MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced her plan to reopen Alabama’s economy in careful phases over the upcoming weeks. Speaking at a press conference in the state capitol, Ivey announced that some retailers will be able to reopen as of Thursday, April 30 at 5:00 p.m. CT, but only if they institute safety […]

Alabama Public Television (APTV) will stream on its website the committee meetings and votes for the remainder of the regular 2020 session of the Alabama state legislature. The heads of Alabama’s two legislative bodies, House Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) and Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston), agreed earlier this week that the remainder of the […]

Last week, Goodyear announced the final death blow for its manufacturing presence in Alabama with the closure of its Gadsden facility, which had been an institution in that area for over 90 years. However, where one door closes, another opens, according to State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Gadsden), who says the closure presents an opportunity for […]

For some small businesses, promises from the government to help bridge the economic gap created by a mandated halt of activity have gone unfulfilled, which according to former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville, illustrates the shortcomings of the government. On Monday in an interview with Huntsville, AL radio’s WVNN, Tuberville, a Republican candidate for […]

Pathologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have been a crucial part of battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Alabama. Testing has been a major cause for concern worldwide ever since the pandemic began, but clinicians and researchers with UAB’s Department of Pathology have been working around the clock to make testing available for as many people as possible, […]

A flood of applications for the second round of relief for small businesses caused the process to slow nearly to a halt. Problems surrounding the program’s kickoff earlier this month resulted in most Alabama small businesses being denied access on the first day. Under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), eligible small businesses may receive relief […]

Citing a Yellowhammer News article outlining the significant losses UAB Hospital is facing, Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume remarked that the facility is suffering under measures originally intended to ease the COVID-19 burden. UAB Hospital is projected to lose about $70 million per month under restrictions preventing elective procedures and many other clinical […]

Alabama rocket builder United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully completed the first national security space mission for the U.S. Space Force last month. ULA released footage of the launch showing stunning views of the Earth and space from a camera perched atop the rocket. From Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, ULA’s Atlas V rocket […]

The Hyundai manufacturing plant in Montgomery is resuming work on a partial basis this week after being shut down for over four weeks due to coronavirus precautions. The plant will operate one shift per day for the remainder of the week, and will resume operations at full capacity next week, according to reports Monday from […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham hospital will soon deploy a mobile coronavirus testing unit that will drive to Birmingham neighborhoods and provide testing to local citizens. “Not all patients in Birmingham … want to or can come to a downtown drive-thru testing site. So we want to be able to go to them, and […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) recently told Alabamians not to “listen to the politicians” regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, before specifically referring to President Donald J. Trump. A video posted recently to YouTube and just discovered by Yellowhammer News captured a short portion of an event that Jones attended with the likes of U.S. Senator […]

With Governor Kay Ivey’s stay-at-home order set to expire in three days, the number of Alabamians who have filed unemployment claims during the COVID-19 shutdown has now eclipsed 344,000. The latest round of unemployment data from the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) shows 66,432 of the state’s residents filed a claim during the week ending […]

U.S. Representative Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) longtime chief of staff Mark Pettitt will retire from his position by June 5, according to a release from Brooks’ office on Monday. Pettitt has served as the head of Brooks’ staff since 2011 when the congressman first entered the House. The two men have known each other since they […]

The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) on Monday announced that Medical Place, a BCA member based in Montgomery, has donated $100,000 to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) for coronavirus (COVID-19) related research. This came after Medical Place approached BCA for help facilitating the donation to a group working on long-term coronavirus relief. “My […]

The federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) reopened Monday, allowing small businesses in Alabama to apply for loans to keep themselves afloat during the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The program had been closed after exhausting its initial supply of money, and the reopening was delayed due to congressional infighting. The program now has […]

Governor Kay Ivey is set to make an announcement Tuesday, April 28, regarding how the state will reopen its economy, according to the majority whip of the Alabama House of Representatives. State Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville) tweeted that the governor told this to legislators on a Monday morning conference call. Alabama’s current State Health Order […]

Birmingham-based HPM recently announced the hiring of industry veteran Bruce Quisno as the company’s newest senior program development manager, according to a release from the company. Founded in 1997, HPM provides comprehensive guidance to clients on the construction and development process and offers “a one-stop approach to complete program management and owner’s representation.” HPM says […]

While UAB Hospital has cared for the most coronavirus (COVID-19) patients out of all in-patient facilities in the state, monetary losses to the hospital are expected to be huge due to elective procedures and many other clinical activities not occurring as usual. In a video statement, UAB Medicine CEO Will Ferniany explained that UAB Hospital […]

As election politics have taken a back seat as Alabama grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl, a candidate for the Republican nomination in Alabama’s First Congressional District election, is using his campaign platform to urge action against China. In a letter released to the public on Monday, Carl called on Alabama […]

Do not let coronavirus fears keep you from medical care, say emergency room physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. “One unfortunate result of the novel coronavirus pandemic is that people are scared to go to an emergency room when they have a medical issue that requires emergency care,” said Erik Hess, M.D., interim chair […]

As an active volunteer with the Alabama Power Service Organization, Erica Wells typically would have her hands full right now. “This time of year is normally very busy for us volunteering at events,” Wells said. “I’m used to doing that. I get that from my parents. I’m used to doing something.” That all changed last month […]

It will not be one single thing that determines when Alabama will open back up for business, but several different things according to State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris. On this week’s broadcast of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” when asked by host Don Dailey about Alabama’s neighbor Georgia moving forward with reopening, Harris explained […]

Like many state governments, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has made COVID-19/coronavirus statistical information available on a dashboard website, complete with the statewide totals and county-by-county totals. Last week, the ADPH changed how it classified virus deaths, which, according to reports, was done to conform to the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) National […]

During the COVID-19 outbreak, many companies are wrestling with the challenges of travel bans and social distancing practices, but one Birmingham firm is offering a way to keep business operations going through mobile augmented reality technology. Help Lightning’s high-tech solution allows technicians to remotely guide on-site equipment repairs and perform other mission-critical tasks for customers […]