The holiday season is a busy shopping time for many of us. With rising costs and long checkout lines, the internet is an easy and convenient way to compare prices and avoid the crowd. Online shoppers, however, must exercise extreme caution when shopping online, as fraudsters are using artificial intelligence (A.I.) to create fraudulent websites, […]

Putting political differences aside, Alabama’s congressional delegation is on a mission to bring a Microreactor Power Plant to Redstone Arsenal. U.S. Rep. Dale Strong headed up the lawmakers in a letter to the Secretary of the Army today touting the qualifications of Redstone to host the plant as part of the Army’s Project Janus. “Redstone Arsenal has the […]

Governor Kay Ivey is urging Alabamians to support their hometown merchants during the holiday shopping season, officially proclaiming Saturday, November 29, 2025, as Small Business Saturday in Alabama. In her proclamation, Ivey emphasized the pivotal role small businesses play in the state’s economy, noting that Alabama “believes small businesses are the backbone of our economy […]

Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles Director Cam Ward will receive the 2025 Pillar of Excellence Award from the Addiction Policy Forum during a ceremony on Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol, according to the agency. The Bureau said Ward will be recognized alongside other national leaders, including U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. […]

You may have seen Red Deese on Food Network, on local TV news, and in the Montgomery Advertiser. Clarence Ray “Red” Deese died earlier this month, on November 10 at age 93, at home with his family. Known for many unusual aspects of his long life, he was best known for founding a unique Southern-style […]

Alabama officials are reacting to a shooting near the White House on Wednesday afternoon that sent D.C. into lockdown. Two West Virginia National Guardsmen were ambushed in what officials describe as a targeted attack near Farragut Square. Authorities said the shots rang out near 2 p.m. EST as the Guardsmen were conducting a “high-visibility patrol.” […]

Jere Beasley, the founding partner of the Montgomery-based law firm Beasley Allen, has been honored with the Alabama Democratic Conference’s Martin Luther King Jr. American Dream Award. The recognition highlights Beasley’s work supporting justice and community empowerment rooted in Dr. King’s legacy. According to the firm, the award reflects Beasley’s impact both in Alabama and […]

Alabama roadways are expected to be packed this Thanksgiving week, as AAA projects the highest holiday travel volume ever recorded and safety officials warn that traffic delays and preventable breakdowns could disrupt travel plans for many families. According to the national forecast from AAA, an estimated 81.8 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles […]

Alabama Power says it has a plan to keep customers’ electric bills from costing more for the next two years. In a filing last week, Alabama Power’s Chief Financial Officer Moses Feagin told regulators the company wants to hold several major rate factors steady through 2027, avoiding adjustments that could increase costs for families in […]

The final member of a large drug trafficking organization operating in Alabama’s Wiregrass region has been sentenced to federal prison, closing a multi-year investigation led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and multiple local law enforcement partners. On November 4, 2025, 45-year-old Terrell Edwards of Ozark received a 240-month sentence after being convicted by a […]

Hours before UAB’s Senior Day kickoff, the Blazer football program encountered a crisis. Two players were stabbed inside the university’s Football Operations facility early Saturday morning, and a teammate was taken into custody, according to UAB officials. The incident sent both injured players to UAB Hospital for treatment, Birmingham Fire and Rescue confirmed, and the […]

Troy University has announced that its Chancellor, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., the longest-serving CEO of any public university in the nation, will retire at the end of 2028, following a planned three-year leadership transition. The retirement timeline, announced with the Board of Trustees’ endorsement, comes one year after the Board asked him to delay his […]

You have not heard this unusual bit of news in the national media. Likely you will not, unless those media outlets pick up the information from this Yellowhammer News article. Here is the unusual news bulletin: There have been no hurricanes in the Gulf of America. Ever. And no tropical storms. The 2025 hurricane season […]

Longtime Mobile County Treasurer Phil Benson has died at age 83. Services for Benson will be held Monday, November 24, at Cottage Hill Memorial Funeral Home, 7158 Cottage Hill Road in Mobile. Visitation is 4-6 p.m., with the service at 6. Burial will be at the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Spanish Fort on […]

Former Alabama Democrat U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) has reportedly taken the first official step toward running for Governor of Alabama in 2026. According to the Alabama Political Reporter, Jones has “quietly filed paperwork with the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office to run for governor,” and the state’s leading Democrats are already converging to […]

As families across the state prepare to gather and give thanks, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is urging motorists to make safety a priority during  this Thanksgiving holiday travel period. With heavier-than-usual highway traffic expected, partly  due to increased roadway travel following recent airline disruptions connected to the federal  government shutdown, ALEA Troopers are […]

Birmingham’s music history has never looked quite like this. This month, Sealegs Press releases A History of Birmingham Rock & Roll, a hardback art book featuring every piece from Craig Legg’s legendary 350-painting exhibition—a project that stunned the city when it debuted at East Village Arts in 2023. The original show was the kind of […]

STARBASE Maxwell, a War Department hands-on, youth science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics outreach program at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, is educating thousands of local students each year through immersive, inquiry-based learning. The program bridges the gap between military and civilian communities while opening doors to technical careers that support both national defense and […]

The University of Alabama now offers TSA PreCheck® enrollment services provided by CLEAR, an official TSA PreCheck® enrollment and renewal provider, at the UA Passport Acceptance Facility, making it the only location in Tuscaloosa County and the first college campus in Alabama to provide the service. Beginning Dec. 3, students, faculty, staff and community members […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) hit the campaign trail on Alabama’s Gulf Coast Friday to boost State Rep. Rhett Marques’ bid for Congress. In a joint appearance this afternoon, Britt heralded the Wiregrass businessman as the “America First winner” conservatives need to send to Washington. Britt and Marques appeared together at The Wharf in Orange […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is praising the passage of his legislation that will simplify the legal process for veterans who have been defrauded of their benefits. Tuberville, along with U.S. Senator John Boozman’s (R-Ariz.), introduced the Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act, which allows the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) to reimburse victims of fraud without forcing […]

Every day, we read about massive data centers coming to the Southeast. Billions of dollars. Thousands of construction jobs. The promise of economic transformation. But as President of the Alabama Public Service Commission, I want to talk about what’s really at stake beyond the headlines: your electric bill, the reliability of your power, and whether […]

Alabama lawmakers will enter the 2026 legislative session facing a major financial decision over public educators’ health insurance. Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) warns the rising cost of the Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan (PEEHIP) is squeezing out resources meant for classrooms. Ledbetter told Yellowhammer News that PEEHIP is “looking at $380 million” […]

Former Auburn University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Bruce Pearl will be in Tuscaloosa on December 4 to speak with college students about his support for a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, the College Republican Federation of Alabama announced on Thursday. “In recent months, the American-Israeli relationship has quickly become the most talked-about political and policy issue among […]