Jesse Goldberg still has not started his first semester as a lecturer at Auburn University. However, the incoming professor continues to ignite...

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 […]

During a press conference with State Health Director Dr. Scott Harris, Governor Kay Ivey announced that she’s extending the statewide mask mandate until August 31, which was set to expire on Friday

State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville) resigned from Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, where he was serving as an Alabama Baptist bivocational pastor.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey wasted no words in responding to Alabama State Board of Education member Wayne Reynolds, who on Wednesday morning posted an insulting comment about the governor’s appearance on Facebook. “She is gaining weight,” wrote Reynold in the comments of an AL.com Facebook live stream that was broadcasting the governor’s coronavirus pandemic press […]

Alabama received high rankings for its workforce development programs and auto manufacturing strength in a new report from Business Facilities magazine, which also picked Birmingham and Huntsville as top cities for business climate. In the 16th installment of its Annual State and Metro Rankings Report, Business Facilities rated Birmingham as the No. 1 mid-size metro area for […]

Atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, NASA's Mars 2020 mission is set to blast off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Thursday morning.

While many school systems around the state are opting for online schooling-only for the first nine weeks, the debate as to whether or not schools should open in Alabama remains unsettled given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During an interview with Huntsville radio WVNN’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” State Sen. Larry Stutts (R-Cherokee) argued for the […]

MacKenzie Scott, who for 25 years was married to Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, gave $20 million to Tuskegee University in recent days. The donation is the largest gift in the history of the school. The Tuskegee donation was one in a string of contributions from Scott that totaled $1.7 billion. Scott has pledged […]

Have you noticed how often politicians claim they want to help American families yet support policies that make poverty and hardship even worse? Socialist Democrats like Doug Jones, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threaten America’s national security, suppress American worker wages, and take needed American jobs from struggling American families by luring millions […]

A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted two people previously charged on the state level in the kidnapping death of Kamille "Cupcake" McKinney.

Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell was recently appointed to a national agricultural trade advisory committee by the Trump administration.

The mask order extension specifies that all teachers and students above the first grade must wear face coverings whenever possible at school.

The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries has created a website where consumers can report if they receive suspicious, unsolicited packages of seeds from China. Yellowhammer News first detailed on Monday the recent surge in consumers receiving the mysterious seed packets, which Ag Commissioner Rick Pate says may be “dangerous to livestock.” “Currently there is […]

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted four Alabama corrections officers in connection to an incident where a prisoner was allegedly assaulted by prison guards. The charges stem from a 2018 episode at Bibb Correctional Facility in Brent, Alabama, where Bibb employees Keith Finch, Jordan Thomas and Kevin Blaylock are alleged to have […]

In describing his constituents, George Wallace used to say that “the people of Alabama are just as cultured, refined and gracious as anyone else in America.” Whether it was true when he said it or not, it made Alabamians stand a little higher and feel better about their circumstances. If actions speak louder than words, […]

There were no recorded deaths yesterday but there have been 1,446 deaths in the state, there are currently 1,599 people hospitalized

The same day that the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition (ACFC) named a new president, Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that the non-profit organization has partnered with the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to create a statewide plan to provide more electric vehicle charging stations throughout the Yellowhammer State. Michael Staley, a longtime chief […]

The National Federation of Independent Business released a national survey on the state of small business amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Whether the illness takes 14 days to show itself of 10 days is up for debate, but either way, we still don't know if the order is going to have any impact at this point.

National Right to Life, the nation’s largest pro-life group with affiliates in all 50 states and over 3,000 local chapters nationwide, on Tuesday announced its endorsement of Tommy Tuberville in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate general election. In a release announcing the endorsement, National Right to Life cited Tuberville’s support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act […]

UAB Hospital has been again named the best hospital in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, the magazine named eight specialty programs within the top 50 in the nation, seven of those within the top 30, along with two others noted as being “high performing” in the 2020-2021 Best Hospital rankings, released today. […]