The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly taken a toll on the American economy, which has led to the federal government at the behest of Congress and the Trump White House taking extraordinary measures. On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a historic $2 trillion coronavirus relief package that was previously negotiated and passed by the […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced an updated State of Emergency order related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with the latest variation closing down “non-essential” businesses across the Yellowhammer State. Businesses affected by Ivey’s announcement fall into one of four broad categories: entertainment venues; athletic facilities and activities; non-essential “close-contact” service establishments; […]

Medal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins is in critical condition at the East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, according to a report the Opelika-Auburn News. The 86-year-old served in the United States Army for over 20 years, including three non-consecutive tours in Vietnam. For heroic actions taken during a bloody battle in 1966, Adkins was […]

It is hard not to notice the economic shock from coronavirus that has come in a historic spike in unemployment benefit claims, the faltering of the stock market, and unprecedented actions implemented by the federal government to stymy the decline. With many unknowns about what is to come, the question remains what happens to the […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate now has a framework for finishing the legislature’s 2020 regular session. To this point, the Senate has not missed any legislative days due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as the chamber was already scheduled for a two-week spring break that is set to end this coming Tuesday. Yellowhammer News on […]

Alabama rocket builder United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully completed the first national security space mission for the newly-formed U.S. Space Force. Under clear skies Thursday afternoon at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, ULA’s Atlas V rocket lifted off with the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) satellite as its payload. The latest in […]

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) on Thursday issued a release stressing that it is maintaining essential services, such as road and bridge maintenance and construction, during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The release advised ALDOT continues to join in the national effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus and flatten the curve. “ALDOT’s mission […]

In a press conference Thursday afternoon, Governor Kay Ivey announced that she has signed an executive order mandating students to not return to the classroom for the rest of the school year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Starting April 6, Alabama’s public school students will receive “instruction from home,” according to the governor’s […]

According to preliminary data from the Alabama Department of Labor, 48,191 Alabamians filed for unemployment between Sunday and Wednesday, a number that shatters all records. In the month of February, 5,819 Alabamians filed for unemployment. The worst week of the Great Recession from 2007-2009 saw 20,894 unemployment claims filed in Alabama. Yellowhammer News confirmed the […]

Several prominent Alabama Democrats have called on Governor Kay Ivey to issue a statewide shelter-in-place order. An order of that type that would close all non-essential businesses and require the vast majority of Alabama’s citizens to remain in their homes. Such orders have been issued in a number of states with high numbers of coronavirus […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham announced that it will take part in an NIH-sponsored global clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of novel therapeutic agents in hospitalized adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19. The drug remdesivir will be the first agent evaluated in the trial. The UAB site was activated on Wednesday by the National Institute […]

Interruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic may have an impact on the business of the Alabama legislature, including causing efforts to institute reforms to Alabama’s prison system to come into compliance with the federal government to stall. However, according to State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster), the chairman of the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee, hopes for […]

The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville has published a series of videos to inform the public about the science behind COVID-19. Each video is hosted by Dr. Neil Lamb, who is the vice president of Educational Outreach at the institute. Four instructional videos have been uploaded so far, detailing what the coronavirus is, its […]

The Jackson County Commission announced late Wednesday afternoon that Alabama’s first COVID-19 death was one of their part-time county employees. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey confirmed Wednesday night that the recently passed individual was an Alabama resident whose death resulted from contracting coronavirus. The Jackson County employee was one of only two Jackson County citizens to […]

In a new memo first obtained by Alabama Political Reporter, Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth expressed his disapproval of the state’s readiness for what he believes will be a “tsunami” of coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in state hospitals. The letter, which was dated on Wednesday, March 25, was addressed to the members of the Alabama COVID-19 Task Force that […]

Former Attorney General Senator Jeff Sessions did not mince his words when he asked about the role of the Chinese government in the current worldwide Chinese coronavirus pandemic. It has been noted by the media and the President of the United States that Chinese leadership was negligent in how it handled the initial outbreak in […]

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (AL-01) announced Wednesday that a group of college students from the University of South Alabama who have been stranded in Peru will be returning to the United States. The group of students, who were studying for positions in the field of medicine, became trapped in Peru when the country closed its […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is set to power the first national security space mission for the newly-formed U.S. Space Force. ULA is making final preparations to launch the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) communications satellite for the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center, according to a release from the company. The launch […]

NASA this week announced that the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission achieved yet another step toward being ready for flight. After four months of rigorous testing in the world’s premier space environments simulation facility at NASA’s Plum Brook Station, the spacecraft is now officially certified. The test campaign, which was actually completed ahead […]

Alfa Insurance confirmed Wednesday that the company is offering to temporarily suspend policy cancellations due to non-payment of premiums and waive late fees for policyholders in Alabama facing financial strain due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “We understand many customers’ jobs have been impacted by efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic,” Alfa Insurance president and […]

In a Facebook post on Wednesday morning, U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-04) joined a growing number of Republican elected officials arguing that the health of the economy must be taken into account amid measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. After acknowledging the seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak, Aderholt commented that “as we look […]

Michael Arundel, a junior at the University of Alabama, has started a no-fee shopping service to help senior citizens amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. TODAY reported that he is offering the service back home in his Chicago neighborhood. Arundel gets food and prescriptions for those most vulnerable to the outbreak. This led to TODAY recognizing […]

With people away from work and school, and looking for alternative ways to remain productive through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the urgent need for access to broadband internet is brought to light, according to State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville). Unfortunately for those in some parts of the state of Alabama, that is not an option […]

During an appearance Tuesday on Huntsville radio’s WVNN, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) offered listeners a synopsis of the back-and-forth bargaining over a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Jones has been on both sides of procedural votes in the U.S. Senate in recent days, and expressed his disappointment in partisan wrangling. […]