The White House on Monday announced that, in response to Governor Kay Ivey’s request, President Donald Trump has declared that a major disaster exists in the state of Alabama, as a result of Hurricane Michael. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Public Assistance Program will provide much-needed assistance to Geneva, Henry, Houston and Mobile Counties, […]

After Yellowhammer News on Sunday reported that Democratic gubernatorial nominee Walt Maddox had accepted a $10,000 contribution from admitted sexual assaulter Brandt Ayers, the Maddox campaign on Monday advised that they will be returning the money. “[W]e did not solicit the Ayers contribution, [i]t was an online donation, we reported it as required by law, […]

In a press release on Monday, the College Republican Federation of Alabama (CRFA) urged voters to support life and vote “yes” on Amendment Two on Tuesday’s statewide general election ballot. The release explained, “The sanctity of life is something that the state of Alabama values, and the College Republican Federation of Alabama urges Alabama voters […]

According to a letter dated October 25, 2018, from the Federal Election Commission addressed to Carlton Hunley, the treasurer for Alabama third congressional district Democratic nominee Mallory Hagan’s campaign, there are some campaign finance questions regarding her bid to unseat incumbent Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks). The letter from the FEC’s Chris Jones, identified as a […]

Forecasters say there’s another threat of severe weather including tornadoes across the southeastern United States. The Storm Prediction Center says a system moving out of eastern Arkansas late Monday will spread across the region during the overnight hours into Tuesday.

The 75th National Peanut Festival is under way in the southeast Alabama city of Dothan. The fair opened Friday night and is expected to draw as many as 200,000 people during a 10-day run that concludes Nov. 11.

MONTGOMERY — With an enthusiastic group of supporters on hand, Governor Kay Ivey kicked off the last day of campaigning before Tuesday’s general election at Montgomery Aviation on Monday morning. Alabama’s 54th governor was introduced by state Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville), who used the stormy weather of the day as a metaphor for the state […]

School systems in south Alabama are seeing an influx of students from the Florida Panhandle weeks after Hurricane Michael. WTVY-TV reports that 63 new students have enrolled in Dothan city schools since the hurricane, and 17 more are now attending Houston County schools.

The state of Alabama is directing $300,000 in federal community development money to aid a $5 million, 100-job expansion by a South Korean auto supplier. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs announced Friday that it was giving the money to C & J Tech, which now employs 300 workers at its factory in […]

After “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson during this weekend’s show mocked the appearance of Texas congressional candidate Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL who lost an eye while serving our nation in Afghanistan, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan forcefully condemned his words while calling for an apology. In a statement to Yellowhammer News, Lathan […]

In a recent press release, Secretary of State John Merrill’s office explained the guidelines for straight ticket (straight party) voting. Alabamians who wish to cast a vote for all of the candidates on the ballot in either the Republican or Democratic Party may do so by simply filling in the bubble next to their party […]

This is one of the instances when it would have been wise to read the fine print before signing up. Caroline Self, the Democratic Party nominee for Alabama State Senate District 1, which includes parts of Lauderdale, Limestone and Madison Counties, qualified as a Democratic candidate for State Senate earlier this year. However, she may […]

Tabetha Lemonds started volunteering while a student at Childersburg High School and through her local church. She witnessed at an early age the impact giving back could make in the lives of others. “Giving back was just a part of what we did. It’s something that sticks with you, and something you have a heart […]

While much of the media’s focus has been on Alabama’s gubernatorial and select congressional races this election cycle, voters will approve or reject four noteworthy constitutional amendments on Tuesday. The Alabama Policy Institute has been diligent in providing Alabamians breakdowns of all four of these proposed amendments, which Yellowhammer News has published throughout the general […]

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, accepted a $10,000 contribution directly from Brandt Ayers on Friday, according to a mandatory financial disclosure filed with the Secretary of State’s office. Ayers is the former longtime editor of the Anniston Star (which his family has owned since 1912) and chairman of Consolidated Publishing, which operates Talladega’s The Daily […]

A press conference that would have protested the move of UAB Medical West to Hoover became a celebration as the hospital announced plans to build on property it owns in McCalla. “UAB Medical West has been at its present site since 1964, 54 years,” Bessemer Mayor Kenneth Gulley said. “If this site is no longer […]

There is a missing link between genetic and environmental causes of Parkinson’s disease, scientists at the University of  Alabama at Birmingham speculate, and armed with a four-year, $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, they intend to find it. Parkinson’s disease, which affects nearly 1 million Americans and 10 million […]

The University of Alabama set another fundraising record for gifts and pledges received, raising $224.3 million from more than 62,300 donors during the fiscal year that concluded Sept. 30. The University shattered the previous record by almost $104 million, representing an increase in giving of about 86 percent.

Birmingham’s Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve could become ground zero in an effort to save the nation’s bat populations threatened by white-nose syndrome. Tuesday, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced more than $1.1 million in grants to combat the disease. Bat Conservation International at Ruffner is one of the grantees working to defeat the […]

Sometimes the hope that someone is looking for comes from an unexpected source. That was the case for Thomas Mackley, 4, who received both hope and a forever bond after a chance meeting with a UAB men’s soccer player. UAB’s men’s soccer team visits Children’s of Alabama each year leading up to their Soccer for […]

Logan Martin Lake and its waters have held a bit of magic for David “Bama” Smith since his teenage years. Smith spent his summers off from Woodlawn High School skiing and swimming with friends. Part of “the golden years before life responsibilities set in,” he never forgot the epic sunsets across Logan Martin Lake. Smith […]

In an appearance Friday on Mobile’s FM Talk 106.5’s “Midday Mobile,” Alabama Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) discussed some of the issues of the day, including Tuesday’s election, next year’s legislative session and what his plans could be looking ahead. Marsh told FM Talk 106.5 he expected the statehouse to remain about the same […]

In a wide-ranging interview that aired on Mobile’s FM Talk 106.5 on Thursday, Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) addressed Tuesday’s upcoming election and what his expectations were for next year’s legislative session. On Tuesday’s general election, he said statewide there were a few races that he considered to be “active” on both sides of […]

A Vietnam veteran in Prattville, Alabama, whose father served in the “Great War,” is being honored with a special medal. Per a WSFA report, the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame will honor 85-year-old George Partridge this weekend with the Medal of Valor for his bravery in Vietnam. “I don’t think what I did was special,” Partridge […]