More filings rolled in on Wednesday in the quest to determine which employees are considered “public” for purposes of Alabama’s ethics law. The Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) and the Alabama Water and Wastewater Institute (AWWI) filed briefs urging Montgomery Circuit Judge Brooke Reid to deny a motion by the Alabama Ethics Commission to revise an […]

7. Officers denied service in Daphne After leaving court, a few Daphne Police Department officers went to Five Guys where employees reportedly turned their backs on the officers with at least one employee saying, “I’m not serving them.” A local TV station reported that the officers left the restaurant and went somewhere else and corporate […]

AUBURN, Alabama — The Alabama Department of Commerce and the City of Auburn’s Industrial Development Board have teamed to award $250,000 in funding to accelerate the development of OraSecure LLC’s breakthrough patent-pending saliva collection device intended to help in the ongoing battle against the novel coronavirus. The support will help OraSecure finalize the initial manufacturing run needed […]

The World Games 2022 Birmingham on Wednesday announced that NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley will serve as an honorary co-chair of the competition. This international multisport event features sports and disciplines not included in the Olympics. The event is typically held one year after the Olympics. Since the 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due […]

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Toyota Alabama announced today that it achieved two significant milestones this month as part of an ongoing expansion, a $288 million project originally announced in March 2019. The milestones include the start of production for the all-new, redesigned 4-cylinder engine at the Huntsville facility, and the closing in of the plant’s new […]

At a Wednesday press conference of governmental entities in Madison County, Dr. Pam Hudson outlined the dramatic effect masking would have on reducing the transmission of COVID-19. According to Hudson, CEO of Crestwood Medical Center, COVID-19 transmission would be reduced by 90% if 80% of the community wore a face covering. Hudson’s statement comes as […]

According to a press release issued by U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) office on Wednesday, U.S. Army officials at North Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal may have used federal government resources to distribute to base civilian and uniformed personnel “racist and partisan political propaganda.” A statement from Brooks called the effort to be in direct violation of […]

Alabama’s count of citizens hospitalized due to COVID-19 broke records for the third day in a row on Wednesday, the same week the state’s total death count surpassed 1,000 people. There are currently 1,073 Alabamians in the hospital with COVID-19, and 903 of them are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Alabama’s new confirmed case […]

Daphne Police Department officers were refused service by employees at their local Five Guys franchise, according to a report by WKRG. Citing a “credible source,” WKRG on Tuesday night reported that a group of five officers had attempted to eat at the Daphne Five Guys after court. “A group of employees turned their backs on […]

Both candidates seeking the Republican nomination in Alabama’s Second Congressional District took the stage Tuesday night for a debate in which they defended themselves from pointed questions about inglorious incidents in their past and made their case to voters with six days until the election. Dothan businessman Jeff Coleman and former State Representative Barry Moore […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the creation of a new program called “Revive Alabama” that will allow the state’s small businesses to apply for grants to cover their COVID-19 related expenses. The total pool of money available to Alabama’s small businesses is $100 million. Each grant is capped at $15,000, and only firms with […]

For the past two-and-a-half years, Alabama has been at a decided disadvantage in the committee rooms, corridors and chambers of the U.S. Senate as only one of our senators has fulfilled his oath to faithfully represent the citizens he was elected to serve. Sen. Richard Shelby has done well by Alabama, and both our state […]

Although there is very little public polling available, what is out there shows former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions with a difficult challenge ahead to secure the Republican U.S. Senate nomination for the November general election to face incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook). Sessions faces former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville in […]

I left Montgomery on Thursday evening fuming. In four weeks, more than 700,000 K-12 students, teachers, nurses and administrators across 138 school districts will venture back into Alabama’s classrooms for the first time since COVID-19 stopped our education system in its tracks. In the four months since schools closed in March, the Alabama State Department […]

7. United States withdrawing from WHO President Donald Trump’s administration has officially given notice to the United Nation’s secretary-general that it will be withdrawing the nation from the World Health Organization (WHO). The decision was expected after Trump has criticized their handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Many in Congress are criticizing Trump’s decision. U.S. Representative […]

Delayed cancer screening and testing during the novel coronavirus pandemic could bring dire consequences and roll back significant gains made in recent years in reducing cancer deaths. “As we continue our vigilance in the fight against the coronavirus, we must also remain mindful of other essential health services, such as cancer screenings and cancer treatments,” […]

University of Alabama System Chancellor Finis “Fess” St. John IV continues to be one of America’s foremost leaders on safely and responsibly getting the nation’s students back in classrooms this upcoming academic year. As reported previously by Yellowhammer News, St. John is part of an exclusive national group of education leaders who have consulted with […]

Last week, the House Armed Services Committee, which I’m proud to be a member of, passed and sent to the full House the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. This is the 60th year in a row that we have passed this act out of Committee, and since we […]

Crimson Tide offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian underwent a “successful” heart procedure in recent days, according to a statement released by the University of Alabama Athletics Department on Tuesday afternoon. The statement outlined that Bama’s football coaching staff participates in an annual executive physical.

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle officially filed for reelection on Tuesday, just five minutes after qualifying opened. First elected in 2008, Battle is seeking his fourth term as mayor of Alabama’s fastest-growing big city. The Huntsville mayoral election will be held on August 25. Candidates do not run as a member of any political party; though […]

I oppose mandatory mask orders and ordinances, but there is no question that we are going to see more of them. They can’t be enforced in any real way, but they will lead to more people masking up. They will work. Are they illegal? No. Bear with me here. People will gripe, but most will […]

Hoover City Councilman Derrick Murphy on Tuesday announced that he will host a prayer vigil in the wake of the tragic shooting at the Riverchase Galleria on Friday, July 3. The shooting resulted in the death of eight-year-old Royta Giles, Jr., as well as injuries to three other bystanders. One suspect has been taken into […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that she is going to spend $18.27 million of federal relief money on coronavirus testing for employees and residents of nursing home facilities in the state. Ivey said in a statement that some of Alabama’s harshest COVID-19 outbreaks have occurred “within nursing homes and we must do everything possible […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) hosted Dr. Anthony Fauci for a virtual event on Tuesday regarding the state of COVID-19 in Alabama and across the United States. The senator criticized the country’s response and President Donald Trump, while the health expert urged people to wear masks as he discussed the current state of the science […]