As seen in a video tweeted out Thursday by University of Alabama Athletics head strength coach Scott Cochran, early Crimson Tide football enrollees are already getting attuned to the Bama culture of excellence. The group seen in the video, including incoming freshman quarterback Bryce Young, listened as Cochran explained to them his acronym, “P.R.I.D.E.”

In a Thursday tweet, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) advised that he believes intelligence professionals withheld certain information in a congressional briefing this week about Iran due to concerns that certain members cannot be trusted. Following the U.S. military strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force – a […]

Twenty-six Republican U.S. Senators, including Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), signed onto a resolution condemning U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for withholding from the Senate the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump passed by the House in December. The resolution, authored by Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC), formally expresses “the sense of […]

Thursday marks three years to the date that the Clemson University Tigers beat the University of Alabama Crimson Tide to win the College Football Playoff National Championship, Dabo Swinney’s first as a head coach. The game to conclude the 2016-2017 bowl season was played January 9, 2017, with Clemson coming out out top 35-31 following […]

A powerful Atlas V rocket built at United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) world-class Decatur facility is assembled and set for yet another Alabama-powered historic launch. The Atlas V rocket has now been stacked to launch Solar Orbiter, an international spacecraft bound for the inner solar system to gain unparalleled insights into the lifestyle of the sun, […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) on Thursday became the first academic partner to formally support the Birmingham Promise scholarship, providing Birmingham City School graduates a historic opportunity to attend the highly-rated university with a one-to-one tuition scholarship match. Birmingham Promise is Mayor Randall Woodfin’s signature workforce development program — split between apprenticeship and […]

Airbus on Thursday announced that the aerospace company will again increase production rates in Mobile, resulting in 275 new jobs in South Alabama. The company plans to begin hiring the additional workers this year in order to reach a production rate of seven A320 family aircraft per month by the beginning of 2021. This growth […]

The Birmingham-based Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association on Wednesday announced that famed musical artist Kanye West and the Sunday Service Choir — along with West’s pastor, Adam Tyson– will be present for two separate sessions at the organization’s annual “Strength to Stand Conference” in Pigeon Forge, TN, on Sunday, January 19. The first session, scheduled for […]

In an interview that originally aired on Tuesday, Galu Tagovailoa revealed the dramatic moments surrounding his eldest son, Tua, declaring for April’s NFL Draft. Speaking with WBRC’s Christina Chambers, Galu also – not for the first time by any stretch – gave a powerful testimony about his and his family’s faith in God. Galu described […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday shared some tremendous news with the people of Alabama regarding her health. Ivey in September announced that a routine exam had revealed she had a spot on her lung. After more testing, “a tiny, isolated malignancy” was confirmed, meaning the spot was indicative of cancer. She then underwent an outpatient procedure at the […]

In a powerful op-ed published in The Players’ Tribune, outgoing junior University of Alabama wide receiver Henry Ruggs III discussed his decision announced this week to enter April’s NFL Draft. Ruggs emotionally discusses the death of his best friend from his hometown of Montgomery, Rod Scott, who passed away after a car accident in 2016. […]

President Donald J. Trump addressed the nation on Wednesday at approximately 10:30 a.m. CT about the ongoing conflict with Iran, and afterwards Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) tweeted his support for the president’s speech. “I believe that President Trump was very presidential and showed leadership and purpose,” Alabama’s senior senator said. “I support the President’s effort […]

The Auburn University baseball program will head into the 2020 season ranked No. 6 in Perfect Game’s preseason poll. The rankings were released Wednesday.

Taziki’s Mediterranean Café has named Mike Smith as the Alabama company’s chief operating officer. The announcement was made Tuesday in a press release. Smith has served in various roles at Taziki’s, including director of franchise operations and vice president of operations, since spring of 2018. Before joining the company, Smith was the vice president of […]

The Department of Defense on Tuesday evening confirmed that a missile attack targeted at least two military bases in Iraq housing United States troops, including Al-Assad Airbase, where President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump memorably posed for a group photo holding a University of Alabama flag with U.S. troops on December 26, 2018. […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday afternoon announced the appointment of distinguished academic Dr. Tommie “Tonea” Stewart to the Alabama State Board of Education. Stewart fills the vacancy created by longtime Democratic district five board member Ella Bell’s passing in November. “Alabama’s students and teachers deserve our best, and Dr. Stewart is prepared to offer that,” […]

One player each from the Auburn University and University of South Alabama baseball teams have been selected by Perfect Game to the Rawlings Preseason All-America teams. Seventeen players from across the nation were named to each the first, second and third teams. Players were reportedly chosen based on past performance, expectations for this coming season […]

The website for the South Alabama Veterans Council (SAVC), a private organization not affiliated with the State of Alabama or the federal government, has been hacked, with those responsible claiming to be Iranian. This comes in the wake of the United States military killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) […]

Former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), a candidate to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) in Alabama’s Second Congressional District, on Tuesday reacted to the news that a soldier stationed at Fort Rucker was killed in the terrorist attack by al-Shabab Islamic extremists at Manda Bay Airfield in Kenya. U.S. Army Spc. Henry “Mitch” […]

In an exclusive statement to Yellowhammer News published December 26, Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) defended Reeltown High School in Notasulga and head football coach Matt Johnson from the out-of-state Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF). Now, the FFRF — self-described as the nation’s largest association of atheists and agnostics — is targeting Byrne. It all started […]

Jalen Hurts is heading back to Alabama to play again — the state of Alabama, that is. The former Crimson Tide quarterback is set to play in the Senior Bowl on January 25 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, per WPMI.

U.S. Army Spc. Henry Mayfield, Jr. has been killed serving his country. The Associated Press reported that Mayfield, 23, died in a terrorist attack Sunday that was perpetrated by al-Shabab Islamic extremists at Manda Bay Airfield in Kenya. Mayfield’s family confirmed his death, and WTVY confirmed that he was stationed at Fort Rucker in the […]

In an interview with Yellowhammer News on Monday, “Conservative Squad” co-founder Jessica Taylor reacted to U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) recently tweeting that she is “outraged” over the American military killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. Taylor, a Prattville businesswoman, is running in […]

Jeff Coleman on Monday received a big boost in his Republican campaign to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02). The Alabama Farmers Federation announced that its political arm, FarmPAC, has endorsed Coleman, a Wiregrass businessman who served as chairman of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) from 2016-2017. In a release, federation national affairs director […]