Byrne: "Doug Jones, our senator, on his maiden speech before the United States Senate, talked about gun control. ... Gun control in Alabama means...

Alabama’s economic development community is bringing special attention to rural counties in an effort to elevate the entire state. A new Alabama Rural Development Initiative is gaining traction and for the first time ever, a Rural Economic Development Conference is being held in the state Jan. 29-30. Geographically speaking, rural Alabama makes up the majority […]

Club for Growth Action, the federal super PAC associated with the Washington, D.C.- based Club for Growth, will resume running a television advertisement that initially aired during the Iron Bowl opposing U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne’s (R-Fairhope) bid for the U.S. Senate. According to Club for Growth Action, the ad will highlight Byrne’s “record of sending […]

HudsonAlpha Health Alliance, LLC and East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC) in Opelika have teamed up to launch a pilot program aimed to assist and improve the health of EAMC employees. According to a press release, the new program “offers genomic health screening to select employees eligible to participate in the pilot program based on their […]

As the 2020 season approaches, Alabama softball was highlighted in three separate preseason ranking polls as either number one or number two on the lists, while Auburn also made its way in the top 25 on two of the lists. Alabama softball is the preseason No. 1 in USA Softball’s rankings and No. 2 in […]

In a radio interview on Tuesday, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions expressed that he is worried for President Donald J. Trump's physical safety.

According to polling data provided to Yellowhammer News, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) could be in a weaker position for reelection should he vote to convict and remove President Donald Trump in the U.S. Senate’s impeachment trial currently underway. The survey, conducted by WPA Intelligence on behalf of Club for Growth PAC of 500 likely […]

Birmingham-based Alexander Shunnarah Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C. won a coveted Golden Gavel Award at the 2020 National Trial Lawyers Summit.

Doug Jones: "I am not persuaded at all that the abuse of power is an unimpeachable offense. I think it can be, I think it should be."

Trey Gowdy, a former eight-term U.S. Representative from South Carolina, will be the speaker at Faulkner University’s 2020 benefit dinner. Gowdy gained prominence during his time in Congress for being one of the most conservative members on Capitol Hill. He was the driving force behind the congressional investigation into the 2012 Benghazi attack that discovered […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is inviting Alabamians to his second annual HBCU summit. The 2020 version of the summit will be at Miles College in Fairfield on February 14. The event will have a student career and employment opportunities from across Alabama in addition to two panels moderated by Alabama’s junior senator. Doug Jones has […]

Birmingham-headquartered marketing firm Big Communications has made a Super Bowl ad promoting the Fox broadcast of the 2020 Daytona 500.

The Huntsville-Madison County Veterans Memorial, a park on the north side of Huntsville’s downtown area, will be adding a monument to gold star families in 2020. Gold Star families are those who have lost a member during service in the United States Armed Forces. The monument is the final planned addition to the veterans memorial, […]

"Already 2020 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for our state and our people," Governor Kay Ivey said on Tuesday.

One of Alabama’s most prestigious law firms has elected three new partners, the firm announced on Tuesday. Ryan Hodinka, Alan Lovett and Dan Ruth will receive the much-desired designation with Balch & Bingham, a firm that has over 200 attorneys. All three are based in the firm’s Birmingham office and work in high-impact areas of Balch’s […]

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced Monday that he will be traveling to Washington, D.C. to join President Donald Trump at the legislative signing ceremony for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on Wednesday, January 29. The USMCA is one of Donald Trump’s signature achievements during his first three years as president. The trade deal […]

Alabama State Representative Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) will introduce a bill during the upcoming legislative session that would amend Alabama’s constitution to create a state-operated lottery. The bill would direct 100% of the revenue generated by the lottery to education programs. Clouse says that half of the funds would go to the Alabama Department of Early […]

Sen. Doug Jones sat down with CNN for the first national TV interview he has done since the Senate began the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

The fire chief in Scottsboro, Alabama, says at least eight people were killed in an explosive fire that consumed at least 35 vessels along the Tennessee River. Chief Gene Necklaus said all eight people who were known to be missing are confirmed dead, and “that number could go up,” because they do not know how […]

The CPA firm Carr, Riggs, & Ingram (CRI) is expanding into North Alabama through a merger with the firm Crabtree, Rowe & Berger. CRI was founded in Enterprise in 1997 and now serves 30 markets across 10 states. The firm, which is one of the 20 largest accounting firms in the nation and the fastest growing […]

The Mobile City Council is set to consider a resolution that could pave the way for taxpayer funds being spent on the Gulf Coast Passenger Rail Amtrak...

Alabamians across the state will have the chance to attend one of 1,107 events between January 26 and February 1 as part of National School Choice Week (NSCW). Those seven days have been declared by Governor Kay Ivey as Alabama School Choice Week. In her proclamation, Ivey said, “[R]esearch demonstrates that providing children with multiple […]

Chris Thomas, one of the nation’s leading experts on the next-generation mobility sector, will speak in Birmingham at Frontier Conference 2020, where more than 200 business, government and academic leaders will share information and best practices for industrial innovation. Thomas is the co-founder and president of the Detroit Mobility Lab, which is working to help Detroit become […]

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban reacted to the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant on Sunday, saying, “The world lost a truly special person today.” Saban further remarked, “Our hearts go out to Kobe’s family, friends and all who loved him as both a basketball player and a person. Kobe was one of […]