Joan Reynolds is one Alabama Republican who has never let grass grow under her feet. A successful small business owner, she was the first woman elected into the Alfa Insurance Hall of Fame. Now she spends her time as a super-volunteer for conservative causes and candidates in Alabama and around the country. Reynolds currently serves […]

There’s a strong Alabama flavor to this year’s list of semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard 2020 Restaurant and Chef Awards, which celebrates leaders in the culinary industry. Newcomers to the list, released Wednesday morning, are Birmingham’s Automatic Seafood & Oysters for Best New Restaurant and Chez Fonfon for Outstanding Hospitality.

Each summer, I am pleased to offer college students from Alabama’s Second District with congressional internship opportunities. My summer internship program is a competitive experience intended for students who have completed at least their undergraduate freshman year and are interested in learning about our nation’s Legislative Branch. With opportunities in my Washington, D.C., office and […]

Alabama’s first class of community college students training to become lineworkers is wrapping up with plans to offer another class soon. In January, 23 students began a 9-week lineworker training program at Bishop State Community College in Mobile. The class is taught by instructors from Alabama Power.

The $24 million redevelopment of the American Life building has passed the halfway point on its way to opening up later this year as 140 “workforce housing” apartments. Developer Ed Ticheli took Alabama NewsCenter and officials, including U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, on a tour of the 12-story building to showcase how the former office tower […]

The group "Democrats Abroad" is hosting the fundraiser and has publicly advertised the event, along with Sen. Doug Jones being the featured guest.

The oft-told joke is that you have to pick a side when you arrive in this state. You’re either for Alabama, someone will say, or you’re for Auburn. More than 200 people gathered as one team Feb. 21 at The Club in Birmingham. They weren’t divided by Roll Tide and War Eagle, although each battle cry could […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As many folks may have seen recently in the news, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced last Saturday that the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston would be used as a quarantine center for some Americans exposed to Coronavirus. I was floored when I learned of the […]

When the 200 shooters in the Alabama 4-H State Shotgun Championship arrive in April at the Red Eagle Skeet and Trap Club on the outskirts of Childersburg, Alabama, those participants will be able to compete at one of the top shotgun shooting facilities in the South. Because of its long history of working with the […]

The Alabama Space Authority held its second meeting, respectively electing State Sens. Steve Livingston and Tom Whatley as chair and vice-chair of the body.

Brooks noted that the endorsement on the bounds of support from the space and defense industry is laughable, "if Mac McCutcheon is saying that Chris Lewis has more support in Research Park that is categorically false.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) continues to evolve as a worldwide leader in biomedicine, research and innovation.

When Alabamians take the to the polls on Super Tuesday, they will either be concerned with the Democratic nominee for President of the United States or the Republican nominee for the United States Senate. More important to the future of Alabama is a constitutional amendment that would end our current model of a popularly elected […]

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) honored Katherine Johnson with a speech in the House chamber on Thursday. Johnson, who passed away recently at the age of 101, was one of America’s most important mathematicians in the space race. She pioneered a place for African-American women at NASA and was portrayed in the Oscar-nominated film Hidden […]

U.S. Senators Richard Shelby and Doug Jones introduced legislation to establish the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area, authorizing 19 counties...

Friday, the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Council announced its endorsement of former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race. The National ICE Council represents approximately 7,600 officers, agents and employees who work for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) throughout the United States and its territories and possessions. The […]

Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon announced his endorsement of Congressman Mo Brooks' (AL-05) Republican primary challenger, Chris Lewis.

UAB is helping solve the coronavirus crisis

Trade has been at the forefront of public policy discussions in recent days, especially as President Donald Trump has taken a more hawkish approach to the issue in his first term. That has especially been true with regards to U.S. trade policy regarding China, a nation in which Trump has used tariffs as bargaining tool. […]

Former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville’s comments about the Trump administration’s handling of veterans’ issues last August 2019 at the Shoals Republican Club have been a focal point of the contest for the Republican nomination for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat up in November. “I’m pissed off at Donald Trump that our vets can’t get […]

MADISON — On Thursday, Hoar Construction, the City of Madison and BallCorps, LLC announced that Toyota Field, the new home for the Rocket City Trash Pandas, was officially awarded its Certificate of Occupancy, marking the official end of construction of the ballpark and certifying that the facility conforms to local building code requirements. Hoar Construction, […]

Jessica Taylor, a candidate for Alabama’s Second Congressional District, campaigned in Dothan on Tuesday alongside Marilyn Musgrave, the vice president of Government Affairs for the Susan B. Anthony List. After they left their last event, the pair phoned Yellowhammer News for a joint interview to talk about why the voters who go to the polls […]

Governor Kay Ivey announced her support for a bipartisan package of corrections reform bills that have been introduced in the legislature...

The faction of the Alabama Democratic Party that maintains Nancy Worley is the rightful chairperson suffered a big defeat on Thursday when Montgomery Judge Greg Griffin dismissed Worley’s lawsuit that aimed to return her to power. The opinion handed down by Griffin stated simply that the judge did not believe he had jurisdiction over an […]