In a viral video posted Sunday on Twitter, University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban defined toughness to his team. “I’ve never really stood up here, in all the time that I’ve been here, and ever really defined toughness to you,” Saban began. The six-time National Championship-winning coach then outlined his meaning of the […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday participated in a White House panel on border security and was a special guest afterward at President Donald Trump’s ceremony honoring the brave men and women of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Marshall accepted the invitation to be a part of this […]

June 26, 1900, had been a record-setting day in Mobile, dumping 12½ inches of rain in 12 hours. And stormy weather threatened again on the 27th. But that did not stop thousands of people from showing up at the base of Government Street downtown to honor a local hero of the War Between the States, […]

One of the more infuriating things about President Donald Trump and his loyal base is their failure to understand how politics work. Yes, Trump won in 2016 by acting in a way that no one had seen before and no one expected to be successful, but the idea that abnormality is the new normal is […]

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson last week became the fourth Alabama mayor to publicly support a U.S. Senate bill that would allow money market funds to elect to operate using a different method of valuation of its shares than is currently required by the Securities and Exchange Commission. On August 14, Stimpson sent a letter to […]

In an interview with Alabama Public Television’s Don Dailey that aired Friday on APTV’s “Capitol Journal,” recently reelected Alabama Democratic Party chairwoman Nancy Worley suggested that the group seeking to oust her as chairwoman may have been influenced by a “tiny bit of racism.” Worley was backed by the Alabama Democratic Caucus (ADC), the state party’s black caucus led […]

The Moon Possums, Comet Jockeys and Space Chimps are among the five possible names for the minor league baseball team moving to Madison. Team owner Ballcorps, LLC on Friday announced the proposed names. Thunder Sharks and Trash Pandas round out the final five names. Most of the proposed names gave a nod to the region’s […]

In a video posted Sunday by Auburn’s football program, head coach Gus Malzahn announced walk-on quarterback Devin Adams from Mobile has been awarded a scholarship for his senior year. Malzahn, while addressing the team in the video, praised the scout team quarterback for his unselfishness. “He never complained one time. He’ll just do whatever he […]

The national pro-life organization Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List joined pro-life Alabamians and the state’s Republican Party Chair Terry Lathan in Mobile on Wednesday to urge Senator Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, to the United States Supreme Court and buck “the radical abortion lobby” that helped get […]

Alabama is getting what state wildlife officials say is its 15th community archery park. An archery facility located in the Elmore County city of Wetumpka has its grand opening on Tuesday in the municipal sports complex. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources says it will be open year-round for recreational archery, tournaments and […]

Republican Rep. Martha Roby (AL-2) hit back at Chelsea Clinton on Friday, saying, “It is appalling to me that anyone would attempt to assign a monetary value to human life.” This came after Clinton last week praised abortion as being good for the nation’s economy. “The net, new entrance of women [into the workforce over […]

The Troy University Trojans football team shared an emotional video on Sunday, saying “It’s okay if you cry, we won’t judge you!” In the video, head coach Neal Brown huddles the team up before announcing a big surprise. “One of our hardest workers,” Brown says to begin his announcement. “Started every game for us last year, […]

Alabama’s most popular county for tourism is facing a problem with attacks by rabid foxes. Officials say they have confirmed eight attacks by foxes infected with rabies in coastal Baldwin County since May.

7. Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper won’t admit it, but he made the case for President Donald Trump revoking CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance — Clapper appeared on CNN Sunday morning to make the argument that the president was entering dangerous territory by revoking the clearances. Instead, he made the president’s point […]

The Auburn University Regional Airport is still on schedule to be completed before the end of the year. Airport director William Hutto told the Opelika-Auburn News that the new $4.3 million runway is scheduled for December completion.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says the state comptroller has updated an agreement with county sheriffs to end a practice that let some of them pocket state money left over from inmate food programs. Al.com reports the affidavit that county sheriffs must sign effective Sept. 1 contains new language clarifying the use of jail food funds.

In an interview on “Fox and Friends” this past week, Blount County School System Superintendent Rodney Green expressed his strong support of Alabama’s new “In God We Trust” law as beneficial to student and faculty comfort. The state legislature in March approved a bill that took effect June 1 allowing the national motto to be displayed […]

State Sen. Dick Brewbaker (R-Montgomery) is showing his displeasure over the public return of former Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, with the legislator saying “I’ll go away if you will.” Recently, Yellowhammer News published exclusive interviews in which Bentley revealed that he was open to running for the United States Senate in 2020 and former Montgomery County prosecutor Richard […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham will launch a Bachelor of Science degree in bioinformatics this fall. The interdisciplinary program is the first of its kind in the state. Bioinformatics is the science of collecting and analyzing complex biological data, such as genetic codes. The field combines computer science, biology, chemistry, mathematics, genetics and engineering. […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Should President Donald Trump be threatening the security clearance of critical members of the intelligence community? — Why can’t the Alabama Democratic Party move on from the past? — If the media wants to be […]

From space exploration to national defense, Alabama’s aerospace workers are playing key roles in all areas of the global industry, and they’re responsible for innovative, headline-grabbing products. Here are four of those products that illustrate Alabama’s continuing contributions to an industry that is shaping the future.

On the campaign trail in 2012, Mitt Romney remarked that “charter schools are so successful that almost every politician can find something good to say about them.” Romney was right. President Bush told crowds he was a “big believer” in charter schools, President Obama proclaimed National Charter Schools Week year after year, and 2016 presidential […]

Walmart on Tuesday officially marked the opening of a $135 million distribution center in Mobile that will create 750 jobs and strengthen the retailer’s supply chain network. During a grand opening ceremony, Governor Kay Ivey highlighted how the new facility will contribute to economic growth in the region while providing career opportunities for residents. “Walmart […]

For Jheovanny Gomez, the path to the American dream began by pursuing his high school sweetheart to Tuscaloosa. In his native country of Colombia, his life choices were pursuing drug cartel members as an undercover army intelligence operative, going to college there or following his love. Love won.