Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington on Friday issued a statement reminding unemployment compensation recipients that the state work search requirement — which has been temporarily waived throughout the COVID-19 pandemic — will resume at the beginning of 2021. Prior to the pandemic, a work search was required for anyone receiving unemployment compensation benefits […]

But Secretary of State Merrill thinks some states have too many different systems internally and believe states should work to do this after this election to bring themselves in line with what Alabama has done.

Alabama burger chain Milo's Hamburgers is educating elementary students on the election process in a fun and interactive program.

U.S. Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Thursday sat down for a wide-ranging interview on FM Talk 106.5’s “Jeff Poor Show.” The radio segment opened up with Tuberville lightheartedly talking about how, even when he takes the oath of office, he still wants to be referred to colloquially as “Coach.” “‘Coach’ will always be my name. […]

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) on Thursday donated his congressional records to the University of South Alabama (USA), a public university in Mobile with around 15,000 students. Byrne made the announcement during a ceremony held at the Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library. The last four congressmen from Alabama’s First Congressional District have […]

Last week, the Alabama Attorney General’s Office announced a $60 million settlement with Terminix over its termite treatment practices in Mobile, Baldwin and Monroe Counties. The settlement stems from Terminix’s business practices in coastal counties where they did not provide annual termite inspections as required in their contracts and then drastically increased annual premiums to […]

With the threat of another potential lockdown, Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) has said that he will fight back against any presented lockdowns

Although it has been just over a week since his election win, U.S. Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is already planning for his tenure in the U.S. Senate, which is to officially begin on January 3. In an interview with Mobile radio’s FM Talk 106.5 on Thursday, Tuberville discussed the transition process and said that he […]

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) is already fighting back against potential plans by Joe Biden to lockdown our country and its economy.

USA Today on Thursday released its annual preseason men’s basketball poll ahead of the 2020-2021 season, and there has already been outcry that Bruce Pearl’s Auburn Tigers were snubbed. The poll named Baylor as the nation’s top team, followed by Gonzaga, Villanova, Virginia and Kansas. Three SEC teams were ranked: Kentucky at No. 9, Tennessee […]

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Alabama’s coronavirus numbers have risen for the fourth straight week. The state is currently experiencing a number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals it has not seen since late August. On average, 1,249 Alabamians have come down with a confirmed case of the coronavirus each day over the last week, a 12% increase over the rate […]

Joan Reynolds, a longtime Republican activist and chair of the Shelby County GOP, is putting together a team of dedicated conservative volunteers to aid Republican efforts in the two U.S. Senate races in Georgia. Control over both of Georgia’s U.S. Senate seats will be decided in runoff elections on January 5. The Republican party currently […]

Golden Boy Foods plans to invest more than $13 million to expand its production facility in Troy, creating 67 full-time jobs.

Ten to fifteen million is not enough to immunize people who are high risk for complications…It’s a ray of hope, but right now we have to slog through what these numbers are showing.”

The ongoing election saga in Pennsylvania, which has presidential results in question that could ultimately determine whether President Donald Trump is reelected or former Vice President Joe Biden is eventually certified as the next president, directly impacts Alabama’s election processes, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. Earlier this week, Marshall announced he had joined […]

Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor addressed students of the University of Alabama School of Law this week.

Joining the military was the greatest decision I ever made, without that decision who knows what my life would look like.

The general election held last Tuesday saw 2,306,587 Alabamians cast a ballot, the highest number in modern history. Yellowhammer News has provided a deep dive into the results. As Yellowhammer previously reported, President Donald Trump showed his high popularity in Alabama by winning the most ever votes the state has cast for a presidential candidate.

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has released an update on sustaining its Division I ice hockey program on a long-term basis.

This Veterans Day, America celebrates the heroic members of the United States Armed Services, both past and present, who have sacrificed to keep our nation safe and free. However, appreciation for our service members and veterans does not — and should not — just happen one day per year. At last Friday’s first-round playoff game […]

U.S. Rep.-elect Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) visited the Alabama state capitol on Tuesday and spoke with Gov. Kay Ivey about priorities for the First Congressional District and the state at large ahead of being sworn into Congress in January. A release from the governor’s office relayed that the discussion between the two leaders touched on “several […]

The Hoover Police Department has been donated six ballistic vests to outfit all of the department's heroic K9s.

The young men at Southern Preparatory Academy, the premier military high school in Alabama, have recorded a virtual entry for this year’s National Veterans Day Parade. Southern Prep, which was named Lyman Ward Military Academy until 2019, usually participates in person at the parade which is typically held in Birmingham on Veterans Day. This year, […]