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. UAB, which is part of the University of Alabama System, has also reached a new milestone in retention rates for freshmen, with 86.4% of first-time, full-time students returning this fall, a 3.3% jump […]

Birmingham-based Telegraph Creative has been awarded an Emmy Award for its incredible cinematography work on a 2019 video previewing the grand opening of the Abbeville Fiber Sawmill in Henry County, Alabama. The honor was awarded to Ginnard Archibald, Telegraph’s director of Video Content, by the Southeast chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and […]

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 on Wednesday announced their expansion into the U.S. market with the opening of a 73,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Montgomery. The company, headquartered in Denmark, is an international leader in manufacturing aluminum roll covers for pickup trucks. The new state-of-the-art facility, located along I-85 in Montgomery Industrial Park, will include $13.3 million […]

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 Republican campaign for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday morning released a new television ad that features former Auburn University linebacker Eltoro Freeman, who won a national championship with the Tigers in the 2010-2011 season. The release of the ad comes one day after Yellowhammer News’ exclusive report on Freeman praising Tuberville’s character and leadership. […]

Qualifying has ended for both major parties in the special election for Alabama Senate District 26. This seat was vacated by the resignation of State Sen. David “Coach” Burkette (D-Montgomery), who has since been arrested on a campaign finance charge and is expected to plead guilty. The Alabama Democratic Party has a strong field of […]

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) on Tuesday announced that it has 10,000 students for the first time ever. This landmark also marks the sixth consecutive year of enrollment growth for UAH. Overall, the university’s enrollment has rocketed 36% since 2014. “UAH is a leading destination for high-achieving students,” stated UAH president Darren Dawson.

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 […]

The board of directors for ProgressPAC, the Business Council of Alabama’s (BCA) political arm, has endorsed two candidates vying for respective seats in the Alabama House of Representatives. ProgressPAC endorsed Ben Robbins in House District 33, a seat formerly held by the late State Rep. Ron Johnson (R-Sylacauga). They also endorsed Russell Bedsole in House […]

FreightCar America is closing its manufacturing facility in Colbert County, with approximately 500 local jobs being terminated in the process. The company confirmed in a release that its Cherokee, Alabama, plant will be closed, with those operations being shipped to Castaños, Mexico, in an effort to “consolidate.” The release advised, “The closure of the Shoals […]

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 law goes into effect when the governor declares a State of Emergency and it prohibits the “unconscionable pricing” of items for sale or rent. Governor Kay Ivey declared a State […]

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. This came after Governor Kay Ivey on Monday evening had a phone call with FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor and Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf; in that call, the governor asked that a pre-landfall emergency declaration […]

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, […]

Her family helped create Birmingham in the late 1800s. Now, Catherine Sloss Jones has built a legacy of her own by working to rebuild the Magic City. Jones serves as president and CEO of Sloss Real Estate, which was founded in 1920 by her grandfather, Arthur Page Sloss. The successful business has been a family […]

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 […]