Forensic testing has concluded that remains found in Macon County earlier this week are indeed those of 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard. However, while the Homewood resident and Southern Union Community College student is gone, she will never be forgotten by her family — or many others around Alabama. This was evidenced by a moving Instagram tribute […]

Former University of Alabama football star Mark Barron, now playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was honored as this week’s NFL Players Association “Community MVP” after giving away 1,500 turkeys in his hometown of Prichard, Alabama. This is the fourth straight year Barron has hosted the turkey giveaway in Mobile County. “It is humbling to be […]

Suspected Mexican cartel members Roberto Chavez and Salvador Andres Chavez are each being held on $1,000,000 bonds after being arrested in major metro-Birmingham drug and firearm busts. A news release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) on Wednesday outlined that investigators from its vice and narcotics unit led the effort. JCSO investigators on Monday […]

Winning for Women, an organization that supports conservative women leaders across the country, on Wednesday announced their endorsement of Prattville businesswoman and attorney Jessica Taylor, a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. This comes after Value in Electing Women Political Action Committee (View PAC), an organization “founded in 1997 […]

It was announced this week that Carnival has become the first cruise line to be certified “sensory inclusive” by KultureCity, an internationally leading and Birmingham-based nonprofit dedicated to accessibility and inclusion for individuals with sensory and invisible abilities. So far, six Carnival ships have been certified, with the rest of the fleet to follow by […]

Limestone County’s 1818 Farms has been named America’s ‘Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year’ by Amazon through their first ever United States Small Business Spotlight Awards. Located in Mooresville, 1818 Farms before being announced as the winner was named one of six finalists in the category out of more than 1,300 small businesses nominated across […]

The Maxwell Football Club on Monday announced the three 2019 finalists for both the 83rd Maxwell Award for the Collegiate Player of the Year and the 25th Chuck Bednarik Award for the Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year. Each list of three college football players contains a tie to the Yellowhammer State. First, senior Auburn […]

MONTGOMERY — Sources close to the investigations have confirmed to Yellowhammer News that LEO Technologies’ proprietary Verus Analytical System helped lead to the respective recoveries of both the remains of Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney and Aniah Blanchard. Remains believed to be Blanchard’s were recovered on Monday, as reported by Yellowhammer News. McKinney’s remains were recovered last month. […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday formally offered her support to Operation Iron Ruck, during which approximately 80 students and support personnel from the University of Alabama Campus Veterans Association and Auburn University Student Veterans Association will travel on foot from Tuscaloosa to Auburn starting on Wednesday and culminating the day of the Iron Bowl. The effort […]

The Alabama Farmers Federation’s political action committee, FarmPAC, on Monday announced endorsements of candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Yellowhammer State’s March 3, 2020 primary election. FarmPAC, as of this point, still has not made an endorsement in the open races in Alabama’s First Congressional District and Second Congressional District. However, one non-incumbent […]

Club for Growth Action, the federal super PAC associated with the Washington, D.C.- based Club for Growth, is set to run a television advertisement opposing Congressman Bradley Byrne’s (AL-01) Republican 2020 U.S. Senate candidacy. According to a source with direct knowledge, the ad, which is already available online here, will first run on TV during […]

A source with direct knowledge on Monday confirmed to Yellowhammer News that authorities have recovered what are believed to be the remains of Aniah Blanchard, the Alabama college student who has been missing since last being seen in Lee County on October 23. Blanchard, 19, is a Homewood native and student at Southern Union Community […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that she has signed a proclamation to formally declare this Saturday, November 30, as Small Business Saturday in the state of Alabama. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Small Business Saturday, which is traditionally held as the holiday shopping season unofficially kicks off the Saturday following Thanksgiving. “Small […]

Lowndes County Sheriff John “Big John” Williams was shot and killed Saturday evening in the line of duty. A career law enforcement officer, Williams was first elected as the county’s sheriff in 2010, followed by successful reelection bids in 2014 and 2018. Governor Kay Ivey confirmed reports of Williams’ death in a statement. “I’m saddened […]

In his first interview since injuring his right hip and subsequently having surgery, University of Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa once again gave his testimony to a national television audience. ESPN sideline reporter Lauren Sisler caught up to Tagovailoa during the first quarter of the Crimson Tide’s game Saturday against Western Carolina, telling him, “Tua, it is […]

After publicly professing his staunch support for keeping secret the whistleblower who initiated the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) raised the stakes by claiming the individual’s life could be at risk “in this day and age.” In an interview with WVNN’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” Jones advised that the Senate […]

In a video posted by the University of Alabama football program on Friday evening, star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa can be seen joyously reuniting with teammates and Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban. As players, coaches and staff apparently arrived to eat their game day eve meal, Tagovailoa greeted everyone with a smile and an upbeat message. […]

Governor Kay Ivey’s administration continues to work hard to correct a longtime shortage in the number of state troopers patrolling Alabama. The latest milestone occurred Thursday, when Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Secretary Hal Taylor administered the oath of office and officially welcomed the 55 members of Trooper Class 2019-C during a graduation ceremony at the […]

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02) was recently recognized for her leadership and support of private colleges and universities by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Roby, co-chair of the Congressional Independent Colleges Caucus (CICC), was presented with a framed replica of her CICC Member Spotlight by association president Barbara K. Mistick, D.M., during a reception […]

Following a “successful” right hip surgery Monday in Houston, University of Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been itching to get back to Tuscaloosa in time for this weekend’s Senior Day game against Western Carolina. In a tweet on Friday, he confirmed that he has indeed touched back down in T-Town in time for Saturday’s […]

In a video ad released on social media on Friday, former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville takes aim at former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has become synonymous with kneeling during the national anthem. Tuberville, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alabama, tweaked his first ad to produce this latest 60-second […]

This week saw the unification of two marvels of American space ingenuity, both made possible by Alabamians. Boeing celebrated its last major milestone ahead of next month’s unmanned Orbital Flight Test, which is currently targeted for December 17. Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is the only American-built capsule certified to land on land through a unique […]

The Alabama Small Business Commission, a state panel led by Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) that recommends policies and legislation benefiting small businesses operating across the Yellowhammer State, will hold a public listening session in Guntersville on Monday, December 2. The event will take place at the Guntersville Senior Center at 10:00 a.m., and members […]

Republican Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) last week said that Hoyt Hutchinson, the man who popped the “Baby Trump” balloon in Tuscaloosa the day of the Alabama-LSU game, deserves a “patriotism medal” for his action — after facing the legal ramifications for it. However, in an interview with Yellowhammer News on Thursday, Hutchinson said that he […]