A 10-year-old boy visiting the Alabama coast from St. Louis was killed by debris Wednesday morning in Fort Morgan, Alabama. The boy’s tragic death is the first confirmed loss of life by Tropical Storm Cindy that’s battering the Gulf Coast. According to the reports by Weather Channel and ABC News, the boy died of injuries […]

Much has been reported in the wake of last week’s shooting at the Republican Congressmen’s baseball practice in Alexandria, VA involving Alabama Congressmen Gary Palmer and Mo Brooks. Also present at the game (on the pitcher’s mound) was one of Senator Luther Strange’s staff members. The tragedy prompted Strange to send a letter to National […]

Yellowhammer recently interviewed Lieutenant Gubernatorial candidate, Mary Scott Hunter, as we’ve done with other candidates in recent weeks. Below are our questions and her answers: YH: Can you share a little about your background and what you think has prepared you to be Lieutenant Governor? MSH: “I’m a big believer in preparation. My 15 years […]

Few things bond fathers and sons like sharing things they both love. I’m fortunate that my two boys and I mostly love the same things. Whether hunting, fishing, playing/watching sports, or riding horses, our common interests run deep, and fortunately, we’ve spent countless hours pursuing them together. Of course, it’s not the things themselves that […]

According to a report by the Daily Caller, Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks was on the hit list of the man who attacked members of Congress and their staff at the baseball field in Alexandria, VA early Wednesday morning. It’s now apparent that his actions were a well-planned political assassination attempt aimed at murdering three very […]

As we reported on May 31, Alabama is the proud home of Ground-Based Midcourse Defense program (GMD), which is the only system that can protect our homes from the threat of ICBM-delivered nuclear weapons. Unfortunately, unelected Obama-era appointees who direct our nation’s missile defense programs are trying to undo that, months after President Trump’s election […]

While school’s out for summer, some low-income parents are apparently being stonewalled by school officials, preventing them from sending their children to better schools, as Alabama law allows. This law—the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA)—provides a way for children from some low-income families to receive scholarships to attend different schools when their current school is not […]

In a move that went somewhat viral, the Moulton City Police Department posted a fake mug shot on its Facebook page yesterday to show that policemen have a sense of humor too. Officer Russell Graham, who has an eye for redneck humor on a level that would make Roy D. Mercer envious, created the bogus […]

A couple of weeks ago, Yellowhammer reported that Rick Burgess announced his endorsement of gubernatorial candidate Scott Dawson on the Rick & Bubba show. Today, we were able to catch up with Mr. Dawson to ask about his candidacy, starting with why he’s running. I’m running because it’s time for fresh leadership from someone other […]

UPDATE—At U.S. Congressman and three other victims were shot around 7:15 a.m. (EDT) morning at a practice session for a Congressional baseball game in Alexandria, Virginia. Congressman Mo Brooks was on the scene and was administering first aid to one of the injured victims. Congressman Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana), who is the House Majority Whip, was […]

Everyone knows what a pain it is to be late for a meeting or event, only to be stuck in an endless loop of downtown city streets, circling like a vulture for a coveted parking spot as anxieties rise. An innovative new app developed in Huntsville, Alabama will help solve that problem, as long as […]

U.S. Senator Luther Strange appeared on Fox Business defending his fellow-Alabamian, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, regarding Sessions appearance today before the Senate Intelligence Committee’s probe into Russia’s role in President Trump’s election. When host Stuart Varney asked Strange if he thought Sessions was going to be in trouble during his Senate testimony today, Strange […]

Alice Martin, the former Chief Deputy Attorney General for Alabama and a former U.S. Attorney, has announced her run for Alabama Attorney General in the June 2018 Republican primary. Martin is best-known for prosecuting corruption cases including Jefferson County’s sewer bond bribery scheme,  Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford, the massive fraud at HealthSouth Corp, Alabama’s two-year […]

At the 15:02 mark of the video below, Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney expresses how thankful he is that his Clemson players had the opportunity to experience the White House today—the same experience he had as a player on Alabama’s 1992 National Championship team. As most folks know, Swinney also played under Gene Stallings on that […]

Jay Rye may not have set out to change lives, but the effect he’s had on countless students at The Montgomery Academy is immeasurable. Mr. Rye is the coach of the school’s speech & debate team that has won a dynasty-like 16 Alabama State Championships—more than any school in history since the state tournament began […]

Birmingham businessman Josh Jones officially kicked off his bid for the 2018 governor’s race at Saturday at a crawfish boil at McCallum Park in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Over 300 attended and Jones was enthusiastic about the turnout, “We couldn’t have been more pleased with the response to our Campaign Kickoff. Today was the beginning of […]

Fox 5 Atlanta reports that the last journal entry of the Huntsville teen who tragically passed away in yesterday’s bus crash expressed her wholehearted faith in Christ before the accident that claimed her life. 17-year-old Sarah Harmening was on her way to minister to children in Botswana, Africa with a group of fellow high school […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today that Alabama joined 15 other states in supporting President Trump’s temporary travel ban. The President’s widely reported executive order temporarily prevents foreign nationals from six countries from entering the United States because those countries pose an imminent risk to its security. Those six countries are Iran, Libya, Somalia, […]

Most folks know of Progress Rail as an Alabama company owned by Caterpillar that’s the world’s largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives. What many may not know, is some of the ways their employees are engaging their local community to make it a better place to live, work, and raise families. One example is Christmas for Kids, […]

Fox News reported today that a 2-year old boy widely known on social media as the “miracle baby” died late Saturday night at Springhill Medical Center in Mobile. Eli Finch who was born with no nasal passage or sinus cavities and received a tracheotomy when he was only five days old had a rare congenital […]

Attorney Jay Mitchell has announced his candidacy for the Place 4 seat on the Alabama Supreme Court currently held by Associate Justice Jim Main. At his announcement today Mr. Mitchell stated, “I have a strong commitment to the rule of law.  The people of Alabama deserve to have Justices on the Supreme Court who know […]

Late last week, the Rick & Bubba Show’s Rick Burgess tweeted that he would make a big announcement today about the 2018 Alabama governor’s race. While many of his fans expressed hope that this meant he’s running for governor, Rick spoke with Yellowhammer this weekend and explained that his announcement “will be better than that.” […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall praised Alabama’s new sex offense legislation recently signed by Governor Ivey. The new bill that will strengthen the state’s sex offense laws passed the Alabama legislature with strong, bipartisan support. It was jointly proposed by the Attorney General’s Office and the Office of Prosecution Services, the state agency that provides […]

In an important act of justice, The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the capital murder conviction of Gary Lee Poisel last week, just before the Memorial Day weekend. The 45- year-old from Amarillo, Texas will now be imprisoned in Alabama for the rest of his life for the heinous crimes he committed in 1999. As […]