GEORGIANA, Ala. — An Alabama physician is caught on Mount Everest in Nepal following the massive earthquake that devastated the already impoverished nation last weekend. Roland Yearwood, who was making his first attempt at climbing the world’s tallest mountain, was unharmed when the earthquake caused an avalanche on the peak’s face. His wife, Amrita Yearwood, […]

CULLMAN, Ala — Monday in Cullman, Governor Robert Bentley continued his tour around the state campaigning for his proposed $541 million tax increase, making the claim to the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce that Alabama is currently ranked 50th in taxes and that his tax hike would only bump the state to 49th. “People say […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Senator Richard Shelby (R) last week sent a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker sharing his concern over the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) “mismanagement of the red snapper fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico.” “Year after year, commercial and recreational anglers have fewer fishing opportunities due to NOAA’s […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A new report by Tim Henderson at Stateline, part of Pew Charitable Trusts, shows that homelessness has gone down in most states over the last seven years, including Alabama. The number of homeless Alabamians per 100,000 residents is down from 117 to 94 since 2007, a 16 percent drop. Check out the […]

GOPAC, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that prides itself on training up the conservative “farm team” around the country, today announced its 2015 Class of Emerging Leaders. Included on the prestigious list is Alabama State Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville). Rep. Garrett was one of only 23 members of the nationwide class nominated for the honor by […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Republicans are prepared to introduce two gambling bills this week in the Alabama legislature, including one that will allow voters to approve a statewide lottery, and another authorizing Gov. Robert Bentley to enter into a compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians allowing table games in the casinos located on Indian […]

Alabama State Senator Bill Hightower introduced the Simplified Flat Tax (SFT) earlier this week, which would lower the state’s income tax to 2.75 percent, but eliminate most of the deductions many Alabamians currently use. After hearing feedback from several people in different financial situations across the state, Yellowhammer developed the following models to approximate what […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — On Friday a threat was delivered to the “Radical” ministry, led by former Church of Brook Hills pastor and current International Mission Board President David Platt, warning that violent acts would be committed against the Secret Church gathering scheduled to take place tonight at the church. The Church of Brook Hills staff […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A bill requiring local school systems to develop a virtual school plan by the 2016-2017 school year passed out of the Alabama Legislature Thursday afternoon, and is headed to the Governor’s desk for final approval. Sponsored by Senator Dick Brewbaker (R-Pike Road), SB72 will allow Alabama high schoolers to receive a public […]

WASHINGTON — A former Clinton advisor, scientist, and Washington Post columnist wrote Wednesday that Confederate History Month is “an embarrassing abomination.” Dr. Jeff Schweitzer lambasted the seven states that continue to memorialize those lost in the Civil War by celebrating its history every April saying, “Southerners today seem incapable of understanding that the South started […]

What is Boot Campaign? from Boot Campaign on Vimeo. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Boot Campaign, a nationally-known charity for veterans, is coming to Birmingham next month to raise money in support of the military community. The weekend long fundraiser called “Bama’s Boots, Bands, & Bikes” will feature Tommy Flanagan and Mark Boone, Jr. from FX’s […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s nominee to succeed Attorney General Eric Holder as head of the Justice Department, in a 56-43 vote. Ten GOP members sided with every Democrat to approve Ms. Lynch, both Alabama Senators Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby voted no. Here are the ten GOP […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved the Sessions-Whitehouse Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, authorizing U.S. Marshals to assist other law enforcement agencies in investigating missing children cases if requested as part of a larger anti human trafficking bill. After four months of Democratic filibustering of larger bill over a provision that would […]

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com (Video above: Jordan LaPorta is interviewed on Hannity about Hoda Muthana, the former Hoover student who joined ISIS) HOOVER, Ala. — A former classmate of the 20-year-old Hoover woman who traveled to Syria to join ISIS after reportedly being brainwashed through the terror group’s social media campaigns was interviewed […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse undergraduate school of business’s online program was listed as the number three such program in the nation in a new ranking by bestcolleges.org. “I am proud of how our faculty and staff have created such a successful program with a global reputation,” said Jennifer Humber, director of […]

(Audio above: Cliff Sims interviews Congressman Bradley Byrne) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Wednesday on Yellowhammer Radio, Representative Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) announced he is rolling out a plan to require Congress to renew each government agency every ten years, rather than allowing agencies to operate in perpetuity without having to justify their existence. Inspired by his time […]

(Above: Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2) introduces an amendment to the VA funding committee report) WASHINGTON — Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby is laying the groundwork for a plan that would give the Secretary of Veterans Affairs authority to take over operations when a local VA is chronically underperforming. The scandal-plagued Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System […]

WASHINGTON — Conservative Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) on Tuesday applauded presidential hopeful Scott Walker (R-WI) for his recent statements on the possible dangers of allowing too many immigrants into the country during a time of already depressed wages. “(W)e need to make sure… that any future legal immigration system that goes forward has to […]

LEEDS, Ala. — The Red Barn, a Christian non-profit in Leeds, Alabama has reportedly had its website hacked by a group or individual linked to terror group ISIS. Last Friday, members of the non-profit noticed that information on the page had been replaced with a video of a person dressed in all black holding a […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlJe9OjyrSk&feature=youtu.be (Above: Alabama punter JK Scott speaks on how we can #ShoutOutHT) The University of Alabama Athletics Department released a new video Tuesday featuring the Crimson Tide’s standout punter JK Scott raising awareness of human trafficking as part of the #ShutOutHT campaign. “Did you know that large sporting events such as the Super Bowl, the […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The director of the state parks, Greg Lein, disseminated a memo Wednesday morning announcing that the state parks will remain open “until further notice.” Earlier this month the director and Governor Bentley announced that 15 of the state’s 22 parks would close on May 1st if the legislature passed a budget making […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Yellowhammer has obtained a memo Gov. Bentley sent to state lawmakers Tuesday afternoon detailing what the administration believes will happen if the legislature chooses to make cuts, rather than raise taxes. The memo is as death and doom as it gets, predicting the EPA will take over the Alabama Department of Environmental […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In spite of cutting more than $1 million per year from his office’s budget, Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh (R-Anniston) is now coming under fire for giving his chief of staff Philip Bryan a $40,000 raise. The Pro Tem, the most senior post in the Alabama Senate, has the ability to […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — State Senator Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) announced a flat income tax proposal Tuesday that would substantially lower the state income tax to only 2.75 percent, but get rid of every state “deduction, credit, exception, and incentive.” Hightower argues his plan would make the tax code much simpler, leaner, and more easily enforceable without […]