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Thirty-two new state troopers graduated from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's academy on Thursday, but there is still a ways to go...
Powerful video teases grand opening of Alabama sawmill -- 'American dreams begin with American jobs'
A newly released video is preveiwing the importance of the upcoming August 27 grand opening of Abbeville Fiber Sawmill in Henry County.
Yellowhammer News recently held the fourth of its 2019 News Shapers events: "West Alabama and the coal industry."
Lurleen B. Wallace Community College was founded in Andalusia and named for the first female governor of Alabama...........
Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Congressman Robert Aderholt invited U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham to Cullman Wednesday to talk about...
As if the proposed $2.1 billion Interstate 10 Mobile Bay Bridge needed another distinction from other projects, it turns out the remaining three competing groups bidding for the project will have their bidding expenses reimbursed. During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5’s “Midday Mobile” on Tuesday, State Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) told host […]
A coalition of 15 states and several major cities is opposing a lawsuit by the state of Alabama that would have the U.S. Census count only U.S. citizens and other legal residents in totals that play a key role in congressional representation and the distribution of federal funding. New York, California, Virginia, other states, the […]
A Mexican national who was convicted of reckless murder and possession of alcohol as a minor has been sentenced to 99 years and three months in an Alabama prison. The Montgomery Advertiser reports Jorge Ruiz was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum penalty in the October death of 29-year-old Marlena Hayes.
Harvey Updyke, who in 2011 poisoned the historic Toomer’s Oaks at Auburn University, has been ordered back to court for his crime...
Auburn Athletics has announced that Jordan-Hare Stadium will implement metal detectors at all gates beginning with the Tigers' home opener...
Last week, U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), a candidate for U.S. Senate, hosted a town hall meeting at Hoover Tactical, a gun dealer located in Hoover. During that event, Byrne fielded a question from AL(dot)com reporter Abbey Crain, who suggested there was something untoward in holding an event at a gun dealer’s facility in the […]
Sierra Nevada Corporation announced that they have selected Alabama rocket maker United Launch Alliance as the launch vehicle provider for the...
Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville interviewed with Talk 99.5's "Matt & Aunie" show, discussing his 2020 Republican candidacy...
Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong announced that the county has received an upgrade in its credit rating from Moody’s Investors Service...
Tyson Foods is blaming temporary piping installed by a contractor for pollution that killed tens of thousands of fish in a north Alabama river. An open letter posted by an arm of the agricultural company says about 220,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater was released from a River Valley Ingredients plant at Hanceville on June […]
U.S. Rep. Martha Roby delivered a public speech and spoke to the media for the first time since announcing that she will not seek re-election in 2020.
The Montgomery Zoo and Mann Wildlife Learning Museum on Tuesday announced the sudden passing of Connye, a beloved member of their giraffe herd.
Alabama Democratic Party Secretary Val Bright slammed Sen. Doug Jones and the DNC for ongoing attempts to overhaul the state party's leadership structure...
A former Alabama state representative was shot several times inside his car but didn’t report the shooting. WSFA-TV reports former Rep. James Thomas was wounded last week on Aug. 5 and has since recovered.
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency recently awarded Lockheed Martin a $240 million contract to support the Ballistic Missile Defense System, a crucial...
Monday, the Alabama Wildlife Federation announced that Black Belt Adventures founder Thomas A. Harris was honored as the Conservationist of the Year in the Alabama Wildlife Federation’s 2019 Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards. Harris, of Montgomery, was recognized along with other award winners at a banquet last Friday at the Montgomery Marriott Prattville Hotel & Conference […]
Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore’s position on most things on LGBTQ issues have been well documented over the years. His stand against same-sex marriage led to his eventual suspension and removal from his Supreme Court post in 2016. Moore, now a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Doug […]
Although the growth of North Alabama’s Limestone and Madison Counties is one of the state’s many economic success stories, it has not come without growing pains for the region. Rush hour back-ups plague Interstate 565, an existing thoroughfare that connects Huntsville to Interstate 65 and nearby Decatur in Morgan County. That could soon change according […]
With the mass shooting incidents in El Paso, TX, and Dayton, OH, still fresh on many people’s minds, some are looking to the government for answers to a problem that seems to be plaguing the nation. However, according to Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, a candidate for the 2020 GOP nomination to the U.S. […]