Former President George Herbert Walker Bush passed away on Friday, and Alabama leaders took to social media to mourn and pay tribute to the nation’s 41st president. Bush lived a life dedicated to the highest order of public service. Long before his famous “Points of Light” presidential initiative that promoted volunteerism and community service, he personified […]

Film has the Oscar, music has the Grammy, science has the Nobel and education has the Milken Educator Award. Samford University 2013 graduate Heather Honeycutt Hurt was recently honored with the award. She is this year’s only recipient in Alabama and the third Orlean Beeson School of Education alumna to receive the national recognition.

Governor Kay Ivey, along with co-chairs Jimmy Rane and Dr. Cathy Randall, on Friday announced 49 additional Alabamians have been selected to serve on the governor’s Honorary Inaugural Committee. “The Honorary Inaugural Committee is an accomplished group of Alabamians who have worked tirelessly over the years to keep this state moving forward,” Ivey said in […]

Late Friday, TVA issued a statement announcing Nuclear Development LLC, the prospective buyer of Jackson County’s long-dormant Bellefonte nuclear power plant, was unable to meet “its legal obligations” required to complete a $111 million sale. The sale was due to be completed by Nuclear Development on Friday and is viewed by many to be a significant setback […]

The groundbreaking for the new Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA auto assembly plant in Huntsville took place just days ago, but the $1.6 billion, 4,000-worker project is already making a big impact across North Alabama. Business recruiters in the 13-county region have been working for months to lure suppliers for the facility. Their efforts include readying […]

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Attorney General Steve Marshall and Alabama job creators are praising the United States Supreme Court’s 8-0 decision this week in Weyerhaeuser Company v U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, better known as the “dusky gopher frog case.” In the decision, the highest court in the nation sided in favor of a lawsuit brought by Alabama and […]

According to a new WalletHub study, a handful of Alabama’s most vital cities are also some of the “most sinful” ones. In the study, WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 37 “key indicators of evil deeds.”

Earlier this week, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) was chosen by his Republican colleagues to serve as the ranking member of the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee once the new Congress convenes early next year. Given the political climate and a Democratic-controlled Congress poised to oppose President Donald Trump, Rogers said this committee would be […]

The pastor at Emantic “E.J.” Bradford Jr.’s church, who will officiate his funeral services on Saturday, joined a pastor in Hoover and Hoover’s lone black city councilman in calling for unity, as well as love to triumph over hate in the aftermath of the Riverchase Galleria shooting. On Thursday, Mike McClure, Jr., the pastor of […]

The courageous Alabama judge who originally set aside a guilty verdict in one of the infamous “Scottsboro Boys” trials will be posthumously honored with a post office bearing his name. On Thursday, Republican Congressman Mo Brooks’ (AL-5) bill to designate the United States Postal Service Office located at 1110 West Market Street in Athens, Alabama […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced two key appointments to her administration as she transitions to a full term of her own. Former Congressman Jo Bonner was named as Ivey’s senior adviser and acting Finance Director Kelly Butler’s position was made permanent. “These two outstanding public servants are great additions to my administration and will […]

The FBI will bring hundreds of jobs to an Army base in Alabama as part of an expansion including the agency’s first large-scale operations support building. News outlets report the FBI announced the expansion Thursday at Redstone Arsenal just outside Huntsville.

An Alabama attorney and his son are accused of defrauding investors and a bank out of millions of dollars. An indictment was handed down Thursday against Donald V. Watkins Sr., 70, of Atlanta, and Donald V. Watkins Jr., 46, of Birmingham, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Jay Town.

After speaking about the Riverchase Galleria shooting and the death of Emantic “E.J.” Bradford, Jr., Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin challenged activists to help with the plague of violence in Birmingham. According to ABC 33/40, Woodfin said, “Right now, all of my energy is spent on concern and empathy and sympathy for his parents. They deserve […]

Republican Congressmen Bradley Byrne (AL-1) and Drew Ferguson (GA-3) on Thursday announced a “friendly wager” on the upcoming SEC Championship Game between the University of Alabama and the University of Georgia. Ferguson is staking Chick-fil-a on a Bulldog victory and Byrne is putting up Alabama seafood, pulling for a Crimson Tide win. Byrne and Ferguson […]

Hoover officials met with Emantic “E.J.” Bradford, Jr.’s family on Tuesday evening, and then on Thursday morning, publicly requested that the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) release video footage of the officer-involved fatal shooting of Bradford. In a press conference that included Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato, Police Chief Nick Derzis and City Councilman Derrick Murphy, officials […]

Cygnal, a polling firm headquartered in Montgomery, was recognized on Wednesday by The New York Times’ in-house polling guru as the most accurate in the nation leading up to the midterms. In a tweet displaying the data, Cygnal came out on top over 17 other firms. here are all the pollsters with at least 5 […]

The United States Marshals Service has executed an arrest warrant on the alleged Riverchase Galleria shooter, taking him into custody in the metro Atlanta area. Yellowhammer News learned of the arrest shortly after 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, and Fox 5 in Atlanta has confirmed the update in the case through their own reporting. Fox 5 […]

An Alabama mental health provider is marking two years since it merged with a regional mental health provider, and it says the new organization is now able to provide more services. AltaPointe Health merged with the former Cheaha Regional Mental Health Center in 2016.

On Tuesday, Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson passionately urged Birmingham residents to organize and commit to boycotting the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover during a community town and prayer meeting in the wake of Emantic “EJ” Bradford Jr.’s death at the mall on Thanksgiving. “When we organize, we can address issues like this that come up,” Tyson […]

A small Alabama town is getting $23 million to upgrade a sewer system that has been overflowing for years. The Montgomery Advertiser reported the money is coming from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reconfigure the city’s wastewater treatment system.

A former Alabama sheriff has pleaded guilty to giving an inmate a gun and the keys needed to escape jail. AL.com reports former Sumter County Sheriff Tyrone Clark also pleaded guilty Monday to promoting prison contraband, including allowing an inmate to run a drug operation.

The military medic who helped save 12-year-old Molly Bennett after she was hit by a stray bullet at the Riverchase Galleria on Thursday night is sharing his testimony, saying, “I believe God put me there for a reason.” Rashad Billingsley, an 18-year-old Alabama Army National Guard medic, has been praised as a “hero” by Bennett’s […]