Governor Kay Ivey announced Thursday that Alabama reported a record number of foster care adoptions, once again. Alabama reported an all-time record of 731 foster care adoptions in Fiscal Year 2019, surpassing the previous year’s total of 727 foster care adoptions in the state. “As Alabama sets another positive record, it is a privilege and […]

On Saturday, the sky above Pensacola will be filled with loud jets streaking by. Thousands of people are expected to attend the culmination of the 2019 demonstration season for the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. After countless shows across the United States, this one is special. Not only does it mark the end of the season, […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday was presented with a plan to improve science/technology/engineering/math (STEM) education across the Yellowhammer State.

A total of 11 Republican U.S. senators on Friday signed onto an open letter urging conservatives to back former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' bid...

At least for now, President Donald Trump is not publicly attacking former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' bid to return to his old Alabama Senate seat.

Although the since-postponed I-10 Mobile Bayway Bridge project seems like a distant memory, local officials still control the project’s destiny, according to Gov. Kay Ivey. Earlier this year, Ivey declared the project “dead” after the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization voted to remove it from their Transportation Improvement Plan. The project had come under fire […]

"I believe it’s an important, historical event and it’s rare and we want everything possible to make the president feel at home in Tuscaloosa." -Walt Maddox

Authorities have arrested the man wanted in the disappearance of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris’ stepdaughter. Jail records show Ibraheem Yazeed was arrested in Florida and booked into the Escambia County Jail early Friday.

Orchestra Partners has joined forces with nationally renowned landscape architect Tom Leader to design a Parkside master plan to enhance walkability and connect the Parkside District to surrounding neighborhoods. This project includes historic preservation and mixed-use redevelopment plans for Powell Avenue Steam Plant and several historic warehouse buildings west of Railroad Park surrounding Good People Brewing. Orchestra Partners announced the plan Thursday alongside the City of Birmingham, Alabama Power, Freshwater Land […]

For the first time in a long time, perhaps decades, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions finds himself on the other end of attacks from Alabama’s Republican politicians. Sessions, who has not faced a serious threat from a political rival since his 1996 race with then-State Sen. Roger Bedford, the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate, […]

Asked by a reporter whether he would endorse Sessions, Shelby responded, "Absolutely. Jeff Sessions is a friend. I worked with him every day up here for...

For the last couple of months, speculation has been rampant about the possibility of native Alabamian and former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions entering the Republican primary of the 2020 election for the Senate seat he once held. On Thursday, less than 24 hours before the qualifying deadline, Sessions made it official with an announcement […]

Trump, Jr. took time in the midst of signing books and posing for pictures to visit with Yellowhammer News on Thursday, commenting on Jeff Sessions...

"The career and establishment politicians -- they have proven they can't get it done in Washington, D.C. Enough is enough."

Count Barry Moore in for the campaign to represent Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Also, count Moore in as the next in line to make his support for President Donald Trump the centerpiece of his effort. Moore qualified on Wednesday to run in the Republican primary for Congress in the southeast Alabama district, according to a […]

Yellowhammer News on Thursday obtained the first digital ad by GRIT PAC, an independent expenditure committee supporting Tommy Tuberville for U.S. Senate...

Congressman Bradley Byrne has been going through the testimony transcripts released this week from House Democrats' impeachment inquiry into President...

Governor Kay Ivey announced Wednesday at a press conference that $28 million would be spent on 16 projects, which are supported by funds from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA). The 16 projects focus on “land acquisitions, research and recreational access improvements, which are included in the original intent and authorized […]

With former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions set to announce a bid for his old Alabama Senate seat, a source directly familiar confirmed to...

Eleven Alabama companies have been announced as recipients of the 2019 U.S. Department of Labor HIRE Vets Medallion Award.

While the term “fake news” has become politically charged and overused in recent years, there are times when news reports are quite simply false. One glaring example occurred on Wednesday, when Alabama Media Group’s Leada Gore published an article claiming that the University of Alabama Student Government Association had sent an email out to student […]

Judge Andrew Brasher, who was confirmed earlier this year to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama...

The race for the Republican nomination in Alabama’s first congressional district thus far has been a difficult one to handicap. None of the current officially qualified candidates, which include Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl, former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) and State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile), have successfully set themselves apart from the pack as […]

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles on Tuesday denied parole for 14 violent offenders who are in prison for armed robbery convictions.