Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded Jefferson State Community College $220,817 to upgrade a program that trains students for jobs in the medical industry. The grant, provided to the state by the Appalachian Regional Commission, will be used to purchase equipment, furniture and supplies to upgrade classroom and laboratory space for the college’s biomedical training program. […]

The Princeton Review has released their trademark list of the “Best 384 Colleges” for 2019 and three Alabama schools made the cut. To compile their latest edition, which is the 27th annual, the Princeton Review interviewed 138,000 students and examined the relevant data on the nation’s colleges. See which Alabama institutions are on the list, […]

Alabama personal injury attorney Alexander Shunnarah on Friday released a new video poking fun at his unparalleled billboard empire across the state and the southeastern United States. In the video, the sight of unused and neglected billboards causes the “Billboard King” to shed a tear. “Not on my watch!” Shunnarah says. WATCH:   NOT ON […]

A grassroots push to build a new interstate stretching from West Texas to East Georgia has gained significant media attention over the last few weeks, and now Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) is talking about it. Roby recently discussed with the Dothan Eagle her vision for broad infrastructure investments, saying those investments could include the new […]

Alabama is working again. The state’s Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Friday that Alabama has shattered its employment record for the third month in a row. “We continue to break employment records in Alabama,” Washington said in a statement. “Nearly 30,000 more people are working now than they were last year. The message […]

An Alabama kindergarten teacher jailed on child pornography charges had been approved by the state to provide therapeutic foster care, authorities said Thursday. Daniel Prentice Donaldson, 26, of Montevallo, received the foster care certification in June through the United Methodist Children’s Home, which acts as a contractor to provide care for the state, said Barry […]

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) this week announced that small business optimism is at the second highest level in recorded history, according to NFIB’s survey index. The organization’s “Small Business Optimism Index,” which has been recorded since 1973, came within a marginal .0009 percent of the record-high – which occurred in 1983 under the […]

A hospital in northern Alabama plans a $150 million expansion. Huntsville Hospital said in a news release Wednesday that work on the expansion will start next year and is expected to take about two years. The project will add 72 beds and 24 operating rooms. There will also be space for future expansion.

Authorities say 12 people have been hospitalized, including three who were seriously injured, after a tent collapsed at a shareholder’s event in Hayden. WBMA-TV says about 400 people were under the tent Thursday night when it came crashing down, some ducking under tables for cover.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Wednesday announced the appointment of Alabama’s Mark McDaniel to the NASA Advisory Council’s Human Exploration and Operations Committee, citing his past record of exemplary service on the same council. Republican Rep. Mo Brooks (AL-5), who recommended McDaniel, praised the appointment. “Mark McDaniel’s experience and qualifications make him an excellent choice to […]

President Donald Trump does not enjoy a higher approval rating in any state than Alabama, according to the latest polling released this week by Morning Consult. Trump’s approval rating is at 63 percent in the state led by Governor Kay Ivey. West Virginia and Wyoming tied Alabama for the title of highest rating. The president’s […]

After seeing a rise in the number of students seeking mental health support, the University of Alabama at Birmingham is increasing their number of counselors, says a report by ABC 33/40. UAB joins the ranks of several other nationwide colleges who are currently seeing the same trend. The school has doubled the number of employed counselors over the […]

A sheriff’s department in Alabama is investigating a report of hazing at a high school earlier this year. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office is working with the county school system on an incident involving students at Brewer High School in February.

Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) is paying tribute to Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” who died on Thursday. Aderholt posted a video on his Facebook page documenting Franklin’s time recording at the renowned FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, along with these words: “The music world has lost a legend in Aretha Franklin. While I was […]

The Yellowhammer State and the Palmetto State share many things: heat, southern culture, a love for football. A more unfortunate commonality between the two, and one receiving lots of attention in both states, is that each has an unfinished nuclear power plant just sitting there, continually making news but not power. Alabama’s Bellefonte Nuclear Generating […]

Good Samaritans in Midfield, AL, came to the aid of a 74-year-old woman who was being beaten and robbed on Wednesday. The victim was at her vehicle after running errands at a shopping center when a man approached her demanding money. The elderly woman refused, and the man began to hit her. Moments later, a witness […]

With speculation swirling around former Gov. Robert Bentley, Alabama Republican Party Chair Terry Lathan hopes he decides against running for another public office. Lathan told Yellowhammer News, “I hope that if Dr. Bentley truly cares for Alabama, as he says he does, he would consider letting us go.” However, Lathan could not rule his return […]

Former Gov. Robert Bentley provided new details of his view of the scandal that helped topple his administration, according to a deposition filed this week in circuit court. Bentley resigned last year as he faced an ethics investigation and impeachment proceedings in the wake of an alleged affair with a top aide, Rebekah Caldwell Mason.

A kindergarten teacher in Alabama has been charged with 40 counts of child porn possession. News outlets report 26-year-old Daniel Prentice “Danny” Donaldson was arrested Wednesday. Calera Elementary School officials say the teacher has been placed on administrative leave as the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office continues its investigation. Sheriff’s Maj. Ken Burchfield says the investigation […]

Alabama authorities say a police officer used a stun gun on a 13-year-old boy who reached into a pocket containing a handgun. News outlets report charges are pending against the 13-year-old, who was walking with a 15-year-old boy near a middle school when he was stopped Wednesday. Birmingham Police Sgt. Johnny Williams says officers responding […]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) on Wednesday, writing the latest chapter in a long line of national Democrats shooting themselves in the foot going into November’s midterm elections, claimed that America “was never that great.” Alabama Republican leaders reacted swiftly to condemn the liberal leader’s remarks and applaud the values that the nation cherishes. The shocking […]

Patients at Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham got a special surprise on Tuesday when the University of Alabama and Auburn University mascots paid a visit. The visit by Big Al and Aubie, who were also joined by cheerleaders from the University of Alabama, coincides with the annual kickoff of Wells Fargo’s “Picks for Kids” program. […]

Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) is keeping mum on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but he has spoken — through his votes — on other judicial confirmations. A dozen appellate court judges have been confirmed since Jones took office in January after winning a special election to finish the term of U.S. Attorney General Jeff […]

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs announced on Monday that it will administer a series of grants to 35 different Alabama counties to be used for improving traffic safety in coming months. One series of grants, totaling $791,838, will go toward increasing patrols and other highway safety measures in 17 north Alabama counties […]