Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed has been selected in the latest class of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. Reed was one of 40 city chief executives selected for the program, which is designed to equip mayors with innovative leadership and management tools to tackle complex challenges and improve the quality of life in their […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday released a video strongly calling on Alabamians to wear masks and do their individual parts in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. The 35-second spot features Ivey speaking directly into the camera from her office in the Alabama State Capitol. “Today we are at war with an invisible enemy,” she said to […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Friday allocated $100 million in funding for grant programs that will benefit the hospitals and nursing homes in the state who have suffered financially from the coronavirus pandemic. Two grant programs will be established, each worth $50 million, with one for hospitals and one for nursing homes. The money for […]

Auburn University will not fire or otherwise take action against an incoming faculty member who recently sparked controversy for incendiary comments about law enforcement. Yellowhammer News last week broke the news about Jesse A. Goldberg, Ph.D., who was set to begin as a lecturer in Auburn’s English department this fall semester. The Auburn faculty member […]

Former University of Alabama offensive coordinator Mike Locksley on Thursday announced the creation of the National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches. Locksley served as an offensive assistant for the Crimson Tide in 2016, followed by a year as co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach the next season before becoming the full-time offensive coordinator in 2018. […]

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) announced Thursday that it has received $1.1 million in grant funding to study how unmanned aircraft can aid the response to both manmade and natural disasters. The money comes from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), who granted a total of $3.3 million to the 24 universities in that […]

MONTGOMERY — A felony arrest warrant has been issued for State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville), Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey announced in a Thursday press conference. The warrant is for first-degree theft of property, a Class B felony. The freshman state legislator allegedly stole more than $2,500 from a former employer, Weiss Flooring in […]

As the White House continues to lead negotiations with congressional Democrats over the latest COVID-19 relief package, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) is sounding the alarm over election year politics possibly being put ahead of the welfare of the American people. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has been at the forefront of negotiations […]

USA Today on Thursday released its annual preseason Amway Coaches Poll of the top 25 teams heading into the 2020 college football season. Former University of Alabama player and assistant coach Dabo Swinney’s Clemson was ranked first in the poll, with Ohio State coming next. The Crimson Tide was ranked No. 3, trailed by fellow […]

The Alabama Forestry Association on Thursday announced its endorsement of Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl for election to the United States House of Representatives from Alabama’s First Congressional District. Carl last month won a tight Republican primary runoff contest against former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile). AFA executive vice president Chris Isaacson on Thursday stated, “Jerry […]

The seven-day average of new coronavirus cases has dropped in Alabama, even as the number of patients hospitalized for the virus remains high enough to put significant stress on healthcare providers. When Yellowhammer News provided its last COVID-19 update one week ago, the state was averaging 1,593 new cases per day. In the seven days […]

Urgent high-impact COVID-19 research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is catching its second breath, thanks to the generosity of Alabama business leader donors and the discovery and clinical skills of UAB researchers. Ten new pilot projects — funded by $402,000 in donations — began Aug. 1. The projects will last six months and were selected […]

Among the many unknowns of COVID-19 is what success looks like in combatting the threat, which could perhaps give Alabamians an all-clear to return to a sense of normalcy. However, that may not come until there is a vaccine for the coronavirus, according to State Sen. David Sessions (R-Grand Bay). During an interview with Mobile […]

Tropical Storm Isaias hit the eastern coast of the United States hard this week, leaving millions of Americans without power while producing high winds, heavy rain and tornadoes. In the wake of the storm’s wrath, Alabama Power Company on Wednesday morning sent 133 lineworkers and 94 support personnel to New Jersey to assist utility FirstEnergy […]

The National Governors Association (NGA) on Wednesday announced its new executive committee for 2020-2021, with Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) becoming chair of the association that represents the 55 leaders of all American states and territories. Members of the executive committee were elected during the NGA summer meeting, which was held in a virtual format this […]

Budget shopping chain Dollar General on Wednesday announced the opening of its large, new cold storage distribution center in Montgomery. The 450,000 square foot facility is the product of a $26 million investment for the company and will support around 65 new jobs in the River Region. The Montgomery facility is cold storage, meaning it […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) on Wednesday announced its endorsement of Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville in the Yellowhammer State’s 2020 U.S. Senate race. Tuberville, after defeating former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in last month’s GOP primary runoff, is set to face U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) in November’s general election. The AFA had endorsed […]

As local Alabama economies continue to grapple with COVID-19, one hit particularly hard has been Alabama’s seafood industry as restaurants have scaled back operations and limited demand. One part of Alabama’s seafood industry that faces a dual-threat from China, not only as a result of a coronavirus that originated from Asian superpower but because of […]

Just days after perfectly launching NASA’s historic Mars 2020 mission, United Launch Alliance (ULA) has been awarded another major assignment that will benefit the United States. SES, a global leader in content connectivity solutions, has selected ULA to launch two C-band satellites. This launch is part of SES’s accelerated C-band clearing plan to meet the […]

Nearly a quarter-million college students across the state of Alabama can be tested for COVID-19 with a free, rapid, non-invasive nasal swab-based procedure, to ensure a negative test — or quarantining in the case of a positive result — before returning to campus. This opportunity was made possible by the implementation of GuideSafe™ Entry Testing, a […]

The Mobile Airport Authority on Tuesday unveiled a plan that would move all commercial air traffic to the Brookley Aeroplex near downtown. The city’s current aviation hub, the Mobile Regional Airport, is not located near an interstate and is a 30 minute drive west of the city center. The Brookley location is located just off […]

Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) on Tuesday gave high marks to a new executive order from President Donald Trump that makes permanent the expansion of telehealth services for those on Medicare that was first implemented at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will institute the changes proposed by […]

The Alabama Republican Party special primary election in House District 49 occurred on Tuesday in parts of Bibb, Chilton and Shelby Counties. This seat was vacated by the resignation of State Rep. April Weaver (R-Brierfield), who left the legislature to join the administration of President Donald J. Trump. Russell Bedsole and Mimi Penhale were the […]

Space Camp has been saved. The U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville has received the $1.5 million in public support it needed to avoid permanent closure. A $250,000 donation from SAIC on Tuesday afternoon pushed the effort past the mark needed. SAIC, which is an abbreviation of Science Applications International Corporation, is a government […]