After denouncing Judge Brett Kavanaugh over uncorroborated allegations of sexual assault, both Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) and Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-7) refused to condemn Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-5) when directly asked by Yellowhammer News.

It might be more than 70 years later, but one Alabama World War Two veteran finally got a well-deserved recognition for his heroic service.

Tuscaloosa has a major violent crime problem, and reports say things are only getting worse for the city run by Mayor Walt Maddox, the Democratic nominee for governor.

Rep. Bradley Byrne (AL-1) on Thursday issued a statement applauding the Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarding a $1,531,346 grant to the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce in order to help with the acquisition and renovation of the former Threaded Fasteners Building to house "Innovation PortAL."

HUNTSVILLE – It wasn’t what you would expect from a Democratic candidate for higher office speaking to an audience compromised of mostly college students. Thursday at a town hall on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville hosted by school’s College Democrats, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, the state’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee, dismissed political […]

In a late-night announcement on Thursday, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) confirmed that he "will be voting no" on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

I watched the hearing today.  I thought that Dr. Ford was credible, but I thought that Judge Kavanaugh came on very strong and was also very credible," Shelby said.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Thursday announced the selection of Blue Origin's BE-4 engine to power ULA’s next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket, in news that was celebrated by Alabama officials as boosting Alabama’s booming aerospace industry and elevating the state’s leadership position in rocketry.

Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-4) recently presented University of Alabama freshman Sara Lang with a congressional medal for service.

Federal prosecutors are seeking nearly three years in prison for a former legislator who admitted taking bribes to fight environmental cleanup efforts in Birmingham and then became a key witness against a coal company executive and lawyer who participated in the alleged scheme. Former state Rep. Oliver Robinson will be sentenced Thursday in federal court […]

Flash floods trapped people in homes and vehicles in north Alabama on Wednesday, and forecasters said the threat could last another day. Torrents of rain from a cold front moving through the state caused water to quickly cover roads and low-lying areas near Birmingham. Video and photos showed homes surrounded by water, submerged mailboxes and […]

Doug Jones on Wednesday tweeted out his support for incumbent Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), continuing his efforts to elect Democrats nationwide.

All of Alabama’s Republican members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday voted “Yes” on H.Res. 1071, which recognizes “that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of United States citizens.” The resolution criticizes San Francisco’s decision to join a dozen Democrat-led cities around the country that […]

Congressmen Mo Brooks (AL-5) and Gary Palmer (AL-6) on Wednesday received the National Taxpayers Union’s (NTU) “Taxpayers’ Friend Award” for garnering two of America's strongest voting records in support of lower taxes, limited government, balanced budgets and economic freedom during the 2017 Congressional session, per a press release.

Birmingham-headquartered Books-A-Million and Children’s of Alabama welcome the return of their fourth annual Superhero Month, which honors patients with "super celebrations," bringing a smile to the lives of ill and injured children.

As reported by the New York Times, many Christian conservatives in Alabama are taking the confirmation battle of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh to heart.

According to data released by Nielsen, Alabama is home to the top television market for college football, as well as another that ranks in the top-five.

After Democratic gubernatorial nominee and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox last week said that he will vote against the pro-life “Amendment Two” on the November 6 General Election ballot, the Alliance for a Pro-Life Alabama (APLA) on Wednesday called out Maddox's given reasoning as "disingenuous at best."

An Alabama city plans to install nearly 100 cameras in its high-crime areas over the next three months. AL.com reports the Birmingham City Council passed legislation Tuesday allowing Mayor Randall L. Woodfin to enter a contract with Alabama Power for a surveillance camera pilot program.

A man accused of taking over the pulpit during a church service in Alabama and trying to pull out a gun has been indicted on several charges. The News Courier of Athens reports 35-year-old Thomas Lewter of Elkmont is charged with attempted assault, domestic violence and menacing.

While the nation's gaze is glued on the circus-like confirmation process for United States Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the candidates to be Alabama's next state Supreme Court Chief Justice weighed in with differing opinions.

In shocking comments following Bill Cosby's sentencing of three-to-ten years in jail for being a "sexually violent predator," the disgraced comedian's Birmingham-based spokesman complained about the "most racist and sexist trial in the history of the United States," adding, "They persecuted Jesus and look what happened."

While Senator Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) continues to publicly claim that he is undecided on how to vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation, Politico reported Tuesday that Democratic leadership has Jones "firmly in the 'no' column."

It has been a decade since Alabama Democratic congressional hopeful Mallory Hagan grew dissatisfied with Alabama’s culture and left Auburn University for New York City’s Brooklyn borough. As a resident of the Big Apple, she would go on to become Miss New York, and then the 2013 Miss America. Immediately after her win, Hagan embraced the […]