John Archibald of AL.com wants Alabama conservatives to know that they’re being childish by not wanting to expand Medicaid under ObamaCare. “Petulance,” he says, is one of the main reasons conservatives are pushing back. Archibald also wants Alabama’s governor, Dr. Robert Bentley, a man who knows a thing or two about, you know, actual healthcare, […]

A couple of weeks ago, Yellowhammer reported on a disturbing “game” called “Knockout” that is growing in popularity in inner cities, particularly in the northeastern United States. The game consists of choosing a random, defenseless person on the street and attempting to knock them out in one punch. The ultimate victory in the game? A […]

(Above: 60 Minutes gets a behind-the-scenes look at Amazon.com and its CEO Jeff Bezos) “Amazon prides itself on disrupting the traditional way of doing things,” 60 Minutes correspondent Charlie Rose said to open the show Sunday evening. Rose and the 60 Minutes crew then spent the next 14 minutes showing just how disruptive Amazon CEO […]

Shortly after Blake Leeper was born, his legs were amputated and doctors said he’d never walk. 24 years later he’s working toward becoming the first disabled American to compete in the Olympic Games. Leeper was a guest on The Arsenio Hall Show this week to tell his inspirational story. “When I was a kid and […]

Yesterday’s evening newscast on Huntsville’s ABC affiliate WAAY featured angry Alabamians in the Tennessee Valley lashing out at President Obama as they’ve begun feeling the effects of his disastrous healthcare law. “It’s a topic that’s been discussed for years,” WAAY anchor Debra Daniel said to open the segment, “but only now are people across the […]

1. Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise Freshman representative Barry Moore is an entrepreneur’s entrepreneur. He’s a founder or investor in multiple successful businesses, most notably Barry Moore Industries, a commercial waste management company based in Enterprise. Every vote he casts in the legislature is informed by his extensive private sector experience. If it’s about smaller government, […]

USA Today Sports has named the fanbases of both Alabama and Auburn among the “most beloved” in all of college football. So, what exactly does “most beloved” mean? “[T]he true test of loyalty is how deep the fandom goes,” Paul Myerberg of USA today wrote. “This is what separates good fan bases from the country’s […]

Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, has been offered a coveted spot on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, the panel that determines how the federal government will spend the people’s money. Yellowhammer originally broke the news on social media over the weekend, but Rep. Roby has since confirmed what sources close to House leadership told us late […]

Former Democratic Congressman Bobby Bright has been laying low since losing his congressional seat to Republican Rep. Martha Roby three years ago, but he’s not ready to be done with politics just yet. According to a statement Bright gave to the Alabama News Network, he’s now considering running for the Alabama Senate — this time […]

With Republican congressional hopeful Bradley Byrne having dispatched of the GOP competition in Alabama’s first congressional district, the heavy-hitters are coming together to make sure he’s well funded for the upcoming general election and beyond. U.S. Sens. Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions are spearheading a fundraiser for Byrne on Dec. 10 in Washington, D.C. Other […]

The Griswold’s may have set the standard for over-the-top Christmas decorations in the 1989 movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, but even Clark Griswold ain’t got nothin’ on Mobile’s Bellingrath Gardens. HowStuffWorks.com, which is owned by The Learning Channel (TLC), released a list of the “50 Best Places to See Christmas Lights in America,” and Bellingrath […]

Sources close to Rev. James C. Fields, Jr. told Yellowhammer Wednesday that the former Democrat state representative is preparing to announce that he will be running for lt. governor in 2014. Fields is a Methodist minister and a long-time supervisor for the Alabama Department of Industrial relations. He was elected to the Alabama House of […]

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama will not reinstate individual health insurance plans that don’t comply with ObamaCare because it would pose too great a risk to the state’s insurance market. BCBS, which controls almost 90 percent of Alabama’s individual health insurance market, has already sent out 87,000 letters to customers informing them that […]

Huntsville and Mobile are “on the rise,” according to Nerd Wallet, an online publication that “offers data-driven tools and impartial info to help you make solid decisions about the money you work hard to earn.” Nerd Wallet’s Divya Raghavan researched cities across the United States in an effort to find the top “rising” cities based […]

Will Brooke, executive vice president and managing partner of Harbert Management Corporation, announced this morning that he is running as a Republican for Alabama’s sixth congressional district seat. Brooke joined Harbert Corporation and its affiliates as Vice President and General Counsel in August of 1991, and served as their Chief Operating Officer from 1995 until […]

Long-time State Rep. Arthur Payne, R-Trussville, is retiring, leaving his Alabama House District 44 seat up for grabs. Although the primary is over six months away (June 3, 2014), three Republicans have already announced their candidacy. Here’s some background on the current crop of candidates in House District 44: John Amari 32-year-old Trussville attorney John […]

The race for Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin’s Alabama House District 43 seat is starting to get crowded, with 4 Republicans already having announced their intent to run. McClurkin, who has represented the district for the last 15 years, announced in August that she will not be seeking another term in 2014. She has been one […]

(Above: Alabama Wide Receiver Christion Jones obliterates Mississippi State’s Brandon Holloway) Most of the water cooler conversations on Monday morning will center around “The Prayer in Jordan-Hare” — and deservedly so. Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall’s improbable completion to Ricardo Louis to defeat Georgia will go down as one of the most memorable plays in Auburn […]

Aniruddh Chaturvedi came to the United States from India to study computer science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Penn. Once he got here, a few things took him by surprise. Chaturvedi recently answered the question “What facts about the United States do foreigners not believe until they come to America?” on Quora, a question-and-answer […]

The U.S. State Department under the leadership of Secretary of State John Kerry wants to allow Russia to build facilities in the United States that would help them improve their version of the American Global Positioning System (GPS), the satellite network that guides American missiles to their targets with pinpoint precision. The U.S. intelligence community […]

First-term Shelby County Commissioner Mike Vest is considering jumping in the Republican primary for Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District seat, which is coming open in 2014. Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, announced in late September that he will not seek re-election. Vest was elected to his seat on the commission in 2012, defeating an incumbent who […]

Birmingham is in the middle of numerous revitalization efforts focusing on our urban communities. Many of them have been quite successful in transforming the outward appearance of distressed areas of the city. Refurbished houses, apartments, schools and business districts give areas a more appealing look. The hope is that these cosmetic changes will entice businesses […]

Tennessee Valley Authority, the United States’ largest public utility, announced on Thursday that it plans to close six coal-fired units in Alabama due in large part to the Obama administration’s economy-crushing environmental regulations. Five units at the Colbert Fossil Plant in northwest Alabama will be closed. Another unit will be closed at the Widows Creek […]

It’s only been a couple of weeks since State Rep. Paul DeMarco, R-Homewood, officially announced his candidacy for U.S. Congress, but three Republicans have already jumped in the race to succeed him. House District 46, which includes portions of Hoover, Homewood and Mountain Brook, is home to some of the state’s most affluent residents and […]