The Troy University Trojans football team shared an emotional video on Sunday, saying “It’s okay if you cry, we won’t judge you!” In the video, head coach Neal Brown huddles the team up before announcing a big surprise. “One of our hardest workers,” Brown says to begin his announcement. “Started every game for us last year, […]

In an interview on “Fox and Friends” this past week, Blount County School System Superintendent Rodney Green expressed his strong support of Alabama’s new “In God We Trust” law as beneficial to student and faculty comfort. The state legislature in March approved a bill that took effect June 1 allowing the national motto to be displayed […]

State Sen. Dick Brewbaker (R-Montgomery) is showing his displeasure over the public return of former Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, with the legislator saying “I’ll go away if you will.” Recently, Yellowhammer News published exclusive interviews in which Bentley revealed that he was open to running for the United States Senate in 2020 and former Montgomery County prosecutor Richard […]

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday told a crowd of hundreds of judges and attorneys from seven central states that “erroneous rulings” by biased federal judges have been costly to American taxpayers, and the former United States Senator from Alabama sharply criticized those who have obstructed some of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. “Judges aren’t […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Friday announced that former Prattville police officer John Wayne McDaniel Jr. has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit burglary, third-degree theft, second-degree theft of prescription medicine and criminal impersonation of a police officer. McDaniel was sentenced in Autauga County Circuit Court to ten years for each count, with the […]

A pair of 77-year-old identical twin sisters working at a Shelby County McDonald’s restaurant has customers saying, “I’m lovin’ it.” Maryann Byrne and Alice Moore, the twins, are so popular that a customer called WBRC urging them to do a story about the sisters, who work at the location on Valleydale Road and the corner of […]

The Princeton Review has released their trademark list of the “Best 384 Colleges” for 2019 and three Alabama schools made the cut. To compile their latest edition, which is the 27th annual, the Princeton Review interviewed 138,000 students and examined the relevant data on the nation’s colleges. See which Alabama institutions are on the list, […]

Alabama personal injury attorney Alexander Shunnarah on Friday released a new video poking fun at his unparalleled billboard empire across the state and the southeastern United States. In the video, the sight of unused and neglected billboards causes the “Billboard King” to shed a tear. “Not on my watch!” Shunnarah says. WATCH:   NOT ON […]

Alabama is working again. The state’s Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Friday that Alabama has shattered its employment record for the third month in a row. “We continue to break employment records in Alabama,” Washington said in a statement. “Nearly 30,000 more people are working now than they were last year. The message […]

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) this week announced that small business optimism is at the second highest level in recorded history, according to NFIB’s survey index. The organization’s “Small Business Optimism Index,” which has been recorded since 1973, came within a marginal .0009 percent of the record-high – which occurred in 1983 under the […]

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Wednesday announced the appointment of Alabama’s Mark McDaniel to the NASA Advisory Council’s Human Exploration and Operations Committee, citing his past record of exemplary service on the same council. Republican Rep. Mo Brooks (AL-5), who recommended McDaniel, praised the appointment. “Mark McDaniel’s experience and qualifications make him an excellent choice to […]

President Donald Trump does not enjoy a higher approval rating in any state than Alabama, according to the latest polling released this week by Morning Consult. Trump’s approval rating is at 63 percent in the state led by Governor Kay Ivey. West Virginia and Wyoming tied Alabama for the title of highest rating. The president’s […]

Good Samaritans in Midfield, AL, came to the aid of a 74-year-old woman who was being beaten and robbed on Wednesday. The victim was at her vehicle after running errands at a shopping center when a man approached her demanding money. The elderly woman refused, and the man began to hit her. Moments later, a witness […]

With speculation swirling around former Gov. Robert Bentley, Alabama Republican Party Chair Terry Lathan hopes he decides against running for another public office. Lathan told Yellowhammer News, “I hope that if Dr. Bentley truly cares for Alabama, as he says he does, he would consider letting us go.” However, Lathan could not rule his return […]

Alabama native and Apple CEO Tim Cook does not appear to have a problem currying favor with President Donald Trump. Last Friday, Cook dined with the president and first lady at Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, NJ, marking Cook’s sixth private meeting with POTUS or his family in the nineteen months he has been in office. […]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) on Wednesday, writing the latest chapter in a long line of national Democrats shooting themselves in the foot going into November’s midterm elections, claimed that America “was never that great.” Alabama Republican leaders reacted swiftly to condemn the liberal leader’s remarks and applaud the values that the nation cherishes. The shocking […]

Patients at Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham got a special surprise on Tuesday when the University of Alabama and Auburn University mascots paid a visit. The visit by Big Al and Aubie, who were also joined by cheerleaders from the University of Alabama, coincides with the annual kickoff of Wells Fargo’s “Picks for Kids” program. […]

The executive committee of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) Wednesday voted to adopt new bylaws for the organization, to reabsorb the companies who recently exited and to form a new executive committee. On a conference call, the now-outgoing executive committee first finalized a crucial new organizational structure for BCA through the bylaw changes, which had […]

Birmingham-headquartered Energen (NYSE: EGN), one of Alabama’s biggest public companies, will reportedly be sold to Texas-based Diamondback Energy. The all-stock deal is valued at approximately $9.2 billion, per the Birmingham Business Journal. Energen has a storied history in the Yellowhammer State, including as the longtime owner of Alagasco until they sold the company in 2014 to […]

Once affectionately known as the “Pittsburgh of the South,” Birmingham might finally be getting a modern moniker after Forbes on Monday published a deep-dive about the city’s strides to become a tech hub. The article, written by Zara Stone, is titled “Inside Birmingham’s Bid To Become The Southern Silicon Valley” and features a first-hand account, […]

WBRC’s Rick Karle on Monday shared a moving video from University of Alabama football great Kerry Goode, who is battling ALS. Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS is a disease of the nervous system that progressively gets worse until being fatal. Goode was diagnosed back in 2015, and the typical life expectancy from that time is […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday named longtime state employee Kelly Butler as acting Director of the Alabama Department of Finance to replace outgoing Director Clinton Carter, who resigned this summer to become the Chief Financial Officer for the University of North Carolina System. According to a press release by the governor’s office, Butler began his […]

Alabama state Rep. David Standridge (R-Hayden) was interviewed Tuesday on “Fox and Friends First,” where he discussed the state’s new law that allows “In God We Trust” to be displayed in public buildings. Standridge, who sponsored the legislation in the state legislature, explained that the idea came in part out of recent debate about school safety. He said […]

Monday, The University of Alabama posted a video of their campus police department participating in a lip sync battle against Clemson University. UAPD chose “Sweet Home Alabama” as their song and, afterward, challenged all other SEC schools to join in on the competition. Watch the full video here. DYK: UAPD was challenged by the @ClemsonUniv […]