along with his caption of “I LOVE ALABAMA!” Trump tweeted out a graph depicting the topline results of an […]

MOBILE — In what might go down as one of University of Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban’s most raw public moments in recent memory, Saban joyously reunited with his former star quarterback Jalen Hurts. Hurts, of course, played for the Oklahoma Sooners this past season as a graduate transfer from Alabama. He finished […]

MOBILE — Former University of Alabama Crimson Tide star quarterback Jalen Hurts is still beloved by many in Bama nation, including head coach Nick Saban. Saban has spoken this past year about his respect and admiration for Hurts. However, speaking to members of the media on Wednesday at the second day of Senior Bowl Week […]

Shelby County Sheriff John Samaniego on Wednesday was named by the U.S. Department of Justice as an appointee to the newly-established Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice. U.S. Attorney General William Barr appointed Samaniego and 17 other law enforcement officials from across the nation to the commission, which was created through […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Wednesday traveled to Washington, D.C. to file a blistering 14-page “friend of the Senate” letter urging the upper chamber to reject the two articles of impeachment filed against President Donald J. Trump. The Senate on Tuesday began the impeachment trial of Trumps, and Marshall joined 20 of his Republican […]

Auburn University head football coach Gus Malzahn on Wednesday announced that defensive coordinator Kevin Steele has officially agreed to a new three-year contract that will take him through the 2022 season. In a statement, Malzahn said, “Kevin has done a fantastic job with our defense the last four years making it one of the best in […]

MOBILE — The race to succeed Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) in Coastal Alabama is heating up. Yellowhammer News on Wednesday obtained Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl’s first television ad of the cycle. Entitled, “Just Jerry,” the video ad utilizes an off-screen narrator throughout its 30 seconds of run time. Transcript as follows:

Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) recently spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives about his staunch pro-life views. Wednesday marks the 47th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling. Aderholt’s remarks can be seen in a video posted to his Twitter account. “I stand here today as pro-life, pro-family and pro-child,” […]

Six-for-six. No, it is not the new deal at Wendy’s fast-food restaurants. That was Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) 100% record of voting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday, the first day of the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump. Jones has emphasized that he does not view impeachment through a […]

MOBILE — Speaking at the first on-field practices at Ladd-Peebles Stadium during Senior Bowl Week on Tuesday, Auburn University head football coach Gus Malzahn confirmed that new offensive coordinator Chad Morris will indeed have full reign over the Bo Nix-led Tigers offense this coming season. Morris was hired in December as Auburn’s offensive coordinator after […]