President Donald Trump has yet to name his nominee, however Senator Doug Jones has already publicly promised to oppose the Supreme Court pick.

Governor Kay Ivey has ordered flags to half-staff in Alabama following the Friday death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

AUBURN, Alabama – Wheel Pros, a U.S. aftermarket wheel supplier, has acquired the assets of an aluminum wheel manufacturing facility in Auburn and plans to open its second U.S. operation there. “We welcome Wheel Pros to Alabama and congratulate them on choosing Auburn to establish their largest U.S. manufacturing presence,” Governor Kay Ivey said. “This multimillion-dollar […]

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday following a battle with metastatic pancreas cancer. Alabama's elected officials reacted...

MOBILE – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey toured via helicopter on Friday the parts of Alabama hit hardest by Hurricane Sally. She was accompanied at two different stops by several local officials who praised how the response had gone so far, but warned there was much work left to do. The governor in public remarks called […]

The University of Alabama System on Friday afternoon released its weekly update with COVID-19 related data from each of its three distinct institutions...

Attorneys for former Alabama Speaker of the House Michael G. "Mike" Hubbard on Friday filed a motion for resentencing.

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has released its grades and endorsements for candidates running for the U.S. House, including incumbents members.

GULF SHORES — Linemen have poured into Alabama’s Gulf Coast to help with the recovery from Hurricane Sally in recent days, as an all-hands-on-deck effort to restore power to the people in Alabama’s coastal area is underway. According to Poweroutage.us, a site that tracks power outages across the United States, 185,598 households in Alabama are […]

United States House Homeland Security Committee Republicans, led by ranking member Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03), on Friday introduced the Keep America Secure Act, legislation providing a comprehensive two-year reauthorization of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “After 20 months of Democrat dysfunction and caving to the left-wing of their party, it was clear the Democrats would […]

A release from Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill’s office advised that Merrill spoke via video conference with Postmaster General of the United States Louis DeJoy on Thursday. The call reportedly was between the postmaster general and members of the National Association of Secretaries of State, of which Merrill is a leader. DeJoy on Thursday […]

Alabama's preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate is 5.6%, down significantly from July’s rate of 7.9% and April's high of 13.4%.

Hurricane Sally has levied a heavy toll on South Alabama farmers ahead of the fall harvest.

Joe Espy III on Thursday served his final meeting as a member of the powerful University of Alabama System board of trustees.

Regions Bank will offer generous financial services to help people and businesses that were negatively affected by Hurricane Sally this week.

Elton B. Stephens Jr., the retired CEO of EBSCO Industries, was reportedly kidnapped from his bed and held for ransom. He is currently safe, and...

A segment broadcast nationally Thursday morning on the Today Show featured two of Alabama's most prominent mayors: Randall Woodfin and Steven Reed.

Dr. Cheri Canon is much more than an award-winning doctor specializing in diagnostic radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Also a professor and the Witten-Stanley Endowed Chair of Radiology at UAB, Canon’s impact reaches far beyond her important day jobs. In a recent interview with Yellowhammer News, Canon attributed her success in […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that Tuscaloosa has received a $15 million grant to fund improvements to the Riverwalk area of the city. The money will help pay for “Black Warrior River barge mooring improvements; a bicycle and pedestrian path; and a pedestrian bridge” over Jack Warner Parkway, according to the DOT. The […]

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday gave final passage to S. 881, the “Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow Act” (the PROSWIFT Act). The House acted by voice vote on the bipartisan legislation, which previously passed the Senate in July. Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) has been a […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday morning provided an update on the state’s recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sally. She urged citizens to remain calm and promised linemen were working at “warp speed” to get the power back on. “Every resource that is available to the state will be available for the people […]

In 2017, the Alabama Legislature passed the Monument Preservation Act, which at the time was considered to be a valuable political tool for Republicans. In 2018, Gov. Kay Ivey touted the legislation in a campaign ad for her election. Two years later, as the removal of Confederate monuments has become a requirement of Black Lives […]

This week marked 57 years since the infamous 16th Street Baptist Church bombing occurred in Birmingham, and the victims’ families are still feeling the effects of this dark day in Alabama’s history. This includes Sarah Collins Rudolph, who herself survived the white supremacist, domestic terrorist attack. Her sister — Addie Mae Collins — along with Cynthia Wesley, […]

So many things in the world are worthy of intensive research. Yet, there are only so many resources available to make that research a reality. That is where Lynne Chronister steps in. A self-described “change agent,” Chronister is vice president for research and economic development at the University of South Alabama. It is that ability […]