The 2020 regular session of the Alabama Legislature will gavel in at noon on Tuesday. Here's what to watch for in the weeks ahead...

The University of Alabama announced that a jersey retirement ceremony will be held for the first African American scholarship athlete in school history.

Dr. Herb Chen, the head of surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), was announced as the next editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Surgery in recent days. Publications like the American Journal of Surgery are significant within the scientific community. They showcase new work and techniques employed by scientists across the country. […]

Join the Yellowhammer News team on Wednesday, February 19, for a “Yellowhammer Connection” event in Montgomery. The gathering will offer a reception followed by a live interview with Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) and Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia). The discussion will be moderated by Yellowhammer Multimedia owner Tim Howe […]

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's Gadsden plant on Friday laid off 105 workers, according to a local media report.

Mark Crosswhite -- the chairman, president and CEO of Alabama Power Company -- has been appointed to the National Commission on Innovation and...

Carson Jones, the son of Sen. Doug Jones, in recent days wrote that the impeachment trial of President Trump is a heavy "burden to bear" for his father.

One of the men honored during the coin flip before Sunday's NFL Super Bowl was retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman.

"Jerry will stand with Trump, build the wall and end handouts for lawbreaking illegals. Jerry Carl is pro-life, because it's immoral to stop a...

Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville on Monday released the first television ad for his 2020 Republican U.S. Senate bid in Alabama.

Research funding at the University of South Alabama topped $87 million in 2019, a significant increase from the previous year and the result of an...

The latest fundraising reports are in for the AL-02 Republican primary to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery).

Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl headed into 2020 with more cash-on-hand than the other two leading Republican candidates combined in AL-01.

The reelection campaign of President Donald Trump aired a Super Bowl ad featuring Alice Marie Johnson, a woman who was sentenced to life in prison...

World Games 2021 Birmingham officials unveiled a new countdown clock and formally announced Legion Field as the site of the opening ceremonies.

The University of Alabama was recently recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity, the only institution of higher education...

Last week, the Alabama Department of Corrections closed portions of the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, which resulted in the relocation of 600 prisoners to other facilities. According to Association of County Commissions of Alabama executive director Sonny Brasfield, had certain measures been in place, unoccupied bed space in county jails around the state could […]

With just days to go until the 2020 legislative session gavels into order in Montgomery, gambling remains one of the top issues in the eyes of the public for the Alabama legislature. During an appearance on Huntsville radio’s WVNN, State Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) acknowledged the public’s interest in gambling, in particular, […]

The new Alabama-built Hyundai Sonata is getting a star-studded push with a new 60-second Super Bowl commercial. But don’t look for a Southern accent.

Birmingham’s innovation district has a new name and a bigger footprint.

Engineers and technicians have positioned Solar Orbiter in its rightful place atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket ahead of its launch in a little more than a week. The spacecraft’s stated mission is to examine how the Sun creates and controls the space environment throughout our solar system.

The complaint by an ethics watchdog maintains that Jones has consistently used his campaign Twitter account to link to his official Senate Twitter account.

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby on Friday voted against subpoenaing further witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

The leading Republican candidates in Alabama's 2020 U.S. Senate race released their latest fundraising numbers, with Tommy Tuberville outpacing the field...