Honda announced this week that it will build its new Passport sport utility vehicle at its Alabama assembly plant in Lincoln. The automaker gave a bird’s-eye look at the SUV doing some off-road runs with a teaser video and plans to unveil a closer look on its YouTube channel on Nov. 27 in advance of […]

GORDON – On Friday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue stopped in Alabama to survey the agricultural impact resulting from damage due to Hurricane Michael last month. Perdue’s appearance at Mule Shoe Plantation near Alabama’s borders with Florida and Georgia in Southeast Houston County was the second of three that day, which also included stops […]

Late Friday afternoon, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office announced that “Bear,” the state’s “first dog,” has passed away. “The Office of the Governor is sad to announce the death of Bear, Governor Kay Ivey’s beloved dog, who passed away this afternoon from ongoing health issues. Bear, a 14-year old Chow mix, was adopted by Governor Ivey […]

The state’s seasonally adjusted rate remained at 4.1 percent, while its non-adjusted rate stayed at 3.8 percent for October, identical to September, according to data released by the Alabama Department of Labor on Friday. Those levels are slightly higher than those from October 2017, at 3.8 percent and 3.6 percent respectively. However, Alabama’s workforce, the number […]

Auburn was recently named one of the nation’s top ten “booming” college towns, according to rankings released by CardRates.com. By analyzing population growth over seven years, the education level of the locals, economic growth, cost of living and job opportunities, the website ranked Auburn sixth in the United States. Being included in the list especially […]

The ground for a new auto assembly plant has officially been broken in Huntsville, Alabama, as Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA begins building a new $1.6 billion facility. The facility, set to begin manufacturing in 2021 on the 2,000-acre site, will produce 300,000 vehicles annually and create 4,000 jobs, increasing growth in Alabama’s already strong auto […]

The Trump administration’s top environmental official for the Southeast was arrested Thursday on criminal ethics charges in Alabama reported to be related to a scheme to help a coal company avoid paying for a costly toxic waste cleanup. Trey Glenn, 47, was briefly booked into a county jail in Birmingham before being released on a […]

Following a historic landslide election that resulted in the largest Republican supermajority ever in the Alabama House of Representatives, Yellowhammer News sat down with Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) and Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) to discuss this “red wave,” the major issues expected to be the focus of the 2019 legislative session and their respective […]

BIRMINGHAM — A sizable crowd braved some icy road conditions and worse-than-usual morning traffic headaches on Friday morning to attend the grand opening of two new HOPE Inside locations in metro Birmingham Regions Bank branches. HOPE Inside offices foster “financial empowerment” and provide free financial advice, guidance and education through your own expert “personal coach.” […]

Yellowhammer News founder Cliff Sims has authored a book chronicaling his time in the Trump White House, according to a report from Politico. The Politico article indicates that Sims’ book will be different from others previously released by former administration officials. While offering unique accounts of his interactions with prominent officials such as chief of […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday officially launched her Inaugural Committee and named Dr. Cathy Randall and Jimmy Rane as its co-chairs who will oversee the festivities surrounding the January 14 inauguration. “I am excited to officially launch the Inaugural Committee, which will be led by Dr. Cathy Randall and Jimmy Rane,” Ivey said in a […]

Two Birmingham startups were named as winners in Wednesday night’s Alabama Launchpad Startup Competition Finale held at the historic DeKalb Theatre in Fort Payne. In the finale, six startups competed in one of two tracks – a concept stage for entrepreneurs launching businesses and a seed stage for entrepreneurs accelerating growth. Winning the concept track, […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) had a “productive meeting” with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday afternoon, in which Alabama’s senior senator brought up the need for further disaster relief for the Wiregrass area affected by Hurricane Michael. Trump agreed to help, according to a tweet by Shelby and confirmation from the senator’s office. […]

GULF SHORES — It was a typical off-season November night on Alabama’s coast on Thursday night. The temperature was a brisk 47 degrees. Traffic coming into South Baldwin County from the north on Alabama Highway 59 and the Foley Beach Express was light. Many businesses along those routes and coastline in Gulf Shores and Orange […]

TALLADEGA — The Alabama economy got another shot in the arm on Thursday with the official launch of a $100‐million, 300,000‐square‐foot Georgia-Pacific lumber production facility. Georgia-Pacific announced its intentions to open the Talladega facility late last year. From groundbreaking earlier this year through today’s ceremony, it took less than a year to complete. The plant […]

Greg Griggers, the district attorney for Alabama’s 17th Judicial Circuit, is reportedly in stable condition at a local hospital after being shot in the face by a former state trooper, who was then shot and killed by law enforcement officers, on Thursday afternoon. According to WVUA 23’s Chelsea Barton, “An SBI Investigator on the scene […]

Alabama’s infant death rate has fallen to an all-time low, just a year after it was among the worst in the nation, health officials said Thursday. The Alabama Department of Public Health said new figures show the state’s infant mortality rate declined to 7.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2017.

According to a report by CBS 42, “Christmas arrived a little early for one Hueytown woman.” When 71-year-old Jo Ann Stone’s neighbors took notice that she did not have working heat inside her home, they showed the true spirit of the season right here in Alabama. This week, their neighborly compassion was matched by the […]

Rep. Martha Roby (AL-2) took to the floor of the United States House of Representatives on Thursday to discuss the counties in southeast Alabama that were devastated by Hurricane Michael last month, especially recognizing the area’s agriculture community and encouraging those who still need recovery assistance to contact her offices. Roby outlined how “Alabama’s Second […]

On what was generally a bleak Wednesday across Alabama, the swearing in of Alabama’s youngest elected official served as a beacon for the leaders of today and tomorrow. In an interview with Yellowhammer News, newly-sworn, 18-year-old Geneva County Commissioner Weston Spivey spoke about his historic election, assuming office, the role that his faith in God […]

A convicted rapist and murderer has been denied parole in a decades-old kidnapping case. WSFA-TV reports the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied parole to Jerry Lee Jones on Wednesday.

After Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) voted to re-elect Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as Senate minority leader on Wednesday, Alabama’s junior senator was criticized for doubling down “on Support of Chuck Schumer’s Liberal Agenda.” In an email sent out by the Senate Leadership Fund, which is Alabama native and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) leadership […]

After Yellowhammer News broke the news Wednesday that Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) will run for re-election in 2020, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan expressed the party’s enthusiasm for winning the Senate seat back. In a statement to Yellowhammer News, Lathan reminded Alabamians of Jones’ comments about voting against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation. […]

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey hosted the Early Childhood Education Leadership Forum Wednesday evening, where a confluence of hundreds of educators and policymakers heard from notable speakers, including the governor, Alabama Secretary of Early Childhood Education Jeana Ross and Dr. Katharine Stevens of the American Enterprise Institute, who delivered the keynote presentation. One of the highlights […]