Aaron Spigner, the lead videographer and video editor for Hoffman Media in Birmingham, Ala. put his skill set to use yesterday and documented his treacherous ride home from work. Several minor accidents and a couple of spinouts can be seen throughout the video, which condenses Spigner’s 3-hour trek down to about 3 minutes and 30 […]

The State of the Union address has devolved into little more than a pep rally these days. The president was interrupted 85 times for applause during his speech. But there were some cool moments as well. America was introduced to Cory Remsburg, an Army Ranger who was badly wounded during his tenth — yes, TENTH […]

President Barack Obama delivered the 2014 State of the Union Address tonight in a joint session of Congress. The full speech came in at 6,822 words, ran just over 1 hour and 5 minutes, and was interrupted 85 times for applause. We’ve distilled it down to under 1,000 words for easier consumption. Here are some […]

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: Today in America, a teacher spent extra time with a student who needed it, and did her part to lift America’s graduation rate to its highest level in more than three decades. An entrepreneur flipped on the lights in her tech startup, and did […]

(Above: Rep. Martha Roby speaks out against federal funding for abortions) The U.S. House voted today to permanently ban federal spending on abortion and to block ObamaCare subsidies for insurance plans that cover abortion. Shortly before the vote, Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, gave a one-minute speech on the House floor, briefly assessing the ongoing battles […]

Although the snow and ice was supposed to get pretty nasty down in South Alabama, folks in central and north Alabama were having visions of a “light dusting” that would be just enough to have some fun, but not too much to cause serious issues. Whoops. Even legendary weatherman James Spann was forced to abandon […]

President Barack Obama is set to deliver his sixth State of the Union Address tonight. His senior advisors have indicated that he will lay out his plan to bypass congress and continue his unprecedented use of executive power to advance his agenda on pet issues like “climate change” and “income inequality.” “I have a pen […]

A wind energy company called Pioneer Green recently announced plans to build eight wind turbines in Cherokee County, Ala. at a new facility called the Shinbone Wind Energy Center. But Pioneer Green is meeting fierce resistance from local citizens and conservative legislators who say they are just another taxpayer subsidized green energy company that won’t […]

28 years ago today, The Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, disintegrating over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida and killing its seven crew members. The crew consisted of: Francis R. Scobee, Commander Michael J. Smith, Pilot Ronald McNair, Mission Specialist Ellison Onizuka, Mission Specialist Judith Resnik, Mission Specialist […]

(Above: Sen. Jeff Sessions discusses immigration reform with Gretchen Carlson) Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., appeared on Fox News Channel’s “The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson” today and encouraged House Republicans to oppose comprehensive immigration reform that would expand America’s guest worker program. “We really do have a huge problem,” Sessions told Carlson. “We have the lowest […]

Former University of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron took to Twitter Sunday night to express his disgust with the performances on the annual GRAMMY awards show. Is it just me or are some of the Grammy performances so far seem to be really demonic?? Looks like there is a lot of evil in the world.. — […]

Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Mobile, today found out that House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon, R-Cal., has appointed him to two subcommittees that are especially important to south Alabama. Byrne will serve on the Seapower and Projection Forces and Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittees. The Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee has direct jurisdiction over […]

When Ala. State Senator Bryan Taylor, R-Prattville, introduced a bill requiring welfare recipients to perform community service to receive their benefits, he didn’t realize he was propelling himself into the pantheon of the world’s worst people. But according to the Lauderdale County Democratic Party, that’s exactly what he did. The tweet by the Lauderdale Democrats […]

(Above: R.I.P. bullet demonstration and explanation from G2 Research) They call it the “R.I.P.,” and it’s pretty obvious why.  Georgia-based ammo manufacturer G2 Research has just released a 9mm round that expands on impact to create “9 separate wound channels” with a single bullet. The result is quite possibly the most lethal projectile ever created. […]

One of the most read technology and media sites on the internet has named former Ala. Gov. Don Siegelman’s bribery scandal the worst ever by an American governor. In a post titled “11 Political Scandals Worse Than Chris Christie’s,” Mashable.com lays out what they believe are the “biggest governor scandals in recent memory.” Here’s what […]

Yellowhammer was the first to report last November that former state representative Steve Flowers was considering challenging Public Service Commissioner Terry Dunn in the Republican primary for PSC — Place 2. Flowers made it official earlier this month when he announced he was joining the crowded primary field. But multiple sources told Yellowhammer over the […]

(Above: the official trailer for MITT) Why on Earth would anyone subject themselves to that? That’s the overwhelming feeling you’re left with after watching MITT, a 92-minute behind-the-scenes documentary of Gov. Mitt Romney’s two failed presidential bids. Filmmaker Greg Whiteley spent six years embedded with the Romney family after agreeing that he would not release […]

Gov. Bentley announced today that Alabama’s unemployment rate has dropped to 6.1 percent, the lowest it’s been since October of 2008. “Alabama’s Unemployment rate is 6.1%, marking a five-year low,” Bentley said in a statement. “There are 59,400 more jobs today in Alabama than there were in January of 2011, with the greatest job growth […]

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U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby has already visited 25 Alabama counties in 2014 year on his statewide jobs and industry tour. As he’s done every year since he was elected, he’ll visit every county in the state at least once by the end of the year. Since being elected to the U.S. Senate in 1987, Shelby […]

Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, yesterday filed her campaign finance report for the fourth quarter of 2013. With no opponent currently challenging her, the two-term congresswoman from Montgomery raised roughly $110,000 between Oct. 1 and the end of the year, typically the slowest fundraising period for an incumbent. Her campaign now has over $500,000 cash on […]

Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, sent a letter last week to Janet Yellen, the new head of the U.S. central bank, urging her to audit the Federal Reserve. A partial excerpt from the letter can be read below: During your confirmation, you noted that the Federal Reserve has been a steadfast steward of our nation’s monetary […]

The Environmental Protection Agency is out to change the very foundations of capitalism, according to sworn testimony from a former agency official. The EPA had been working on a project to make capitalism more conducive to environmentalism. Former EPA official John Beale told House investigators in his sworn deposition that while at the agency he worked on […]

Quick Hits: • Four bills reforming Alabama’s public assistance programs passed out of committee this week • Senate Bill 63 allows drug testing of welfare recipients with a prior drug conviction • Senate Bill 114 makes it a crime to defraud public assistance programs • Senate Bill 115 requires welfare applicants to prove they’re trying […]