Air Force General John E. Hyten, a native of Huntsville, on Thursday was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the next vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. In a bipartisan 75-22 vote, Hyten became the second-highest ranking military official in the country. A 38-year officer who has served in numerous […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is seemingly in support of the House’s official impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, which is being led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and members of “The Squad” like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). In an interview with The Hill on Wednesday, Jones claimed that the inquiry into Trump is not about […]

Count Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) as being against the impeachment inquiry by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Democrats into President Donald Trump. In a statement on Thursday, Palmer advised that the “inquiry is not about high crimes and misdemeanors, but about politics.” Palmer is the chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, which is […]

Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) has appointed State Senator Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) to serve on the Alabama Small Business Commission. The appointment was announced on Thursday. Created in 2014, the Alabama Small Business Commission is an appointed group of small business owners and legislators who are tasked with advising the governor and state […]

Telegraph Creative on Thursday announced an impressive lineup of keynote speakers, panelists and moderators for the Alabama Economic Growth Summit, which is set to take place October 24-25 at the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa. Alabama Power is the title sponsor for the event, which is being organized by Birmingham-based Telegraph Creative. […]

A new study from U.S. News found that Huntsville, Alabama, ranked number 11 on its list of best places to live in America. The study, which analyzed the 125 most populous metro areas to find the best places to live, found Huntsville to be one of “the best places to live based on quality of life […]

Despite promises of improvements for decades, a span of Alabama Highway 53 that stretches from Huntsville to Ardmore near the Alabama-Tennessee state line has remained a heavily traveled thoroughfare that poses public safety concerns. Last weekend, two lives were claimed in an accident on Highway 53 near Ardmore, prompting State Rep. Andy Whitt (R-Harvest) to […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) on Wednesday announced its endorsement of Judge Bill Thompson for reelection to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Thompson, a resident of Homewood, was first elected to this court in 1996 and was reelected 2002, 2008 and 2014. He became presiding judge of the court in 2007. In a statement, […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01), also a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2020, on Thursday called on former Vice President Joe Biden to release transcripts of his calls with leaders from Ukraine and China. This comes as Democrats in Washington, D.C. are launching an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Byrne has bashed this […]

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has declared fishing disasters for seven states on three coasts. “Fishing is the cornerstone of countless coastal economies and has been a way of life for generations of Americans,” he said in a brief news release Wednesday. “This determination acknowledges the critical role fisheries play in our communities, and the […]

7. Juul has killed its advertising and fired their CEO for no reason The market leader in vaping products, Juul Labs, is now suspending advertising and has announced it will not fight the Trump administrations attempts to ban flavor products they say are appealing to teens. This is all very confusing because it is thought […]

Associate Justice Brad Mendheim has all of the momentum in his bid for a full term in place two on the Alabama Supreme Court. A Republican, Mendheim was first appointed to the state’s highest court by Governor Kay Ivey in 2018. He lost election to a full term to that office in the 2018 election […]

Auburn toppled Texas A&M 28-20 and DrunkAubie is back to react to the game and predict the upcoming game against Mississippi State. The guys also discuss the media’s bad AU-TAMU predictions, Notre Dame losing to Georgia, how bad the bottom feeders of the SEC are and more from around the college football world.

Elizabeth Smart on Thursday will be the keynote speaker at “Casting Hope,” a benefit for Birmingham-based nonprofit On River Time. Smart rose to international prominence after being kidnapped in 2002 at the age 14 and escaping nine months later. She is now a prominent child advocate and has been a commentator for ABC News. At […]

Democrats appear to be speeding towards impeachment at a break-neck pace. This is not happening over Russia stealing our elections or violations of the emoluments clause. It’s over a phone call where the president of the United States spoke to the president of Ukraine. Seriously. Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) spoke to WVNN radio’s “The Dale […]

A new project is highlighting some of the places in Alabama that played a role in the civil rights movement. An online, oral history presentation called “Voices of Alabama” features photos of historic sites and interviews with some of the people who worked with the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Tuesday announced that the chamber will launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump regarding a recent phone call he had with the president of Ukraine. Pelosi’s announcement was met with instantaneous pushback from many Republican leaders in Alabama, including members of the state’s congressional […]

With the impeachment of President Donald Trump dominating the headlines nationally, it has also come up in the early stages of Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate race. Fresh off the endorsement from the Alabama Farmers Federation, 2020 Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Tommy Tuberville reacted to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announcing her caucus […]

The Tennessee Valley Authority has a three-pronged mission to promote energy, economic development and the environment. Now add to that rebuilding public trust.

7. Former Alabama state senator pleads guilty to felony theft On Tuesday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that former State Senator Zeb Little (D-Cullman) was convicted of two counts of felony theft after Little, an attorney, admitted to unlawfully taking client funds from his trust account. Little agreed to pay restitution in the amount […]

In addition to making an endorsement in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, the Alabama Farmers Federation’s political arm on Tuesday announced their support of a number of 2020 candidates, including two prominent conservative names. FarmPAC officially endorsed President Donald J. Trump for reelection, as well as endorsing Public Service Commission President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (R-AL) for […]

Tuesday might go down as one of the biggest days in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate race when all is said and done. As first reported by Yellowhammer News, former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville has been endorsed by FarmPAC, the influential political arm of the Alabama Farmers Federation. The endorsement has been ratified […]

It was 230 years ago this month that Congress proposed the Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution to the states, and one of Alabama’s largest legal organizations kicked off its celebration of the anniversary with an event in Birmingham. The Alabama Association for Justice (ALAJ) held the first of several events it has billed […]

Former State Senator Zeb Little (D-Cullman) has been convicted of two counts of felony theft of property. The announcement was made on Tuesday in a statement by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. Little, an attorney, admitted to unlawfully taking client funds from his trust account and on Friday pleaded guilty in Franklin County Circuit Court before […]