(Video: Yellowhammer explains how Obama organizers are trying to hijack Alabama’s Republican primary) The News in 90 Seconds is a Yellowhammer feature that takes a complex issue and boils it down into a short video to make it more understandable. Today we’re explaining how Obama organizers are trying to hijack Alabama’s Republican primary, which is […]

Ted Nugent is coming to Alabama Father’s Day weekend as a celebrity guest at Rick & Bubba’s first-ever Outdoor Expo at the BJCC. The event will feature the best in hunting and fishing and is designed for outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds. On top of that, expo attendees will have an opportunity to meet and […]

Six Republican candidates vying for the open seat in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District stopped by Yellowhammer News HQ in downtown Birmingham last week to answer five questions. This week we’re posting a series of videos showing their responses. Each day (Monday-Friday), we are posting one question, along with each candidate’s response. The responses were limited […]

EUTAW, Ala. – Republican Alabama Public Service Commission candidate Chip Beeker on Thursday issued a dire warning to Alabamians as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepares to impose new regulations on power plants. “If the EPA is allowed to act without opposition, thousands of Alabama jobs will be lost and utility rates could skyrocket beyond […]

All hail the Ruler of the Rotisserie, Sovereign of the Sweet Sauce, Caesar of the Celery Sticks, Baron of the Barbecue… Ladies and gentlemen, it’s the Pride of Pelham, Ala. — the Wing King. Alabama Eats host AJ Johnson went down to Pelham this week to find out what makes this local favorite one of […]

Six Republican candidates vying for the open seat in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District stopped by Yellowhammer News HQ in downtown Birmingham last week to answer five questions. This week we’re posting a series of videos showing their responses. Each day (Monday-Friday), we are posting one question, along with each candidate’s response. The responses were limited […]

U.S. Senators Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) are coming together to push for the United States Department of Justice to address recent revelations that veterans have died after being placed on secret waiting lists at VA hospitals. A recent report by The Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general’s office confirmed that VA hospitals concealed […]

Montgomery Circuit Judge Eugene W. Reese today ruled the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA) unconstitutional. The Act, which is Alabama’s first-ever school choice law, was passed by Republicans in 2013 over the vocal dissent of the Alabama Education Association (AEA) and their Democratic allies. Since then, the law has withstood numerous legal challenges. Most recently, U.S. […]

Indian Springs doctor Chad Mathis has poked and prodded his opponents in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District race to the point that they are now teaming up to hit him back, or as they refer to it, setting the record straight. Since the early stages of the campaign, Mathis has waged an all-out assault on the […]

Starting in 2017, when baseball fans in Atlanta close out the national anthem with “…the home of the brave(s),” that home they’re singing of will have been built in part by Alabama-based construction juggernaut Brasfield & Gorrie. The Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to approve a contract naming American Builders 2017 the […]

Six Republican candidates vying for the open seat in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District stopped by Yellowhammer News HQ in downtown Birmingham last week to answer five questions. This week we’re posting a series of videos showing their responses. Each day (Monday-Friday), we are posting one question, along with each candidate’s response. The responses were limited […]

83-year-old Sylacauga, Alabama native Jim Nabors became a household name around the world thanks to his role as Gomer Pyle in The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., but for racing fans, Nabors’ voice has for the last four decades supplied the soundtrack for the most famous race of them all — The Indianapolis […]

Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-04) has taken the lead on trying to roll back costly school lunch regulations that have been a priority for the Obama Administration, especially First Lady Michelle Obama. Today, Mrs. Obama is pushing back in what the AP described as “an unusual move for the first lady, who has largely stayed away […]

Six Republican candidates vying for the open seat in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District stopped by Yellowhammer News HQ in downtown Birmingham last week to answer five questions. This week we’re posting a series of videos showing their responses. Each day (Monday-Friday), we are posting one question, along with each candidate’s response. The responses were limited […]

An audio excerpt from Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address has been used to create one of the most stirring Memorial Day videos on the Internet. Check it out above, along with the transcript below. If we look to the answer, as to why for so many years we achieved so much, prospered as no other […]

10. George H.W. Bush, 1992 Each of the patriots whom we remember on this day was first a beloved son or daughter, a brother or sister, or a spouse, friend, and neighbor. 9. Barack Obama, 2009 They, and we, are the legacies of an unbroken chain of proud men and women who served their country […]

Six Republican candidates vying for the open seat in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District stopped by Yellowhammer News HQ in downtown Birmingham last week to answer five questions. This week we’re posting a series of videos showing their responses. Each day (Monday-Friday), we will post one question along with each candidate’s response. The responses were limited […]

A poll obtained by Yellowhammer News shows State Rep. Paul DeMarco (R-Homewood) well positioned to take first place in the upcoming Republican primary in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District, with State Sen. Scott Beason (R-Gardendale), Dr. Chad Mathis and businessman Will Brooke fighting for the second spot in a likely runoff. The poll was conducted by […]

State Sen. Scott Beason (R-Gardendale) is closing out the last two weeks of his congressional primary campaign in Alabama’s 6th District by running an ad blasting President Obama for being “a wimp” and prompting voters to elect “a leader with a backbone.” Beason has to this point counted on his name recognition advantage and ardent […]

The Alabama Farmers Federation political action committee, FarmPAC, today announced their slate of endorsed candidates in the Alabama 2014 primary elections. Endorsements for candidates who have opposition in the June 3 primary are listed below. According to a release from the Farmers Federation, endorsements were recommended by county leaders following extensive reviews of their qualifications and voting records. […]

Business Insider recently took on the awesome task of determining the best burger in every state. From local favorites like Poe’s Tavern in South Carolina to fast-food chains like California’s In-N-Out, the Business Insider team criss-crossed the United States in search of the best of the best. “It’s National Hamburger Month and we think a […]

COLUMBIANA, Ala. — A judge ruled today that public school districts around the state must stop collecting membership dues for organizations who use the money for political purposes, which is strictly prohibited by state law. After Republicans passed a law banning the practice in 2010, the Alabama Education Association (AEA) successfully sued to block its […]

Before the Senate Appropriations Committee voted on a bill to fund Veterans Affairs programs on Thursday, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) asked to be recognized to address recent revelations that veterans have died after being placed on secret waiting lists at VA hospitals. “Before we vote, Madam Chairwoman,” Shelby began, “I would just like to say […]

(Above: School choice changed the lives of Gloria McMeans and her son Keeynaad) The Alabama Accountability Act, which was signed into law in March of 2013, allows students in chronically failing schools to transfer to a non-failing public or private school in their district and offers their parents tax credits to help cover the cost. […]