Yellowhammer News spoke this week to an executive at one of the internet providers involved with the massive FCC initiative set to bring high-speed internet to over 200,000 homes and businesses in rural Alabama. The FCC initiative is called the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). In essence, the FCC identified census tracts where homes and […]

The Department of Justice told reporters that an Alabamian arrested during the U.S. Capitol riot had 11 molotov cocktails filled with...

ADPH will provide COVID-19 vaccinations for residents 75-years-old and older, as well as first responders, statewide effective January 18.

Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07) the past two days has called for the removal of President Donald J. Trump from office.

University of Alabama football players captured a total of seven individual national awards on Thursday night.

The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association named former Auburn assistant football coach Joe Whitt, Sr. and Fran Pearce...

The Alabama Attorney General’s Office and the Alabama Department of Public Health jointly warned the public on Thursday about scams claiming to offer access to coronavirus vaccines and testing. In a release, the agencies said they “are receiving reports of citizens being contacted at their homes for the purpose of being offered COVID-19 vaccinations at […]

"We have to take responsibility for what we say and what we do, particularly when you have the magnetism and charisma that President Trump does."

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Robert Contee announced that Kevin Greesom, an Alabamian, died on the Capitol Complex...

Auburn University head football coach Bryan Harsin has reportedly selected his top assistants for his first season on The Plains. Derek Mason, formerly the head coach of Vanderbilt, will be the Tigers’ new defensive coordinator. Mike Bobo, previously the offensive coordinator for South Carolina, will have that same position at Auburn. Mason, 51, is coming […]

Late Wednesday night, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) voted to reject the electors from Arizona and then Pennsylvania.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday night voted 303-121 to certify the Electoral College votes from Arizona.

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Wednesday voted to reject the electors from Arizona, fulfilling his pledge from the previous day.

Former U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) will not be the next U.S. attorney general.

Congressman Mo Brooks has released a statement "unequivocally" condemning the rioters who breached the U.S. Capitol Building on Wednesday.

The United States Capitol Building was breached by rioters with both chambers in session on Wedneday.

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has been released from the hospital after receiving treatment for COVID-19 induced pneumonia. Woodfin, 39, was admitted to Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham late Monday evening for what city officials called “symptoms connected to COVID pneumonia.” The mayor first tested positive for the coronavirus on December 30. A release from […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan issued a statement denouncing developing events on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

NASA on Wednesday is targeting the final test in its SLS Green Run series, the hot fire, for as early as January 17.

Protective Life Corporation, an insurance company based in Birmingham, announced Wednesday it has finalized its acquisition of the Revolos family of companies. First announced in late September 2020, the acquisition of Revolos will significantly expand Protective Life’s holdings in the asset protection sector. “The closing of this transaction marks another milestone for Protective and an […]

Huntsville-based Dynetics has submitted its proposal for Option A of the Human Landing System (HLS) for NASA’s Artemis Program...

Tracy Larkin, a longtime city councilman in Montgomery and an army veteran, passed away on Tuesday at age 74 after an extended battle with a respiratory illness. All flags in Alabama’s capital city will be flown at half-staff out of respect for Larkin’s passing, per a Wednesday morning announcement from Mayor Steven Reed. Larkin is […]

Auburn University announced Monday that Jeremy Arthur will lead the institution’s Governmental and Economic Development Institute (GEDI). Arthur has served as the president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama since 2012. He will begin his role at Auburn in February. Auburn’s GEDI was created in 1976 and is a unit of […]

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer announced his intent to reject electors from certain states, those where he believes a clear constitutional violation...