1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (125+ words) Already received your absentee ballot but don’t want to take a chance with mailing it and having it not arrive in time? Madison has 14 secure absentee ballot drop boxes scattered around the city. Mitchell Schmidt covers state government and politics…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (77+ words) The 10 categories are: Winning images will be featured online and will also travel the state as part of an exhibit at various venues during 2027. Sherri Blevins is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You may contact her at [email protected]....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (800+ words) An open letter that's like an opinion column but in the form of a correspondence. To whom it may concern, Greg Byrne, UA president Peter J. Mohler, the Board of Trustees, Cedric Burns, Et al.: Nobody asked, but we—this columnist…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (296+ words) A popular Alabama seafood restaurant was just named one of the best new restaurants of 2026 by Bon Appetit. Bon Appetit magazine released its list of the best new restaurants in the country for 2026 on Monday, Aug. 24, and Bayonet in Birmingham…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (296+ words) Get live updates and the latest news as Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont, Connecticut, South Carolina and Alabama hold primaries, highlighting Trump’s endorsement sway and Democratic divides. As South Carolina Republicans head to the polls, some voters are expressing concerns about Sen…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (588+ words) Montgomery County voters chose a new spate of local leaders Thursday in the Aug. 6 general election. Early voting totals were the first results reported Thursday night, giving residents a first look at where major local races stood before Election Day…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (341+ words) The platform of the Alabama Republican Party now contains a plank supporting closed primaries and party registration. The platform addition came Saturday in a meeting of the State Republican Executive Committee, passing the 300+ body on a voice vote that drew…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (439+ words) Birmingham leaders are proposing a $45 million investment to expand career training, modernize school facilities and prepare students for high-demand careers. Mayor Randall L. Woodfin and Birmingham City Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan unveiled the proposal during a Birmingham City Council Committee…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (394+ words) Montgomery has served as Alabama's capital for nearly 180 years, but it was far from the state's first seat of government. Before lawmakers settled permanently in Montgomery in 1846, Alabama's capital moved four times as population centers shifted and transportation routes evolved…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1776+ words) A bog crayfish at Splinter Hill Bog Preserve. On a sweltering June afternoon, I stood in what was essentially a roadside ditch. Sandwiched between a four-lane highway and the parking lot of a faith-based recreation center near Birmingham, Alabama, the…...