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Attorney General Steve Marshall made it clear that it's still illegal to provide abortion pills and for women to take them.

David Rainer: Deer activity approaching peak

For most of the state, Alabama deer hunters are in the midst of the peak hunting period when deer start moving with increased rutting activity. Chris Cook, Deer Program Coordinator with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division, said hunters need to spend as much time as possible […]

Alabama's favorite talk show personality asks if we have to do this every year? "MLK and Robert E. Lee together is a problem".

Rep. Randall Shedd named House Majority Whip

State Rep. Randall Shedd (Fairview) will become the new House Majority Whip for the Alabama House of Representatives.

Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) wants to reform and simplify the tax code and is now cosponsoring legislation that would accomplish that. 

Sen. April Weaver: When Good Time Is No Good

I will ask my fellow lawmakers to join me in recognizing the suffering and sacrifice of deputies Johnson and Poole by making good time an earned privilege.

Senator Arthur Orr (Decatur), chairman of the Senate education budget committee, will be filing a bill that will pay principals and assistant principals more and it will also aid in professional development for the administrators.

Severe weather tore across Alabama with tornadoes, hail, thunderstorms, and high winds causing death and destruction in multiple regions.

Innovate Alabama opens second round of grant funding

Innovate Alabama will be opening a second round of the Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program on Tuesday, January 17th.

Sen. Katie Britt discussed how President Joe Biden's policies are continuing to exacerbate the crisis at the southern border.

Palmer

Thursday on WVNN's "The Yaffee Program," U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) said he found it "amazing" that Democrats voted against it.

Ivey announces road, bridge project awards

More than two dozen cities and five counties will share more than $40 million in state transportation funding for road and bridge projects, Gov. Kay Ivey said Thursday The funding is through the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II (ATRIP-II), a program created by the Rebuild Alabama Act. The Rebuild Alabama Act requires ATRIP-II to […]

Prices are up, Joe Biden brags 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.

Jackson, DeKalb counties to gain broadband access

Residents of more than 2,500 households in DeKalb and Jackson counties will have broadband access, thanks to the Alabama Broadband Accessibility Fund. Gov. Kay Ivey joined a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday for broadband expansion projects in DeKalb and Jackson counties. The projects are funded by  grants awarded through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs […]

Merrill joining Waggoner as policy director

On January 16th, Alabama Secretary of State, John Merrill will begin a new position outside of politics.

Paschal's bill aims to protect parental rights

State Representative Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham) is seeking to preserve and protect parental rights.

President Joe Biden apparently has a problem keeping track of classified documents, this comes after wondering out loud how President Donald Trump could keep classified documents at his home

Philip Morris International (PMI), a large tobacco and nicotine products company will be expanding throughout the country. The company is placing particular interest in Alabama during this expansion, because of the high rate of purchase for nicotine products within the state.

Biden's failure on the border is pretty obvious

CollegeCounts scholarships available

CollegeCounts, Alabama’s 529 college savings fund, will be awarding scholarships in the amount of $4,000 for four years to students who attend a four year institution and $2,000 for two years for students enrolled in a two year college.

Decatur-built rocket bound for Cape Canaveral

A Decatur-built rocket was loaded onto a specially designed cargo ship Tuesday to be shipped to Cape Canaveral, Fla. The United Launch Alliance Vulcan will eventually replace the Atlas V and Delta IV heavy rockets. The rocket was moved from the plant in Decatur and loaded aboard the RocketShip. The trip to Cape Canaveral will […]

Perry County Commission Chairman Albert Turner Jr. has been indicted of felony and misdemeanor counts of voter fraud. The charges emanate from May 24 primary election and the Nov. 8 general election, according to a statement from Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill and Alabama’s Fourth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Michael Jackson. According to […]

During WVNN's "The Yaffee Program," Moore discussed the leadership vote and also addressed the latest actions by the Republican led Congress.

Alabama’s active-duty military, veterans, and their families will now have access to thirty resource workshops across the state because of a sponsorship from the Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils ( Alabama RC&D).