Auburn University researchers are leading a $2 million U.S. Department of Energy project that promises to improve fuel efficiency and economy. The project will create a bio-based fuel additive that can be blended with diesel fuel to reduce soot and greenhouse gas emissions and yield cleaner engine operation in cold-weather conditions. Joining as collaborators in the […]

Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield joined St. Clair County and Pell City officials to help Eissmann Group Automotive LLC celebrate the completion of a $14.5 million expansion project at the auto supplier’s Pell City campus. Eissmann announced plans in June 2016 to expand its Pell City facility with a new 130,000-square-foot building featuring advanced manufacturing […]

Fall weather has finally settled in, and only a few of Alabama’s college football teams face Week Nine tests the last weekend of October.

Across the country, opioid abuse has reached epidemic levels, severely affecting communities and straining public safety resources. The Institute of Business Analytics, or IBA, a research unit at the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business, has received an approximate $1 million grant from the Office of Justice Programs at the Justice Department to develop […]

Lake Martin has always been known for recreation, and now the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce is also making it a place for incubation. In addition to being home to the chamber’s offices, the Lake Martin Innovation Center is a business incubator providing low-cost office space and support to young businesses. The chamber moved into […]

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) announced on Friday that six early-stage companies have advanced to the Alabama Launchpad...

Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook), through his leadership committee PAC, is working to defeat the Republican members of the U.S. House...

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), a national organization dedicated to attacking religion in public spheres, "is redoubling its efforts to...

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) on Thursday expressed his strong support of President Donald Trump’s decision to defend the United States’ southern border...

BIRMINGHAM – The rain couldn’t keep them away Thursday night as Yellowhammer News recognized its Power & Influence 50 at an event at the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa. This year’s sold-out Power & Influence 50 event featured some of the most powerful and influential players in politics and business from all […]

A Facebook post made Tuesday by an Alabama woman has gone viral, with approximately one million interactions as of Thursday at noon.

Per reporting by John Sharp, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) is taking credit for the $1.6 million Toyota-Mazda plant that is under-construction...

Alabama health officials announced Wednesday that a study did not find evidence of an eye cancer cluster at Auburn University, despite a rash of reported cases of the rare and deadly cancer that drew national attention earlier this year. The Alabama Department of Public Health said the study “based on the best available information” did […]

An Alabama mayor has fired 10 employees who staged a “sick out” over working conditions. WALA-TV reports that Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson fired the workers Wednesday.

According to a report by the Pensacola News Journal, Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) campaigned in the city on Wednesday for incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)...

In an inspirational video posted this week by University Charter School (UCS) in Livingston, students can be seen thanking Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) for supporting their dreams.

Attorney General Steve Marshall is urging Alabamians to participate in the DEA's "Prescription Drug Take-Back Day" on Saturday, October 27, at various locations throughout the state.

As Planned Parenthood's approximately $1 million television ad buy began running on statewide television on Wednesday, the Alabama Republican Party...

According to a report by WSFA, the Montgomery County Board of Education on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for the repeal of the Alabama...

Yellowhammer News on Wednesday learned that Dr. Brenda Pike, the executive director of the Alabama Education Association (AEA), is leaving the organization.

The Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced "significant" reductions to the rates paid by residential customers of Spire Alabama, formerly known as Alagasco. The reductions will amount to approximate savings of $24 million for Alabamians.

The Auburn Student Veterans Association and Alabama’s Campus Veterans Association are uniting as one to raise awareness for the 22 veterans lost each day to suicide by marching from Auburn to Tuscaloosa for the Iron Bowl. The 150-mile Iron Bowl Ruck March, which will begin at Jordan Hare Stadium in Auburn on November 21 and […]

After news broke Wednesday morning that explosive devices addressed to the Obama and Clinton families, as well as CNN in New York, were intercepted...

“To Kill a Mockingbird,” a coming-of-age story about racism and injustice, overpowered wizards and time travelers to be voted America’s best-loved novel by readers nationwide. The 1960 book by Harper Lee emerged as No. 1 in PBS’ “The Great American Read” survey, whose results were announced Tuesday on the show’s finale. More than 4 million […]