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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has reported a string of large campaign contributions as she looks to reclaim fundraising dominance in the gubernatorial race. Campaign finance reports show the incumbent Republican has received $95,000 in large contributions over the last three weeks.
The Alabama Farmers Federation reacted with optimism to Monday's announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) detailing how $6.3 billion in federal aid will assist farmers who face the uncertainty of trade negotiations and the disruption of retaliations.
Americans for Prosperity, a conservative political advocacy organization, is advertising on social media urging Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) to vote to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court - Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
College football is finally back. JSU kicked off the season on Saturday with a hard-fought, nationally-televised game against North Carolina AT&T in Montgomery.
An LGBTQ group in Mobile is set to host Drag Queen Story Hour in two weeks, where children will have stories read to them by a local drag queen before they finish with a craft making session. The event, put on by Rainbow Mobile, has caused a significant amount of controversy to bubble up in […]
In an exclusive interview with Yellowhammer News on Friday, black conservative sensation Candace Owens ripped into Black Lives Matter Activist Shaun King, who is scheduled to speak at the University of North Alabama (UNA) on September 6.
The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has chosen Elaine Lyon, PhD, FACMG, as its new director of its Clinical Services Lab (CSL). “We are thrilled to have Dr. Lyon join the CSL team,” Shawn Levy, PhD, executive director of the CSL and faculty investigator at HudsonAlpha, said in a press statement. “Her clinical genomics and research […]
U.S. Strategic Command (STRACOM) on Wednesday tweeted that the USS Alabama was named the best performing nuclear-powered, ballistic missile-carrying submarine in the nation's fleet, commenting "another title for Alabama" and "Roll Tide."
In an appearance on Huntsville’s Newstalk 770 AM/92.5 FM WVNN on Tuesday, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) dismissed the notion that he was allowing a “political calculus” to play a role in his decision-making processes as U.S. Senator. Alabama’s junior member of the U.S. Senate is facing pressure from both sides of the aisle regarding the […]
"Global Trade" magazine this month ranked Alabama as one of the best eight states for manufacturing in the nation.
It is the last reunion for members of the famed U.S. Army jungle fighters called “Merrill’s Marauders.” Three thousand volunteered for a dangerous secret mission during World War II — a mission so secret they were not told even where they were going.
A Jefferson County Democrat said Tuesday that he has filed a complaint with national party officials arguing rules and diversity requirements were broken when the Alabama Democratic Party elected leaders. Ralph Young said he filed the complaint with the Democratic National Committee, challenging the election of state chairwoman Nancy Worley.
Airbnb will start collecting another lodging tax in an Alabama city within the next month. AL.com reports the Birmingham City Council approved an agreement Tuesday allowing the short-term rental website to collect the city’s 6.5 percent tax on rentals.
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) on Tuesday profusely praised the Senate's confirmation of Judge Terry F. Moorer of Greenville to be a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama.
In a brazen interview with NPR's "Code Switch" last week, Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin said that becoming a sanctuary city would not be going far enough and instead declared Birmingham a "Welcoming City."
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) slammed the brakes on calls to rename the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. after the late Sen. John McCain.
After Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) last week called for postponing the confirmation process of President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Concerned Women for America (CWA) CEO Penny Nance told Yellowhammer News that Jones' "stall tactic" was nothing more than a "desperate attempt to get out of making a decision."
Several Mobilians went before their city council on Tuesday to express their disapproval of an event set to take place at the Mobile Public Library on Saturday, September 8, where a local drag queen will read to a group of children. “The reason I’m here today is because of a matter that’s very heavy on […]
The Princeton Review has released their trademark list of the “Best 384 Colleges” for 2019 and three Alabama schools made the cut - Auburn University, the University of Alabama, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
President Trump announced Monday that he has reached a preliminary new trade deal with Mexico called the United States-Mexico Trade Agreement - getting rid of the name NAFTA - with hopes that Canada will "negotiate fairly" and join the new agreement in the near future, enter into a separate deal or face American automobile tariffs.
WHNT in Huntsville on Saturday ran a powerful story about an Alabama pastor's personal experiences with mental illness, suicide and spirituality.
Federal regulators are canceling Alabama Power’s license for the Coosa River dams. The Montgomery Advertiser reported the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission made the decision about a license that had been issued in 2013. The decision comes after a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled the license did not adequately deal with the negative effects that the […]
Friday, Yellowhammer News’ Kyle Morris had the opportunity to interview two of conservative media’s most recent sensations, Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens. Kirk and Owens, who were the keynote speakers at the 2018 ALGOP Summer Dinner, both appear frequently on Fox News and are the stars of Turning Point USA. The two discussed an array […]
Filming has begun in parts of Alabama’s capital city for a movie based on a bestselling memoir. Scenes for “Just Mercy” were being shot on a downtown Montgomery street and in the city’s Garden District on Monday. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that the “Just Mercy” cast includes Michael B. Jordan, who visited a nearby school. […]

