K-12 schools need to come up with a plan for “alternative methods of instruction as established by the State Superintendent of Education”

It is hard not to notice the economic shock from coronavirus that has come in a historic spike in unemployment benefit claims, the faltering of the stock market, and unprecedented actions implemented by the federal government to stymy the decline. With many unknowns about what is to come, the question remains what happens to the […]

The Alabama Senate now has a framework for finishing the legislature's 2020 regular session.

Alabama rocket builder United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully completed the first national security space mission for the newly-formed U.S. Space Force. Under clear skies Thursday afternoon at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, ULA’s Atlas V rocket lifted off with the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) satellite as its payload. The latest in […]

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is maintaining essential services, such as maintenance and construction, during the coronavirus pandemic.

In a press conference Thursday afternoon, Governor Kay Ivey announced that she has signed an executive order mandating students to not return to the classroom for the rest of the school year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Starting April 6, Alabama’s public school students will receive “instruction from home,” according to the governor’s […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and state health officer Dr. Scott Harris have issued sweeping emergency and public health declarations which they hope will slow the spread of the coronavirus which currently has the nation at or near a standstill. On Friday, March 20, an amended public health order issued by Dr. Harris and released by […]

According to preliminary data from the Alabama Department of Labor, 48,191 Alabamians filed for unemployment between Sunday and Wednesday, a number that shatters all records. In the month of February, 5,819 Alabamians filed for unemployment. The worst week of the Great Recession from 2007-2009 saw 20,894 unemployment claims filed in Alabama. Yellowhammer News confirmed the […]

Several prominent Alabama Democrats have called on Governor Kay Ivey to issue a statewide shelter-in-place order. An order of that type that would close all non-essential businesses and require the vast majority of Alabama’s citizens to remain in their homes. Such orders have been issued in a number of states with high numbers of coronavirus […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham announced that it will take part in an NIH-sponsored global clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of novel therapeutic agents in hospitalized adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19. The drug remdesivir will be the first agent evaluated in the trial. The UAB site was activated on Wednesday by the National Institute […]

Interruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic may have an impact on the business of the Alabama legislature, including causing efforts to institute reforms to Alabama’s prison system to come into compliance with the federal government to stall. However, according to State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster), the chairman of the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee, hopes for […]

The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville has published a series of videos to inform the public about the science behind COVID-19. Each video is hosted by Dr. Neil Lamb, who is the vice president of Educational Outreach at the institute. Four instructional videos have been uploaded so far, detailing what the coronavirus is, its […]

Best-selling author and Alabama native Andy Andrews delivered some thoughtful advice on self-control and keeping things in perspective in his latest video. Here is how Andrews elaborated on this perspective:

Senators have raised concerns about the portion of the bill that allows people to get $600 additional unemployment benefits per week

The Jackson County Commission announced late Wednesday afternoon that Alabama's first coronavirus (COVID-19) death was one of their part-time employees.

In a new memo, Alabama Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth expressed his disapproval of the state's readiness for what he believes will be a "tsunami" ...

China is a bad actor on many other measures and now is the time to stop them according to Sessions

In 2004, audiences were taken back to a time reminiscent of television in the 1950s — when cowboys ruled the airwaves and there was a good guy to save the day. That was the thematic inspiration for YellaWood’s Yella Fella when he was introduced in a commercial called “Bad Bart.” Over time, the Yella Fella […]

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (AL-01) announced Wednesday that a group of college students from the University of South Alabama who have been stranded in Peru will be returning to the United States. The group of students, who were studying for positions in the field of medicine, became trapped in Peru when the country closed its […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is set to power the first national security space mission for the newly-formed U.S. Space Force. ULA is making final preparations to launch the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) communications satellite for the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center, according to a release from the company. The launch […]

Our lives and economy have been disrupted on an unprecedented scale by COVID-19. How do we calculate the societal impact? Costs are tricky because they involve actions not chosen. Economics helps bring the consequences of the pandemic into focus. The full costs involve much more than just monetary impacts. Economics and life are about human […]

NASA this week announced that the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission achieved yet another step toward being ready for flight.

Alfa Insurance is offering to temporarily suspend policy cancellations due to non-payment of premiums and waive late fees for policyholders in Alabama...

In a Facebook post on Wednesday morning, U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-04) joined a growing number of Republican elected officials arguing that the health of the economy must be taken into account amid measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. After acknowledging the seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak, Aderholt commented that “as we look […]