Yellowhammer News on Monday obtained Republican congressional candidate Jeff Coleman’s campaign launch video. Coleman is running to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Roby has announced that she is not seeking reelection to a sixth term. A former chairman of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA), much of Coleman’s launch […]

Alabama Democratic politicians have made Medicaid expansion a centerpiece in their election campaigns over the last few years. However, with so few Democrats getting elected, the prospects of state officials undertaking such an effort have remained dim. However, earlier this year before the 2019 general legislative session, some Republicans hinted that they might be open […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Will Democrats be able to convince more Americans that impeachment is the right move? — Can former Attorney General Jeff Sessions win a Republican primary in Alabama with President Donald Trump blasting him? — Wasn’t […]

Alabama State Board of Education member Ella Bell of Montgomery died on Sunday morning. Bell, a Democrat, has represented district five on the state school board since first being elected in November of 2000. In a statement, Governor Kay Ivey said that she will praying for Bell’s family. “We shared a passion for the children […]

Governor Kay Ivey announced Friday that Alabama will participate in the 2020 Girls Go CyberStart Challenge. According to a press release, “the Girls Go CyberStart Challenge is a skills-based competition designed to encourage girls to pursue cyber-based learning and career opportunities.” “Initiatives like the Girls Go CyberStart Challenge are critical because they help the next […]

If you’re reading this story using an electronic device, you might be hacked before you get to the next paragraph. Welcome to the 21st century, where new technologies and new vulnerabilities seem to be going hand in hand. The good news is, there are people on your side working and learning to protect you and […]

Beta cells in the pancreas produce insulin. Their death is a key feature of Type 1 diabetes, and that loss starts long before diagnosis. However, there has been no straightforward way to measure that early loss. Anath Shalev, M.D., and colleagues at the University of Alabama at Birmingham now have identified an early biomarker of Type 1 diabetes-associated […]

President Trump recently announced a partial trade settlement with China. Does this mean we have won the trade war? Details remain sparse, and the present deal may merely forestall further tariff hikes. It may be a truce rather than a peace treaty. Nonetheless, avoiding escalation of the trade war is good news.

Sara Franklin’s world turned upside down on the night of Aug. 25, 2018, when she experienced her first seizure. Now she has turned what began as a scary experience into an opportunity to help others facing similar situations. “My husband woke in the middle of the night to find me convulsing, and I wasn’t responding. […]

Alabama has quickly established itself as an attractive home for founders wanting to launch and grow startups. The state’s momentum in helping technology and innovation startups flourish was the focus of a panel discussion Oct. 25 during the Alabama Economic Growth Summit in Hoover. Britney Summerville, vice president of community involvement at Shipt, moderated the discussion and said […]

TUSCUMBIA — For 17 years, State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) has been a fixture in the State House in Montgomery, eight years as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and seven years as a member of the Alabama Senate. Last month, the veteran lawmaker announced he was seeking a change of scenery with […]

Invariably, whenever someone mentions Back Forty Beer Company at the Sloss Docks in Birmingham the talk turns to food. That’s because an award-winning chef with a fine dining background helms this open kitchen (next to the open brewing production) and is turning out dishes that are delicious and inventive, seasonal and locally sourced and perhaps more than you’d expect. […]

Bats across the state of Alabama will soon have new digs thanks to Alabama Power Service Organization (APSO) volunteers. APSO chapters spent part of last week building and painting bat houses that will be installed in wooded areas. Some will also go up near Alabama Power lakes and rivers. The work was part of Southern Company’s Week of Service. “We […]

More than 100 students and dozens of companies came together Friday for Code the Classic, an initiative designed to link area employers with diverse talent from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA) hosted the sixth annual event that coincides with the Magic City Classic football game between Alabama State University and Alabama A&M University. The event took […]

Downtown Birmingham serves as the backdrop for the latest action thriller. Familiar sites around the city can be seen in the first trailer for “Line of Duty.” The film stars Aaron Eckhart (“The Dark Knight”) as officer Frank Penny, who goes on a rogue mission to find the chief of police’s abducted daughter. After killing the police’s only […]

Donald Trump, Jr., son of President Donald Trump, remains solidly in the “anyone but Roy Moore” camp with regards to the Republican nominee for the 2020 Alabama U.S. Senate race. During a follow-up on his interview with Yellowhammer News and ahead of his visit to Birmingham next week, the younger Trump echoed his remarks from […]

The opioid epidemic is one of our country’s most dire ongoing issues. The term is one that has become too familiar in our everyday lives. Unfortunately, this epidemic is tragically taking the precious lives of Americans across the country, including those of Alabamians in the Second Congressional District. As an elected official, I believe that […]

When it came to building a new stadium in the city, the proposition for Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin was simple: “Either we’re going to do it or we’re not.” After decades of talk in the Magic City about a new stadium, Woodfin said he had had enough. “The stadium is not just a stadium. It’s […]

With archery season underway and the opening day of the gun deer season on the horizon, the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division is traveling the state to give hunters and the general public updates on chronic wasting disease (CWD) that affects members of the deer family. First, CWD has NOT been detected in […]

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This past weekend, Sam Adams and his wife, the former Mary Virginia Martin, were honored as they became the first ever Arch Klumph Society members from Rotary International’s District 6880, which covers all of central and south Alabama. Mr. Adams, also a past president of the Montgomery Rotary Club, most recently served as the district […]

The Semper Fi Community Task Force of North Alabama on Wednesday will kick off the 13th annual Heroes’ Week. The week will run November 6-12, starting with welcome ceremonies at the Huntsville Airport and the Westin Hotel. According to a release, the task force’s all-volunteer staff is looking forward to hosting 59 total guests, including […]

He was hulking and handsome, a talented Auburn University tight end from Atlanta who was known for his great motor and his big heart. But in the early morning hours of June 29, 2014, Philip Lutzenkirchen was gone — and after making a series of bad decisions, at that. Over five years later, Mike Lutzenkirchen […]

Insurgents seeking new leadership for Alabama Democrats argued with the party’s old-line officers in court Thursday over a lawsuit to block a potential revamping of the party in a deeply Republican state. Circuit Judge Greg Griffin gave lawyers time to submit additional documents, but issued no immediate decision on the suit, filed Wednesday by longtime […]