As U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) continues his gubernatorial campaign, there is little doubt that a potential state lottery will become an issue he will have to address. While many lottery bills have been proposed in recent years in the Legislature, none of them have been able to make it past the finish line. RELATED: […]

Many of Alabama’s political leaders are speaking out after several people were injured in a terrorist attack against a Jewish group in Colorado on Sunday. Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian illegal immigrant, is facing federal hate crime charges after he allegedly used a flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to set a group of Jewish people on […]

The American Athletic Conference (AAC) made a huge announcement over the weekend that will be of tremendous significance to residents of the Yellowhammer State. This upcoming season, the city of Birmingham and Legacy Arena inside the BJCC will host the AAC men’s and women’s basketball tournaments ahead of their planned move to Tampa, Florida, for […]

What started as a proud moment for one Alabama family has turned into a wave of statewide pride — and some unexpected national buzz. Last week, Lauren Rowland of the Alabama Department of Commerce visited “The Today Show” set in New York City with her family, proudly wearing the department’s signature “Made in Alabama” ball […]

A Montgomery County jury has awarded $2.6 million to the family of a longtime concrete maintenance worker who died following a workplace accident at Shelby Concrete’s east Montgomery plant in 2022. Delivered on May 23, the verdict followed a fiercely contested trial. The case was brought by the law firm Morris Haynes Attorneys at Law […]

The media never thought Elon Musk was making a Nazi salute, they just lied about it. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.

Republican candidate for the Alabama House District 12 seat, Cindy Myrex, has released a new campaign ad ahead of the party’s primary in July. The Cullman County native highlighted her personal life as a mother and wife, and also spoke about her successful career as a realtor that has spanned almost twenty years. Myrex also […]

Former Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl champion head coach Jon Gruden has been working with Barstool Sports over the last year and creating football-centered content. One of the most popular segments he has done involves him unpacking a box of equipment and swag sent to him by athletics programs from across the […]

The No. 4-seeded Auburn Tigers are headed to the Super Regionals after clinching their regional title with an impressive weekend of baseball at Plainsman Park. Not only are the Tigers now two wins away from Omaha, but they will get the chance to host a Super Regional next weekend for the first time in program […]

As a physician, I’ve witnessed firsthand the growing gap between patients and the care they need – fueled by a physician workforce stretched thin. Rising costs, declining reimbursement rates, physician burnout and the increasing cost of liability insurance all make it harder to recruit and retain doctors in Alabama. But a new law, passed by […]

The Montgomery City Council is set to consider a new ordinance on Tuesday that could significantly restructure how the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is governed. The proposed measure follows months of public disagreement between city officials and museum leadership over authority, oversight, and operations at the city-owned institution. According to WSFA, the ordinance would […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is releasing $1 billion in emergency funds to livestock producers whose farms were impacted by drought, wildfires, or flooding in 2023 and 2024. To expedite the Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) and streamline payment calculations, USDA is leveraging existing Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) data. Emergency relief payments will be automatically issued for […]

This article is a pleasure to write because it honors two of the most deserving people I know: Bill and Judy Ayers of Rainsville. To me, they will always be Mr. and Mrs. Ayers because of the respect and love I have for them. I have known the couple since my early days at Plainview […]

Game times are officially set for the first three weeks of the season for both schools in the Yellowhammer State. The Auburn Tigers will be playing one of the first games of the college football season when they hit the road to face the Baylor University Bears on the Friday night before the first Saturday […]

According to an initial campaign finance report, Republican Secretary of State candidate Andrew Sorrell received $50,027 in contributions in just the first 12 days of his campaign. Sorrell reports that he believes the sum to be a state fundraising record, given that the two previous victors for secretary of state each reported $13,000 and $38,481 […]

Rick Pate, Alabama’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, announced today that he will run for Lieutenant Governor in the 2026 election.   Pate was expected to run for Governor of Alabama this election cycle, but dropped down to Lt. Governor as he was term-limited as Ag Commissioner, citing a close personal friendship with U.S. Senator Tommy […]

Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell officially launched his campaign for Alabama Attorney General first thing Monday morning. In preparation for his run in the 2026 Alabama Republican Party primary as the state’s top law enforcement official, Mitchell recently resigned from the bench of the Alabama Supreme Court after serving for more than eight years. […]

On Friday, Governor Kay Ivey announced the newly restructured Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs (SBVA) members. “In Alabama, we proudly support the men and women who wore the uniform to fight for our freedoms. We continue to prioritize veteran needs in our state and want to ensure we have every available resource for these […]

State Auditor Andrew Sorrell, candidate for Alabama Secretary of State in 2026, is disappointed that the Legislature was unable to pass an election audit bill during the 2025 session. State Rep. Debbie Wood (R-Valley) introduced a bill that would have required the judge of probate of each county to conduct a post-election audit after every […]

7. Another anti-Jewish terror attack in the United States took place in Boulder, Colorado, when a man yelled “End Zionists” before launching Moltov cocktails at a crowd that included women and children during an event calling for the release of Israeli hostages. 6. A G4 geomagnetic storm could make the Northern Lights visible in Alabama on […]

Persistent and record-breaking rainfall throughout May has left Alabama farmers facing a difficult growing season, with waterlogged fields, delayed planting, and widespread crop damage reported from north to central parts of the state. In Huntsville, nearly 11 inches of rain have made this month the second wettest May on record, according to WHNT. The excess […]

Alabama political leaders are pointing to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to show that Huntsville is still the best place for the new U.S. Space Command Headquarters. The GAO released a new report Thursday, revealing some of the shortfalls in the process of reversing the decision to locate the new U.S. Space Command […]

When President Trump first announced his campaign in 2015, I remember telling my sons, Tucker and Troy, that he was exactly the leader our country needed. Unlike most politicians, he’d actually had a real job building and running a successful company. For decades, Donald Trump had been adored by Hollywood, musicians, elites, and the media. […]

That great standard of liberty, the Magna Carta, is 810 years old this month. Historians and political scientists have examined its provisions extensively, carefully allocating each clause to various rights and freedoms we now take for granted. Indeed, it is a fascinating inquiry to consider that so many centuries ago, various rights now considered standard […]