Jackson closes the show with a “parting shot” at those who want to make masks a political football when an overwhelming majority of Americans are wearing masks.

COVID-19 has disrupted almost all aspects of life, including higher education. Colleges moved classes online during the spring semester and some observers believe that this will permanently change higher education. I think this will create new focus on how college creates value. Online education has existed for years. Arguably though, the willingness of the nation’s […]

Last week on the final day of the 2020 legislative sessions, both chambers of the Alabama legislature voted by an overwhelming margin to accept an executive amendment to a supplemental funding bill dealing with monies appropriated by the federal government for coronavirus relief under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. However, it […]

As city leaders in Montgomery, including Mayor Steven Reed, have sounded the alarm about an alleged shortage of resources as coronavirus case have spiked in Alabama’s capital city, State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris acknowledged there is cause for concern in an interview with Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal.” However, Harris revealed hospitals have indicated […]

On this week’s broadcast of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” State Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) reiterated his call for a proper balance in the state’s coronavirus response. He said while State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris and Gov. Kay Ivey had the best interests in mind, Marsh deemed their shutdown orders to […]

The Walker Area Community Foundation (WACF) is no stranger to responding to a crisis. From natural disasters to economic downturns, the Jasper-based nonprofit mobilizes resources and connects people and nonprofits during the most challenging times. “Our role here is to listen to what the needs are in the community and pulling the right people in to organize […]

Taylor Wilson, a 2019 ADA scholarship recipient, studies aerospace engineering at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, plays soccer and volunteers each summer. Taylor Wilson turned 21 during the COVID-19 crisis, but that didn’t get her spirits down. Her family made sure to mark the occasion in their hometown of Panama City, Florida, with a […]

Tommy Merrick has spent his life looking for ways to serve others. As a youngster growing up in Prattville, his dream was to be a disk jockey. He loved music and, being an only child, his mother encouraged him to sing along to songs. His dad played a little guitar and his uncle was an […]

For the second consecutive evening, President Donald Trump on Saturday took to Twitter to speak out against former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Last week, Democrats forced a vote on their so-called HEROES Act, a bill that Nancy Pelosi concocted with zero Republican input. This is perhaps the most extreme leftist, socialist bill ever brought to the House floor, and it has no chance of passing in the Senate. This was not a serious attempt to help our […]

The legendary Speaker of the U.S. House Sam Rayburn coined a famous phrase he used often and imparted to young congressmen when they would arrive on Capitol Hill full of vim and vigor. He would sit down with them and invite them to have a bourbon and branch water with him. The old gentleman, who […]

The company behind The Summit and The Pizitz is looking at redeveloping a historic steel plant along Birmingham’s Rotary Trail into new offices and entertainment space. Bayer Properties has a contract to purchase the Hardwick Co. building, a 110-year-old steel plant on the eastern end of the Rotary Trail at 23rd Street and First Avenue South. The building, which has a 30,000-square-foot footprint, […]

Photos of a smogless Los Angeles skyline set against a brilliant blue sky have emerged as an iconic image to showcase the impact of decreased air pollution during America’s COVID-19 quarantine. Similar photos from around the world, including what are usually smog-filled cities in India, China and Europe, provide a glimpse of a world with […]

A top infectious disease doctor with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) told Yellowhammer News that a major new study published this week reinforces UAB’s stance that hydroxychloroquine is not an effective treatment for patients hospitalized with the coronavirus. The comment was made by Dr. Paul Goepfert, MD, a professor in UAB’s Division of […]

Visiting the pool or lake is synonymous with summer fun. As hot weather approaches, parents and swimmers alike are concerned about what COVID-19 means for water-based activities this season. The key question people have is whether COVID-19 can be transmitted through pool water. “If a pool is maintained with chlorine or bromine and managed, there […]

Construction continues on a new barrier to restore and preserve Bayou La Batre‘s Lightning Point, one of Alabama’s most iconic and important coastal habitats. The Nature Conservancy in Alabama (TNCA) says contractors have finished installing 1.5 miles of breakwaters around the mouth of Bayou La Batre’s navigation channel, creating a new coastal barrier on both sides of […]

An impromptu mission to produce much-needed protective equipment for Alabama health care workers started with two 3-D printers in a home workshop running around the clock. It’s grown into a coordinated network of partners that includes motivated volunteers, three local high schools and companies wanting to help. This informal partnership has produced and delivered more […]

The economic recovery from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic may take some time. However, an analysis of the numbers may show a degree of the initial panic was not necessary, according to State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road). During an interview with Huntsville radio WVNN’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” Barfoot, while acknowledging he was […]

When Garrett Ard started his Eagle Scout project four years ago, the goal was to honor the memory of his late grandfather, Capt. Gloyice Ard, a longtime Gulf Coast charter boat captain. The culmination of all the work involved in such an endeavor recently sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico – in […]

In a Friday tweet, President Trump urged Alabamians to vote for former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville in the state's GOP primary runoff...

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall issued a warning Friday that all nursing home residents on Medicaid should receive their federal stimulus money in full. The Alabama Nursing Home Association (ANHA) responded that they had already taken steps to make sure that happened. “We are now beginning to receive a few reports of concern that some […]

A Mobile man rescued an elderly woman from a burning apartment building on Wednesday. The blaze, and Quinn Parrish’s heroics, were first reported by MyNBC15. Parrish described the moments before rushing to his aged neighbor’s aid, saying, “I felt the heat on the side of my face, I felt the heat on my arm.” Video […]

The SEC announced that voluntary in-person athletics activities may resume on SEC campuses, at the discretion of each university, beginning June 8.

Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Saks) praised President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled strategic approach to China on Thursday. Rogers as the ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee has an outsized role in policies dealing with the security and stability of the United States on the world stage. “I am proud that President Trump has laid […]