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Tuesday in an appearance on Huntsville’s “The Big Talker” on WBHP, the Democratic Party nominee for next week’s Alabama’s fifth congressional district election Peter Joffrion was forced to defend his record on the Second Amendment. Joffrion, labeled a so-called “gun sense” candidate by the pro-gun control group Moms Demand Action, insisted he was pro-Second Amendment. […]

Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Birmingham on Tuesday afternoon, and Yellowhammer News was on hand to watch Air Force Two touch down.

On Tuesday, Auburn University launched an educational complex in Gulf Shores with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a tour of the new facility. The Auburn University Educational Complex is a 24,000-square-foot  facility that will offer veterinary care, aviation instruction, research administration and Alabama Extension support for that region. The most important asset to the facility will […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-Huntsville) told WVNN radio this morning that he believes the move by the President is one that is not only necessary, but he believes the President should be lauded for taking the step.

Tuesday during a debate broadcasted on Mobile’s FM Talk 106.5 with his Alabama first congressional district Democratic opponent Robert Kennedy, Jr., Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) expressed his skepticism of a proposal to end birthright citizenship by President Donald Trump made in an interview with Axios. “It was always told to me that you needed a […]

With grassroots social media efforts underway by the Alliance for a Pro-life Alabama, Alabama Citizens for Life is also doing its part to support...

In what would seem to be an abandonment of Democratic gubernatorial nominee and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox's attempt at branding himself as a centrist...

During a speech about religious liberty and Saturday's shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Attorney General Jeff Sessions was ...

Tuesday morning, incumbent Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) and Democratic Party nominee Robert Kennedy, Jr. took to the airwaves on Mobile’ s FM Talk 106.5 to face off in an Alabama first congressional district contest debate. Listen: Voters will decide if Byrne or Kennedy will represent them in the U.S. House of Representatives in next month’s midterm election.

Rabbi Stephen Listfield of Huntsville Conservative Synagogue is mourning the loss of the 11 lives lost in the tragic shooting that took place in Pittsburgh on Saturday. Listfield, a rabbi at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh nine years ago, knew six of the victims killed in the mass shooting. “We pray and we […]

The University of Alabama System, which is comprised of three separate, "dynamic institutions," has released a new video to coincide with a...

Third-quarter production numbers released last week show that Alabama's major metallurgical coal mines are booming, including both of Warrior Met Coal's...

After a gunman murdered 11 people at the Tree of Life, a synagogue in Pittsburgh, during a bris on Saturday, the members of Alabama's congressional...

According to a report by CBS 42, members of Alabama's Jewish community have been deeply shaken after a gunman murdered 11 people at the Tree of Life...

The Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has established a $500,000 Innovation Fund...

A heroic Alabama dad armed with a pistol saved customers and employees from a potential mass shooting Saturday inside a Birmingham McDonald's when he ...

The Alliance for a Pro-life Alabama is trying to get the word out about what they view as a "false and misleading advertising campaign" by Planned Parenthood's in-state PAC, entitled "Alabama for Healthy Families," against Amendment 2.

In a press release on Friday, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) celebrated America’s 3.5 percent 3rd quarter Real GDP growth rate, praising pro-growth...

HOOVER - Yellowhammer's 2018 Power of Service honorees have been described in glowing terms by their peers and observers alike. However, it was ...

In an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday, Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) offered her thoughts on the spree of violent acts that have infiltrated American political discourse in recent days, including the bomb scare targeting several prominent Democratic Party politicians and their supporters, and the Saturday shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that resulted in the killing […]

Back in 2013, former Miss America Mallory Hagan, the Democratic nominee for the upcoming election for Alabama’s congressional district seat, proclaimed herself a New Yorker. However, since making those 2013 remarks, Hagan has returned to her home state of Alabama to seek political office. An article from Yellowhammer News published in August referenced Hagan’s 2013 […]

Kristen Hall and Victor King know what’s essential when it comes to a successful restaurant – it’s more than gracious, friendly service; interesting, delicious foods; a thoughtful wine list; and creative craft cocktails. With their new eatery, The Essential, the two chefs have created a place that’s quickly becoming an everyday part of the lives […]

Diet is the predominant factor explaining why more African-Americans develop high blood pressure than their white counterparts, according to a national study led by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. After analyzing nearly 7,000 adults, researchers identified factors that help explain why African-Americans have a higher risk of hypertension than whites. The leading […]

AUBURN - It was a perfect October morning on Saturday for Governor Kay Ivey's campaign event in Auburn. The weather was crisp, an ideal temperature...