Pointing to a homicide-free week and hundreds of arrests after President Trump federalized D.C. law enforcement, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville vowed Friday that as governor, he too would take a tough approach to crime in Alabama’s big cities. Friday morning, on “Longshore and McKnight”, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), candidate for Governor of Alabama in […]

Over the last several years in college football, one of the most widely discussed talking points surrounding the Southeastern Conference has been the schedule within the league. While most Power Four conferences have been on a nine-game schedule for years, the SEC has held firm at eight and contended that they did not want to […]

Charter Communications’ Spectrum News has launched a 24/7 Alabama channel on cable channel 1 for Spectrum customers, with brief headline updates and 24/7 weather coverage, the company said. The service is accessible to Spectrum customers via the Spectrum News app and on devices such as Roku and Apple TV. While the launch adds another outlet […]

Federal authorities in Arizona have arrested a man accused of mailing 25 pounds of Carfentanil—one of the deadliest opioids in existence—to Alabama, according to WBRC. Nineteen-year-old Ignacio Miguel Tirado-Castillo was indicted in May on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a fentanyl analogue and attempt to distribute a fentanyl analogue. He now […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt is contributing $10,000, the maximum amount allowable, from her Alabama First leadership PAC to State Rep. Rhett Marques’ (R-Enterprise) congressional campaign. “Rhett is a great friend and a strong conservative fighter who has always had my back and President Trump’s,” Senator Britt (R-Montgomery) said in a statement to Yellowhammer News on […]

State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) announced Thursday he’s running for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District in 2026. Marques says he’s ready to scale the work he’s done on the state level all the way to Washington — as a pro-Trump conservative Republican. He enters a field of contenders to fill the seat currently held by U.S. […]

Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced a planned book tour for her campaign memoir on Thursday morning — with one stop in Birmingham. The failed 2024 Democratic nominee will visit the Alabama Theatre on October 17 at 7 p.m. as part of an international 15-city tour promoting her upcoming book, “107 Days.” https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1958529522636034180? The memoir’s […]

Auburn University announced a major partnership with one of their most prominent boosters on Wednesday which is going to honor their most legendary head coach and display the words “Pat Dye Field” on the playing surface at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Entering into a five-year agreement with YellaWood treated pine as well as founder and CEO Jimmy […]

The CoachSafely Foundation will host a high-profile fundraising event at Vestavia Country Club next Tuesday, August 26, featuring U.S. Senator and former Auburn University football head coach Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), sports media personality Paul Finebaum, and CoachSafely President Bill Clark. The evening will raise funds in support of the Foundation’s mission to reduce preventable injuries among […]

After the death of her 19-year-old son in a DUI crash, an Alabama mother is campaigning to change the state’s Youthful Offender law. Nolan McDavid, a University of South Alabama student, was killed in November last year, when a 17-year-old crossed the center line on Lott Road at an estimated 117 mph, striking McDavid’s vehicle […]

Auburn University announced this week it will claim seven additional football national championships, expanding the program’s recognized total to nine and formally acknowledging the undefeated 2004 team. While the claim gives Auburn now nine titles and numerous more SEC titles, the significant majority of them are from the last century and out of the memories […]

The Alabama Community College System is receiving a huge boost to their women’s athletics programs with a $300,000 award in 2025 Alabama Education Trust Fund Supplemental Appropriations specifically to support the development and expansion of women’s sports in the ACCC. The appropriation was championed for inclusion in the budget package by State Rep. Chris Blackshear […]

The Huntsville Housing Authority is considering extending their curfew policy because it seems to be effective in helping combat crime. A curfew has been in effect since June for those who live within the housing authority. This was done in response to deadly shootings across the city, including one that resulting in two people being […]

A rare hadrosaur tooth dating back roughly 84 million years has been discovered in Greene County, Alabama, during a fossil excursion hosted by the Alabama Museum of Natural History. According to the museum, Dr. John Friel, the museum’s director, found the fossil on July 26 while exploring a gravel bar in a creek on private […]

Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security is bringing two heavyweight national-security figures onto its advisory board. Former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary under President Donald Trump, Kirstjen Nielsen, now president of Lighthouse Strategies, and Auburn alumnus James Hoskins, a former U.S. Air Force intelligence leader who built Scitor Corporation into […]

Conservative Republican and longtime cotton and peanut farmer Garrett Dixon launched a campaign for the open Alabama House District 38 seat today. Dixon says he’ll take a business approach to Montgomery and be a voice for rural communities in Chambers and Lee counties. Dixon is lifelong resident of the district, a Smiths Station High School […]

Former U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl has launched a campaign to retake Alabama’s 1st Congressional District. The former Mobile County Commissioner was first elected to represent the South Alabama district in 2020 and re-elected in 2022. He was unseated after federal re-districting pitted him against fellow U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise). In concert with a campaign […]

On Monday morning, Alabama Speaker of the House of Representatives Nathaniel Ledbetter endorsed his friend and colleague, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) for Governor of Alabama in the 2026 GOP primary election. “Alabama is winning like never before, and our state’s continued prosperity hinges upon its next governor being a strong conservative who will always […]

As the 2026 Republican primary to fill the open seat left by U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) heats up, candidates are building their war chests to finance the effort to secure victory. On Monday, one candidate’s campaign for U.S. Senate launched the “Statewide Finance Committee for Steve Marshall” with public support from business leaders across […]

For the first time in three decades, passengers will be able to ride an Amtrak train between New Orleans and Mobile. Beginning tomorrow, Monday, August 18, the new Mardi Gras Service will make the four-hour journey twice daily, restoring a Gulf Coast connection that’s been missing since the 1990s. The route includes stops in Bay […]

Drivers traveling on U.S. 231 near Alabama 174 north of Pell City are once again facing an added danger – a sinkhole. For the third time in less than a month, the sinkhole has reopened, posing potential hazards for unsuspecting motorists. The issue has resulted in the road being closed or partially closed at different […]

According to recently conducted polling, U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is the most popular elected official in the state of Alabama. The Business Council of Alabama commissioned a poll conducted by Cygnal of likely Republican primary voters. In an email to its members this week, BCA outlined that Britt’s favorability is 72%, with an incredibly […]

The Army’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Launched Effects Summit opened Aug. 11, setting the tone of week-long events focused on the rapid increase in unmanned systems in the U.S. Army. Maj. Gen. Clair Gill, commanding general of the Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, gave the opening remarks to summit attendees, stressing that UAS need to be […]

A mother utilizing the CHOOSE Act (Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students’ Education Act of 2024) is urging others to do the same after seeing the firsthand impact the new program is already having on her children’s education. Although Breauna McDade of Montgomery became content with the quality of teaching provided in their local […]