Last week was President Trump’s best since moving into the White House. After giving a well-received State of the Union Address, the president was acquitted by the United States Senate, announced the killing of a major terrorist [and received a great jobs report. On the other hand, Democrats suffered several significant embarrassments. It began Monday […]

Have you heard that there’s a new argument which has found a previously untested Achilles heel in Roe v. Wade — and it’s being considered before the Supreme Court of Alabama? In the infamous Roe vs Wade decision, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to address the issue of when life begins. Specifically, the Supreme Court […]

Alabama State Representative Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) has authored a bill to relieve disabled veterans from the burden of paying an issuance fee when they get their license tag renewed. Under current Alabama law, disabled vets have to pay the issuance fee that is attached to the process of renewing a vehicle. The fee varies by […]

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Judge Andrew Brasher of Alabama as the next judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) campaign has spent $59,902 on 166 Facebook ads in an attempt to raise money off of his vote to impeach President Donald Trump last week, according to data from Facebook’s publicly available ad library. According to the library, 18% of the ad buy was directed towards Alabamians, with the rest being […]

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a public hearing on a bill by State Sen. Gerald Allen that would enhance the penalties of the Memorial Preservation Act...

The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology announced Tuesday the launch of a new mentoring program to help “strengthen biotech and life sciences entrepreneurs as business leaders in North Alabama.” The program, Navigate, was established fall 2019 and was modeled after MIT’s Venture Mentoring Service program, which has mentored entrepreneurs for more than 20 years.

The story of UAB men's basketball player Luis Hurtado beating cancer is a powerful one.

A state senator from East Alabama has filed a bill that would amend Alabama’s Constitution to eliminate the state sales tax on groceries. Jones says that a cap on the federal income tax deduction (FIT) for Alabama state income tax filers would provide an equal amount of money to what is currently generated by the […]

HARTSELLE — Late last month, Club for Growth Action, the federal super PAC associated with the Washington, D.C.- based Club for Growth, announced it would resume running a TV ad that initially aired during the Iron Bowl opposing U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne’s (R-Fairhope) bid for the U.S. Senate. The spot has been up and running in […]

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is strongly contesting the assertions made Monday in a report by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The report from the SPLC alleges that since the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Shelby County v. Holder was handed down in 2013, Alabama has engaged in a number of practices that disadvantage […]

Heavy rainfall across Alabama has led to canceled or delayed schools, swollen rivers and concern for more problems moving into Tuesday evening with most parts of North and Central Alabama under a flood watch.

Yellowhammer News has obtained a fresh internal poll conducted on behalf of Congressman Bradley Byrne's U.S. Senate campaign that shows just a...

Human trafficking is a major issue in 2020 and it is modern-day slavery that is not addressed nearly enough. Julia Meyers is on a mission to help end this plague on society as chair of the Human Trafficking Committee at the Junior League of Birmingham. What does trafficking look like? What are the signs? What […]

Comedian Jermaine “Funnymaine” Johnson and Wind Creek Hospitality announced last week a partnership aimed at benefitting particular youth in the Yellowhammer state. The Funnymaine Foundation and Wind Creek plan to collaborate two events this summer that will benefit at-risk youth in Alabama. In addition to that, Wind Creek also plans to be the title sponsor for […]

“Today marks a historic moment and victory for Mobile and the entire state of Alabama." -- U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL)

In a recent op-ed, al.com columnist Kyle Whitmire made light of the passage by the Alabama Senate of a resolution proposed by State Senator Dan Roberts (R-Mountain Brook) declaring pornography a health crisis. He even posted a video on social media mocking the resolution. I have met Kyle on a few occasions, and I usually […]

Heavy rains last week elevated Alabama Power lake levels, and rain this week is expected to push up lake levels even further in some locations. Nearly 4 inches of rain has fallen in parts of the Warrior, Tallapoosa and Coosa river basins so far in February.  And more wet weather is in the forecast – […]

Alabama Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth’s 21st Century Workforce Commission released its findings on Monday. The topline recommendation from the report is the creation of a cabinet-level coordinating agency to be called the Governor’s Office of Talent and Workforce Development. The report also calls for increased investment in areas highlighted by many of the state’s pre-existing […]

The Business Council of Alabama announced the addition of Helena Duncan as the organization's newly created director of strategic operations and growth.

State Rep. Chris Pringle, a Republican candidate in Alabama's First Congressional District, has released a new ad that may very well go viral.

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Late Sunday night in Cape Canaveral, Florida, NASA’s Solar Orbiter lifted off atop United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V rocket. Made at ULA’s 1.6 million square foot plant in Decatur, the Atlas V notched its 82nd successful mission as it jumpstarted what will be a decade-long expedition to study the sun. “The ULA team is […]

Trump described Jones as "that lightweight Senator," and that he "thought his boss, Cryin’ Chuck, would have forced him to vote against the Hoax. A Do Nothing Stiff!"