NEW YORK — Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump has tapped Alabama congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL4) to advise him on issues important to farmers as part of his newly-formed Agriculture Advisory Committee. “I am honored to be a part of the Trump-Pence team and in particular this Agriculture Advisory Committee,” Aderholt told Yellowhammer. “I appreciate […]

ST. LOUIS, Missouri — The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Alabama’s largest Christian denomination, says he believes the United States is “beyond a political solution” and is in need of a “spiritual awakening…from Almighty God.” Rev. Steve Gaines, former senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Gardendale, Alabama, and the current senior pastor of […]

RELATED: Bentley’s lottery panic is a sham. Here’s how Alabama can pay its bills without it. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Lottery proposals in the Alabama legislature appear to be having a tough time gaining momentum, as lawmakers wrestle with how to patch an $85 million hole in Medicaid funding. The program provides healthcare to approximately 1 […]

In ancient Greek, there were two words for “time.” “The first is most familiar—chronos,” one of the founders of the Theology of Work Project explains. “It means the chronology of days, governed by the carefully calculated earths’ sweep around the sun. “But another word for time is also used in the New Testament—kairos,” he continued. […]

Forty-three years after Lynyrd Skynyrd burst onto the scene with their self-titled debut album — and just under four decades since a tragic plane crash killed three of their original members — the southern rock icons’ most famous songs remain among the most recognizable tunes in American music. “You never know what’s going to hit,” […]

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” – Romans 15:13 Sarah Perry, an eighth grader whose parents died in a tragic plane crash in Tuscaloosa on Sunday, took to social media less than 48 […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced the Yellowhammer State now has 25 confirmed cases of Zika in 16 counties, all of which are travel related. Counties with confirmed cases include Calhoun, Cullman, Etowah, Houston, Jefferson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega and Tuscaloosa. “We have been […]

The libertarian Cato Institute on Tuesday released its annual “Freedom Rankings,” rating all 50 U.S. states on a variety of issues, ranging from fiscal and economic freedom to personal freedom. Alabama came in at No. 23 overall, receiving particularly high marks for the state’s low taxes and regulations, while ranking lower on many social issues. […]

Famed college basketball coach John Wooden once told his players to “be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” “The true test of a man’s character,” he explained. “is what he does when no one is […]

There are very few people in the world who can truly understand what it’s like to be Michael Phelps — one of the world’s most famous athletes and, at times, a man who has endured the consequences of his private struggles coming under the public microscope. Ray Lewis understands better than most. Lewis is widely […]

Rising out of the Kentucky hills sits a jaw-dropping, full-scale replica of Noah’s Ark — built to the exact specifications found in the Old Testament Book of Genesis. The builders raised over $100 million for its construction, and today it is the centerpiece of an 800-acre theme park that remains a work in progress. Organizers […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In his first words as Alabama Speaker of the House, State Rep. Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) declared “the days of the imperial speakership are over.” McCutcheon was elected by a vote of 68 to 28, defeating the Democrats’ nominee, Rep. Joe Knight of Montgomery. “I am not my predecessor. The days of the […]

(Video above: “Paul Ryan” pushes Granny over a cliff) During the 2012 presidential election, a liberal group called “The Agenda Project” released an ad with a Paul Ryan lookalike dumping an elderly woman out of her wheelchair and over a cliff to illustrate what they believed Ryan’s Medicare reforms would do to senior citizens. The […]

MOBILE, Ala. — The University of South Alabama on Monday implemented a campus-wide policy allowing students, faculty and staff to use restroom facilities that align with their “gender identity,” rather than their sex, in compliance with the Obama administration’s transgender bathroom directive. USA faculty and students recently received an email from Krista Harrell, the school’s […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Robert Bentley on Monday announced details of what he is wanting the Alabama legislature to accomplish in its upcoming Special Legislative Session. The Governor’s call includes the following: “A constitutional amendment enabling a state lottery to support the General Fund” and “Legislation providing funding for Medicaid, infrastructure investment, and/or debt repayment.” […]

(Video above: Sen. Jeff Sessions discusses the latest batch of Clinton emails on Fox News) WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) says the latest emails released from Hillary Clinton’s time at the State Department reveal a “pay for play” scheme between the Clinton Foundation and the Department of State, and added that the “issue was […]

(Video above: Gov. Robert Bentley and Rep. Allen Farley discuss allegations during a phone conversation) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In secret audio recordings obtained exclusively by Yellowhammer News, Gov. Robert Bentley (R-Ala.) accuses “casino gambling people” of fueling affair rumors and urges a state lawmaker not to ask the attorney general to investigate allegations that he […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — As public school students across Alabama returned to class Wednesday, Attorney General Luther Strange reiterated that he believes local schools should disregard President Barack Obama’s transgender bathroom order until the issue works its way through the federal court system. RELATED: Yellowhammer Radio Podcast — Transgender bathrooms in Alabama’s schools Alabama and a […]

Alabama-based author Andy Andrews, who was hailed by the New York Times as a “modern-day Will Rogers who has quietly become one of the most influential people in America,” discussed Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) on his popular “In the Loop” podcast recently, and his take on the controversial topic is a must-hear. Mr. Andrews was […]

Tim Tebow is reportedly interested in playing professional baseball and the Birmingham Barons have already taken to social media to let the former football star and current ESPN commentator know that they are interested in bringing him to the Magic City. “Hey Tim Tebow, we heard you want to play pro ball. Have your people […]

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has thrown in the towel on pushing for tax increases to fund the growth of the state’s Medicaid program, announcing recently that he is instead calling a Special Session of the legislature for the specific task of approving a lottery to fund “essential services.” Gov. Bentley asked the Legislature to include […]

(Video above: David Sadler conducts his “blind trust experiment.) David Sadler, a Montgomery, Alabama, native, wanted to prove that Alabama is not the “same ol’ South” that the media often portrays. In an effort to show the real Alabama, Sadler decided to put on a blindfold and stand outside of Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium with a […]

Reposted A 28-year-old Christian woman from the Middle East spoke at Meadowbrook Baptist Church in Gadsden, Alabama, on Sunday, and what she told the congregation may catch some American Christians by surprise. She began by detailing the persecution she and her fellow Christians have endured in her country (which we won’t name, for security purposes). […]

Apparently frustrated by their unsuccessful attempt to stoke racial tensions at the University of Alabama late last year, Alabama sports website and liberal political blog al.com is back with another shot at the UA System. With an “investigative report” titled, “How the University of Alabama System funneled $1.4 million through a ‘dark money’ web,” an […]