U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Tuesday questioned witnesses during a defense appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Pentagon’s technology, innovation and modernization priorities and efforts. Shelby is the vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and its subcommittee on defense. The two witnesses who testified in the hearing were: Barbara McQuiston, acting under secretary […]

The non-profit Vulcan Park Foundation on Tuesday announced a new specialty license plate is now available for preorder to residents of Alabama who want to show their support of Birmingham’s Vulcan Park & Museum. The State of Alabama recently approved Vulcan Park & Museum to begin securing commitments for its new ‘STAND WITH VULCAN’ specialty […]

The organizing committee for The World Games 2022 Birmingham on Tuesday announced the next three competition venues for The Games: Oak Mountain State Park, Barber Motorsports Park and John Carroll Catholic High School. Signage has already been installed at all three venues, per a press release. The World Games 2022 is a multi-sport event that […]

The University of Alabama’s latest national championship football team will be honored at the conclusion of this Saturday’s Golden Flake A-Day Game, which will kick off at noon at Bryant-Denny Stadium. During the game, DeVonta Smith will be honored on two occasions. A Maxwell Award presentation is scheduled for the first quarter break while the […]

A third Buc-ee’s travel center is coming to Alabama. Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs has awarded a $750,000 grant federally funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission to the city of Athens that will provide infrastructure necessary for a Buc-ee’s to be built off I-65 at the […]

Last week, the Alabama Senate unanimously passed a bill that banned so-called vaccine passports from being required in Alabama. The legislation was sponsored by State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), and it protects Alabamians from being mandated to hold a COVID-19 vaccine “passport” to receive services and goods from a government or private entity. During an […]

Last week, the Arkansas Legislature overrode a veto from Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) on legislation that prohibited a minor from being issued transgender drugs and gender transition surgeries. Similar legislation is before the Alabama Legislature, which is sponsored by State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy) and State Sen. Shay Shelnutt (R-Trussville). During an appearance on Mobile […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Monday took to the floor of the United States Senate regarding the crisis unfolding at the nation’s southern border. Tuberville’s remarks lasted more than 11 minutes and highlighted his recent trip to the border; Alabama’s junior senator also spoke about commonsense actions that can still be taken to address the […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday will convene for the 22nd day of its 2021 regular session. There will also be a few committee meetings held on the day. View the Senate committee schedule here and the House committee schedule here. The House will convene at 1:00 p.m. and take up a 19-bill special order […]

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed into law SB 126, which will legalize the home delivery of alcohol in the state of Alabama effective October 1, 2021. Sponsored by Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills) and Rep. Gil Isbell (R-Gadsden) in the respective chambers, SB 126 will create a licensing process that ultimately allows […]

The past decade has brought tremendous changes to businesses in industrial and energy sectors. Taking advantage of those changes to uniquely position and empower each sector to shape the future industrial economy is the objective of The Frontier Conference. The two-day event is being held virtually this year from The Frontier‘s home in Birmingham. The Frontier is […]

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, seven-ton bronze elephant statue, was installed Monday in front of Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama. The newly named Tuska Plaza is at the southeast corner of Tuscaloosa’s University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. The project includes new landscaping, a large pedestal for Tuska to stand on, sidewalks surrounding the statue and […]

Regions Bank, title sponsor of the Regions Tradition, will light up the Regions Center in downtown Birmingham with the image of a golfer in preparation for the upcoming golf tournament. Starting on Monday night at 8:00 p.m. CT, all four sides of the Regions Center will be lit with images of a golfer, allowing a […]

Together with more than 20 business and industry partners across Central Alabama, the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) and Jefferson State Community College in recent days announced a new industry-designed heavy equipment operator pilot program. The program, which is housed at Jefferson State’s Chilton-Clanton campus, addresses the need for more certified construction and heavy equipment […]

Under the leadership of Mayor Steven L. Reed, the City of Montgomery has partnered with Uber Technologies and HandsOn River Region to launch the Montgomery Rides Program. The initiative — announced on Friday afternoon — increases accessibility to the COVID-19 vaccines by providing free, safe and reliable transportation to local vaccination clinics and appointments. Uber […]

The third video in the Our Yellowhammer 360 series was released on Monday and features Alabama House of Representatives Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) and Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville). Our Yellowhammer 360, announced at the beginning of this year, is a partnership between Yellowhammer News and Our 360 News created in an effort to bring […]

The 2021 SEC Championship Crimson Tide men’s basketball, gymnastics and wheelchair basketball teams have been dominating, while the University of Alabama continues its status as an institution of athletic champions. But UA is a championship school beyond athletics, too. College Factual ranks UA No. 1 on its list of 2021 Best Business/Managerial Economics Colleges for Veterans in the U.S. UA’s Capstone Agency for the third time […]

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Technology startups in North Alabama have a new resource to speed their growth trajectory, thanks to a partnership announced today between national startup accelerator gener8tor and the MidCity Accelerator Foundation Inc. Starting in mid-2021, four annual programs for entrepreneurs will be offered through this collaboration. The programs include three annual gBETA “pre-accelerator” […]

Hyundai had its best sales month ever in March, accelerated by its Alabama-built cars and SUVs. The automaker’s U.S. sales last month totaled 72,740 vehicles, up 153% from March 2020 and beating all previous months for Hyundai sales. The company’s top three and four of its five best-selling vehicles are made at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in […]

NEW BROCKTON — Saturday before a few hundred people gathered at the Coffee County Farm Center for a pro-free speech rally, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) endorsed his congressional colleague U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) in his bid for the U.S. Senate seat up in 2022. The freshman congressman’s endorsement is the first high-profile state […]

This June, Smiths Station will mark 20 years of incorporation, and the city is planning to celebrate the past, present and future in the most momentous way. City officials led by Mayor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland unveiled a city clock that will honor history while looking to the future. Nestled between Phenix City and Columbus, Georgia, […]

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) will lend one of the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell sport utility vehicles, the Hyundai NEXO, to Alabama State University for an extended evaluation period. Robert Burns, Hyundai’s vice president of Human Resources and Administration, made the announcement at a news conference April 6 joined by ASU President Quinton Ross in front of […]

Auburn University’s College of Agriculture and its Department of Animal Sciences are teaming up with global packaging manufacturer and distributor Winpak to focus on research to extend the shelf life of meat and food products. The food product packaging research began in October 2020. “We are grateful and excited for the unique learning opportunities that will come from utilizing a collaborative […]

The Deepwater Horizon Regionwide Trustee Implementation Group, which includes trustee representatives from four federal agencies and the five Gulf Coast states, is seeking public input on the first post-settlement draft restoration plan. The regional approach exemplifies collaboration and coordination among the trustees by restoring living coastal and marine resources that migrate and live in wide geographic ranges, […]