7. Appeals judges skeptical about minimum wage lawsuit Federal appeals court judges reviewed a lawsuit brought by minimum wage workers and civil rights groups against Alabama lawmakers for blocking wage hikes to target Birmingham, a mostly African-American city, in a way that disproportionately harms black workers. Judges didn’t focus on the claims of racism and […]

A Tuscaloosa tow truck operator who bravely rescued a baby from a burning car last July has been awarded the Carnegie Hero Medal. According to the Tuscaloosa News, André Harris was one of 18 recipients of the prestigious honor, which is given to civilians who risk their lives while saving or attempting to save the lives […]

The Alabama State Port Authority has named Richard T. Clark to the position of deputy director. According to a release from the agency, Clark’s appointment will take effect July 16. “We conducted a nationwide search with one of the country’s premier maritime and port industry recruiting firms and the Port Authority received resumes from quite […]

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill chiefly negotiated by Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) that will provide much-needed funding for the security and humanitarian crisis at the nation’s southern border. The emergency supplemental appropriations legislation, which passed the Senate Appropriations Committee last week by a vote of 30-1, provides an additional $4.59 billion to […]

Representative Terri Sewell (AL-07) on Tuesday released a statement saying the Trump administration is not being truthful about automotive industry imports posing a threat to America’s national security. Last month, President Donald Trump concurred with a U.S. Department of Commerce Section 232 report that deemed imports of automobiles and automobile parts as a “national security threat.” […]

The Irondale Police Department has gone viral after turning a bizarre call into a music video, remixing the popular song “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X. Posted on Tuesday, the video was captioned, “What do you do when you respond to a call about loose goats? You make a video!” The viral sensation already […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has been ranked the top young university in the United States for the second consecutive year and now achieved prestigious global recognition as one of the best young universities worldwide. A press release on Wednesday announced that UAB secured its spot as the 12th-best young university in the […]

Several federal appeals court judges appeared skeptical Tuesday of a lawsuit by fast-food workers and civil rights groups accusing Alabama lawmakers of racial discrimination for blocking a minimum-wage hike in the city of Birmingham. The plaintiffs accused the legislature of targeting a mostly African-American city in a way that disproportionately harms black workers.

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Recent polling released by Alabama-based Cygnal indicates that Roy Moore is not the force many expect him to be — at least not yet. During the 2017 United States Senate special election, Moore, the GOP nominee, lost in an upset to now-Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), and many fear a Moore nomination would hand the Senate […]

Ben E. Keith, a major national food and beverage distribution company, plans to invest $100 million to open an advanced foodservice distribution center in Coffee County. The announcement was made Wednesday by Governor Kay Ivey. The new facility, which will also serve as the company’s southeast regional headquarters, is expected to create 80 direct jobs over […]

A new poll released on Wednesday shows that Roy Moore is in third place in Alabama’s 2020 Republican U.S. Senate primary race and in danger of soon falling into fourth. The survey was conducted by Montgomery-based Cygnal, which is a nationally recognized and awarded polling firm that was commended last year for having the most […]

Scientists are cautioning Alabamians to be on the lookout for yellow jacket super nests. Researchers say milder winters combined with an abundant food supply allow some colonies to survive later in the year and grow to the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.

7. Mobile delaying Amtrak boondoggle resolution The Mobile City Council on Tuesday delayed the resolution that requested Governor Kay Ivey to commit funding to bring Amtrak back to Mobile for two weeks, which is meant to allow the City Council more time to consider the proposal. The city officials have unanswered questions about fares and […]

In an interview with Huntsville radio’s WVNN on Tuesday, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) dismissed the relevance of who his potential Republican opponent might be in the 2020 U.S. Senate election on the heels of the announcement of two high-profile candidates entering the contest, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore and Alabama Secretary […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Tuesday showed once again why he is known as one of the nation’s leading border security advocates, coming out against a Democratic proposal and saying, “In sum, Socialist Democrats’ solutions are a combination of open-borders and giving illegal aliens free ‘Welcome’ mats, free health care, free ‘Happy Meals,’ free clothing, […]

Republican Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Tuesday delivered an impassioned defense of religious freedom, calling out efforts by congressional Democrats to strip the God-given, constitutional right away from Americans. Byrne’s remarks came during a House Committee on Education and Labor hearing regarding an attempt by Democrats to weaken the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act (RFRA). […]

Car dealerships pride themselves on coming up with new incentives to attract customers, and one dealership in Washington County is turning to some of Alabama’s core values for a creative — and patriotic — offering. According to WKRG, Chatom Ford recently posted on Facebook that the dealership is including a Bible, 12-gauge shotgun and an […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Tuesday that his office has stopped a Huntsville-based real estate investment company from soliciting business through allegedly improper and misleading robocalls. Marshall’s announcement came as part of Operation Call It Quits, a federal-state coordinated effort to stop illegal robocalls through 87 separate enforcement actions in 17 states, including Alabama. […]

Join the Yellowhammer News team Thursday, July 18 for a “Yellowhammer News Shapers” event in Guntersville. Entitled “Connecting Alabama’s Rural Communities,” the event will feature an evening networking reception followed by a live forum on broadband expansion in the Yellowhammer State. Confirmed forum panelists already include State Senator Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville), Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative’s Fred […]

Trade & Industry Development, a leading national publication dedicated to site selection for businesses, has named three Alabama projects as winners of its top 2019 economic development awards. Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday released a statement highlighting the inclusion of the Yellowhammer State projects among a total of 30 across America claiming the magazine’s 2019 […]

A new AdvisorSmith study released Tuesday shows Gadsden, AL, to be the top small city for pharmacists. Ranked #2 in the overall study of 308 cities, Gadsden beat out fellow Alabama cities including Florence (#7), Dothan (#27), Anniston (#31) and Birmingham (#42). According to the study, which analyzed cities based upon pharmacist salaries, the cost […]

MONTGOMERY — In front of approximately 150 cheering friends, family and supporters on the south steps of the Alabama State Capitol, Secretary of State John Merrill on Tuesday officially declared his Republican candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2020. The event was certainly the most widely attended campaign announcement of the cycle thus far, and […]

With the recent entries of Secretary of State John Merrill and former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore into the contests for the Republican nomination for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat up in 2020, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), who was once rumored to be a candidate in that contest, pledged his faith in Alabama […]