WASHINGTON — Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) on Thursday announced that a future Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) will be named after the City of Mobile. “It is such an honor for a future Littoral Combat Ship to be named after the City of Mobile,” Byrne said in a statement. “Our area takes such pride in building […]

WASHINGTON — A group of United States congressmen has tossed aside partisan politics and announced the formation of the first ever Congressional Football Caucus. Fittingly, the group will be led by a representative from the state that has taken home five of the last seven college football national championships. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, a Democrat […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The director of the Alabama chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) says local Muslim women are facing increased persecution. “Muslim women are the ones seeing the brunt of this Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiments,” CAIR-Alabama Executive Director Khaula Hadeed told WBRC at an event hosted by her organization. “Literally, over the […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A study by 24/7 Wall Street revealed this week that University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban is the highest paid public employee in the United States. Saban makes $7.09 million per year, just edging out University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh. “In the vast majority of states, college football and […]

With the 2016 elections right around the corner, the familiar debate over tax policy and whether the rich — the “Top One Percent” — are paying their “fair share” has returned to the forefront. Birmingham, Alabama-based financial guru Jeff Roberts, who was recently named one of the top private wealth advisors in the nation by Barron’s®, came […]

By Dawn Azok When it comes to Japanese investment in Alabama, auto manufacturers Honda and Toyota and their broad network of suppliers across the state immediately come to mind. But the Asian nation is behind a significant number of non-automotive companies here as well, from chemical and steel producers to pharmaceutical and life insurance firms. […]

By Kara Kennedy Samford University senior Grace Bowes did not know what to expect when she landed a coveted ESPN internship last summer. Bowes secured her spot with the sports broadcasting business after eight interviews and a sports knowledge exam. Before pursuing the internship with ESPN, she had the opportunity to meet and spend time […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is the first state in the country to implement fully electronic voting for service members stationed overseas, a system that will be used for the first time in a Presidential election this year after being previously rolled out in limited use in late 2015. Alabama National Guard Maj. Chris Theilacker told WSFA […]

Eighty-one-year-old former University of Alabama football coach Gene Stallings stopped by the Birmingham, Alabama-based, nationally syndicated Rick and Bubba Show this week, opening up an opportunity for the hosts to ask him whether certain “legendary stories” about his time in Tuscaloosa are actually true. Stallings did not disappoint. After winning the 1992 National Championship, Coach […]

GENEVA, Ala. — Four Alabama juveniles have been arrested after what appears to be an online clown prank gone too far. The Geneva Police Department says they have arrested three Geneva Middle School students and one Geneva High School student after parents called the police alerting them to cryptic threats being made by clown profiles […]

NEW YORK — The Obama administration has declined to answer questions from a U.S. Senate committee about the president’s plans to drastically increase the number of Syrian refugees being admitted into the country, opting instead to pursue their agenda through United Nations General Assembly currently meeting in New York. Top Obama administration officials will not […]

Yellowhammer News CEO Cliff Sims on Tuesday offered to donate $1,000 to the first Alabama high school to allow their football team to run through a pre-game, breakaway banner that says, “Hillary would delete this banner if she could!” The offer was in response to the uproar over Briarwood Christian School’s Trump-related breakaway banner this […]

Enrollment at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, bolstered by record recruitment and retention gains, increased by 1,202 students year-over-year to a record-high 19,535 for the fall 2016 semester, including a 24.7 percent increase in the freshman class. The 6.56 percent increase in the student population from 2015 to 2016 is significant at a time […]

Briarwood Christian School had no idea it was going to send dozens of people running to their Safe Spaces on Friday when it dared to make a tongue-in-cheek reference to Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump prior to its football team’s game against Fairfield High School. But that’s exactly what happened when some observers realized […]

NEW YORK — Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) accompanied Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump to his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Monday, evidencing the Alabama senator’s role as one of Mr. Trump’s most trusted confidants on foreign policy. Sen. Sessions serves as Chairman of Mr. Trump’s National Security Advisory Committee. According to a readout […]

BRIGHTON, Ala. — Yet another creepy clown incident has happened in Alabama, this time in the tiny Birmingham suburb of Brighton, where a clown jumped out from behind some bushes, chased two teenagers, then jumped into a white van and sped off. “No words were exchanged,” Brighton police Chief Ray Hubbart told al.com. “But this […]

Southern Research will use a $60,202 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to develop a strategic plan to foster job creation and entrepreneurial activity in 19 Alabama counties hurt by the decline of the coal industry. This downturn has struck a blow to portions of northwest and central Alabama, wiping out thousands of jobs […]

HOMEWOOD, Ala. — A would-be bank robber was apprehended Monday after a concealed carry permit holder drew his weapon and fired a single shot, prompting the man to run right into police custody. In an interview with reporters after the incident, Eric Dial, a customer at Wells Fargo’s Homewood branch, explained what happened: While I […]

BESSEMER, Ala. — With reported sexual assaults on the rise nationally, one Alabama lawmaker has some advice for young women: arm yourselves. “Well armed and well trained women are a sexual predator’s worst nightmare,” said Rep. Allen Farley (R-Bessember). Rep. Farley linked to a tweet stating that “As many as 200,000 women use a gun […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In response to two more Alabama schools being locked down as a result of bizarre “creepy clown” warnings, Alabama law enforcement officials warned that the culprits could end up facing terrorism charges. Shades Valley High School in Irondale and Holy Family Cristo Rey High School in Ensley both received phone calls warning […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A University of Alabama College Democrats leader is calling for the school to disinvite controversial gay conservative Milo Yiannopoulos, who the College Republicans are hosting for a speech on campus October 10th. UA student Kyle Campbell, the immediate past president of the Alabama College Democrats and the current National Membership Director for […]

From the Alabama Department of Labor MONTGOMERY – Data collected and analyzed by the Alabama Department of Labor’s Labor Market Information Division shows that the most online wanted ads were for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, registered nurses, and retail salespersons, with 7,011 ads placed for those occupations in August. Overall ads were up over […]

MONTGOMERY, Al. — Three Alabama state legislators will form the Yellowhammer State’s delegation to a simulated Convention of States designed to highlight needed amendments to the U.S. Constitution. State Sens. Clay Scofield (R – Guntersville) and Greg Albritton (R – Bay Minette) and State Rep. Jack Williams (R-Vestavia) will join lawmakers from around the country […]

DECATUR, Ala. — With the competition for the country’s top STEM (science, technology, engineerings and mathematics) workers heating up, one Alabama city is trying to position themselves as the most attractive option for recent graduates. Decatur, Alabama has launched the nation’s first “comprehensive incentive package” for STEM young professionals through what the city’s business leaders […]