Posts by Jordan LaPorta — Page 15
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In 2016, you can pretty much do anything with your smart phone. Need to get across town? Open up Uber. Want to get some groceries? Open up Shipt. Want top-notch beauty professionals to come to your home? Well, now there is an app for that, too. GLOW is an on-demand beauty service […]
There are certain things that Americans often take for granted: our constitutional freedoms, a warm home, food, and even more essentially: clean water. Around the world, millions of people struggle to get access to this most basic human need. That’s where Neverthirst comes in. Neverthirst was founded by Mark Whitehead and Iron Tribe Fitness CEO […]
December 7, 1941: a day that has lived in infamy. Now, thanks to the help of the Alabama Nursing Home Association and a Marine veteran, World War II buffs can get a better idea of what it was like to see the Japanese attack the U.S.S. Arizona. 96 year-old U.S Navy and Marine Corps Veteran […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — For the fifteenth straight year, Birmingham was the number one local market for college football games aired on ESPN’s family of networks. Combining for games aired on ESPN and ABC, Nielsen assigned the magic city a 7.4 rating, good for the top spot on the list. The Alabama Crimson Tide (13-0, 9-0 […]
HOOVER, Ala. — Hoover Tactical Firearms has partnered with Yellowhammer News to offer the “YELLOWHAMMER NEWS NIGHT AT THE RANGE“. The once monthly event will allow customers to access special range rates and deals on ammunition. Both Hoover Tactical and Yellowhammer News are excited about the new partnership. “This is just a great opportunity for […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A newly released email has confirmed Yellowhammer‘s previous report that an effort to form a Young Americans for Freedom chapter was blocked — at least temporarily — at Samford University because the group’s founding document contains “inflammatory” language about communism. The New Guard released a copy of an email sent to student […]
BROOKLYN, NY — The 2016 election was a shock for liberal elites. They could not fathom how America could possibly vote for Donald J. Trump and shun the presumptive next President of the United States, Hillary Rodham Clinton. Given the polling, predicting a Clinton victory was not ridiculous. If one trusting nothing but the polling […]
HOOVER, Ala. — Kris ‘Tanto’ Paronto, Survivor of the 9/11/12 attack on the U.S government facilities in Benghazi, is coming to visit the Yellowhammer State. Paronto will be at Hoover Tactical Firearms on Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to meet customers and sign copies of his book. Along with historical action writer […]
MOBILE, Ala. — In what one attendee referred to as “something between a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert and the Daytona 500,” tens of thousands of Donald J. Trump supporters flocked to Ladd-Peebles Stadium in August of 2015 for the largest event of the Republican presidential primary. Fifteen months later, President-elect Trump is set to return to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) praised Congress’ passage of the Iran Sanctions Extension Act, which will extend U.S. sanctions on the middle-eastern state for 10 years. According to a White House statement, President Obama will likely sign the legislation but “the Secretary of State [John Kerry] will retain the authority to continue […]
As the next President of the United States, Donald Trump will have the ability to set the direction of the Supreme Court by appointing a ninth justice to fill the current vacancy. SCOTUS has operated with only eight Justices since conservative jurist Antonin Scalia passed away in February, leading a replacement deadlock between President Barack […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Yesterday, reports that a Young Americans for Freedom chapter was temporarily blocked at Samford University due to a statement of purpose containing “inflammatory” language about communism created a media whirlwind. Now, SU President Andrew Westmoreland wants to clarify that his school is in no way a “Haven for Marxists.” RELATED: Samford University […]
BAY MINETTE, Ala. — Online shopping could get a little safer for South Alabamians as the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office recently created a “Safe Exchange Zone” for people to meet up with those they bargained with on the internet. According to a report from Al.com, the zone, located at the intersection of Hoyle Avenue and […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An effort to form a Young Americans for Freedom chapter was recently blocked at Samford University because the group’s founding document contains “inflammatory” language about communism. According to a report from The New Guard, the Samford Faculty Senate took specific issue with The Sharon Statement, which is YAF’s governing document. Hopeful YAF […]
WASHINGTON — A senator who will wield significant influence in Sen. Jeff Sessions’ upcoming attorney general confirmation process is pledging to keep Democrats from engaging in the type of character assassination that doomed Sessions’ confirmation to a federal judgeship 30 years ago. “Democratic members of the committee have pledged a fair process,” Senate Judiciary Committee […]
The popular History Channel television show American Pickers has selected Alabama as the next stop on its quest to find the most fascinating antique collections. According to the official casting call, producers are looking for ““interesting people with interesting items and lots of them.” American Pickers has aired 16 seasons and stars Mike Wolf and […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After un-endorsing him in the general election, Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2) says she is ready and eager to work with President-Elect Donald J. Trump (R). At a meeting for the Montgomery Rotary Club today, Roby emphasized that the campaign is now behind her, and she wants to help the next president in […]
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Senior day for the Alabama Crimson Tide Football players is a time when the graduating class can celebrate their hard work with close friends and family. The team honors each graduate in a presentation before the last home game that includes flowers and a family photo-op with Head Coach Nick Saban. But […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is the latest to express his desire for Sen. Jeff Sessions’ Senate seat, albeit in a different way than those preceding him. Although Strange said he would take the appointment to the U.S. Senate should Gov. Bentley (R-Ala.) select him, he told The Weekly Standard that he […]
The Iron Bowl is a rivalry unlike any other in sports. It divides families to the core, as cries of “Roll Tide” and “War Eagle” are more likely to incite hostility at the Thanksgiving table than discussions of politics. For the past six years, the winner of the game has gone on to represent the […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — At 101 years old, Willie Rogers, the oldest living member of the valiant Tuskegee Airmen, died in St. Petersburg on Saturday morning. During World War II, Rogers served as the Master Sergeant of the Airmen at a time when the U.S. military was still segregated. Rogers was primarily based on the […]
This Thanksgiving, countless Alabamians well celebrate the holiday by dunking a turkey into a deep fryer to cook the bird to a nice, golden crisp. However, as the number of Alabamians frying their turkeys has risen, so has the number of Thanksgiving day fryer fires. This year, the Alabama State Fire Marshal’s Office advised against […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Former Alabama Crimson Tide standout and current Buffalo Bills offensive tackle Cyrus Kouandjio recently weighed in on the NFL’s National Anthem controversy and stated that he has too much pride in his country to kneel down during the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner. “I can’t kneel during the anthem,” Kouandjio said to […]
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. — One Alabama couple just took ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ to a whole new level. At the Parish Seafood and Oyster House in Trussville, an anonymous couple came in, ordered a burger, and left their waitress a $330 tip on a bill of only $26. The waitress, Karli Estock, has worked at Parish […]

