A new stadium may be the shiny element of the $300 million expansion and renovation of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex, but the substantive changes coming to Legacy Arena will position the campus for the next several decades. Before it was viewed as the “beige bunker” many see it as today, the BJCC’s arena was a […]

Riding in an old Army Humvee was the only way to get around in the town of Gordon along the Alabama-Georgia border. The small town was nearly demolished by Hurricane Michael, its widespread damage astounding. Navigation was possible through a few streets. Others were covered with downed trees and debris. Some houses were destroyed; others […]

Undergraduate students at the University of Alabama can enroll in the state’s first educational neuroscience program by the fall 2020 semester. Educational neuroscience is an emerging, multidisciplinary field that connects brain and cognitive science with educational research and practice. For instance, researchers are able to monitor brain development and activity to determine the effects of […]

Researchers believe that some people – perhaps 30 to 50 percent of the population – are resilient to the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Understanding what makes these people resilient to the debilitating symptoms of dementia could be a key to developing ways to treat or cure the disease. “These are people who develop the pathology […]

Auto supplier Hwashin America Corp. announced plans to expand its Butler County manufacturing operation with a $26 million investment in new equipment and 50 new jobs. Hwashin, which produces body components for Hyundai’s Alabama auto assembly plant, has been in expansion mode since arriving in Greenville in 2003. The operation began with a 150,000-square-foot facility […]

For the first time in nearly a decade, Democrats once again have control of the U.S. House of Representatives, but Rep. Marth Roby (R-AL) insisted in an interview with Alabama News Network that the House Republicans will remain confident and stand strong. Roby revealed that work has already begun to regain the majority in the House.

Friday on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” Alabama Democratic Party chairwoman Nancy Worley reacted to criticisms from candidates of her party as Alabama Democrats suffered many defeats a few days earlier. Worley acknowledged to “Capitol Journal” host Don Dailey that the Democratic Party’s effort within the borders of Alabama could have been better. She also […]

As reported by WSFA, a group of good Samaritans is going above and beyond in their efforts to fix-up the “dilapidated” home of one Alabama veteran in Prattville. The outlet wrote, “U.S. Army veteran Ben Alexander has been living in poor conditions as his home has fallen down, but not for much longer.” With Veterans […]

In a press release on Friday, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) applauded President Donald Trump’s Presidential Proclamation “Addressing Mass Migration Through the Southern Border of the United States” and the Department of Homeland Security’s newly released asylum rule. “Each year, hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens furtively thumb their noses at America’s sovereignty by clandestinely violating […]

A spokesperson for Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-6) confirmed to Yellowhammer News on Friday that the congressman from Birmingham is running to be chair of the Republican Policy Committee (RPC), a key leadership position in the United States House of Representatives. If Palmer wins this leadership position, it remains to be seen how his likelihood to run […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is set to host a busy Veterans Day weekend, highlighted by three different events. On Friday at 1:00 p.m., UAB Veteran’s Services and Student Affairs will honor our nation’s veterans on the Campus Green with a special wreath-laying ceremony. The university’s ROTC cadets will lead the posting of the […]

As part of a group of over 900 nationwide rallies organized by MoveOn.org, anti-Trump protesters took to the streets on Thursday evening across Alabama cities, including Auburn, Birmingham, Dothan, Fairhope, Florence, Huntsville, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa. MoveOn’s national push was sparked by the forced resignation of then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, however, unlike what some outlets are […]

There will not be an oyster season on the Alabama coast in the coming year, an unusual move caused by what officials say is a lack of oysters in state waters. AL.com reported Thursday that an official with the state conservation agency announced the decision during a meeting with seafood harvesters and dealers in southern […]

In an op-ed in the Washington Post published Wednesday night, three former United States attorneys general praised now-former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, saying, “We salute him for a job well done.” William P. Barr was attorney general from 1991 to 1993 under President George H.W. Bush, Edwin Meese III was attorney general from 1985 to […]

With the 2017 U.S. Senate special election fresh on everyone’s mind, Alabama Republicans did not take anything for granted in the campaigns for Tuesday’s elections, and it paid off. From top to bottom, Republicans won every statewide race and expanded their supermajority in the Alabama legislature. In an appearance on Mobile’s FM Talk 106.5 on […]

Nearly two-thirds of Alabamians voted a straight-ticket — either all Republican or all Democratic— when they went to the polls on Tuesday, a record number that reflects political polarization and likely boosted Republicans in their easy sweep of state races. According to the Alabama Secretary of State’s office, about 1.1 million of the 1.7 million […]

The NASCAR Foundation has narrowed its finalists for the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award down to four people, one of them being Alabama’s own Rex Reynolds. The award, named after the foundation’s late founder, recognizes NASCAR fans who are volunteering for children’s causes in communities around the country. The winner will take $100,000 back to […]

After the Trump administration suspended combative CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s White House credentials for “placing his hands on a young” female intern on Wednesday, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) came to Acosta’s defense a day later. “Freedom of the press was considered by our founding fathers of such importance that they made it 1st,” Jones […]

Republican Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) is warning Alabamians to expect the Democrat-controlled United States House of Representatives in 2019 to vote to impeach President Donald Trump, adding that their efforts will eventually be unsuccessful as impeachment conviction would never reach the required two-thirds threshold in a Republican-controlled Senate. Byrne, who is adamantly against any attempted […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday ordered all state flags to be lowered to half-staff “to honor the victims of the shooting in Thousand Oaks, California.” Ivey’s order came at the request of President Donald Trump and “as a mark of respect for the victims.” Flags should remain at half-staff until sunset on Saturday. “Praying for […]

In an appearance on Talk 99.5’s “The Matt & Aunie Show” on Thursday morning, Lieutenant Governor-elect Will Ainsworth (R-Guntersville) discussed Tuesday’s high midterm turnout in Alabama, emphasizing that he was “encouraged” that so many conservatives showed up at the ballot box. For Ainsworth, the “Red Wave” in the Yellowhammer State showed that the election of […]

On Wednesday, the 27 Republican members of the newly elected Alabama Senate unanimously re-elected state Senator Greg Reed (R-Jasper) to serve as the Senate Majority Leader. “It is an honor to serve as the Republican leader in the Alabama State Senate, and I am deeply humbled by the trust [my] colleagues have given me,” Reed […]

Officials say a social media threat has prompted the closure of schools in an Alabama city and a neighboring district in Georgia. News outlets reported that Eufaula City Schools are closed Thursday because of the threat.

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan released a statement Wednesday afternoon following the forced resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions earlier in the day, calling him a “true Alabama statesman” and a “warrior for President Trump’s conservative agenda.” “A man of integrity, Jeff Sessions has led the Department of Justice with dignity and a firm commitment […]