MONTGOMERY — After Roy Moore announced his 2020 Senate bid on Thursday, Donald Trump, Jr. said Moore is doing “a disservice to all conservatives across the country in the process.” Trump, Jr. and President Donald Trump in recent weeks have made it very clear that they believe Moore should not run, saying his candidacy could […]

MONTGOMERY — Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is officially running for the U.S. Senate in 2020. Surrounded by his wife, son and a handful of longtime supporters, Moore on Thursday formally announced that he will be a candidate for the seat currently held by Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), to whom Moore lost […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is not calling on former Vice President Joe Biden to apologize for controversial comments he made this week regarding former segregationist Democratic senators. At a New York fundraiser on Tuesday, Biden said the Senate “got things done” with “civility” when the body included segregationists with whom he disagreed. He added that […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Wednesday got legislation overwhelmingly approved by the Senate Committee on Appropriations that would provide $4.59 billion in emergency supplemental funding to address the crisis at the United States’ border with Mexico. The compromise legislation was negotiated by Shelby, the powerful chairman of the committee, and committee vice chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT). […]

The DeKalb County criminal interdiction team on Wednesday busted yet another alleged human smuggling operation involving illegal aliens. A press release from the sheriff’s office explained that the team was working the major highways and interstates within the county when interdiction deputies at approximately 10:30 a.m. conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle near the 218 […]

Miss America 1995 Heather Whitestone McCallum will not be a candidate in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate race. She told Yellowhammer News on Wednesday evening that she has finalized her decision and will not run, saying the timing was not right for her. A Republican, she had been considering running for several months, even conducting polling […]

Auburn University head basketball coach Bruce Pearl is not tolerating what he views as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) “attempt to rewrite the holocaust” after she compared current immigration facilities in the U.S. to “concentration camps.” Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday tweeted, “This administration (the Trump administration) has established concentration camps on the southern border of the United […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Wednesday echoed sentiments previously expressed by President Donald Trump and Donald Trump, Jr., with Alabama’s senior senator saying a Roy Moore senate bid in 2020 could once again hand the seat back to Senator Doug Jones (D-AL). Before a Senate Appropriations Committee meeting, Shelby was speaking to members of the […]

Alabama’s state motto of Audemus jura nostra defendere — we dare defend our rights — has a new testimonial, thanks to 75-year-old Marcia Black of Limestone County. A grandmother of four, Black helped capture a suspect wanted for a car theft Monday, according to CBS 42, by defending her property rights.

Alabama is officially set to get its second Buc-ee’s location, with construction on a new convenience store set to break ground in Leeds on Wednesday, June 26. CBS 42 on Tuesday reported that Leeds Mayor David Miller said the Buc-ee’s will be located off of I-20 exit 140 across the street from the Chevron station. […]

Birmingham City Councilor Steven Hoyt wants the National Guard to be considered as an option to combat violent crime in the Magic City. Outlets reported that Hoyt made comments during a Tuesday city council meeting expressing his grave concern over community safety, especially related to gun violence and homicides. While Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith […]

A prominent member of Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) donor network, Hollywood filmmaker Max Landis, has been publicly accused of “wide range of emotional, physical and sexual abuse” by eight women. The Daily Beast on Tuesday broke the story of “horrifying” allegations against Landis. In addition to the eight women the outlet spoke with, receiving firsthand […]

One furry fiend in north Alabama is giving a new meaning to the term “squirrelly.” WAFF reported that Limestone County narcotics investigators on Monday arrested one man and are still looking for another after they executed a search warrant that yielded meth, drug paraphernalia, body armor and an “attack squirrel.” Prior to executing the warrant, investigators […]

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill has officially filed his paperwork with the Federal Election Commission regarding a potential U.S. Senate bid in the upcoming 2020 cycle. Merrill made the announcement on WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show” on Tuesday morning, saying a formal announcement of his candidacy could come next week. Merrill would join Congressman […]

The treasurer of Mobile County is doubling down – and then some – after posting on Facebook, “Freaking queers have gotten too much sympathy.” NBC 15 in Mobile on Monday reported that the country treasurer, Phil Benson, recently made the comment in reference to the Mobile County Republican Party Facebook page sharing a National Review […]

Retail sales in the Yellowhammer State experienced percentage growth that exceeded double digits in the most recent numbers released by the Alabama Department of Revenue. The Alabama Retail Association sent out a press release in recent days highlighting that consumers spent nearly 11% more with the state’s retailers in April 2019 than the same month […]

The Alabama Republican Party, along with the Jefferson County and Shelby County Republican parties, will be hosting a “MAGA Re-Elect Watch Party” on Tuesday, June 18 at 6:30 p.m. CST. President Donald J. Trump will be in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday night, where he is expected to speak live at a nationally televised rally beginning […]

Speaking Monday at a Washington, D.C. forum hosted by the Poor People’s Campaign, former Vice President Joe Biden bragged about helping now-Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) get elected in his 2017 special election campaign. Seemingly trying to boost his own progressive bonafides for his 2020 presidential campaign, Biden during the forum contrasted his role as a […]

State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville) on Monday issued a statement calling out The Washington Post and Alabama Media Group for recent “deeply misleading,” “fake news” stories on Alabama’s parental rights law. During the Alabama legislature’s 2019 regular session, Dismukes sponsored HB 48, which received final passage on May 28 and since became law after being […]

Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) is speaking out against an attempt by Democrats in Congress to force President Donald Trump to stay in the Paris Agreement, saying the 2016 international climate accord negotiated by the Obama administration will do “nothing to actually address climate change” while devastating the American economy. Trump announced in June 2017 that […]

Governor Kay Ivey and Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield will travel to next week’s Paris Air Show for scheduled meetings with high-ranking aerospace industry executives and to Germany for discussions with the leadership of Mercedes-Benz. In Paris, Governor Ivey will lead a delegation of the state’s economic development specialists, elected officials, university representatives and others […]

An ex parte protection order was granted in Baldwin County circuit court on Friday against former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) head Spencer Collier on behalf of his wife and two minor children. The ex parte order, which in effect will act as a temporary restraining order issued until a hearing can be held in […]

Rodney Smith, Jr.’s mission has been accomplished, but his work is far from over. Smith is the founder of Raising Men Lawn Care Service, which helps elderly citizens, single mothers and others in need with lawn care. He founded the free-of-charge service — with its motto of “Making a difference one lawn at a time” […]

An interdenominational group of Birmingham-area pastors and clergy on Thursday held a press conference at the site of the under-construction Planned Parenthood abortion facility in the Magic City, with faith leaders of different genders and races coming together to say “all lives matter.” The new abortion center is being built at 1019 1st Avenue North. […]