7. Conservatives are not happy with Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A has decided to stop donating to certain organizations like the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Salvation Army; many conservatives are unhappy about this decision because they stood by the restaurant during a long campaign by liberals and the media to demonize the organization. Many people have […]

After the first few days of public impeachment hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) on Tuesday delivered an update to the people of Alabama regarding what he is observing on Capitol Hill. Aderholt, in a video recorded by his office and sent to Yellowhammer News, reaffirmed “that there is nothing […]

Earlier this week, fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A revealed it was revising its charitable giving policy to deny groups the company had previously given donations apparently because of their stances on LGBTQ issues. Among those groups were the Salvation Army, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Paul Anderson Youth Home. During an appearance on Huntsville […]

Following University of Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s “successful” right hip surgery on Monday, his parents have released a statement expressing heartfelt appreciation for support shown to their family and proclaiming their deep faith in God. “We would like to thank all of the Alabama family and everyone across the world for the prayers and […]

The college football playoff selection committee released its next round of rankings on Tuesday night. The committee put the Alabama Crimson Tide in the No. 5 slot. Auburn came in at No. 15. Here are three takeaways: 1. If you are going to lose a game, lose to a bad team. For the second week […]

Republican Rep. Bradley Byrne (AL-01) gave a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday where he slammed Democrats’ latest allegation of “bribery” against President Donald Trump. “Unfortunately, I must rise again because – like so many times before – the goalposts for impeaching President Trump have moved,” Byrne stated. “At this […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall continues to be a staunch defender of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In his latest stalwart act of advocacy for citizens’ right to keep and bear arms, Marshall on Monday filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the State of Alabama and 20 […]

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02) on Tuesday joined Alabama’s entire U.S. House delegation in honoring the Yellowhammer State’s upcoming bicentennial anniversary on the chamber floor. In a speech, Roby introduced H. Res. 711, which recognizes the incorporation of Alabama as the 22nd state in the Union on December 14, 1819. Reps. Bradley Byrne (AL-01), Mike […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that Marty Redden will serve as the permanent Alabama Office of Information Technology (OIT) secretary effective immediately. Redden has been serving as the acting secretary since July. In a statement, Ivey said, “Since Marty stepped in to OIT as the acting secretary, he has run the agency effectively and with […]

His five words hit home. Five words that could have been uttered by a Tua Tagovailoa teammate, one of Tua’s parents, an Alabama football fan and, yes, you. “I feel bad, I’m hurting.”

Over the last three weeks, Sen. Doug Jones’ (D-AL) reelection campaign has invested in ads mentioning former Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The majority of the advertisements are fundraising appeals viewed by people outside of Alabama. According to data from the Facebook Ads library, the Jones campaign has spent $12,844 promoting 183 different ads between October […]

Kamille McKinney. Aniah Blanchard. Sloan Harmon. Over the last six weeks, the people of Alabama have been confronted with a frightening reality that very few of our politicians have been willing to acknowledge: Our state has a violent crime problem. Don’t believe me? Violent crime in Alabama is up 20% over the last 10 years, […]

In a Facebook post Tuesday morning, former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Alabama, lamented Chick-fil-A’s decision to stop giving money to Christian charities that have come under fire from LGBT advocates. The two leading charities no longer receiving funds from the Chick-fil-A Foundation are the Salvation Army and […]

In a Monday press release, Boeing confirmed that the company is making a $100,000 contribution to make Learning Blade available to every Alabama student in the fifth through ninth grades. Learning Blade challenges students to take on game-based projects that expose them to different aspects of science, technology, engineering and math education – commonly referred […]

The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce has named Brigadier Gen. Trent H. Edwards (USAF, Ret.) as senior vice president of military and community development. The announcement was made Monday in a press release. Edwards will focus on the viability and growth of Montgomery’s military missions while leading new community-wide initiatives that fuel the regional economy […]

Jeff Sessions’ entry into the U.S. Senate race last week has shown something Alabamians have not seen in decades: blunt criticisms, sometimes hostile, aimed at Sessions, who before serving in the Trump administration served Alabama for two decades in the U.S. Senate. Prior to getting in the contest for U.S. Senate, Sessions was also a […]

7. Iron Bowl details announced  The SEC announced that the Iron Bowl will be played at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn this year on November 30 at 2:30 p.m. The game is set to be broadcasted on CBS. The weekend before the Iron Bowl, Auburn and Alabama are matched up against Samford and Western Carolina, respectively, […]

The book editors at Amazon.com identified “Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee” as the best nonfiction book published in 2019. The book is from first-time author Casey Cep. The first seven stops on Cep’s book tour were in various Alabama locations. Goodreads.com describes “Furious Hours” as: “The stunning story of […]

On Monday, University of Alabama Crimson Tide wide receivers Jerry Jeudy and DeVonta Smith were named as semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award. According to the award’s website, “The Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the season’s outstanding college football receiver regardless of position.” Jeudy and Smith make up two of the 12 receivers receiving a […]

Two Alabama companies have been awarded a total of $150,000 in the latest Alabama Launchpad startup competition round. The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) last week hosted its fourth Alabama Launchpad finale of the year in Troy. The public event was held at the Emporium in partnership with Troy University. In this round, seven […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has now experienced its second consecutive year of double-digit percentage growth in research grant and award funding, setting yet another historic best in the university’s 50-year history. Merely one year after surpassing $500 million in research funding for the first time, UAB on Monday announced that its faculty, […]

He will go down as one of the greatest quarterbacks in Alabama Crimson Tide football history, yet he came and went in a flash. A long weekend has reminded us how fleeting joy can be — after all, “2nd and 26” was just 20 months ago. Yet, it seems that Tua Tagovailoa would be around […]

As happens most of the time, police officers were determined to be completely justified in shooting Dana Fletcher after he pointed a gun at law enforcement outside of a Planet Fitness in Madison, Alabama. Despite claims from his wife, Fletcher did have a gun that he apparently raised at law enforcement as they attempted to […]

Austal USA, the shipbuilding company with a large facility in Mobile, has a veterans apprenticeship program dedicated to helping Americans who have served our nation find jobs once they return home. U.S. Army veteran Chase Thornton left active service about two years ago and is now a member of the apprenticeship program. He told FOX10 […]