MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) CEO David Bronner, who oversees state employees’ pension program, revealed recently that the system would devolve into a “crisis” if taxpayers do not continue propping it up to the tune of $1 billion per year. The Alabama Legislature’s newly formed Joint Committee on Pensions this week began […]

Good news: the House of Representatives passed the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. The NDAA is the annual bill that authorizes spending and policy for the entire military, including programs and efforts at installations in Alabama. This one wasn’t easy, as ill-advised cuts in recent years have left Congress and military leaders with difficult choices. […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Robert Bentley’s chief of staff Seth Hammett, the administration’s top staffer, announced his resignation Thursday after just over 16 months on the job. The governor announced a new “leadership management team” that will take over responsibility of running the core operations of his office. The team will be co-led by Deputy […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) slammed the Obama administration’s policies for admitting refugees from the Middle East Thursday. In a hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, which Sessions chairs, an official from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service revealed that more than 90 percent of refugees who have […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Innovation Fund has awarded nearly $4.5 million to advance research being conducted at universities and other institutions, providing key support for programs that could generate new ventures and create jobs across the state. This year, the Alabama Innovation Fund is funding 14 projects at six different universities and two research-focused organizations, […]

Modern-day manufacturing is not your grandfather’s manufacturing, and today is a day set aside specifically to challenge the generations-old stereotypes. Manufacturing Day, the first Friday in October, is a growing national grassroots movement dedicated to overcoming the shared challenges facing modern manufacturers. Manufacturing depends on a skilled workforce, but many companies have jobs they simply […]

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —  The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has awarded five schools in Alabama for their quality standard of education. Those schools are: Bear Exploration Center, Montgomery County Schools Crestline Elementary School, Mountain Brook City School Clark-Shaw Magnet School, Mobile County Schools Old Shell Road School of Performing Arts, Mobile County Schools Shades […]

By Eunie Smith, President, Eagle Forum of Alabama and Dr. John H. Killian, Sr., former President of the Alabama Baptist State Convention It has been three months since the Supreme Court of the United States rocked the nation with their landmark opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges, which purported to redefine marriage to include two adults […]

(Video above: RSA CEO Dr. David Bronner speaks to the Alabama State Employees Association. Part two of the speech can be viewed here.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The CEO of Alabama’s public employees’ pension system has a lengthy list of foul-mouthed grievances with the citizens of Alabama and their elected representatives, and he made it known […]

Video above: The Mobile Police Department SWAT performed “Operation Superhero” for the real heroes – child cancer survivors. The event was held on Sept. 30, 2015 at USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. MOBILE, Ala. – Some of Alabama’s everyday heroes transformed into superheroes Wednesday for a noble cause: honoring children […]

It’s taken four decades, but Birmingham now has its own permanent Alabama Workforce Training Center (AWTC) and it’s unlike any in the state. AIDT held an open house earlier this month, declaring the 56,000-square-foot former warehouse at 3500 Sixth Ave. S. open, although it is already training workers for construction, manufacturing and other industries. Ed […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Thumbtack, an online marketplace that matches service providers with consumers, has named Birmingham, Alabama the best city in the United States for millennial entrepreneurs. The company analyzed survey responses from 18,000 small business owners from all over the country who answered questions about the business-friendliness of their area. Birmingham came in at […]

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ala. — “Blessed are the Peacemakers” decals have been removed from Houston County Sheriff vehicles Wednesday after County Administrator Bill Dempsey made the removal recommendation to County Sheriff Donald Valenza. Yellowhammer reported last month that the Houston County Sheriff Donald Valenza had bought and placed small decals on the back of every patrol car in his service […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiTFF73Aqi4&feature=youtu.be (Video Above: Rep. Martha Roby offers Congress one more opportunity to defund the abortion giant in a last-minute temporary spending bill)  WASHINGTON — Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby filed Wednesday a last-ditch effort to defund Planned Parenthood through the appropriations process. Roby’s legislative maneuver comes after the Senate approved a temporary federal funding bill Wednesday morning […]

GREENSBORO, Ala. — Pie Lab, a west Alabama bakery in Greensboro, recently made Travel + Leisure’s list of 15 Amazing Small Town Bakeries. Travel + Leisure set out to list unique and delicious bakeries all around the country to show small-towns still have a big taste. Pie Lab’s mission though is not to be just […]

(Video above: The official trailer for Woodlawn) TICKETS FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE BY CLICKING HERE BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Patton Creek Carmike Cinema in Hoover is set host a star-studded premier for Woodlawn, the highly-anticipated Erwin Brothers movie that was set and filmed in Birmingham. The red carpet event will take place […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alarming statistics were shared Tuesday during the 2015 Alabama Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Summit, focusing on what Attorney General Luther Strange characterized as a “drug epidemic” currently sweeping the state. During the meeting of approximately 700 Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) from across the state, Strange revealed that more than 200 people have […]

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WETUMPKA, Ala. — Wetumpka Tea Party leader Becky Gerritson signaled on Tuesday that she will challenge Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2) for Alabama’s second congressional district seat, which encompasses a large swath of southeast Alabama from just north of Montgomery down to the Florida and Georgia state lines. In an email titled “The time is now […]

By Beena Thannickal Numerous University of Alabama at Birmingham cancer physicians and specialists were named to the Newsweek Top Cancer Doctors 2015 list. Newsweek Top Cancer Doctors 2015 is a list of more than 2,600 leading cancer specialists across the country arranged by location and specialty. The list was compiled through peer nominations and extensive […]

By Donna Cope Sept. 23 ushered in the first day of autumn, and temperatures seemed to follow suit as Alabamians awoke to chillier mornings. It’s officially time to pull those sweaters and blankets from the cedar chest for added comfort during cooler days and nights. It’s also the right time to consider how to keep […]

WSFA.com Montgomery Alabama news. (Video Above: Governor Bentley tells WSFA reporters he may be closing state parks and drivers’ license offices after all.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) told reporters Monday that the General Fund budget he signed at the end of a grueling, months long battle between the executive and legislative […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Space and Rocket Center Saturday set a one-day attendance record while hosting Museum Day Live, an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine which includes participating museums across the country. During the free event, almost 5,500 people visited the Rocket City hotspot to enjoy and explore the state’s largest tourist attraction. […]

By Kelli M. Dugan Nearly two decades of planning, construction and anticipation culminated Saturday with the public debut of GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico, a $62 million venture projected to attract 300,000 visitors a year to Mobile’s waterfront. Tony Zodrow, executive director of the hands-on museum and the former chief executive […]