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Breakfast — It’s the most important meal of the day, and 'Simply Southern TV' wants to know which local restaurant butters your biscuit by serving up...
Four Gulf states are getting an additional $280 million in restoration grants from the BP oil spill of 2010. Louisiana is getting $161.4 million to restore two barrier islands and a headland in the Terrebonne Basin.
MOBILE – Although President Donald Trump remains very popular in Alabama, his trade policies among the state’s business leaders appear to be mixed. For the steel industry, which has been a fixture in Alabama for generations, the Trump administration’s handling of trade is a resounding success. Yet, for those in agriculture and auto manufacturing, there […]
SELMA – One of the primary themes at a town hall hosted by Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) on Monday night was health care, which is also one on which that House Democrats campaigned in this year’s midterm elections. Although Democrats nationally had success in the midterms, in Alabama they were unable to capitalize electorally on […]
Anna "Clark" Morris, the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, will take over the AG's Special Prosecutions Division...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) of Alabama is adding one of the state's top legal minds to its already first class governmental affairs team.
Mary Walker was named by EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler to fill the vacant role in an acting capacity after Trey Glenn resigned on Monday...
The Tim Tebow Foundation’s “Night to Shine,” a magical prom night experience for people with special needs, is coming to Birmingham. Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church will serve as one of the nearly 500 churches around the world to host Night to Shine on February 8, 2019. Night to Shine is an event for people 14 […]
Matt Hart resigned from his post on Monday morning. He is most famous, or perhaps infamous, for his prosecution of former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard.
Attorney General Steve Marshall is inviting public and private schools across the state to submit applications for the 2018 Alabama Safe Schools...
“Alabama’s Gulf Coast is of great ecological importance to our state, and it is imperative we protect and restore those natural resources harmed by the...
Any book containing the words “viper,” “Trump” and “White House” in the title is bound to be a must-read. And that’s exactly what Yellowhammer News founder Cliff Sims has done with his book set to release on January 29. Yellowhammer reported last week that news of Sims’ book had leaked out. This morning more details […]
On Saturday evening in Baltimore, Harris was awarded the American Towman Medal in a ceremony for his now-famous act of courage...
In the second of this three-part series, we touch on the legislative issues that the Alabama House Republican Caucus, led by McCutcheon and Ledbetter...
If you consider the Talladega Superspeedway sacred ground, you might not want to look at these pictures. The track now has a huge hole through it at the Alabama Gang Superstretch. It gives a whole new meaning to “tore up at Talladega.”
According to a report by ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Cleveland Browns want to interview Alabama native and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
It took a lot longer than expected for Haint Blue to get its brewery open in Mobile, so they decided to savor and celebrate the moment with proper Port City polish. On Nov. 9, Haint Blue beers were served at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club before a second line formed to parade to the grand opening […]
In an interview that aired Friday on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” Lt. Gov.-elect Will Ainsworth argued the general elections held in Alabama earlier this month proved that the state is a “Republican state” and that the 2017 election of Doug Jones to the U.S. Senate was a “fluke.” Ainsworth told host Don Dailey the […]
It’s a safe bet that if you’re having Thanksgiving dinner in the South, the dessert table has at least one pecan pie on it. That’s because pecans are at the heart of many of our favorite Southern treats, from pralines to divinity to pies. Mobile based Tanner’s Pecans & Candies has been cracking into the pecan’s […]
The word “biotech” might evoke images of lab coats and petri dishes and, while that is certainly part of the story, BIO Alabama wants to make sure it isn’t the entire story. A new video with amped-up music and images that cut across a wide swath of the important industry aims to frame biotech differently in the […]
Of the names mentioned among the prospective Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in 2020, State Auditor Jim Zeigler has not generally been a part of the conversation. However, in an interview that aired Friday on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” Zeigler said he had been approached about running for the seat presently held by Sen. […]
Auburn University’s Warrior Research Center is helping the men and women of the United States Armed Forces — as well as firefighters, police and first responders — to maximize readiness and prevent injury through improved health and wellness, physical and technical performance, and vehicle and equipment design. Few people outside of these demanding jobs realize […]
In an appearance on CNN on Saturday, Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) acknowledged her support for current House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to be the next House Speaker when the new Congress is sworn in early next year. There had been some question as to whether or not Sewell would back Pelosi’s bid to be […]

