The national female-led pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) on Wednesday released its pro-life scorecards ahead of the November 3 general election. Scorecards are intended to be used as a tool to inform voters of exactly where their elected officials stand with a simple letter grade system, backed up with voting and leadership […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey this week honored Rosko Craig, who was recently named Truck Driver of the Year by the Alabama Trucking Association. Craig, 50, pulled his rig right up next to the Alabama Capitol for the occasion and blasted his horn to celebrate the occasion. The longtime trucker was chosen as Alabama’s best in […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) announced on Wednesday that it has set an enrollment record for the fifth consecutive year.

Birmingham-based Telegraph Creative has been awarded an EMMY Award for its cinematography work on a 2019 video about the Abbeville Fiber Sawmill in Alabama.

Acclinate Genetics in Huntsville received this week an investment from Birmingham venture capital firm Bronze Valley. The investment will help Acclinate advance its mission of increasing diversity in clinical drug trials. According to a release from Acclinate, “Racial and ethnic minorities make up 40 percent of the U.S. population. But in clinical trials, minorities often […]

Mountain Top Industries announced their expansion into the U.S. market with the opening of a 73,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Montgomery.

For those looking to plan out how to vote in this November’s general election, the Alabama Secretary of State’s office has made sample ballots available for all 67 counties. In addition to the presidential race driving headlines around the country, Alabama has a high profile U.S. Senate race between Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville and incumbent […]

Tommy Tuberville's campaign released a TV ad that features former Auburn linebacker Eltoro Freeman, who won a national championship with the Tigers...

Qualifying has ended for both major parties in the special election for Alabama Senate District 26.

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) on Tuesday announced that it has 10,000 students for the first time ever.

The American Lung Association on Tuesday released a report that outlines significant health benefits of transitioning to an electric-powered transportation sector. In Alabama, this transition to utilizing electric vehicles could reportedly result in more than $431 million annually in public health benefits. Entitled “The Road to Clean Air,” the report analyzed a hypothetical transition to […]

The realities of the pandemic-induced “new normal” met some longstanding bigotry this weekend on an Alabama video conference. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that several dozen people from Jewish congregations across Montgomery, Auburn, Dothan and Mobile were on a Zoom call on Saturday night. The remote service was reportedly organized by Rabbi Scott Kramer of synagogue […]

Lynn Beshear has spent her whole career improving the conditions of those around her. Alabama is lucky she landed here. Beshear was appointed in 2017 by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to be commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, a role that has required increasing levels of perspicacity and dedication as more and more […]

Jack, badly abused by his former owners, was recently rescued by the Anniston Police Department. On Tuesday, the puppy became an honorary member of the department’s community relations unit, where he will work to bring joy to everyone he meets. WBRC last month reported that the dog was found with a piece of chain so […]

ProgressPAC, the Business Council of Alabama’s political arm, has endorsed two candidates vying for respective seats in the House of Representatives.

FreightCar America is closing its manufacturing facility in Colbert County, with approximately 500 local jobs being terminated in the process.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the state's price gouging law is in effect as Hurricane Sally continues to approach the Gulf Coast.

The agriculture company Coastal Growers is planning to invest $87 million to build a peanut shelling facility near Atmore that will employ over 100 workers. News of the project was announced by the office of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday morning. “We are excited to be able to announce this project today, to bring […]

It appears that an attempt is underway to drum up an October surprise in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race. Two former Auburn University football players, both of whom played under then-head coach Tommy Tuberville, have told Yellowhammer News that they were recently contacted by Mark Bechtel, an editor with Sports Illustrated based in San Francisco, CA. […]

The federal government has officially granted Alabama an Emergency Disaster Declaration as Hurricane Sally continues to slowly approach the Gulf Coast.

Earlier this year, State Rep. Tommy Hanes (R-Bryant) unveiled his effort to bar Confucius Institutes from operating on publicly funded college campuses in Alabama. However, according to Hanes, the reach of these Chinese government-funded “institutes” goes beyond institutions of higher learning and has made its way into the K-12 classrooms of public schools. Their purpose, […]

Yellowhammer News is proud to name Catherine Sloss Jones a 2020 Woman of Impact.

The pursuit of what she terms “lofty goals” has driven Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo throughout her illustrious career in medicine and research. Marrazzo, a professor of medicine and director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at UAB, is a leading researcher in HIV and sexually transmitted diseases. She is world-renown for her research and education on […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that $10 million will be spent on a new advertising campaign to help the state’s tourism industry recover financially from the coronavirus pandemic. The money comes from the $1.9 billion Alabama received as part of the federal government’s CARES Act, passed in March to help mitigate the effects […]