The Alabama Republican Party has decided to up the ante when it comes to their ballot security operation. The ALGOP announced today that they are offering $1,000 to anyone who can provide information that directly leads to a felony conviction for voter fraud. “‘Reward Stop Voter Fraud’ signs with our hotline number will be placed […]

Alabama Public Service Commission — Place 2 Candidates: Incumbent — Terry Dunn Challengers — Jonathan Barbee, Chip Beeker, Philip Brown Background: Alabama Public Service Commission races rarely make it into the headlines, but after incumbent Republican Terry Dunn sided with environmental groups on a series of votes at the PSC, conservatives started coming out of […]

Yellowhammer’s recent story, “How Obama organizers are trying to hijack Alabama’s Republican primary” stirred up a lot of conversation and was shared several thousand times on Facebook in just a couple of days. We received a flood of emails asking us to expose the candidates who are being supported by the Obama organizers and the […]

There was apparently a time when Americans briefly served in political office as a public service before returning to their jobs in the private sector. I say apparently because for much of my adult life that simply has not been the case. In the stunning GIF below, which was created using data complied by the […]

Pro-union workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Ala. have grown weary of the unionization efforts of the United Auto Workers (UAW), according to a new report. A vocal group of pro-union Mercedes employees have asked the UAW to stop their campaign to unionize the plant because it has failed to gain enough traction. “This […]

(Video Above: Sen. Richard Shelby enters The Exchange) Six months after an Alabama state senator from Tuscaloosa named Richard Shelby got elected to Congress, U.S. President Jimmy Carter delivered his infamous “malaise speech.” Over the next three-and-a-half decades, Shelby perhaps more than any other Alabamian would have a front row seat for history — from […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead is confident that more Republicans than ever will be elected to the Alabama Legislature this coming Tuesday. However, the question is, will they be genuine conservatives, or will the state’s most powerful liberal special interest group be successful in getting their “plants” elected to office? That group, of course, […]

(Video: Yellowhammer explains how Obama organizers are trying to hijack Alabama’s Republican primary) The News in 90 Seconds is a Yellowhammer feature that takes a complex issue and boils it down into a short video to make it more understandable. Today we’re explaining how Obama organizers are trying to hijack Alabama’s Republican primary, which is […]

Ted Nugent is coming to Alabama Father’s Day weekend as a celebrity guest at Rick & Bubba’s first-ever Outdoor Expo at the BJCC. The event will feature the best in hunting and fishing and is designed for outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds. On top of that, expo attendees will have an opportunity to meet and […]

Six Republican candidates vying for the open seat in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District stopped by Yellowhammer News HQ in downtown Birmingham last week to answer five questions. This week we’re posting a series of videos showing their responses. Each day (Monday-Friday), we are posting one question, along with each candidate’s response. The responses were limited […]

PINE HILL, Ala. – A $100 million, ultra-modern manufacturing facility located just outside of a small town in Wilcox County has begun turning out copper tubing for heating and cooling systems, appliances, refrigeration units and plumbing. But the GD Copper USA plant, located in one of Alabama’s most economically distressed counties, has also been able […]

EUTAW, Ala. – Republican Alabama Public Service Commission candidate Chip Beeker on Thursday issued a dire warning to Alabamians as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepares to impose new regulations on power plants. “If the EPA is allowed to act without opposition, thousands of Alabama jobs will be lost and utility rates could skyrocket beyond […]

(Above: Sen. Shelby shares his thoughts on Common Core) Yellowhammer News CEO Cliff Sims sat down with U.S. Senator Richard Shelby in his Tuscaloosa office earlier this week to film the latest episode of The Exchange, a weekly interview series that runs on Yellowhammer on Sunday mornings. Their conversation touched on a wide range of […]

The Circuit Court for Montgomery County ruled on Wednesday that the state’s year-old school choice law, the Alabama Accountability Act, is unconstitutional and that the state is enjoined from taking any measures to further implement the law. This is the third lawsuit filed in an effort to halt the Act—the previous two were unsuccessful. While […]

All hail the Ruler of the Rotisserie, Sovereign of the Sweet Sauce, Caesar of the Celery Sticks, Baron of the Barbecue… Ladies and gentlemen, it’s the Pride of Pelham, Ala. — the Wing King. Alabama Eats host AJ Johnson went down to Pelham this week to find out what makes this local favorite one of […]

Six Republican candidates vying for the open seat in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District stopped by Yellowhammer News HQ in downtown Birmingham last week to answer five questions. This week we’re posting a series of videos showing their responses. Each day (Monday-Friday), we are posting one question, along with each candidate’s response. The responses were limited […]

U.S. Senators Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) are coming together to push for the United States Department of Justice to address recent revelations that veterans have died after being placed on secret waiting lists at VA hospitals. A recent report by The Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general’s office confirmed that VA hospitals concealed […]

Montgomery Circuit Judge Eugene W. Reese today ruled the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA) unconstitutional. The Act, which is Alabama’s first-ever school choice law, was passed by Republicans in 2013 over the vocal dissent of the Alabama Education Association (AEA) and their Democratic allies. Since then, the law has withstood numerous legal challenges. Most recently, U.S. […]

Indian Springs doctor Chad Mathis has poked and prodded his opponents in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District race to the point that they are now teaming up to hit him back, or as they refer to it, setting the record straight. Since the early stages of the campaign, Mathis has waged an all-out assault on the […]

Six Republican candidates vying for the open seat in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District stopped by Yellowhammer News HQ in downtown Birmingham last week to answer five questions. This week we’re posting a series of videos showing their responses. Each day (Monday-Friday), we are posting one question, along with each candidate’s response. The responses were limited […]

83-year-old Sylacauga, Alabama native Jim Nabors became a household name around the world thanks to his role as Gomer Pyle in The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., but for racing fans, Nabors’ voice has for the last four decades supplied the soundtrack for the most famous race of them all — The Indianapolis […]

Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-04) has taken the lead on trying to roll back costly school lunch regulations that have been a priority for the Obama Administration, especially First Lady Michelle Obama. Today, Mrs. Obama is pushing back in what the AP described as “an unusual move for the first lady, who has largely stayed away […]

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Coming off a record year for movie and television production activity, Alabama is preparing for its role in the filming of “Selma,” a major motion picture focusing on Dr. Martin Luther King’s epic struggle to secure voting rights. The Alabama Film Office announced last week that portions of the movie project, which […]

Six Republican candidates vying for the open seat in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District stopped by Yellowhammer News HQ in downtown Birmingham last week to answer five questions. This week we’re posting a series of videos showing their responses. Each day (Monday-Friday), we are posting one question, along with each candidate’s response. The responses were limited […]