State Representative Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) announced Thursday that he will be pre-filing a bill that would require Alabama public schools to make sure every entrant in an athletic competition is sorted by the gender on their birth certificate. The bill, which has been reviewed by Yellowhammer News, also forbids any state, county or municipal government/agency […]

United States Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) announced Thursday that he has introduced a resolution to censure House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Byrne said Pelosi deserves censure, because to him, the way Pelosi has withheld the articles of impeachment amounts to an abuse of power. Pelosi and the Democratic majority have control over what bills and […]

UAB on Thursday became the first academic partner to formally support the Birmingham Promise scholarship, providing Birmingham City School graduates...

Airbus on Thursday announced that the aerospace company will again increase production rates in Mobile, resulting in 275 new jobs in south Alabama.

Scott Dawson: “We are honored to have Kanye West and the Sunday Service Choir... join us for the Strength to Stand Conference this month."

CULLMAN — It has been a long time since Jeff Sessions has participated in a competitive election. This time he finds himself in a crowded field of Republican senatorial hopefuls vying for the seat he occupied for 20 years. This week, Sessions has hit the campaign trail, making stops across North Alabama, including Huntsville and […]

The Department of Justice released an opinion on Wednesday that the window for the states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution expired more than 40 years ago. Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office released a statement praising the opinion and advising that the opinion agrees in principle with the legal basis […]

NASA and Boeing loaded the first Space Launch System (SLS) onto NASA’s Pegasus barge in New Orleans on Wednesday. SLS will soon depart for Stennis Space Center in Mississippi for “Green Run” hot-fire engine tests. Escorted by NASA, Boeing and Aerojet Rocketdyne employees, as well as a jazz band from a local high school, SLS […]

One of Alabama's iconic figures, Charles Barkley, donated one million dollars to Miles College on Wednesday.

Governor Kay Ivey is cancer-free, according to her doctor. The governor said, "I want to thank the Good Lord for His abundant grace in my healing."

A judge later this month will sentence a former Alabama police officer who was found guilty of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man. Circuit Judge P.B. McLauchlin set a Jan. 29 sentencing date for former Montgomery police officer Aaron Cody Smith.

President Donald J. Trump addressed the nation on Wednesday about the ongoing conflict with Iran, and afterwards Senator Richard Shelby tweeted his...

U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks) gave an interview to Chris Cuomo on CNN Tuesday night during which he spoke about the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran. The interview came quickly on the heels of Iran’s strike on U.S. military bases, and President Donald Trump’s tweet that assured America that all was well. […]

Taziki's Mediterranean Café has named Mike Smith as the Alabama company's chief operating officer.

GUNTERSVILLE — Republican voters in Marshall County had a rare opportunity to compare two of the front-runners for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination side by side on Tuesday. During a meeting of the Marshall County Republican Party at Wintzell’s Oyster Bar on the shores of the Tennessee River just to the south of downtown Guntersville, former […]

The attack by Iran included Al-Assad Airbase, where President Donald Trump posed for a group photo holding a University of Alabama flag with U.S. troops...

Two Alabama teachers have been chosen by Curriculum Associates to join the inaugural class of its Extraordinary Educators program. According to a press release, the Extraordinary Educators program “establishes a tradition of celebrating and connecting exemplar teachers from schools nationwide.”

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced the appointment of distinguished academic Dr. Tommie "Tonea" Stewart to the Alabama State Board of Education.

TANNER — Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT) joined with local leaders Tuesday to announce a comprehensive advancement of the Robotic Technologies Park (RTP) in south Limestone County. The upgrades, which AIDT Director Ed Castile labeled “RTP 2.0,” are aimed at making sure Alabama remains able to meet the demands of modern manufacturers. The RTP is […]

The website for the non-governmental South Alabama Veterans Council has been hacked, with those responsible claiming to be Iranian.

TANNER — The Mazda-Toyota plant in the Huntsville-annexed portion of Limestone county will begin the hiring process for production workers on January 13, 2020. The facility and Alabama Industrial Development Training announced the news jointly on Tuesday. The 3.7 million-square-foot plant is expected to be responsible for the yearly manufacturing of 300,000 vehicles. The hiring […]

A U.S. airstrike that resulted in the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force, has many on edge about the prospects of a global war. According to U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), such fears are overblown. During an appearance on Huntsville radio WVNN’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” […]

Former State Rep. Barry Moore reacted to the news that a soldier stationed at Fort Rucker was killed in the terrorist attack by al-Shabab Islamic...

LAS VEGAS – CES 2020, the world’s largest consumer technology event, is getting under way today, and Alabama companies are on hand to show off their forward-thinking products and technologies. Vince Perez, a senior project manager at the Alabama Department of Commerce, said the state’s presence at CES 2020 aligns with a strategic economic development goal of […]