7. Alabama race hoaxer is now unemployed and living with his agent — Alabama’s own Bruce Maxwell, formerly with the Oakland A’s, finds himself without an MLB team after a low batting average, kneeling during the national anthem, racial restaurant hoax incident in Huntsville and pulling a gun on a delivery driver derailed his career. Bleacher […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) is working to ensure the thousands of federal employees and contractors in his district – and across the state of Alabama – are never again used as bargaining chips in a government shutdown. Monday, Brooks introduced the “End Federal Government Shutdowns Act of 2019,” a bill that automatically requires continuity of […]

Republican Congressmen Bradley Byrne (AL-1) and Robert Aderholt (AL-4) are speaking out on the latest federal developments in the fight against abortion. The first big piece of news came Friday, when the Trump administration issued a final rule that would prohibit Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from accepting any of the $286 million in […]

An elementary school in Morris held a special event to honor cops and raise money for the family of one of Alabama’s fallen police officers, according to a WBRC report. Not only did the event gather students and police officers, but it also raised money for Sgt. Wytasha Carter’s family. Carter, a Birmingham police sergeant, […]

Growing up, my parents taught me the basic values of fairness and following the rules. I think these values were common in households all across our state and country. In today’s society, those two basic values need to be applied to the ongoing debate about illegal immigration. In terms of fairness, we have people who […]

Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci is coming to Alabama. Hosted by the University of Alabama College Republicans, the former Trump senior staffer will speak at a luncheon in Tuscaloosa on Monday, April 8 at noon. Scaramucci will share his perspective on the nation’s political climate, leadership lessons and the importance of civic engagement. “Mr. Scaramucci’s […]

With Governor Kay Ivey set to unveil her infrastructure plan Wednesday morning in Maplesville, key legislators took a major step Monday aimed at bolstering accountability, transparency and oversight when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars on transportation-related projects. State Senator Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) filed a bill that will re-organize the Alabama Legislative Joint Transportation Committee, […]

The Alabama legislature has a lot on its plate this legislative session. There could be a gas taxes increase, a teacher pay raise, a Medicaid expansion and who knows what other ways the state’s leaders could come up with to spend tax dollars. What we have not seen is a conversation about making government more efficient, […]

Few, if any, single entities are more important to Alabama’s economic success than the Port of Mobile. But the main industry fueling the port’s own surge might surprise some people. As announced Monday by the Alabama Coal Association (ACA), the Yellowhammer State’s metallurgical (met) coal industry is booming. This is the type of coal sometimes […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) is delivering tangible results for his home state. Shelby, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Monday announced the latest benefit of his remarkable leadership: Auburn University will be receiving $43.3 million in federal funds to construct a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) National Soil Dynamics […]

City leaders in Alabama beach towns are vowing to crack down on drunken and disorderly beach-goers. Gulf Shores and Orange Beach have long sought to bill themselves as family-friendly spring break destinations, AL.com reported.

The city of Trussville in east Jefferson County is growing quickly – by just about every measure. That is a good thing – except, of course, for traffic. Trussville’s main thoroughfare, U.S. Highway 11, which also runs right through downtown, handles the vast majority of traffic. Although there is an approved ALDOT plan to widen […]

An event next week will honor university students who led a 1960 sit-in at a whites-only courthouse lunch counter. Alabama State University said in a news release that resolutions by the Montgomery City Council and Montgomery County Commission that acknowledge the “wrongs from the past” will be presented Monday to the university president Dr. Quinton […]

Several Alabama leaders gathered recently at the introduction of a stamp commemorating the state’s 200th birthday. Among those present at the unveiling of the stamp were Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston), Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia), State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), State Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark), Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, […]

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), two leading 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, will join failed 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Alabama in the coming week. Organizers of the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee have confirmed that Sanders and Booker will also attend the annual event, which will span January 28 – […]

7. A new set of kneelers has emerged, and this group doesn’t understand why people don’t like their protest either — As irrelevant clowns protested on their campus, Ole Miss basketball players kneeled in protest during the national anthem, even though those groups don’t care and most Americans don’t like that form of protest. Although the […]

Three Alabamians were honored recently at a special White House reception hosted by President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington, Office of Minority Affairs Director Nichelle Nix and Catherine Toney were among 350 guests selected to attend the event Thursday evening, which was held in honor of African-American […]

The second morning after Dolester Miles won the 2018 James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef in America, her Instagram account lit up with its first posts. Miles, who has worked for Frank Stitt at Birmingham’s Highlands Bar & Grill since he opened in 1982, posted photo after photo of her, of her desserts, of her with her […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Can U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) beat Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Mobile)? — Is there a racial component at play in the drama with the Alabama Democratic Party? — What will the media and their Democrats do […]

BIRMINGHAM — Former United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions is still a supporter of President Donald Trump, and he is not shying away from it. Even after his forced resignation as attorney general, the former senator from Alabama has proven himself to be the consummate gentleman. This was again on display at the Alabama Republican […]

A University of Alabama Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law moot court team recently won a national competition in New York, defeating more than 150 other teams and landing UA its first championship in the event’s history. The team won preliminary rounds of the 69th Annual National Moot Court Competition and then defeated William & Mary, South Texas […]

Yellowhammer News and Serquest are continuing to partner to bring you, “A Story Worth Sharing,” a monthly award given to an Alabama based nonprofit actively making an impact through their mission. Each month, the winning organization will receive a $1,000 grant from Serquest and promotion across the Yellowhammer Multimedia platforms. Yellowhammer and Serquest are looking […]

Sometimes big change comes through small innovations. That’s the idea behind the Mobile Innovation Team, or i-team. Terrance Smith is the i-team director, leading a small, diverse group bringing new ideas to a city that values its history.

Over the past few weeks, some state lawmakers have suggested that the state of Alabama at least take a look at the expansion of Medicaid in the future. Gov. Kay Ivey and Republican leaders in the legislature have long dismissed the possibility. However, in an appearance Friday on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” Alabama Hospital […]