7. Rallying outside of Doug Jones’ office over impeachment A group of people gathered together outside of U.S. Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) office in Birmingham to ask Jones to acquit President Donald Trump in the Senate impeachment trial. There’s another rally planned for Mobile. Last week, there was a rally held outside of Jones’ office […]

Jason Black is a second-generation McDonald’s owner-operator. He and his family have 17 restaurants combined. The industry itself is challenging as hiring and equipping people in vital roles can be tough to do. Black tries to balance serving people and profitable growth at the same time. He runs his business with purpose, even in the […]

Yes, President Donald Trump seemed to lie about withholding aid from Ukraine to get the investigation into the Bidens and Ukraine. No, he will not be removed from office. You know this, Donald Trump knows this, the media knows this, John Bolton knows this and even U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) knows this. He also […]

Yellowhammer News on Monday confirmed that Fighting for Alabama Fund, Inc. is launching a significant, multi-week television advertising buy. Fighting for Alabama Fund is a federal independent expenditure committee, colloquially known as a super PAC, supporting Congressman Bradley Byrne’s (AL-01) Republican 2020 U.S. Senate bid. A source with direct knowledge told Yellowhammer News that the […]

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced Monday that he will be traveling to Washington, D.C. to join President Donald Trump at the legislative signing ceremony for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on Wednesday, January 29. The USMCA is one of Donald Trump’s signature achievements during his first three years as president. The trade deal […]

Alabama State Representative Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) will introduce a bill during the upcoming legislative session that would amend Alabama’s constitution to create a state-operated lottery. The bill would direct 100% of the revenue generated by the lottery to education programs. Clouse says that half of the funds would go to the Alabama Department of Early […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Monday morning sat down with CNN for the first national television interview he has done since the Senate began the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump. Trump is charged by the U.S. House of Representatives with abuse of power on the first impeachment article against him, as well as […]

The competitive Republican primary in Alabama’s Second Congressional District is heating up. The same day that Wiregrass businessman Jeff Coleman released his fifth television ad of the cycle, former Alabama Attorney General Troy King announced his first. King’s ad, entitled “Mom,” features his mother, Natalie. “There are some people who just don’t like me,” King […]

According to the latest internal poll conducted on behalf of former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ 2020 Senate campaign, Sessions is strongly leading the GOP primary field in his bid to unseat incumbent Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) in November’s general election. The internal poll, leaked first to Breitbart News on Monday, was conducted by national […]

In the latest television ad released Monday by Wiregrass businessman Jeff Coleman’s campaign to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02), Coleman’s wife of 30 years, Tiffany, takes center stage. This is the Republican candidate’s fifth television ad of the cycle. Tiffany in the latest ad discusses how the Coleman family came to the decision […]

The fire chief in Scottsboro, Alabama, says at least eight people were killed in an explosive fire that consumed at least 35 vessels along the Tennessee River. Chief Gene Necklaus said all eight people who were known to be missing are confirmed dead, and “that number could go up,” because they do not know how […]

The CPA firm Carr, Riggs, & Ingram (CRI) is expanding into North Alabama through a merger with the firm Crabtree, Rowe & Berger. CRI was founded in Enterprise in 1997 and now serves 30 markets across 10 states. The firm, which is one of the 20 largest accounting firms in the nation and the fastest growing […]

MOBILE — The Mobile City Council on Tuesday is set to consider a resolution that could pave the way for taxpayer funds being spent on the controversial Gulf Coast Passenger Rail project. This will come after the council’s finance committee a week prior heard testimony from various stakeholders about the project, including potential pitfalls. The […]

Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville, a 2020 Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Alabama, on Monday unveiled his campaign’s first statewide radio ad. The ad is currently airing on stations across Alabama. In the ad, Tuberville reaffirms his staunch support of President Donald J. Trump and reiterates that he believes “God sent us […]

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Alabamians across the state will have the chance to attend one of 1,107 events between January 26 and February 1 as part of National School Choice Week (NSCW). Those seven days have been declared by Governor Kay Ivey as Alabama School Choice Week. In her proclamation, Ivey said, “[R]esearch demonstrates that providing children with multiple […]

We live in very dangerous and serious times. There is a multi-front battle raging for the soul and the future of our country. We have before us great opportunity, and also great peril. The stakes are very high, and I am uniquely qualified and prepared to represent and defend Alabama and American values in this […]

7. A fire in Jackson County could have multiple fatalities Nine people are unaccounted for after a massive overnight fire at Jackson County Park in Scottsboro destroyed 35 boats and sent seven others to the hospital. It is unclear if those seven unaccounted for were on the boats at the time of the fire that […]

Chris Thomas, one of the nation’s leading experts on the next-generation mobility sector, will speak in Birmingham at Frontier Conference 2020, where more than 200 business, government and academic leaders will share information and best practices for industrial innovation. Thomas is the co-founder and president of the Detroit Mobility Lab, which is working to help Detroit become […]

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban reacted to the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant on Sunday, saying, “The world lost a truly special person today.” Saban further remarked, “Our hearts go out to Kobe’s family, friends and all who loved him as both a basketball player and a person. Kobe was one of […]

An asteroid could wipe out all life on Earth, so yes. But what if we mined and brought an asteroid’s valuable metals to Earth? NASA’s plan to send a probe to an asteroid generated some out-of-this-world economic claims. The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter may be the remnants of a proto-planet that broke up […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political scientist Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Should people be swayed by what we have seen about impeachment thus far? — Can U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) figure out a way to get reelected after he votes to remove the […]

If you ever make a trip to Millry, Silas, Coffeeville, Grove Hill, or any of the other small towns that dot the map in rural southwestern Alabama, you’ll discover places that have gone largely unchanged for the past several decades. While some may think that is a good thing, it is, in part, a product […]

Publicly this past week, it appeared that former University of Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts was enjoying his return to the state as he prepared for Saturday’s Senior Bowl game. However, under the surface, Hurts has also been hurting. According to a report by NFL.com, Hurts’ maternal grandfather passed away on January 13. His funeral was […]