With Alabama’s 2020 alligator season only a couple of weeks away, the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division wants to remind those lucky tag holders about the no-cull rule in effect. With the exception of the Lake Eufaula Zone, tag holders are not allowed to release an alligator after it has been captured. The […]

Boeing on Friday made a $500,000 contribution to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s “Save Space Camp” campaign. Launched on Tuesday to offset losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the campaign had raised more than $600,000 by the time Boeing announced its donation on Friday afternoon. The campaign in less than four full days has […]

Boeing continues to bolster the nation’s only defense program capable of protecting the entire United States homeland, including Alaska and Hawaii, against long-range ballistic missiles. The company manages this vital national security program, known as the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program, out of Huntsville as the prime contractor for the Department of Defense. Boeing has […]

Scientists at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville have made more progress in their research of the human genome. Researchers working in the Myers and Mendenhall labs have zeroed in on the science of “transcription factor proteins” that bind to DNA and essentially serve as on/off switches for genes. They, along with collaborators from […]

Last weekend should have been a shining moment for the state of Alabama, a celebration of the life and efforts of Congressman John Lewis – a true freedom fighter and hero for civil rights and equality in our nation. It was also an opportunity to reflect on our past and be proud of how far […]

Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie Stephens supports local school boards and superintendents deciding if students in their districts will physically return to school for the start of the academic year. In a Thursday letter to Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson, Stephens emphasized that these local education leaders must be given balanced, unbiased information […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced a new $100 million program designed to enhance internet access for low-income students during the coronavirus pandemic. The funding for the program, which is being called Alabama Broadband Connectivity, comes from the $1.9 billion the state received as part of the federal government’s CARES Act that was passed […]

The online fundraising campaign to save the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville from permanently closing has raised 40% of its goal since launching on Tuesday. Support for the iconic Alabama institution has come from all 50 states. The center announced on Monday that it needs $1,500,000 in public support or it will be […]

7. Tuberville didn’t quarantine when he traveled to D.C. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has listed many states as “hot spots” and requires any “non-essential” visitors to quarantine for two weeks after arriving in the area, and while Alabama is on the list of “hot spots,” former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville, Alabama’s GOP senatorial […]

Reacting to Thursday’s gloomy third quarter economic numbers, Twinkle Cavanaugh fears some of the proposed government overreach, and a return to the days of job-choking regulations, may stifle any hope of a turnaround. “The economic numbers show just how badly the coronavirus pandemic has hurt our economy,” Cavanaugh observed to Yellowhammer News. “We will come […]

I don’t know if you’ve ever had the displeasure of being at sea when a major storm develops. It is disconcerting, to say the least. As the deck pitches and rolls, the mental review of the all-hands disaster planning takes place in the mind. Pulling into a safe harbor and putting feet on dry land […]

A group of Birmingham City Police officers made a surprise visit to the son of Wytasha Carter, a police sergeant who was killed in 2019 while responding to a call at a nightclub. The gesture went viral after the Birmingham Police Department posted it to social media, garnering more than 3,300 reactions. The policemen reportedly […]

The Southeastern Conference is forging ahead with a conference-only college football schedule for the 2020 season, as first reported by Sports Illustrated. The outlet reported that SEC presidents on Thursday adopted a proposal to play a 10-game schedule this fall, featuring only teams from inside the conference. The SEC has now confirmed the news. The plan […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that she is awarding $50 million to help charities and faith-based organizations recover revenue lost during the coronavirus pandemic. The money comes from the $1.9 billion Alabama received as part of the federal government’s CARES Act passed in March with the intent to help the country get through […]

With less than 100 days separating now and Election Day, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) says he feels “very good” about his prospects in a head-to-head match-up against GOP U.S. Senate nominee Tommy Tuberville. In an interview with Huntsville radio WVNN’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” Jones argued his opponent did not “have a clue” […]

Cities around the country have acquiesced to mobs that want to spread the message of “Black Lives Matter.” In addition to peaceful protests, we have also seen marches, encampments and even riots. Additionally, some cities have decided to allow the local community activists to have access to public streets to put murals on the road […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) was lauded by NASA officials for the performance of its Atlas V rocket in launching the Mars 2020 mission. At a post-launch news conference on Thursday morning, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine went out of his way to praise ULA and its leadership for their role in the historic launch. “It was […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Birmingham-based Southern Research have discovered a new drug candidate that represents a major advance in the treatment for diabetes. A release from UAB on Thursday advised that the drug has been tested on isolated human and mouse pancreatic islets, the place where the hormones insulin and glucagon […]

Jesse A. Goldberg, Ph.D., still has not started his first semester as a lecturer at Auburn University. However, the incoming professor continues to ignite controversy on social media. A few months ago, Goldberg admittedly posted his “first controversial tweet” as an Auburn faculty member. Ahead of starting his new job as a “Lecturer of African American & […]

Getting the resources you need to battle addiction is hard enough. Doing it during COVID-19 can be nearly impossible, and the current state of our country could be making the severity of Alabama’s addiction crisis far worse. Quarantine can be isolating; for those who are economically insecure, it can also mean real fear of losing […]

There are glimmers of good news in Alabama’s coronavirus numbers for the first time in several weeks, and a high profile infectious disease expert at UAB Hospital credits increased wearing of masks as a big factor. According to BamaTracker, the number of people being hospitalized each day due to COVID-19 has leveled off in the […]

NASA’s Mars 2020 launch went off without a hitch early Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Catching a lift from United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Alabama-made Atlas V rocket, Mars Perseverance is now setting its trajectory toward the Red Planet. The Perseverance rover will explore Mars while gathering samples and performing groundbreaking tests to see if […]

7. Huntsville and Birmingham are the best for business Business Facilities magazine has released its annual State and Metro Rankings Report for the best business climates, and Huntsville and Birmingham both topped categories on the list. Huntsville was ranked first for small-sized metro area for business, and Birmingham was first in a mid-size metro area. […]

State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville) on Wednesday resigned from Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, where he was serving as an Alabama Baptist bivocational pastor. The resignation, first announced by The Alabama Baptist, comes in the wake of Dismukes attending a celebration of Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was a Confederate general and the first grand wizard of […]