From gorgeous natural water features to a charming main street, here’s how to spend a weekend in Gadsden. 

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected two University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2023-2024. They are Skylar Elliott of Harvest and Riley Nold of Sioux Falls, S.D. The latest selections bring UA’s number of Goldwater Scholars to 62. A UA Honors College student, Elliott is a Randall Research […]

Spring is in full swing and for those making their way to The Plains to catch some spring football action, there will be plenty of things to do.

What do you do when you need to plant 3,500 oak tree saplings in a hurry? For Alabama State Parks, the solution was to invite the community surrounding Roland Cooper State Park near Camden to lend a hand, actually many hands. As part of an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State Parks […]

Tuberville is fighting back against Biden's attempt to change Title IX rules that he believes will harm women's sports in American schools. 

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks), who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, criticized the review for trying to "rewrite history." 

Just about a month into the 2023 legislative session, Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed and Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter gave a review of the work done and a preview of the work to be done in the annual legislative review hosted by Yellowhammer News. In Thursday’s event, they provided insight into the major […]

The facts in the case of the Tennessee 3 are pretty simple to understand

Senator Katie Britt has joined a growing group of legislators that are now condemning the National Security Council's recent review of the Biden administration's botched withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.

The wind in my face was bitterly cold in downtown Dallas a few years ago since the winter weather was yet lingering. My continuing education classes had ended at the seminary in nearby Fort Worth, so the afternoon was free for some sightseeing. A chill came over me independent of the temperature when I walked […]

In times of economic uncertainty and record inflation Alabamians may have something to be thankful for. Citizens of the Yellowhammer State, according to a new study done by the company doxo, have one of the lowest cost of living averages out of all 50 states in the nation with Alabama ranking 41st out of all the states regarding average monthly spending.

The Judge overseeing the case involving Donald Trump gave money to Democrats in 2020 totaling $35

Yellowhammer News hosted its annual legislative update in Montgomery today and both Senator Pro Tempore Greg Reed and Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter joined the Yellowhammer team for a Q&A's session, touching on a variety of topics important to Alabamians.

Birmingham-Southern College’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to keep the college open, the school announced Thursday. “The Board of Trustees has made the informed and thoughtful decision to keep Birmingham-Southern open,” said the Rev. Keith D. Thompson, chair of the board. “We have been working closely with our allies in state and local government to […]

With more than half of the counties in the Yellowhammer State already accounted for, the Alabama Community Broadband Technical Assistance Program continues its information meetings road show. The program was developed by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to help meet the critical need for internet access in the state. To provide information, […]

Trading in commodities, which are ingredients or components of finished goods, is the focus of global commerce. Information about commodities, their availability, and the impact of events that create scarcity, affects both current and future prices. Two hundred years ago, one significant commodity was tallow, a substance rendered from animal fat that was used to […]

President Donald Trump may have been arraigned and spent a few moments in court, but his political campaign gained a ton of free airtime and raised millions of dollars off a mugshot t-shirt

All over the country a new crime has become more and more common, including in Alabama. Catalytic converter thefts seem to have become an almost daily occurrence in the Yellowhammer State.

Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville) filed a bill Wednesday that raises the prospect of lawmakers bringing an end to Alabama’s tax on groceries.  HB250 would initiate the state to “begin phasing-out” the tax from its 4% to 3%, effective Sept. 1, before continuing an annual 1% drop until the tax reaches 0% in 2025.  Garrett’s bill […]

This is a good bill by Alabama Democrats, for once. Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Just like the rest of the country, Alabama's rental prices have gone up significantly since 2019 and are just now starting to decrease and level off for the first time in some places.

In a 105-0 vote, the Alabama House of Representatives approved another bill that will make life easier for families who have adopted, or are in the process of adopting, children.  In addition to passing the first overhaul of Alabama’s adoption code in more than 30 years, the House moved forward legislation on Tuesday that would […]

The Alabama House of Representatives moved forward Tuesday with legislation that would make it illegal to smoke or vape in a car where a child under the age of 14 is present. It will now head to the Senate for further approval.  HB3, proposed by Rep. Rolanda Hollis (D-Birmingham), would make it a secondary offense […]

Last week at a hearing on Capitol Hill, Senator Katie Britt had the opportunity to question the Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, on some of the Biden administration's economic policies that Britt believes are "strangling economic activity across the country."