KEYSYS, an Alabama custom software development company, announced on Monday that they are expanding their digital – and – physical footprint into the booming Huntsville market. Founded in 2007, KEYSYS has since seen steady growth in the Birmingham area through the company’s laser focus on helping business leaders thrive in the 21st-century economy. In a […]

According to the latest information available from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) ranks in the top 12 in federally funded research activities for five different academic programs. UAH’s rankings in the NSF’s latest Higher Education Research and Development Survey were anchored by its aerospace engineering program, which received […]

It is official. Tua Tagovailoa is headed for April’s NFL Draft, deciding against returning to Tuscaloosa for his final year of eligibility with the Crimson Tide. Yet, even while announcing his departure Monday alongside a somber Nick Saban, the star quarterback lit up the room and put smiles on the faces of Bama fans – […]

University of Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Monday announced that he will enter April’s NFL Draft, foregoing his senior season in Tuscaloosa. He revealed his decision alongside coach Nick Saban in an 11:00 a.m. press conference at UA’s athletics complex.

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Monday released the second television ad of his Republican 2020 U.S. Senate campaign. The 30-second video takes on former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, as well as Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and the rest of the so-called “Socialist Squad.” The ad features Byrne noting how so many heroic members of the […]

An article by Forbes this week named Birmingham, Alabama, as one of the world’s nine best affordable winter 2020 travel destinations. Other cities honored were Chicago, Guadalajara, Mexico City, San Antonio, Cartagena, Toronto, San Diego and Rome.

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Friday reacted strongly to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) 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. Omar on Thursday evening, after the news of Soleimani’s death broke, tweeted, “So […]

In a statement released on Friday, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reacted to recent comments regarding the impeachment of President Donald Trump made by U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL). Sessions, who is currently mounting a GOP primary bid in an effort to challenge Jones for the Senate seat Sessions formerly held, referred to an […]

The Pentagon on Thursday evening confirmed that the American military, at the direction of President Donald Trump, conducted a targeted strike in Iraq that successfully killed Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. A Department of Defense release outlined, “General Soleimani was actively developing […]

Judge Andrew Brasher is set for another confirmation process in the U.S. Senate, less than a year after being confirmed on a 52-47 vote to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. President Donald J. Trump in November announced his intention to nominate Brasher to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]

Former Alabama Attorney General Troy King on Friday released his first video ad on social media in his quest to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02). Entitled, “Why I’m Running,” the ad outlines King’s deep roots in the district, including being brought up in Elba, going to college in Troy and raising his family in […]

ESPN’s press room on Thursday announced that the January 1, 2020 Citrus Bowl between the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and Michigan was ABC’s most watched college football bowl game since the 2010 National Championship game. The latest Citrus Bowl generated an audience of 14,003,000 television viewers for the network.

Following the December 29 shooting at West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Thursday released guidance on the Yellowhammer State’s stand-your-ground law and church security. On the Sunday after Christmas, Keith Thomas Kinnunen stormed into the Texas church with a handheld pump action shotgun and killed two members of […]

History is gradually unfolding before our very eyes. NASA on Thursday announced that teams at New Orleans’ Michoud Assembly Facility the day prior moved the first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage, complete with all four RS-25 engines, to Building 110 for final shipping preparations. Boeing is the core stage lead contractor, and Aerojet Rocketdyne is […]

Another big-name player will be back for his senior season with the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in 2020. Offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood on Thursday tweeted that he is coming back for his final year of eligibility rather than entering the NFL Draft this spring. A first-team All-SEC honoree in 2019, Leatherwood was viewed as […]

In his latest television ad released on Thursday, Republican congressional candidate and Wiregrass businessman Jeff Coleman suggests that his experience in the trucking and moving business could come in handy to help transport dangerous illegal aliens back to the countries from which they came. As introduced in his campaign launch video, Coleman is the head […]

Upstart Republican congressional candidate Jessica Taylor on Thursday received the coveted endorsement of the Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List, one of the country’s most important pro-life organizations. Taylor, a Prattville businesswoman and attorney, is a candidate to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02). The SBA list cited Taylor’s previous service as president of River Region […]

University of Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Wednesday tweeted that he will announce this coming Monday whether he will stay with the Crimson Tide for his senior season in 2020. Tagovailoa can opt to enter April’s NFL Draft instead of returning; the deadline for him to declare for the draft is January 20.

University of Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Monday was named the winner of the 2019 Bobby Bowden Award by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Named after the legendary Florida State head football coach, the award annually recognizes the Division I player “who epitomizes the student-athlete and conducts himself as a faith model in the […]

In an op-ed published Monday in The Washington Post rather than an in-state publication, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) expressed his “fear” that the U.S. Senate will hold an impeachment trial into President Donald Trump that “is not intended to find the whole truth.” His piece was entitled, “Every trial is a pursuit of truth. Will […]

University of Alabama star linebacker Dylan Moses will return for his senior season in 2020. The 2018 All-American and Butkus Award finalist made the announcement Monday night on social media. Moses did not play during the 2019 season due to a torn ACL in August. He also missed the 2018 College Football Playoff due to […]

Alabama experienced an up and down 2019 in the heart of the Bible Belt, and the people of the state displayed their strong faith in God through the good times and bad. Religion intersected with sports, politics, tragedy, culture and everything in between this past year in Alabama, and Yellowhammer News was here to cover […]

Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), a native of Alabama known nationwide as a hero of the civil rights movement, on Sunday announced that he will undergo treatment after being diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. A release from Lewis’ office outlined that Lewis will continue serving Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District as he undergoes treatment. “I have […]

After Ozark Police Department Officer Samuel Yoh earlier this month was shot a total of six times in the line of duty, it was said that the officer would need “a miracle.” Now, according to a Thursday release from the department, signs are pointing towards prayers for Yoh being answered. Yoh was shot in the […]