Longtime Alabama state Rep. Thomas E. “Action” Jackson (D-Thomasville) said he agrees that “the biggest terror threat in this country is white men.” On Jackson’s personal Facebook page on Friday, the representative from southwestern Alabama shared an article titled, “Don Lemon: ‘The Biggest Terror Threat In This Country Is White Men.'” Jackson added the caption […]

A new assessment says about 2,500 agriculture jobs in southeastern Alabama could be affected by damage from Hurricane Michael. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System says the storm caused more than $300 million in losses last month.

Police in Alabama say an armed McDonald’s customer was justified in fatally shooting a masked gunman. AL.com reports a Tuesday statement by Birmingham police says charges will not be filed against the man who fatally shot 24-year-old Antonio Demond Sanders.

In an awkward get-out-the-vote video tweeted out Friday, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) and comedian-actor Will Ferrell teamed up to encourage Alabamians to vote in Tuesday’s general election. Ferrell, appearing as Ricky Bobby from “Talladega Nights,” referenced a famous line from the hit movie, causing Jones to laugh so hard he buries his face in […]

One Alabama woman who has been pronounced dead might very well vote in Tuesday’s general election. However, unlike the old adage about Democratic voters, Pamela Haynes is still “very much alive.” Being legally dead, well according to the Alabama Medicaid Agency that is, yet walking amongst the living is “just a little spooky,” as Haynes told […]

In an appearance Friday on MSNBC, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) sounded off on what the best strategy for red-state Democrats headed into a tough re-election bid next week should be, especially given at least two of those incumbent Democrats, Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) are trailing in their respective contests. Given […]

In a press release on Friday, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) emphasized the strong, newly-released Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) October jobs report, which showed the American economy adding 250,000 jobs in the month. “The winning streak for American workers continued in October with increased jobs and an unchanged unemployment rate,” Brooks said. “The American economy […]

In what ESPN is calling “one of the best statistical debuts by a quarterback in league history,” Nick Mullens, an Alabama native and graduate of Spain Park High School in Hoover, led his San Francisco 49ers to a 34-3 blowout victory on Thursday night against the Oakland Raiders. Mullens had never taken an NFL regular […]

In a column for Forbes, Dale Buss highlights Alabama’s automotive manufacturing industry and the state’s pro-jobs climate, calling the state “an automotive force to be reckoned with.” “As a center of automotive-manufacturing expansion, few places are humming like Alabama,” Buss said, opening his writeup, adding that Alabama is “the car-making capital of the American South.” […]

Nearly one in 10 Alabama voters are characterized as inactive and will need to update their addresses in order to vote on Tuesday. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill said 301,914 voters are listed as inactive.

Alabama’s own rocket manufacturer United Launch Alliance (ULA) is in the running for several SpaceNews Awards for Excellence and Innovation as voted on by readers. ULA has been nominated for Company of the Year, and its CEO, Tory Bruno, is a nominee for Corporate Leader of the Year. The company’s Delta II rocket is up […]

On Thursday, the Alabama State Port Authority’s management hosted Alabama Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed, state Sen. Greg Albritton, state Sen. Clay Scofield, state Rep. Randall Shedd, representatives from the Alabama Coal Association, Manufacture Alabama and associated maritime and shipper companies on a tour of its McDuffie Coal Terminal and its state-of-the-art container terminal. Per a […]

In a speech at the Madison County Democratic Women’s Luncheon on Thursday, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox claimed that he is now polling “within the margin” against Governor Kay Ivey. “Yesterday, we had some new data points come back that shows us within the margin of error, with a chance to win,” Maddox asserted. Maddox then […]

In a press release on Thursday, Secretary of State John Merrill rebutted an article by Alabama Media Group, calling the “inaccurate and inflammatory” reporting “a disservice to the people of the State of Alabama” and implying it was politically motivated with the Tuesday general election just days away. “An article published late Wednesday evening by […]

During remarks at a forum on combating wildlife poaching and trafficking last month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowed to devote “every available resource” to bringing to justice the individuals responsible for the illegal wildlife trade around the world. “The United States views the poaching and trafficking of protected wildlife as a threat to good governance, […]

One generous, creative University of Alabama football fan is making LSU’s “conspiracy theory” of collusion between the SEC headquarters in Birmingham and the Crimson Tide look like a completely “meaningless” “waste” of money. After LSU linebacker Devin White was ejected from the team’s game against Mississippi State for a questionable targeting call, fans of the […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh, House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, state Rep. Will Ainsworth and other top leadership figures in the Alabama Legislature voiced their strong support for Amendment Two – the pro-life constitutional amendment on Tuesday’s general election ballot. Governor Kay Ivey, on multiple previous occasions, has expressed her backing […]

According to a press release on Wednesday from the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, Maxwell Air Force Base has been selected by the United States Air Force to receive $18 million for the construction of a new air traffic control tower facility “for the purpose of force protection and safety.” This comes on the heels […]

On Tuesday, Alabama Democratic gubernatorial candidate Walt Maddox insinuated that Alabama was “near the bottom” under the leadership of Republican Gov. Kay Ivey. “This is really about the governor has defined she likes where Alabama is. I’m not satisfied at being at or near the bottom,” Maddox told reporters at the Downtown Huntsville Rotary Club, per […]

A new trial date has been set for an Alabama police officer charged with murder in a shooting. AL.com reported Tuesday that Huntsville police Officer William Darby’s trial was set for next week, but has been moved to April 2019.

On Tuesday, Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-4) and Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) sent a letter to U.S. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11) and Ranking Member Nita Lowey (NY-17) urging passage of a supplemental disaster appropriations bill to help farmers, ranchers and rural communities recover and rebuild from recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Michael. […]

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a statement from Rep. Will Ainsworth. See update below. State Rep. Will Ainsworth (R-Guntersville), the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, confirmed on Tuesday night that his wife was involved in a gun-related accident earlier that day. “While skeet shooting with our family on Tuesday evening, my wife, […]

On Tuesday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall took a major legal step in what many believe could be a historic U.S. Supreme Court case that sees Roe v. Wade significantly rolled back or even repealed. In a statement to Yellowhammer News, the attorney general’s spokesman, Mike Lewis, confirmed that Marshall officially intends to take the […]

BIRMINGHAM — After landing at Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base on Tuesday afternoon, Vice President Mike Pence answered a question regarding whether he supported President Donald Trump’s plan to sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship in the United States. “We’ve got a crisis on our southern border, we’ve got a crisis of illegal […]