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The Alabama Poll: The race has changed in AL-01 -- the numbers prove it
40+ min ago (1688+ words) Six weeks ago, Jerry Carl held a 16-point lead. Today it's 8 " and Rhett Marques is capturing nearly every undecided voter who makes up their mind. The First Congressional District in Alabama is hosting one of the state's most closely contested…...
7 Things: Worthless NATO refuses to help with Iran; big spending by gambling interests in Alabama elections; Alabama player arrested; and more...
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (267+ words) 7. Alabama basketball's second-leading scorer Aden Holloway was arrested on a marijuana possession charge just days before the 2026 NCAA Tournament starts, creating a major distraction for the Crimson Tide. 6. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill refused a judge's order to…...
2026 Power & Influence: Who's Next?
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (1430+ words) As a prelude to this year's Power & Influence Top 50 list, launching April 1 in a special 15th anniversary year for Yellowhammer News, we are proud to continue a tradition that asks an important question in Alabama's political landscape: Who's Next? Year after…...
Huntsville at the helm of Artemis as NASA prepares for Moon return
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (897+ words) When NASA's Artemis astronauts strap in and head toward the Moon, the rocket carrying them will rise on the shoulders of Huntsville. "This is America's rocket," said David Beaman, acting program manager for the Space Launch System at Marshall Space…...
Auburn set to host South Alabama in first round of NIT after missing NCAA Tournament
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (209+ words) The Auburn Tigers" bid to play in the NCAA Tournament officially came to a close on Selection Sunday, with the team falling just short of the field in Steven Pearl"s first season following a dreadful stretch in February and…...
Alabama secures No. 4 seed in SEC-filled Midwest region of NCAA Tournament
17+ hour, 7+ min ago (641+ words) The Alabama Crimson Tide is headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time under Nate Oats and will be playing in the Midwest Region with a No. 4 seed, announced on Selection Sunday. It's the fourth consecutive season and…...
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth: Alabamians must dare defend all of our rights
17+ hour, 32+ min ago (772+ words) In 1939, the Alabama Legislature adopted "We Dare Defend Our Rights" as our official state motto, and it accurately reflects the fundamental beliefs regarding freedoms and liberties that the vast majority of our citizens embrace. The Alabama Religious Freedom Amendment that…...
George Clark op-ed: SB360 is a once-in-a-generation win for Alabama's economy
17+ hour, 43+ min ago (881+ words) Over the course of a career spent in the Alabama Legislature, in the leadership of the Business Council of Alabama, and as the President of Manufacture Alabama, I have learned one enduring truth about economic development: nothing happens without affordable,…...
NCAA denies absurd plea from Big 10 to stop enforcing tampering rules
19+ hour, 20+ min ago (196+ words) In a rare example of the NCAA doing something right, an absurd request from the Big 10 Conference to suspend tampering rules and ongoing investigations with a complete moratorium on enforcement was denied by the association. " On3 (@On3) March 12, 2026 During a time in…...
'Fellow Alabamians': Three Birmingham-based airmen among six killed in KC-135 crash in Iraq
19+ hour, 55+ min ago (710+ words) 'Fellow Alabamians': Three Birmingham-based airmen among six killed in KC-135 crash in Iraq'Yellowhammer News Three airmen that were members of a Birmingham-based refueling squadron were among six killed last week when a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq…...