Christmas is the season of giving, helping others and finding magic moments among seemingly ordinary (and occasionally dreary) days. What better way to welcome this season than to share what Alabamians are doing to help others? Yellowhammer News and Serquest are partnering to bring you, “A Story Worth Sharing,” a monthly award given to an […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Wednesday echoed sentiments previously expressed by President Donald Trump and Donald Trump, Jr., with Alabama’s senior senator saying a Roy Moore senate bid in 2020 could once again hand the seat back to Senator Doug Jones (D-AL). Before a Senate Appropriations Committee meeting, Shelby was speaking to members of the […]

The deadline is approaching for Alabama daycares that receive subsidy payments to get licensed. Alabama’s Department of Human Resources said Tuesday that 69 centers receiving the subsidies have yet to submit their application for licensure.

PARIS — A new international education program to reward aspiring young space explorers and their teachers with a hands-on astronaut training experience at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center’s renowned Space Camp in Huntsville was launched Tuesday at the 2019 Paris Air Show. The “Astronaut Al Worden Endeavour Scholarship” invites students and educators in host communities […]

Former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville, a candidate for U.S. Senate, has warned of Middle Easterners crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and the potential terror threat that could pose on numerous occasions in the early stages of the 2020 U.S. senatorial election cycle. For that, he has received pushback from some who argue he is […]

Alabama’s state motto of Audemus jura nostra defendere — we dare defend our rights — has a new testimonial, thanks to 75-year-old Marcia Black of Limestone County. A grandmother of four, Black helped capture a suspect wanted for a car theft Monday, according to CBS 42, by defending her property rights.

7. Send in the National Guard Birmingham City Councilman Steven Hoyt made comments about bringing in the National Guard to combat gun violence and homicides. This comes after a weekend that saw five killed by gun violence in the city; 55 have been killed in the city so far, which is a slight tick up […]

Alabama is officially set to get its second Buc-ee’s location, with construction on a new convenience store set to break ground in Leeds on Wednesday, June 26. CBS 42 on Tuesday reported that Leeds Mayor David Miller said the Buc-ee’s will be located off of I-20 exit 140 across the street from the Chevron station. […]

Last week, The Washington Post published an article by Emily Wax-Thibodeaux headlined, “In Alabama — where lawmakers banned abortion for rape victims — rapists’ parental rights are protected.” As it turned out, the entire premise of the story was incorrect. On Monday, State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville) issued a press release calling out the Post […]

Birmingham City Councilor Steven Hoyt wants the National Guard to be considered as an option to combat violent crime in the Magic City. Outlets reported that Hoyt made comments during a Tuesday city council meeting expressing his grave concern over community safety, especially related to gun violence and homicides. While Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith […]

Now that Secretary of State John Merrill has taken steps to enter United State Senate race, we can all get ready for the first step in the Democrat playbook: John Merrill must step down or he will steal the election. It is already happening on social media.

A Texas longhorn in Alabama has broken the Guinness World Record for longest horns, with a horn span wider than the Statue of Liberty’s face. News outlets report Guinness World Records announced last week that Poncho Via’s horns measured just over 10-feet-seven-inches as of last month, beating all previous records.

A prominent member of Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) donor network, Hollywood filmmaker Max Landis, has been publicly accused of “wide range of emotional, physical and sexual abuse” by eight women. The Daily Beast on Tuesday broke the story of “horrifying” allegations against Landis. In addition to the eight women the outlet spoke with, receiving firsthand […]

With just over 250 days until Alabama Republicans head to the polls to cast a ballot who they want representing them on the general election ballot against presumably incumbent Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook), another well-known candidate could be adding his name to the list of choices. Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, […]

The New York Times recently published a very insightful article pointing out the political polarization among America’s state governments. We read that a full 29 state legislatures are dominated by Republicans. Democrats control 18. The Times pointed to a specific example of Illinois and Alabama to show the extreme contrast in social policy. In Illinois, […]

Alabama’s aerospace and defense industry added more than 1,400 new jobs and $653 million in new investment last year, advancing the state’s robust lineup of operations that develop leading products and innovative technologies for markets around the world. Highlights of the 2018 announcements include Airbus’ second production line for A220 aircraft at its Mobile plant, a […]

One furry fiend in north Alabama is giving a new meaning to the term “squirrelly.” WAFF reported that Limestone County narcotics investigators on Monday arrested one man and are still looking for another after they executed a search warrant that yielded meth, drug paraphernalia, body armor and an “attack squirrel.” Prior to executing the warrant, investigators […]

There is a lot going on in the metropolitan area west of Redstone Arsenal these days. An entirely new retail opportunity has entered the Huntsville market and provided citizens local access to products only available to us online previously. Welcome, Duluth Trading Company. The Rocket City will once again offer families access to minor league […]

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill has officially filed his paperwork with the Federal Election Commission regarding a potential U.S. Senate bid in the upcoming 2020 cycle. Merrill made the announcement on WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show” on Tuesday morning, saying a formal announcement of his candidacy could come next week. Merrill would join Congressman […]

7. Trump and AOC agree on something President Donald Trump agrees with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) assessment that there’s a “very real risk” that he will be re-elected in 2020. The president also suggested that Democrats are threatening impeachment due to the fear that he could win reelection. Of course, Ocasio-Cortez, who appears to be […]

The funding for the new Interstate 10 Mobile Bayway Bridge remains the hottest political topic in Southwest Alabama as residents continue to grapple with a century-old problem of perfecting the best way to get back and forth from Mobile to Baldwin County’s Eastern Shore. Currently, the Alabama Department of Transportation appears to be set on […]

The treasurer of Mobile County is doubling down – and then some – after posting on Facebook, “Freaking queers have gotten too much sympathy.” NBC 15 in Mobile on Monday reported that the country treasurer, Phil Benson, recently made the comment in reference to the Mobile County Republican Party Facebook page sharing a National Review […]

Retail sales in the Yellowhammer State experienced percentage growth that exceeded double digits in the most recent numbers released by the Alabama Department of Revenue. The Alabama Retail Association sent out a press release in recent days highlighting that consumers spent nearly 11% more with the state’s retailers in April 2019 than the same month […]

The Alabama Republican Party, along with the Jefferson County and Shelby County Republican parties, will be hosting a “MAGA Re-Elect Watch Party” on Tuesday, June 18 at 6:30 p.m. CST. President Donald J. Trump will be in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday night, where he is expected to speak live at a nationally televised rally beginning […]