A $2 million commitment from alumnus Ari Deshe and wife Ann kicks off the University of Alabama’s $4 million fundraising campaign to renovate Mary Hewell Alston Hall, home of the Culverhouse College of Business. The campaign to renovate Alston Hall will modernize the 30-year-old building. The Deshes’ commitment includes $1.1 million to the Alston Hall renovation, $400,000 […]

Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal is the economic engine that powers roughly half of the Huntsville metro economy with agencies managing over $50 billion in federal spending. Perhaps, no nothing, on the Arsenal elicits more curiosity than the recent expansion of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and its sprawling new campus. Deputy Assistant Director Wendell “Drew” Watts […]

Donna Jackson considers herself a “daddy’s girl.” “My father was an electrician, and I followed him everywhere. I was wiring houses by the time I was 5 years old,” said Jackson, whose passion evolved to wiring computers. The apple didn’t fall far from the tree. Jamie Whitehead grew up intrigued with his mother’s ability to […]

A series of sentences were handed down by the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) this week to members of a Chilton County family for operating an illegal cockfighting business. According to prosecutors, the family ran an “expansive cockfighting operation” in a “stadium-style seating for approximately 150 people” alongside a “merchandise stand.” Fox News Digital first reported […]

There are thousands of jobs available in the construction industry across Alabama. To help close the gap to fill the positions, Skills for Success is offering no-cost training in several operator positions. A program of the Alabama Community College System, Skills for Success is developed in partnership with the state’s businesses and industries. More than […]

While waterfowl population growth is strong, more than half of U.S. bird species are in decline, according to this year’s State of the Birds report. The data showed birds in the United States are declining overall in every other habitat — forests, grasslands, deserts, and oceans. Some 70 species have been identified at “tipping point,” which […]

Auburn University’s College of Agriculture, the Auburn Research Technology Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service broke ground this week for a research facility housing the National Soil Dynamics Laboratory. The project will have four buildings: two in Auburn University’s Research Park and two constructed near campus. “With these new buildings and […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is suing the Alabama Ethics Commission over a decision this year, saying, at the time, its ruling was “deeply concerning, both ethically and legally.” During a special meeting in July, the commission decided by a unanimous vote that the panel was under no obligation to provide exculpatory information to an accused […]

A bit of laboratory serendipity led University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) researchers to a simple mechanical way to generate electricity to operate electronic devices, says a paper they have published. Triboelectric nanogenerators use multiple layers of different materials to generate electricity when pressed. While testing a triboelectric nanogenerator in the Adaptive Structures Laboratory of Dr. Gang […]

The Anderson Bike Program launched this fall at the University of North Alabama is designed to provide an additional means of getting to and from campus. The first 25 electric bikes were provided to the university by The Joel R. Anderson Family Foundation. In addition to the electric bikes, the foundation also provided helmets and […]

Auburn University and Tuskegee University initiated a Memorandum of Understanding, or MOU, to expand partnerships between the universities and collaborate on community outreach at a special signing ceremony last week. The MOU is a commitment to blend resources and intellectual capacity to address racial and health disparities in communities across the state of Alabama. Through […]

Like many U.S. industries, forest seedling nursery production is dependent on seasonal, manual labor, a situation that is becoming untenable due to an acute shortage of workers. However, researchers at Auburn University are working on a robotic system that could provide a solution for long-term profitability and sustainability. The U.S. produces about 1.3 billion forest […]

Hoover Tactical Firearms was recently purchased for $3.225 million by Sanders Capital Partners. According to Sanders Capital, the acquisition is the latest in its investments throughout the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest over the past seven years. In its announcement, Sanders Capital cited Hoover Tactical Firearms’ support for veterans and charitable organizations. The 51,960 square-foot retail […]

The Yellowhammer State played a significant role in NASA’s launch today of the Huntsville-assembled Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket ever built. Constructed at Marshall Space Flight Center, SLS is carrying the uncrewed Orion Spacecraft as part of the first stage in NASA’s Artemis I mission. The ambitious program will see the return […]

Nearly 2,000 acres has been added to the Red Hills Wildlife Management Area in Monroe County, thanks to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant. The federal agency awarded $2.57 million to purchase 1,728 acres of critical Red Hills salamander habitat. The purchase will protect the habitat as well as increase access to outdoor recreation […]

Last Thursday, an Alabama woman fell asleep while waiting to be seen at American Family Care in Forestdale. According to Dianne King’s account, she arrived for her appointment around 4:00 p.m. The patient checked in and was brought to an examination room at 6:00 p.m. While in the examination room, she was seen by a […]

The ripple effect of record inflation and high gas prices has put the nation’s economy in a dangerous place, according to Twinkle Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission, spoke to Yellowhammer News recently about how President Joe Biden’s decisions on energy policy have dramatically affected the health of the economy. “Joe Biden […]

A research team in Auburn University’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, or CFWE, is working to find solutions to an increasing threat to pine forests—needle blight. Through a $2.1 million U.S. Forest Service grant, Lori Eckhardt, a professor of forest health, and her team members in the college—Joseph Fan, associate professor of forest ecology and […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — With expertise and experience in multidisciplinary data analytics, The University of Alabama has been tapped to spearhead a regional center to help communities across the Southeast combat the opioid crisis. The Southeast Regional Drug Data Research Center is supported with $3.5 million in funding from the United States Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice […]

NASA is famous for sending rockets up into space. But this past weekend in Huntsville, it took down a piece of its history in a spectacular way. Building 4200, the Marshall Space Flight Center’s administrative headquarters from 1963 until 2020, came down in a cloud of dust following an implosion Oct. 29. The demise of Building […]

In September, State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) announced that he’s putting forward legislation to strengthen penalties against fentanyl drug traffickers in the Yellowhammer State. This comes as National Institute on Drug Abuse reports deaths from fentanyl overdoses are still rising exponentially. In the U.S., 56,516 overdose deaths were reported in 2020, a 56% increase over […]

With costs increasing across America’s energy sector, Twinkle Cavanaugh places the blame squarely on the shoulders of President Joe Biden. “Joe Biden has made energy more expensive across the board,” Cavanaugh explained to Yellowhammer News. “And his plan has worked to the detriment of American families.” As president of Alabama’s Public Service Commission, Cavanaugh has […]

The UAB Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has received a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research to continue its traumatic brain injury (TBI) model system. During the next five years, UAB hopes to accomplish two research priorities, said Dr. Robert Brunner, who was recently named vice chair of PM&R Development and the project director of the […]

Working with a national laboratory, researchers at the University of Alabama are investigating how the role of the patchwork of small drainage spots across the Southeast is changing as flooding becomes more frequent. The data collected by the research team from small, inland wetlands will enhance ecosystem and climate models the federal government provides to the scientific […]