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. […]

BIRMINGHAM — Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Birmingham on Tuesday afternoon to meet with Governor Kay Ivey to talk about the state of Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, as well as trade issues. Governor Kay Ivey met the Vice President’s plane on its arrival, upon which she was escorted on board to […]

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 […]

President Donald Trump has tossed out his own personal “October Surprise” in the form of an idea to reign in birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens. The caravan, which media outlets are now declaring “doesn’t exist,” is still slowly plodding its way towards the United States’ border. Illegal immigration is the number one Trump […]

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 constitutional Amendment Two on the upcoming November 6 general election ballot. In a radio spot that is currently playing on select Montgomery and Birmingham-area stations, the pro-life activists say, “Life is […]

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 who puts people over party, Maddox on Monday sent out a video on his personal Twitter of a supporter saying, “no Republican that I know has ever done anything good for […]

During a Monday speech about religious liberty and the weekend shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Attorney General Jeff Sessions was interrupted by three hecklers angry about Trump Administration policies having nothing to do with the important topic at hand. The speech occurred at a Federalist Society event in Boston, with one […]

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 comprehensive rebranding of the system. Through the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Alabama at Huntsville, the system strives “to provide the people of Alabama with regionally […]

Third-quarter production numbers released last week show that Alabama’s major metallurgical coal mines are booming, including both of Warrior Met Coal’s mines. According to renowned financial analytics giant S&P Global, “Warrior Met Coal’s third-quarter production at its two coking coal mines in Alabama saw strong year-on-year growth, following growth at key regional longwall mines.” Warrior’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 delegation reacted with support for the victims and condemnation of violence, hatred and anti-Semitism. The shooter has been charged with 29 federal counts, including charges of obstructing the free exercise of religious […]

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 Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday. “When I first heard about it, I thought, ‘my goodness, that could have been us,'” Dan Weinrib, President of Temple Beth-El in Birmingham, […]

The Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has established a $500,000 Innovation Fund to support development of early-stage discoveries and “promising” new university start-ups, according to a university press release. Starting January 1 of 2019, UAB investigators “whose research has demonstrated commercial potential” may apply […]

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 took down a masked gunman who had barged in and opened fire. According to WBRC, the father was leaving the fast food joint with his two teenage sons when the gunman […]

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. Planned Parenthood has over $1 million in out-of-state dark money at their disposal, so the grassroots pro-life group […]

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 conservative policies. Brooks said, “America’s economy is firing on all cylinders! The Commerce Department’s 3rd quarter 3.5% GDP growth rate is even stronger than 2018’s year to date 3.2% growth rate! In the […]

HOOVER – Yellowhammer’s 2018 Power of Service honorees have been described in glowing terms by their peers and observers alike. However, it was the praise of the award winners, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon and Dr. Swaid Swaid, for their state that left the crowd in awe on Thursday evening at the Renaissance Birmingham […]

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 not quite reaching “cold,” and autumn leaves fell around the Big Red Barn, which sits picturesquely off of a pond across from the historic Edward L. Lowder Red Barn at […]