Wednesday, former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville’s 2020 U.S. Senate effort got a shot in the arm with its first major endorsement from a prominent elected official. State Sen. Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) formally announced his endorsement of Tuberville’s candidacy. Whatley’s announcement is the second of such in recent weeks as the Alabama Farmers […]

The historic project to upgrade the Port of Mobile continues to move forward following official federal authorization last month. The Alabama State Port Authority director and CEO James K. “Jimmy” Lyons and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district commander Colonel Sebastien Joly on Wednesday signed the Mobile Harbor Pre-Construction, Engineering and Design Agreement at the […]

Yellowhammer Multimedia on Wednesday released the second segment of the 2019 Power & Influence 40. Our team has spent weeks talking with key operatives and analyzing recent developments in public policy and politics, and this list is meant to recognize the top individuals in government and politics who leverage their power and influence to better […]

Is Decatur a sanctuary city? Legally? Technically? Not anymore, I guess, but it was. Following the media attention generated by this policy enacted by the Decatur Police Department’s Chief of Police Nate Allen, there was back-and-forth between the chief, Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling and the Decatur City Council. They have since come to an agreement […]

State Senator Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) was elected chairman of the Alabama legislature’s Joint Committee on Self-Driving Vehicles. The committee, which is composed of five state senators and five state representatives, was created by the state legislature in 2019 in order to “study all aspects of self-driving vehicles … including specifically, the issues of public safety […]

Manufacture Alabama on Wednesday announced that it has named Garrett Jemison, a former state director for Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), as the organization’s first ever chief operating officer. Jemison most recently served as a government affairs consultant in both Montgomery and Washington, D.C., representing energy companies such as PowerSouth, higher education institutions, chambers of commerce […]

Forecasters say the first day of October brought more record high temperatures across Alabama. The National Weather Service says Muscle Shoals in northwestern Alabama had its hottest October temperature ever recorded when the mercury hit 99 degrees (37 Celsius) on Tuesday.

Regulators say catch limits for red grouper in the Gulf of Mexico will stay at this year’s levels indefinitely. This year’s catch limits and targets were about 60% lower than 2018 levels.

Former state legislator Pete Turnham, who was a force in the Alabama House of Representatives for decades, died Monday. He was 99.

As it stands right now, chalk former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville up as a “no” on any vote to convict and disqualify President Donald Trump in any impeachment proceeding that would reach the U.S. Senate if he were a member of that body. During an appearance Tuesday on Birmingham radio’s Talk 99.5, Tuberville, […]

TRUSSVILLE — Yellowhammer Multimedia on Tuesday held its sixth News Shapers event of 2019, with Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) making a special guest appearance. The event, held at the Trussville Civic Center, featured a panel discussion focused on small businesses in Alabama. About 35 minutes into the forum, Palmer joined the panelists in the front […]

Governor Kay Ivey and Secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Hal Taylor shared their message with Alabama residents on the importance of obtaining a STAR ID, which is a more secure identification to fly domestically on commercial aircraft and to enter military bases and certain federal facilities. STAR ID, which was first introduced in […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that the Shinhwa Group, a major South Korea-based automotive parts manufacturer, plans to establish a manufacturing operation in Auburn to serve the region’s booming auto manufacturing sector. In a statement, Ivey said, “Shinhwa’s decision to invest $42 million and create 95 jobs in Auburn is great news for Alabama. […]

Alabama may soon find itself in an unusual position in regards to college football — playing from behind. A new California law, the Fair Pay to Play Act, will allow college athletes in the state to profit off of endorsements and their likeness. This comes in direct defiance to the NCAA and for that reason, […]

Yellowhammer Multimedia on Tuesday released the first segment of the 2019 Power & Influence 40. Our team has spent weeks talking with key operatives and analyzing recent developments in public policy and politics, and this list is meant to recognize the top individuals in government and politics who leverage their power and influence to better […]

The three West Alabama hospitals of the DCH Health System on Tuesday are only accepting new patients in “the most critical” condition. This comes as a result of the system experiencing a ransomware attack, according to a press release. “A criminal is limiting our ability to use our computer systems in exchange for an as-yet […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) reacted Monday to a viral video of masked Antifa members blocking an elderly woman using a walker from crossing a public street in Ontario, Canada. The video, shot at Mohawk College, showed the self-proclaimed “anti-fascists” stopping the woman before shouting expletives at her and her husband. Watch:

Active head coaches of major sports at Auburn University and the University of Alabama, whether it be football or basketball, rarely ever enter the political fray, although Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl appears to have provided an exception. At an event preluding the “Bruce, Barkley and Basketball” golf tournament in Lee County over the weekend, […]

Yellowhammer Multimedia on Monday released the inaugural, 2019 class of the Yellowhammer 15. The preeminent honor for those in the private sector that are moving Alabama forward to better days, the Yellowhammer 15 is a new annual list released by Yellowhammer. Through job creation, economic impact, community involvement and philanthropic endeavors, these exemplary leaders in […]

Former Birmingham Barons infielder Tim Anderson has won both the Major League Baseball (MLB) and the American League batting titles with a .335 batting average for the 2019 season as a member of the Chicago White Sox. A native of Tuscaloosa, Anderson showed major improvement this season. After hitting .240 in 2018, he raised his […]

Some Alabama Democrats are trying to call a state meeting amid a looming deadline from Democratic National Committee officials and an ongoing power struggle over the direction of the state party. U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) is among those seeking an Oct. 5 meeting of the Alabama Democratic Party’s executive committee.

Alabama Power says it’s reducing water releases from its hydroelectric dams because of a drought affecting the state. The move is intended to prevent lakes from shrinking too much.

On Sunday, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham), explained how a whistleblower complaint alleging wrongdoing by President Donald Trump during a phone call with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky would serve as a “road map” for an impeachment inquiry. According to Sewell, who is also a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said the interpretation of the […]

The University of Alabama Crimson Tide have jumped Clemson to top the Associated Press’ weekly college football poll for the first time this season. A new poll was released on Sunday, with the Tide now having been ranked as the nation’s best team for at least one week annually the last 12 years. This came […]