Last week, Mexican soldiers and police took over a cargo port and a quarry owned by the Alabama based company, Vulcan Materials. The seizure of the port, which is located on Mexico's Caribbean coast, made national news.

A student who was involved in an altercation last year with a Madison high school assistant principal is suing the Madison Board of Education, the principal, and the assistant principal. The student is seeking a jury trial and compensation for her injuries and damages, attorney fees, and court costs, according to a lawsuit. The suit […]

The Alabama Legislature returned to regular session Tuesday, greeted by a budget proposal from Gov. Kay Ivey.  Consistent with priorities outlined in her State of the State Address, the proposal includes increased funding toward education, repayment of debt obligations ahead of schedule, a 2% pay increase for all state employees, and a confirmed push for […]

Earlier this month, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Calhoun County. The derailment follows a series of derailments that have taken place throughout the country over the past few months.

Today, US Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) announced that two high school students were selected to be Alabama's United States Senate Youth Program representatives for 2023.

Join the Yellowhammer News team on Wednesday, March 22, for a “Yellowhammer Connection” event in Montgomery.

Sen. Katie Britt is leading a charge against Mexican authorities after the “illicit seizure” of Vulcan Materials Company’s port facility at Punta Venado in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Video footage shows the facility being breached and confiscated at gunpoint by Mexican military and police forces. “This forcible seizure of private property is unlawful and unacceptable,” Britt […]

Success at an enterprise as large and complex as the University of Alabama at Birmingham requires vision, purposeful planning and determination.

Innovate Alabama is hosting a tech brunch to launch its HBCU Innovation Experience.

Law enforcement, elected officials and residents gathered at a Cullman elementary school to talk about an uncomfortable issue facing parents – school shootings. They also got to see a demonstration of new technology that offers a possible solution.   State Sen. Garland Gudger went to kindergarten at West Elementary School and opened by saying today’s […]

An Alabama teacher of almost three decades received an unexpected shout out at the 95th Academy Awards.

A new member has been appointed to the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles by Governor Kay Ivey. Kim Davidson was announced as the new member on Tuesday in a press release from the Board.

Fulfilling a resolute commitment made to taxpayers, the Alabama Senate passed Senate Bill 1 (33-0) Tuesday, which transfers $59.9 million from the State’s General Fund budget to the Alabama Trust Fund. The Alabama Trust Fund (ATF) was created as a “rainy day” account to be used only in times of fiscal crisis and is funded […]

Yesterday, the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees announced the passing of one of its own. James "Jim" Wilson III passed after a sudden illness on March 11, 2023.

Auburn University is the first university in the nation to possess a vehicle designed specifically to make community events accessible for those with sensory needs. The Sensory Activation Vehicle, or SAV, is one of the programs offered by KultureCity, a Birmingham-based nonprofit dedicated to creating sensory accessibility and promoting inclusivity for all. Assistant Professor Morgan Yordy, […]

Recently, Alabama was ranked the eighth cheapest state to retire in. The study conducted by NetCredit found that the cost of retirement on average in the Yellowhammer State was $536,348 for a 15 year period.

A new magnet high school may be on the horizon for Alabama. And Demopolis Mayor Woody Collins is “as giddy as a schoolgirl.” In her State of the State address Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey proposed establishing a fourth magnet high school for the state – the School of Healthcare Sciences. To be established in Demopolis, […]

Last night, at the State of the State address Governor Ivey introduced Terry Saban, Coach Nick Saban's wife, as her special guest for the event.

The Huntsville-based Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering has launched a statewide outreach program. Advancing Cyber Concepts and Engineering Learning will formalize ASCTE’s efforts to assist teachers, administrators, and superintendents across the state in replicating cyber technology and engineering studies within their own schools. Mandated by the Alabama legislation that created ASCTE to find ways […]

As a young man growing up in Tuskegee, Phillip Lyman spent many days on the Tuskegee campus watching his father, Bennie Lyman Jr., take care of veterans. Lyman’s father was an Army veteran who retired as a major in 1984. He recalls fond memories of his father in the tiny pharmacy with only four pharmacists […]

New research by UAB supports the premise that inflammation is associated with Parkinson’s disease early in the disease’s progression.

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has announced that leaders at state and local levels from various government agencies and associations have now formed a group to decide if changes in laws, regulations, and resources are necessary after a major fire broke out at a landfill in Moody, Alabama.

Eight distinguished Alabamians are to be inducted into the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame at an event on March 10th at the Bryant Conference Center in Tuscaloosa.

Yesterday, at a hearing for the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Senator Tommy Tuberville discussed conservation and forestry programs that are found in his 2023 Farm Bill.