A contentious legal dispute between the McClellan Development Authority (MDA) and defense contractor Xtreme Concepts has led to concerns that the MDA has allowed personal issues to distract them from their core mission to drive investment and economic growth for the local community, according to numerous Yellowhammer News sources involved in the dispute, including on […]

Southeastern Conference media days begins at the event’s longtime home. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey kicks the four-day event off Monday with his annual media address about the state of the league and college football.

Since being founded in the Rocket City in 1974, Dynetics has spent the last 45 years becoming an unquestioned worldwide leader in the defense, intelligence and aerospace industries. With the 50th anniversary of the famous Apollo 11 mission to the Moon being celebrated this week, it is especially fitting that Dynetics recently cemented its rise […]

One local public education system in Alabama is helping give a new meaning to the phrase, “The sky’s the limit.” Students from Winfield City High School are set to have their experiment launch on Sunday to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). SpaceX-18 is set to depart […]

Montevallo was named a 2018 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation for the city’s commitment to effective urban forest management. Montevallo met the program’s four requirements of having a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita and an Arbor Day observance or proclamation.

The use of tolls to fund part of the estimated $2.1 billion price tag for the proposed I-10 Mobile Bay Bridge has been the hot-button political issue for Mobile and Baldwin Counties. Not only has it become a major topic in Alabama’s first congressional election campaign underway in southwestern Alabama, but it has also become […]

After a national search, a noteworthy researcher in cognitive neuroscience will lead the Alabama Life Research Institute as executive director. As the first full-time head of ALRI, Dr. Sharlene D. Newman will provide a coherent vision for collaborative life research that embraces the full range of disciplines represented on campus while strengthening the University of Alabama’s research portfolio and […]

Construction of a new infield fan zone and garages at Talladega Superspeedway is ahead of schedule. Track officials and construction supervisors gave members of the media a tour of the infield Wednesday, which included a ceremony with crews setting the final steel beam of the new 35,000-square-foot Open Air Club. Gary Merriman, senior superintendent for Hoar Construction, rewarded […]

Sunday marks 234 days until Alabama Republican voters go to the polls to cast a ballot for their preference on who will likely face incumbent Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) in an election for the U.S. Senate seat up in 2020. As candidates campaign for that vote, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle told WVNN’s “The Jeff […]

Clinical simulations are an integral part of the curriculum in the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), with most taking place in the College’s Learning and Technology Resource Center (LTRC). This 10,615-square-foot mock hospital includes, among other resources, seven high-fidelity simulation laboratories dedicated to giving nursing students real-world clinical experience long before […]

FORT PAYNE – If you have spent any time in politics around the state of Alabama, you have likely heard one of Secretary of State John Merrill’s talks about the progress he has made while in office, which is usually accompanied by figures like the number of voters registered or taxpayer dollars saved to back […]

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed H.R. 2500, the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which has been criticized as “hyper-partisan.” The NDAA passed the House 220-197, with Democrats voting in favor of the legislation 220-8 while Republicans unanimously voted against. Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01), in a statement, even […]

Friday on his nationally syndicated radio show, conservative talker Rush Limbaugh offered high praise for Alabama’s own U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) for his handling of four members of a panel of climate experts during a House Science, Space, and Technology Committee hearing on Thursday. According to a release from Brooks’ office, everyone on the […]

On July 4, shortly after criticizing Nike for a line of shoes that featured the Betsy Ross flag, which resulted in the athletic wear maker pulling the product from its offerings, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick posted a quote from Frederick Douglass on Twitter. “What have I, or those I represent, to do with your […]

Tropical Storm Barry will bring heavy winds and downpours to the Gulf Coast as it’s expected to make landfall Saturday morning on the Louisiana coast. Forecasters are predicting the storm may be upgraded to a hurricane. Neighboring states Alabama, Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle will see remnants from the storm with potential flooding.

Alabama Power continues to make progress toward safely and permanently closing all its ash ponds. This week, the company posted reports on its website with additional details about the closure process. The meticulously designed process goes above and beyond closing the ponds in place. Safety and protecting the environment are the top priorities of the […]

Research from Auburn University has assisted in the development of a new product that will reduce Southern pine seeding mortality for the forest industry, according to an announcement from the university on Thursday. “This is a major accomplishment that will allow forest tree nurseries to store their seedlings for longer time periods without detrimentally affecting […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced that she is appointing Judge Charles “Charlie” Graddick, a longtime fixture in Alabama’s judicial system, to serve as director of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles. During the Alabama legislature’s 2019 regular session, Ivey and Attorney General Steve Marshall successfully championed legislation sponsored by State Rep. Connie Rowe […]

Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) questioned four members of a bipartisan panel of climate experts Thursday during a House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, which led to all members admitting that humans are not responsible for the Earth’s global warming that has occurred over the past 20,000 years. A news release from Brooks’ office outlined three […]

In recent days, it has become more apparent there are some deep divisions within the Democratic caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives, which holds a 37-seat majority and is under the leadership of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Freshman member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) accused Pelosi of “the explicit singling out of newly elected women […]

Governor Kay Ivey’s office on Thursday announced that she has appointed Dr. Wendell Wilkie Gunn, the student who integrated the University of North Alabama (UNA) in 1963, to the university’s board of trustees. After graduating from UNA, which was then known as Florence State, in 1965 with his chemistry degree, Gunn continued to live a […]

On Thursday outside at the White House, President Donald Trump unveiled an executive order on gathering citizenship information, which was seen as a shift from his earlier posture insisting that a question about citizenship status would be on the 2020 census. Also speaking on the issue was U.S. Attorney General William Barr, who spoke favorably […]

The proposed toll for the new I-10 Mobile Bay Bridge has become the hot political issue of the summer for Mobile and Baldwin Counties, and so much to an extent, it could have a profound impact on the U.S. Senate contest set to take place in 2020 in Alabama. The Alabama Department of Transportation has […]

In a conference call with members of the media on Thursday, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) gave another passionate defense of Obamacare while slamming political opponents who do not believe the so-called Affordable Care Act (ACA) is working well for hardworking people across Alabama and the nation. According to WHNT, Jones asserted that “repeal and replace” […]