Negotiators for US Steel Corp. and the United Steelworkers have announced an agreement on four-year contracts covering thousands of employees around the country. Details weren’t announced Monday pending ratification meetings, which the union said would take place in coming weeks.

For much of rural Alabama, one of the main hindrances to economic development is a pure lack of people stopping in to eat, shop and work. This has been the case in the Greene County seat of Eutaw for far too long, with the county having an unemployment rate nearly double the state as a […]

7. Trump and the Cherokee nation respond to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s ancestry test — The strange move involved Warren releasing a video that declared “the results strongly support the existence of an unadmixed Native American ancestor” from six to ten generations ago which means she is between 1/64th to 1/1024th native American. — Any fair-minded observer […]

OZARK – By most indicators, Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) should easily defeat her Democratic Party opponent Tabitha Isner in next month’s general election. She’s battle-tested given she faced a crowded primary field and then handily won her party’s nod in the primary runoff against her congressional predecessor Bobby Bright. Roby is also running in a […]

MONTGOMERY – In today’s supercharged political environment, it is inspiring to see elected officials put past differences aside for the betterment of the state. It is also especially rare to see true unity come from extremely competitive primaries, but Public Service Commission President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh and state Rep. Will Ainsworth have proven to be […]

A central Alabama city says it will lay off 68 employees because it lacks money. Local news outlets report Mayor Darrio Melton met with employees Monday to notify them of layoffs, which take effect Nov. 5.

Citing his conservative, commonsense, businessman’s approach to government, State Representative Arnold Mooney (R–North Shelby) is seeking a second term as the representative for House District 43, which covers much of North Shelby County. “As a House member, I have stood up for the conservative beliefs, morals, and values that define Alabamians and the Alabama Republican […]

While traveling to Georgia on Monday, President Donald Trump tweeted his support of farmers who have been devastated by Hurricane Michael in southeast Alabama. “[T]hinking about our GREAT Alabama farmers…We are with you!” Trump said. This came while the president was en-route to tour affected areas in Florida and Georgia that day. While in Georgia, […]

There are very few places in the United States that can boast the sort of diverse infrastructure we have here in Alabama. There are 11 interstates, over 3,000 miles of freight rail, 5 commercial airports, and more than 132,000 miles of rivers and stream channels in our state. One of our state’s most important pieces […]

Shelter dogs from Birmingham are getting a new start after they boarded a plane and were flown to New Jersey. A partnership between the Greater Birmingham Humane Society, Greater Good, and Wings Of Rescue made the safe transportation of 50 dogs possible.

In an appearance on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal” that aired on Friday, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) defended his vote opposing the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Jones, who had pledged to keep an open mind throughout the process, voted along party lines against President Donald […]

The race for Governor in Alabama has been boiled down to three issues: Governor Kay Ivey’s claim she steadied the ship of state Democrat challenger Walt Maddox whining about not being able to secure a debate Maddox wanting to expand Medicaid without a serious plan for doing so Republicans in Alabama have been steadfastly against the Medicaid expansion proposal because […]

Seeing military service members reunited with loved ones after lengthy periods of time overseas is always emotional, but this time it is man’s best friend stealing the show. Alabama’s Captain Josh Williams just returned from a ten-month deployment on the Korea peninsula with his brigade, which is part of the 3rd Infantry Division. In a […]

Governor Kay Ivey and Attorney General Steve Marshall met with the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday regarding recent reporting that the board had been releasing violent inmates early at an alarmingly high rate. Following the closed-door meeting, Ivey and Marshall held a press conference at the state capitol, in which Ivey expressed her […]

The Huntsville Police Department arrested a local man Friday after he allegedly threatened to kill officers on two occasions. Micah Duane Chisom, 39, faces federal charges as a felon in possession of a firearm, as well as making terroristic threats to 911 call takers, dispatchers and police officers both over the phone and in person.

One veteran in Mobile served our nation abroad over a decade ago, and now the mementos he brought home to remember his service, his sacrifices and those he fought alongside have been stolen. Carl Sanders, Jr. served in the U.S. Army for four years and experienced one tour in Iraq, according to a report by […]

The mayor of Selma has filed a lawsuit against the city council over an effort to take away his appointment powers. The Selma Times-Journal reports that Selma City Council Attorney Jimmy Nunn and Council President Corey Bowie said the lawsuit stems from a dispute over appointment powers. The newspaper said council members on Sept. 25 […]

In a press release last week, Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) praised the passage of S. 3021, entitled America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. This bill, which answers President Donald Trump’s call to address the nation’s aging water infrastructure, is the most sweeping infrastructure package to be considered this Congress. Shelby’s office noted that it will […]

All of the Democratic candidates running against incumbent Republican members of the United States House of Representatives in Alabama have yet to state their positions on calls for the impeachment of Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Each Democratic candidate has failed to respond to Yellowhammer News’ requests for comment regarding whether they, if elected, […]

7. NBC News, and plenty of other outlets, told a lie this weekend about President Donald Trump, President Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee,  and they took two days to correct it. — President Trump was at a rally in Ohio telling a story about Ohio-born then-General Grant beating Robert E. Lee. When Trump […]

By Thomas Cox I have tried to cook brisket numerous times and have screwed it up most of them. Brisket is hard to cook because of timing. • If you don’t cook it long enough, it is inedible • If you cook it too hot, the bark is too hard and it, again, is inedible. • […]

TALLADEGA — “Boring.” “Momentum-killer.” “Snoozefest.” Those were some of the ways the majority of Sunday’s 1000Bulbs.com was described by some — that is right until the very end. After a late-race caution and a subsequent overtime period, Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 10 Stewart-Haas Smithfield Bacon for Life Ford, was able to score his […]

In response to Governor Kay Ivey’s Thursday request, President Donald Trump on Saturday approved an Emergency Disaster Declaration for the state of Alabama as a result of Hurricane Michael. This declaration means that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance Program will provide assistance under category B to affected Alabama counties. “I greatly appreciate […]

To help the state’s farmers recover from Hurricane Michael’s devastation, the Alabama Farmers Federation has established a relief fund to directly benefit producers. Federation President Jimmy Parnell, in a press release, thanked the many Alabamians who have expressed support for the hardworking producers affected by the historic hurricane. “Farmers in south Alabama have received an […]