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 native, Amanda Head brings a witty perspective that’s sure to burn elitist liberals. You can catch her every Friday at 12:30pm as she joins hosts Scott Chambers and Andrea Tice for “The Final 30 with Amanda Head,” only on Yellowhammer Radio. The Final 30 is brought to you by McCutcheon Engineering: Professional Engineering Consulting […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — One of the first of its kind, the Prescott House child advocacy center turned 30 years old this week, and it is celebrating decades of making a difference. Based in Birmingham and founded by former Former Jefferson County District Attorney David Barber, Prescott House provides services to child victims of physical and […]

The NASA Corps. Class of 2017 inducted five men and seven women on Wednesday, and two of them have direct connections to the Yellowhammer state. Bob Hines earned a Master of Science degree from The University of Alabama, and Dr. Frank Rubio worked on an Alabama military base as a flight surgeon. Prior to joining […]

MONTEVALLO, Ala.- The University of Montevallo Foundation is pleased to announce plans to add $1.1 million toward increasing scholarships. With rising tuition costs nationwide, the UM Foundation recognizes the need to assist the University of Montevallo in recruiting and retaining high-achieving and otherwise meritorious students. “The Foundation Board exists to monitor economic resources to help […]

Tony Cowden has 18 years in the Special Operations community, serving nearly half of that time in Afghanistan and Iraq. Tony talks about his time in the ARMY and special forces. This conversation covers everything from what he was doing on 9-11 to his post military career as an entrepreneur. Sponsored by Xtreme Concepts and […]

After getting the boot for comments he made about then-President Barack Obama in 2011, country music legend Hank Williams Jr. will return to Monday Night Football starting with the September 11 matchup between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings. ESPN said in a statement that it will bring back the “most iconic music […]

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 […]

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.” […]

Yesterday, Yellowhammer reported on three inmates escaped from a county jail in Mississippi and were presumed to be on the run in North Alabama—specifically in Cherokee, which is in Colbert County in North Alabama, about 85 miles southeast of Huntsville. Yesterday afternoon, One of those three, Mark Lindsey, 53, of Booneville, MS, was apprehended, but […]

WHNT News 19 reported today that a U.S. mail carrier had been arrested in Madison County, Alabama for lacing meatballs with nails, apparently designed to harm or kill dogs on her postal route. 47-year-old Susanna Burhans has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty by Madison County Sheriff’s deputies after being arrested for feeding the nail-laced […]

By Chris Reid At no time since the Civil War began has our country seen this level of partisan tension.  In a survey done in 1960, less than 10 percent of Americans said they would have a problem marrying someone from the other political party. In 2010, that number shot up to nearly 50 percent. […]

Marion, Alabama will soon be joining 20 other cities across the state in becoming a “Designated Main Street Community” concentrating on revitalizing their historic commercial districts.Main Street Alabama uses a model proven in other states to revitalize communities with the Main Street Four-Point Approach®. From cultural or architectural heritage to local enterprises and community pride, […]

Governor Kay Ivey—along with the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education—announced in a press release yesterday that Alabama’s First Class Pre-K program will add 122 new classrooms in the fall of 2017. The new classrooms will increase the size of Alabama’s voluntary pre-kindergarten program to 938 classrooms, which will enroll approximately 16,884 four-year-olds (28 percent […]

After moving to Gulf Shores, I went through several barbers before I found Wayne’s Barber Shop. It’s a bit off the beaten path. Of course, that’s not what Wayne intended. In fact, 50 years ago, he built it right on the “main drag.” Out the window in his shop’s back, you can see the little […]

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 […]

Rich Choppa went to college, got a job with his senator in Washington D.C. From there he got fed up with politics and walked down the street to the ARMY recruiting station. That led to him becoming an ARMY Ranger, even recruiting his twin brother. After 21 years in the military Rich went to work […]

While liberal groups are petitioning for the government to drive away help from the church in confronting societal problems, one Alabama district attorney is making a direct plea to people of faith to help break up local gangs. Hale and Bibb County District Attorney Michael Jackson is urging local churches to participate in his “adopt […]

It’s funny how the mundane, with little or no meaning to most people can somehow achieve significance in one person’s mind. It’s that way with a concrete slab in Thomasville. When I drive by it, I remember some of my best days fishing. I rarely go through Thomasville anymore. But U.S. Highway 43 seemed like […]

Alabama Rep. Bradley Byrne shares the frustration of most in his district when it comes to the federal government’s overregulation of red snapper fishing. According to him, Coastal Alabamians are infuriated over the announcement that the much-anticipated red snapper season will only last a pitifully short three days. He believes they have a right to […]

Memorial Day is a time for Americans to reconnect with their history and core values by honoring those who gave their lives for the ideas we cherish. More than a million American service members have died in the wars and conflicts this nation has fought since the first colonial soldier took up arms in 1775 […]

Across the state, Alabamians will spend the weekend celebrating with family and honoring the lives of those who have given their all for our nation. The state has events that cater to every age, so we’re sharing some of our top picks for you here. Huntsville- An Evening at the Veterans Memorial (Monday) Weather forecast: […]

Every Memorial Day provides the opportunity for Americans to pause and reflect on the tremendous sacrifices our men and women in uniform have given over the course of the nation’s history. America’s veterans have fought and won countless battles, including those that helped overthrow colonial oppressors, slavery, Nazism, communism, and radical Islamic terror. Alabamians have […]

For those who’ve gazed the rolling hills of Arlington National Cemetery, experienced the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, or felt the damp breezes on the beaches of Normandy, there’s a reverence in these places that lends sobering context to our lives. This context goes beyond platitudes about service and […]