It has been just three weeks since the Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die. However, recent developments in the state’s years-long effort to finalize a new prison construction plan have some lawmakers still at it headed into summer. Among those are State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), the chairman of the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund […]

As the public is learning more and more about National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci through email correspondence made available through a Freedom of Information Act request, some on Capitol Hill are calling for his resignation given inconsistencies in his correspondence and public statements. Included among those is U.S. Rep. […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories.

On Sunday, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alabama’s 2022 election, revealed his House colleague U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) finally succeeded in serving the lawsuit he had filed against Brooks for his alleged role in the incident that took place on January 6 on Capitol Hill. Brooks had […]

Nursing faculty and staff members at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, are giving back to both their community and the world by supporting the Tyrosinemia Society and its new partnership with an organization called PatientsLikeMe. The Tyrosinemia Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping […]

The 12-month change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) exceeded 4% in April for the first time since 2008. Many economists have been predicting inflation following a 25% increase in the money supply in spring 2020. Has inflation finally arrived? Inflation was a major issue in the 1970s and early 1980s. We experienced double-digit inflation […]

David Lane has a secret. Make that secrets. Plural. Like the name, logo and team colors of the New Orleans Pelicans‘ new G League franchise coming to Birmingham for the 2021-22 season. You can ask for the details, but the general manager won’t tell. Patience, young grasshoppers. Wait. Is that it? Grasshoppers? Starting a franchise from scratch isn’t […]

Residents in central Alabama will now have easier access to key health care services thanks to Driving HOPE (Health, Outreach, Prevention and Education), a new mobile cancer screening and education unit that Montgomery Cancer Center is putting into place.

Angelo Bautista always wanted to become a pilot, even as a little boy growing up in the Philippines, but he studied nursing at the University of South Alabama. “It was my dad’s idea,” he said. “He said you’re going to need a bachelor’s degree anyway, so why not get something as a backup?” Bautista graduated in 2009 […]

GUNTERSVILLE — Thus far, and it won’t be easy to top, Lieutenant Gov. Will Ainsworth has had the biggest campaign rollout of the early stages of the 2022 election cycle. Campaign organizers told Yellowhammer News upward of 3,000 people attended the re-election kickoff event on Friday at the Jeff Cook Performing Arts Stage at the […]

Two Auburn University research projects have been awarded a share of $100,000 from the LAUNCH Fund for Research and Innovation, a university program designed to bridge the gap between innovative research and the marketplace. The winners were selected from among five faculty teams that competed in a recent multistage competition. A team of veterinary and public health researchers […]

The new law, which takes effect in August, allows online, phone, and direct sales of homemade goods previously outlawed in Alabama.

Thursday, Saban was off campus but back on familiar grounds as he welcomed participants in the 15th Nick’s Kids Golf Tournament.

ROANOKE, Alabama — Mohawk Industries plans to introduce yarn production at its Roanoke manufacturing facility, creating 130 jobs in the Randolph County community and expanding the company’s investment in the region. “Our yarn facilities are very important, as they start our carpet manufacturing process,” Todd Shail, Mohawk’s senior vice president of manufacturing, said in an […]

Thanks to a tagging program started by CCA Alabama in 2017, Alabama anglers who target speckled trout and redfish know a great deal more about the movement and growth of these prized inshore species. The TAG Alabama program, which is compiled and analyzed by the University of South Alabama (USA) School of Marine Sciences and […]

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth officially launched his reelection campaign at a packed kickoff event featuring special guests, family, friends...

UAB was uniquely prepared to help its students, employees and patients, as well as the nation get through the pandemic.

VERNON, Alabama — Trachte Building Systems, an industry-leading manufacturer of steel self-storage systems, announced plans to expand its Roof Mart facility in Northwest Alabama with a project that will create 70 jobs in Vernon over the next three years. Sun Prairie, Wisconsin-based Trachte (pronounced Trock-tee) plans to invest over $11.5 million in building improvements and new […]

I’ve seen plenty of disturbing things happen during the time I’ve spent in and around politics and the legal system. Few are as disturbing or heartbreaking as the rampant scourge of guardianship and conservatorship abuse. It’s not a red state or a blue state problem. Nor is it unique to any one region of the country. From coast to coast, […]

U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) joined many of his colleagues on Capitol Hill in calling for President Joe Biden to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci

In what is one of the more bizarre political stories of 2021, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), a candidate for Alabama’s U.S. Senate up in 2022, is the legal target of his colleague U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), who claims in a lawsuit that Brooks was responsible for the January 6 incident on Capitol Hill […]

Late last month, the people of Alabama were repulsed to learn that former pastor and serial rapist, Mack Charles Andrews, Jr., was released from prison after serving only half of his 15-year sentence. What most Alabamians might not know is that Andrews was not released by mistake, not through error or misapplication of law, not […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Thursday officially announced he will seek reelection to a second term in 2022.

I have found that the most traumatic experiences we endure generally must see the light of day, or we are bound by them and to them one way or another. This principle applies to families, but also to cultures. Healthy relationships cannot happen without healthy communication. As individuals and groups of people, we should be […]