November 28 will mark two years to the day when Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin was sworn in as the Magic City’s 30th chief executive. After beating then-incumbent Mayor William Bell in an October 3, 2017 runoff, Woodfin has made quite the splash, staying true to his campaign promise of focusing on the wellbeing of each […]

Carvana, a leading e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, plans to invest more than $40 million to construct a distribution and fulfillment center in Bessemer, creating more than 450 jobs in Alabama. The announcement was made in a release Tuesday by Governor Kay Ivey. “We have been working hard to position Alabama as […]

Representatives for Koch Foods joined Governor Kay Ivey and local leaders in Etowah County on Tuesday to announce that the company plans to invest more than $50 million to establish a grain storage and distribution facility in Attalla. In a press release, Koch Foods, which employs 3,000 people in Alabama, stated the “new poultry feed-mill […]

The Alabama Policy Institute (API) on Thursday will hold its 30th-anniversary celebration at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Leeds. The celebration will feature a reception at 5:30 p.m. CT followed by the program commencing at 7:00 p.m. Rick Burgess, the popular radio co-host of “The Rick & Bubba Show,” will emcee the celebration. The […]

Jim Zeigler is writing a book. The twice-elected state auditor, ubiquitous in times of controversy, is putting pen to paper to tell the story of his involvement in the defeat of the Mobile Bay toll bridge project. Zeigler provided Yellowhammer News a draft of the partially completed book. Not only does it delve into some […]

The U.S. Senate on Friday unanimously confirmed Navy Vice Admiral Charles A. “Chas” Richard to be the next head of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), which oversees the nation’s nuclear capabilities among other important defense and deterrence operations. Richard is a native of Decatur and graduated with honors from the University of Alabama in 1982, according […]

Alabama rocket-maker United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Monday celebrated what the company calls “Launch Vehicle on Stand (LVOS) day,” a milestone that officially begins every space launch campaign and signals another important mission is right around the corner. This time around, the Atlas V rocket, built at ULA’s Decatur campus, is set to launch Boeing’s […]

Multiple sources on Monday confirmed to Yellowhammer News that President Donald Trump is planning on attending the University of Alabama’s home football game against Louisiana State University (LSU) on Saturday in Bryant-Denny Stadium. BamaCentral.com was the first to publicize the president’s intentions on Monday afternoon. A source informed Yellowhammer News that Trump will be a […]

The South Alabama courthouse linked to Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” is receiving a preservation grant. The program Partners in Preservation says the old Monroe County Courthouse in Monroeville is receiving $125,000 to repair serious structural problems in a wall.

An event that bills itself as the world’s largest celebration of the peanut is under way in Alabama. The National Peanut Festival opened Friday in Dothan and continues through next Saturday with rides, exhibits, music and agricultural competitions.

Alabama’s Jimmy Rane has once again been recognized for his prowess as a business executive and integrity as a leader. Last week, the Newcomen Society of Alabama honored Rane and his Abbeville-based Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. at the society’s annual awards ceremony in Birmingham. Founded in 1937, the Newcomen Society of Alabama was a […]

The future USS Kansas City (LCS 22) has now successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a Monday announcement by Austal USA. LCS 22 is the 11th Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) built by Austal in Mobile to reach this important milestone. “I take great pride in how our LCS team […]

One of the questions often raised about Tommy Tuberville’s U.S. Senate run in Alabama is if fans of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide would vote for the former Auburn University head football coach, especially after the five and six fingers raised after his Iron Bowl wins signifying the wins in the streak Auburn had […]

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill was interviewed Thursday on Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show” about his Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in 2020, among other topics of state and national interest. After discussing impeachment efforts against President Donald Trump, Merrill was asked by co-host Matt Murphy about the potential of former Attorney […]

Yellowhammer News on Monday obtained Republican congressional candidate Jeff Coleman’s campaign launch video. Coleman is running to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Roby has announced that she is not seeking reelection to a sixth term. A former chairman of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA), much of Coleman’s launch […]

Alabama Democratic politicians have made Medicaid expansion a centerpiece in their election campaigns over the last few years. However, with so few Democrats getting elected, the prospects of state officials undertaking such an effort have remained dim. However, earlier this year before the 2019 general legislative session, some Republicans hinted that they might be open […]

Alabama State Board of Education member Ella Bell of Montgomery died on Sunday morning. Bell, a Democrat, has represented district five on the state school board since first being elected in November of 2000. In a statement, Governor Kay Ivey said that she will praying for Bell’s family. “We shared a passion for the children […]

Governor Kay Ivey announced Friday that Alabama will participate in the 2020 Girls Go CyberStart Challenge. According to a press release, “the Girls Go CyberStart Challenge is a skills-based competition designed to encourage girls to pursue cyber-based learning and career opportunities.” “Initiatives like the Girls Go CyberStart Challenge are critical because they help the next […]

If you’re reading this story using an electronic device, you might be hacked before you get to the next paragraph. Welcome to the 21st century, where new technologies and new vulnerabilities seem to be going hand in hand. The good news is, there are people on your side working and learning to protect you and […]

Beta cells in the pancreas produce insulin. Their death is a key feature of Type 1 diabetes, and that loss starts long before diagnosis. However, there has been no straightforward way to measure that early loss. Anath Shalev, M.D., and colleagues at the University of Alabama at Birmingham now have identified an early biomarker of Type 1 diabetes-associated […]

Alabama has quickly established itself as an attractive home for founders wanting to launch and grow startups. The state’s momentum in helping technology and innovation startups flourish was the focus of a panel discussion Oct. 25 during the Alabama Economic Growth Summit in Hoover. Britney Summerville, vice president of community involvement at Shipt, moderated the discussion and said […]

TUSCUMBIA — For 17 years, State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) has been a fixture in the State House in Montgomery, eight years as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and seven years as a member of the Alabama Senate. Last month, the veteran lawmaker announced he was seeking a change of scenery with […]

More than 100 students and dozens of companies came together Friday for Code the Classic, an initiative designed to link area employers with diverse talent from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA) hosted the sixth annual event that coincides with the Magic City Classic football game between Alabama State University and Alabama A&M University. The event took […]

Donald Trump, Jr., son of President Donald Trump, remains solidly in the “anyone but Roy Moore” camp with regards to the Republican nominee for the 2020 Alabama U.S. Senate race. During a follow-up on his interview with Yellowhammer News and ahead of his visit to Birmingham next week, the younger Trump echoed his remarks from […]