The Energy Institute of Alabama’s (EIA) member utility companies continue to work tirelessly to restore power and assist with Hurricane Sally clean-up efforts in Southwest Alabama. The category 2 hurricane battered the Gulf Coast last week, leaving close to a million Alabamians without power. Alabama’s electric utilities were prepared ahead of the storm to immediately […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday created a new STEM council that will inform state leaders on matters of education and career preparedness as they relate to STEM. STEM is an acronym of science, technology, engineering and math, and state leaders have long sought to more deeply integrate those subjects into the state’s education system […]

AUBURN, Ala. – Despite there being no eagle flights at Auburn home football games this year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, one of Auburn’s most popular fall programs will return to offer a limited number of fans the opportunity to see a raptor show and flight demonstration. The Southeastern Raptor Center’s Football, Fans and Feathers […]

The administration of President Donald J. Trump on Monday evening sent more than 250,000 rapid diagnostic COVID-19 tests to 42 American historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), representing a continued commitment to protecting the nation’s most vulnerable and ensuring the United States continues to safely reopen its economy. This comes after the Trump administration’s historic […]

The United States Air Force Academy this week unveiled new football uniforms honoring the Tuskegee Airmen that its team will wear on the field this fall. The uniforms are part of the Air Power Legacy Series the academy began in 2016 that recognizes important parts of Air Force history. The Tuskegee Airmen were airborne units […]

With the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg last week, there has been a renewed focus on U.S. Senate races across the country down-ballot from the presidential contest. The Supreme Court fight has not been lost by Republican U.S. Senate nominee Tommy Tuberville, who will face incumbent U.S. […]

The Alabama Farmers Federation on Monday announced that it has established a relief fund to help Alabamians whose farms were damaged by Hurricane Sally last week. This comes after the federation outlined that Sally levied a heavy toll on farmers ahead of the fall harvest, especially in Southwest Alabama. “When disaster strikes, I am always impressed […]

Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) on Monday addressed the passing of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and his thoughts regarding the resulting vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States. Palmer is the chair of the Republican Policy Committee, which makes him the fifth highest ranking leader among Republicans in the United States House of […]

Chancellor Jimmy Baker of the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) announced on Monday that Dr. Brock Kelley will serve as the interim president of Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (LBWCC). Kelley comes to LBWCC after a string of prominent roles in workforce development across Alabama. According to a release, he has served as regional director […]

For Lisa Thomas-McMillan, it is the newness of each day that motivates her from the minute she opens her eyes. Thomas-McMillan, founder of Drexell & Honeybee’s in Brewton, told Yellowhammer News in a recent interview that the excitement of discovering what each day holds propels her out of bed and to her restaurant as soon […]

Former State Sen. David Burkette (D-Montgomery) officially entered a guilty plea on Monday on charges that he violated state campaign finance laws. He was sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to pay a $3,000 fine. Burkette admitted taking $3,625 in donations his campaign for Montgomery City Council raised and depositing it into his […]

Republican U.S. senatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville on Monday released a statement in support of President Donald Trump putting forward a nomination to fill the current vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States. The seat was vacated by the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Trump has said he plans to nominate a […]

The Regions Foundation, a nonprofit initiative of Birmingham-based Regions Bank, on Monday announced a series of grants totaling $150,000 for organizations providing disaster relief in areas slammed by Hurricane Sally. This includes $100,000 contributed to two Alabama nonprofit organizations. “The Regions Foundation, Regions Bank and our community partners are committed to serving and supporting the […]

The inaugural AlabamaWorks! Innovator Awards were presented by Governor Kay Ivey and Deputy Secretary of Commerce Ed Castile on Thursday during the AlabamaWorks virtual conference. A release outlined that the awards were developed to highlight people and programs across the Yellowhammer State that take an innovative approach to solving workforce challenges and help advance Ivey’s […]

AT&T announced Monday that it is giving $100,000 to help the citizens of South Alabama recover from the destruction caused by Hurricane Sally. The donation was given to the Governor’s Emergency Relief Fund (GERF), a pool of money to which anyone can donate that the State sets aside for use in the wake of natural […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has addressed whether the United States Senate should end the filibuster as we know it. Certain national Democrats, including U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) over the weekend, have come out in support of ending the filibuster if Democrats take back the Senate in November’s general election. Senate Minority Leader Chuck […]

On Monday, the Tuberville campaign announced a new 30-second TV ad that highlighted his father’s World War II military service and calls for individuals who burn the American flag to be put in “prison.” According to a release from the campaign, the ad will be airing on broadcast and cable stations throughout Alabama as well […]

Governor Kay Ivey and Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Sunday confirmed that President Donald J. Trump has approved a major disaster declaration authorizing aid to the parts of Alabama most impacted by Hurricane Sally last week. The disaster aid will come through FEMA’s Public Assistance and Individual Assistance programs for the counties of Baldwin, Mobile and […]

Alabama Gulf Coast residents are a step closer to recovery following Hurricane Sally, which battered the Alabama and Florida coastline Wednesday. Sally was the first hurricane to make landfall in Alabama since Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and brought severe flooding and high winds that knocked down poles and power lines in southern and central Alabama […]

Less than 24 hours after it was announced that Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday evening, U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) was fundraising for his own reelection campaign off of her death. In an email sent out at 5:46 p.m. CT on Saturday, Jones began by saying, “This is a time for […]

A new kind of rocket engine has been test-fired for the first time at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System. It’s called a Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE), and UAH mechanical and aerospace engineering (MAE) master’s student Evan Unruh says it took him about a year to […]

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, ¡HICA! and Fiesta are providing a lifeline to Alabama’s Latino community. Though it is difficult working through a major health crisis, staff of the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama – ¡HICA! – have worked from home since March to serve their community. ¡HICA! champions economic equality, civic engagement and social justice for the state’s Latino and immigrant families. […]

Earlier this year, State Rep. Tommy Hanes (R-Bryant) unveiled a bill that would ban Confucius Institutes from operating on publicly-funded college campuses in Alabama. While it remains to be seen if his effort will gain traction in the Alabama Legislature, he has an ally in U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), who during an interview on […]

The National Institute on Aging awarded $1.6 million to researchers from the University of Alabama and Florida International University to design touch-screen technology to improve communication between dementia patients and their caregivers. Nicole Ruggiano, associate professor in the UA School of Social Work, said dementia patients often struggle to communicate about their daily care and symptoms they’re experiencing, like trouble sleeping or […]