Amber Gibson did not grow up thinking she would be an engineer, but a field trip in middle school changed her mind. “I was so adamant against going because I thought engineers drove trains or worked on cars,” Gibson said. “I was a dancer, I loved girly things, I had two sisters — girls ran […]

U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks) and Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) urged their colleagues on Tuesday to pass more funding to fight the spread of COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus. “It could be an existential threat to a lot of people in this country,” Shelby told POLITICO with respect to the spread of the Coronavirus. […]

The University of Alabama’s football team announced Monday that it plans to host a 2020 Clinic of Champions this spring on the university’s campus. The clinic, which will be hosted and led by Alabama head football coach Nick Saban and the Alabama coaching staff, is set to take place from April 2-4, 2020.

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Tuesday voted against advancing the pro-life "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act."

Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Greg Shaw has released a second television ad in his reelection bid to Place 1 on the state's highest court.

The Alabama Senate Governmental Affairs Committee approved a substitute bill that would enhance the penalty provision of the Memorial Preservation Act.

Birmingham Promise, the scholarship fund pioneered by Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, received three contributions of $1 million on Tuesday. The Alabama Power Foundation, Altec/Styslinger Foundation, and Regions Bank made the three contributions. “Every student deserves the opportunity to succeed,” Woodfin said, before adding that he was grateful to “our business community and academic partners for […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved a bill as substituted that would eliminate the Office of the State Auditor. The committee vote was 6-5. The bill, SB 83, now heads to the full Senate for consideration. SB 83 would not affect the current officeholder, State Auditor Jim Zeigler. As a […]

A three-day event is marking the 60th anniversary of the first Alabama sit-in against racial segregation. Five of the surviving demonstrators will be on hand Monday for a remembrance at Alabama State University in Montgomery. Civil rights lawyer Fred Gray also will participate.

The Scottsboro City Council, Scottsboro Police Department Chief Ralph Dawe and Scottsboro Fire Department Chief Gene Necklaus joined to present awards to three men who recently went “above and beyond the call of duty,” according to a Facebook post by the Scottsboro Police Department. The awards stem from actions taken on January 27, 2020, when […]

Keith Richards founded Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe with one restaurant 22 years ago in Birmingham, AL. They now have 93 locations in 17 states with more to come. They started with hope and a dream. It took guts and a lot of faith. Now, they have a great American success story and they are giving back […]

Former congressional staffer Terri Hasdorff wants the voters of Alabama’s Second Congressional District to know that she will not have a learning curve if elected to Congress because she already knows the ways of Capitol Hill. In a phone interview with Yellowhammer News late Monday afternoon, Hasdorff argued her experience working for former House Speaker […]

The Second Amendment is under attack like never before in our nation’s history, but I am leading the fight to preserve your constitutional rights. Last year, just weeks after taking power, House Democrats passed a bill to limit the constitutional right to own guns. Their misguided legislation would do nothing to address the underlying problem […]

President Donald Trump will officially request that $1 billion be used to fight the coronavirus as it has become a global outbreak

DECATUR, Alabama – GE Appliances today officially marked completion of a $125 million investment project at its Decatur refrigerator plant, which boosted production capacity, added new “smart” technology and increased the site’s workforce. The expansion project, announced in June 2018, allowed GE Appliances to increase production to meet growing demand for its top-freezer refrigerators, which are rated […]

The Alabama Nursing Home Association (ANHA) on Monday announced the selection of Brandon Farmer as the association's new president and CEO.

Club for Growth Action, the federal super PAC associated with the Washington, D.C.- based Club for Growth, will be running a new television advertisement opposing U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne’s (R-Fairhope) bid for the U.S. Senate. The spot hits Byrne for his decision late in the 2016 presidential campaign calling on then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump […]

Rep. Rogers noted, "The Center for Domestic Preparedness is a training facility for first responders, it is not equipped to deal with infectious disease control," adding "some knucklehead though the Center for Domestic Preparedness was a good option."

The Grammy Award-winning band Imagine Dragons will be performing at KultureBall 2020 in Birmingham, Yellowhammer News learned on Monday.

Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl on Monday announced the release of his fourth TV ad in his Republican bid in Alabama's First Congressional District.

Iron Tribe started in a Homewood garage because some friends wanted to improve their fitness – together. A decade later, Iron Tribe has grown to 30 locations in 11 states, including eight gyms in Alabama. The mission remains the same: create fitness communities that change lives. No matter your age or fitness level, find your […]

Rep. Mike Rogers spoke to Yellowhammer Radio Network about HHS' decision not to quarantine coronavirus patients at the CDP in Anniston, Alabama.

With a city as old and storied as Mobile, the places and landmarks seem to be begging to tell their tales. Thankfully, they have Todd Duren to do it for them. Duren is tour guide and owner of Secret History Tours, a company that offers a variety of walking tours in and around downtown Mobile. “I […]

Illinois State Representative Camille Lilly recently sponsored a bill to restrict self-service gasoline stations. New Jersey and Oregon already ban self-service gas, although Oregon exempts rural counties. Would creating jobs for gas station attendants be good economics? There are many tasks we can either do ourselves or pay to have done. Consider food preparation. We […]