Just a day after Alabama’s football team won the national championship, the Tide basketball team pulled off a 20-point victory over the Kentucky Wildcats. Nate Oats is in just his second year as head coach of the Crimson Tide hoop squad, but he is already putting the program on the map. Kentucky is one of […]

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday night passed a resolution in a strictly party-line vote that calls on Vice President Mike Pence to convene the cabinet and invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald J. Trump from power in light of last week’s events at the U.S. Capitol. Pence earlier […]

As I type these words, I am sitting in my study with three rifles hanging on the opposite wall. They will never fire again. Their role is to serve as a reminder of generations of sacrifice that made this great nation what it is. My grandfather, my father and I each brought home these reminders […]

Alabama business owners will soon have access to a fresh round of pandemic relief funding as the Paycheck Protection Program begins reopening for applications this week. The federal government made some modifications to the program and replenished the program’s coffers in December. The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced fresh guidelines for the updated program in […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Tuesday released an almost 3,000-word statement defending his January 6 speech that is now the focus of a Democratic effort to censure the North Alabama Republican. The censure resolution, cosponsored by former DNC chair Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), alleges that Brooks “encouraged and incited violence against his fellow Members […]

At least 40 Auburn University professors have now stated their opposition to a no-confidence vote directed at Provost Bill Hardgrave. The vote had been called by one of the school’s faculty members to express his personal discontent with Auburn’s decision to continue offering in-person classes this year. While the university’s COVID-19 safety protocols for on-campus […]

What went down at the U.S. Capitol was an insurrection. It was an attempt to subvert the functioning of the U.S. government, and calling it domestic terrorism is not a stretch. The people involved, who I have argued were incited by President Donald Trump, should be punished through our legal system. These items are not […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey received her second and final dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, after which she urged the public to get vaccinated when eligible. “I haven’t had any side effects of any kind,” the governor reported after receiving her second dose, which was administered at Baptist South Hospital in Montgomery. […]

Regions Bank has announced the launch of exclusive debit cards and checks celebrating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide’s blowout victory over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night. Current Regions customers can now order their commemorative cards or checks at any Regions branch or by calling 1-800-REGIONS. The […]

The Alabama Farmers Federation on Tuesday announced its endorsement of former State Rep. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) for Alabama Senate District 14, which includes portions of Bibb, Chilton and Shelby Counties. Weaver has announced her Republican candidacy for the seat, which became vacant when former State Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) was appointed as director of the […]

Boeing on Monday announced it will support the International Space Station’s (ISS) growing research capabilities and commercial opportunities with half a dozen new solar arrays to significantly increase the orbiting laboratory’s power supply. It was announced last year that Boeing, NASA’s lead industry partner for the ISS since 1993, will continue supporting the station through September […]

As cases of COVID-19 surge, many hospitals are reporting record numbers of COVID-19-positive patients under hospitalized care. Different hospitals report their patient counts in different ways. One term that has been used often is convalesced. What does that mean? At UAB Hospital, the term “COVID convalesced” is used when a patient is no longer considered infectious […]

Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) on Tuesday announced that more than $45 million in funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various road and bridge projects across the Yellowhammer State. The funding is made available through the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II (ATRIP-II), a program created under […]

The first video in the Our Yellowhammer 360 series was released on Tuesday and features Governor Kay E. Ivey. Our Yellowhammer 360, announced at the beginning of this month, is a partnership between Yellowhammer News and Our 360 News created in an effort to bring the people of our great state together, regardless of individual […]

A novel sensor network using glass fibers to safeguard drinking water supplies is being developed under a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant in a cross-campus collaboration at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System. The grant is through the EPA’s P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition […]

7. Some schools will require the vaccine to return In what could be a first, Los Angeles schools will require students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine if they want to return to campus. The Los Angeles schools superintendent also suggested that schools will not be staying closed until the vaccine is available to children. Superintendent […]

According to a report from The Gadsden Times’ Donna Thornton, over 1 million people have called a hotline designated by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) to schedule appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Jan. 18. State Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville) argues that effort by the ADPH leaves much to be desired. During […]

The 2021 Hyundai Elantra on Monday was named winner of the annual North American Car of the Year award by the North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) automotive media jury. Built in Montgomery, this is the second time the Hyundai sedan has won car of the year (2012). The winner was […]

The University of Alabama has won the college football national championship for the 18th time in school history. The Crimson Tide on Monday night added to their legacy of being the best college football program ever by winning the College Football Playoff. Head coach Nick Saban also solidified himself as perhaps the greatest college football […]

The University of Alabama Crimson Tide routed Ohio State 52-24 on Monday night to win the College Football Playoff National Championship Game for the 2020 season. Immediately following the final whistle, the Alabama Athletics official online store went live with championship gear for sale, including official locker room attire. Hats, shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, cups, footballs […]

The Jefferson County Department of Health is conducting its own vaccine distribution process, separate from the rest of the state, with a web portal and phone hotline for use only by citizens of the county. Officials from the county provided an update on the effort via a live-streamed press conference on Monday. Jefferson County Health […]

In the case that continues to shake the conscience of Alabama, petitioners have now filed for adverse actions against a dead woman. Yellowhammer News since fall 2019 has extensively reported on the legal battle in Jefferson County Probate Court involving Joann “Mama B” Bashinsky, the heiress to the Golden Flake fortune and a beloved Alabama […]

The College Football Playoff National Championship is finally here. The Alabama Crimson Tide are considered to be the best team by most, but the Ohio State Buckeyes shocked the world in their 49-28 rout of Clemson in the playoff semifinals. Bama handled their business, too, but most people saw a demolition of Notre Dame coming […]

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Resource Fiber, a national leader in efforts to manufacture commercial bamboo products, plans to establish its first full-scale production plant in Alabama as part of a project that will create 111 jobs in Sulligent. Resource Fiber plans to invest $3.6 million in the Lamar County facility, where […]