NASA this week announced Dr. Lisa Watson-Morgan, a Huntsville native, has been named program manager for the Human Landing System. In this role, Watson-Morgan is tasked with the rapid development of the lander that will safely carry the first woman and the next man to the Moon’s surface in 2024. That voyage, a critical milestone […]

MONTGOMERY — During his speech to the River Region Republican Club on Tuesday, former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville commented on two viral videos showing New York City Police Department officers being doused with water and having objects thrown at them. “It’s disgusting!” — Outrage is growing after viral videos show people drenching […]

7. Georgia state representative lying about a racial encounter In news that should surprise absolutely no one, a witness contradicts the story of racism told by State Rep. Erica Thomas (D-GA). According to the witness, it was Thomas who uttered the “Go back where you came from” insult. A police report of the incident says […]

Ahead of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s much-hyped congressional testimony on Wednesday, a “false claim” about Fox News made over the weekend by former Obama administration U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama Joyce Vance started a new “conspiracy theory,” according to a report. Vance, a frequent contributor for both MSNBC and The Washington […]

In an interview with “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday morning, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) appeared to do a complete 180 turn on his public stance regarding immigration and border security. Jones has previously said of the border situation, “I don’t think it rises to the level of a national emergency.” Just this spring, Alabama’s junior […]

MONTGOMERY — Former Auburn University head football coach and current GOP U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville attended Tuesday’s meeting of the River Region Republican Club at the Farmers Market Cafe in the state’s capital city, visiting with local conservatives one-on-one and delivering a 22-minute variant of his fiery stump speech. One of the topics he […]

Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill and author Tom Ward have teamed up to release a new history book titled Alabama: The Bicentennial, which celebrates Alabama’s 200th anniversary of statehood in 2019. According to a statement, the book celebrates over 400 past and present Alabamians, including “athletes, authors, agriculture, artists, autos, achievers, aviation, armed […]

Any time there is a deal in Washington, D.C. there is a winner and a loser. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) views the losers of the latest budget deal are clearly the fiscal hawks in Congress. Brooks and his fellow Tea Party/Freedom Caucus members were instrumental in lowering deficits and he did not seem to be […]

In a tweet on Monday, Donald Trump, Jr. reacted to a video first reported by Yellowhammer News that shows Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) calling a question about his opposition to President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees “dumb.” Hailing Alabama as “arguably the country’s most pro-Trump state,” Trump, Jr. slammed Jones for not representing the majority of […]

2A S.p.A., a prominent Italian die-casting company, plans to invest $15 million to expand its foundry in Auburn, where it serves as a Tier 1 supplier to major producers of automobiles and heavy trucks. The expansion project at 2A USA, which was announced by Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday, will create more than 50 jobs […]

A Huntsville biotech company announced that it has obtained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to provide clinical laboratories with an innovative testing system for bloodstream infections and sepsis. iCubate has obtained clearance for its iC-GN Assay which is a diagnostic test for the detection and identification of potentially pathogenic gram-negative bacteria which are […]

NASA started the final stages of testing earlier this month for Space Launch System (SLS), which will be the rocket that propels America’s next mission to the moon. When completed, SLS will be the most powerful rocket ever built and the only one powerful enough to carry the Orion spacecraft, astronauts and supplies to the […]

7. John Merrill is cracking down on improper voter registration A Russell County Board of Registrars member, Jimmy Adams, was removed from office by Secretary of State John Merrill after it was discovered that Adams had been spreading false information that voters could register to vote with their business addresses. Adams told two people that […]

Yellowhammer News on Monday evening spoke with Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) about his trip to the United States’ border with Mexico, with the congressman praising American law enforcement efforts while slamming Democratic and mainstream media portrayals of how asylum seekers are being treated. Calling in from El Paso, TX, after a long day, Byrne shared […]

Democratic frontrunner and former Vice President Joe Biden recently unveiled his health care plan. While this public option plan may not sound as extreme as some plans for his other fellow candidates pushing Medicare-for-all, it’s not moderate at all. Any provision that would create a public option to compete with private insurance is an impractical […]

Every day provides a new chapter for the saga of the new Mobile Bay Bridge toll controversy. The one trend that appears to be certain is the opposition to the toll is growing by the day. With that as a reality, many of the elected officials around Alabama are taking notice and recognizing the toxicity […]

The I-10 Mobile Bayway Bridge project has been awarded a $125 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The announcement was made Monday by Senator Richard Shelby’s (R-AL) office, which said the amount signifies one of the largest competitive federal grants ever awarded to the state of Alabama. Additionally, […]

The detrimental effects of the humanitarian and national security crisis on our border extend all the way to Alabama communities. That’s why I’ve made it a priority to address our immigration policies. One of the most obvious ways our insecure border harms our communities is the drug trade. Our porous border is perhaps the most […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has already had its deadliest year in two decades for boaters — and the summer isn’t nearly over yet. Boating accidents in the first 6 ½ months of 2019 have killed 25 people, AL.com reported. Already, that makes this year the deadliest one since 1998, when 32 people died. The […]

“Jake,” a K9 officer with the Alabama Department of Corrections, has died following a raid Thursday on Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County. CBS 42 reported last week that Jake was recovering after having a medical emergency during a contraband raid at the prison. He reportedly came into contact with synthetic marijuana and became unresponsive. Medical personnel […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) is visiting the United States’ southern border on Monday, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate’s office announced in a release. Byrne reportedly arrived at the border Monday morning and will meet with Customs and Border Protection officials, tour a port of entry and visit an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility. […]

The University of Alabama will debut an innovative, year-round academic program for individuals with intellectual disabilities beginning in the fall 2019 semester. The CrossingPoints Certificate in Occupational Studies is a three-year, non-degree certificate program that will include six students in each annual cohort.

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) said he believes it is “dumb” to ask why he thinks he knows “better” than Alabamians regarding judicial nominations made by President Donald Trump. A tracker on Saturday caught up with Jones leaving his event in Aspen, Colorado, and referenced previous statements made by the senator, including his assertion that representing […]

State Rep. Mike Holmes (R-Wetumpka) on Monday announced that he has prefiled legislation for the 2020 regular session that would eliminate Alabama’s traditional income tax and sales tax system and replace it with a “FAIR Tax” system based on consumption. Holmes’ bill, known as the “Alabama Economic Freedom Act,” would repeal current state income and […]