Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Thursday took to the Senate floor to passionately advocate for a critical appropriations measure supporting America’s armed forces. However, Democrats in the chamber subsequently proceeded to filibuster H.R. 2740, blocking its passage for the second time this year. The legislation is a package of Fiscal Year 2020 (FY2020) spending bills passed […]

Have you ever been traveling down the highway, about to change lanes when you look over your shoulder and see there is a car in your blind spot? How long was it there? Why didn’t you notice it before? It’s critical to the situation at hand, and all it took was a different perspective to […]

7. The Senate has given the Moon mission more money For the 2020 Fiscal Year budget, the U.S. Senate has approved an additional $1.25 billion for NASA’s return to the Moon by 2024. Most of the money will be coming to Alabama for a rocket program managed in the state. $2.6 billion in 2020 will […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), the powerful chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Thursday applauded the chamber’s passage of the first appropriations minibus for Fiscal Year 2020, saying the legislative package contains big wins for Alabama. This came following the Senate passing its substitute to H.R. 3055, a package of FY2020 domestic spending bills which […]

The Yellowhammer Legacy Series tells the stories of the people and places that make Alabama beautiful. Join us throughout the year in exploring different parts of the state to discover lasting contributions to Alabama’s extraordinary culture. Take a sneak peek at what you will see in the first edition of the series:

As reported by WSFA, Montgomery’s Romay Davis celebrated her 100th birthday in style this week. Davis, who reportedly has worked at the Winn Dixie on Vaughn Road since 2001 after her husband passed away, was treated to an epic birthday bash by her employer — Southeastern Grocers. While she still drives herself to work and works […]

All Republicans in Alabama’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation on Thursday voted against a resolution formally opening an impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump, while Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) supported the measure. H. Res. 660 passed on a 232-196 vote. No Republicans supported the resolution, while two Democrats voted “nay.” Reactions poured in […]

This week’s Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) “Game of the Week” will be broadcast Thursday evening on WOTM’s affiliate TV stations, as well as on the subscriber-based NFHS Network online. Originally, the televised matchup was set to be Pickens County at Gordo, however that game was moved to Friday at the last minute. Instead, […]

This special Halloween episode is a live commentary of the 2019 SEC Halloween Party featuring some of the league’s biggest names and personalities.

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban’s 68th birthday is today (yes — on Halloween). Ahead of the special occasion, Saban spoke with reporters on Wednesday as the No. 2 Tide continue their bye-week ahead of a November 9 clash versus No. 1 LSU. One brave soul asked the legendary coach about how he […]

U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on Thursday endorsed State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) in Alabama’s 2020 Republican Senate primary. In a statement to Yellowhammer News, Paul said, “Alabama deserves a true freedom-loving conservative who supports President Trump and can win this race. I believe Arnold Mooney is the man who can do it, and […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As most folks have seen on the news lately, House Democrats are continuing their behind closed doors drive toward impeachment. As they try to tear down and remove our president from the highest office in the world, every day Americans are left in the dark, only to hear bits and pieces that […]

Alabama’s Tuskegee University is one of three universities across the country that have been selected for a NASA program to provide students at minority-serving institutions the education and experience needed to help address manufacturing needs in the American aerospace sector. The agency on Wednesday announced that the Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) of […]

7. Doug Jones donors cannot vote for him It’s not unknown that U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has received a majority of his donations from out of state. New numbers show that he’s received the largest portion of his donations from California, totaling more than $664,000 from California alone but only $521,000 from Alabama. A […]

Republican Jeff Coleman on Tuesday evening in Dothan held his official campaign kickoff as he looks to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Coleman’s campaign in a Wednesday release detailed that the candidate spent time during his kickoff speech on both issues of local importance (such as farming, manufacturing and […]

It was a muggy morning in the summer of 2007 — I had done my best to clean up my house to make it look respectable. It may have been 6:15 a.m., but as I sat alongside Paul Finebaum, TV cameramen and technicians, I was nervous about our special guest who was about to walk […]

It will be a monumental battle in Tuscaloosa come November 9. Barring an unexpected shake-up in the polls this weekend, No. 1 LSU will face No. 2 Alabama, with the winner getting the inside track at the West’s berth in the SEC Championship Game — and the College Football Playoffs. Which team wins the big […]

The University of Alabama (UA) announced Tuesday that it had raised $202.7 million during the recently concluded fiscal year, which ended September 30. The $202.7 million came from a record-setting 63,277 donors for the University. “Our alumni and donors continue to steadfastly support and advance UA’s growth and impact as a national leader in higher […]

The fact that the media and their Democrats feel the president of the United States is a clear and present danger to the United States of America is pretty clear. They allege he is a corrupt traitor who is using his office for personal and political gain; they do this publicly and repeatedly. But when […]

Mental health in America is broken. The federal government controls the funding for mental health care, but currently, there’s not a plan in place to fix the crisis tormenting our nation. I believe it’s time for us to create a strategy. It’s time to offer an effective solution for our veterans, our first responders, our […]

Ahead of his visit to Birmingham next week, Donald Trump, Jr. agreed to an exclusive interview with Yellowhammer News. The Q&A was conducted on Wednesday — the date his father qualified in Alabama’s 2020 Republican primary for reelection.

Modern political candidates spend a lot of time presenting themselves as culturally acceptable to voters. That means a lot of talk about God, faith, and family, and often the winning candidate is the one who looks best driving a well-worn pickup truck. This is nothing new in American politics, but it’s a practice that is […]

Multiple sources with direct knowledge on Wednesday confirmed to Yellowhammer News that State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville) is dropping out of the race to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Dismukes has not qualified for the race and on Wednesday moved to dismantle his campaign organization and began informing close […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Wednesday reportedly said that he will endorse former Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he chooses to run for his old Alabama Senate seat this cycle. “A lot of indications point to him running but he hasn’t said unequivocally,” Shelby added, per Bloomberg. Alabama’s senior senator also reportedly downplayed concerns that […]