As the Republican field for Alabama’s U.S. Senate up for election next year is taking shape, there are still a handful of potential candidates on the sidelines said to be considering a run. On Monday, State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) announced he was joining former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville and U.S. Rep. […]

Episode six of “The Insider with Sean Ross” features an exclusive recording of a controversial phone call between State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) and U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL). Rogers on Tuesday announced he is planning to challenge Jones in the 2020 Senate primary.

Attempts to reshape the process in which pardons and paroles are handed out in Alabama has run into resistance from the people who handle pardons and paroles. The folks doing the job did such a good job at selecting inmates for release and monitoring them after the fact that a recent parolee, Jimmy O’Neal, killed […]

MONTGOMERY — State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) delivered a House floor speech on Tuesday asserting that he is running for the United States Senate against Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) in 2020. “I am now a candidate for United States Senate,” he declared, opening his remarks at the microphone. “I’ve already, I’ve got – I’m running […]

A new report recently released by the Alabama Department of Commerce affirms that the Yellowhammer State’s forestry industry continues to have a leading impact on local economies throughout rural Alabama. In a release, the Alabama Forestry Association lauded recent economic development announcements from the industry. For example, Westervelt Company, Rex Lumber and Great Southern Wood all […]

MONTGOMERY — While State Rep. John Rogers’ (D-Birmingham) viral comments from last week have made international headlines for all the wrong reasons, Alabama Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) wants to turn the conversation back to HB 314 and what the abortion debate is really all about: an innocent, defenseless baby in the womb. In […]

An Alabama man facing execution next week for his role in the 1997 slayings of four people has asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay, arguing it should weigh the fact that he was 19 at the time. Attorneys for Michael Brandon Samra filed the request last week to stay the scheduled May 16 […]

Former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama Joyce Vance joined approximately 500 other lawyers in signing a letter saying they believe President Donald Trump committed obstruction of justice and would have been charged had he not been president of the United States. Labeling themselves “DOJ Alumni,” the group alleges that the Mueller report […]

7. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is under fire again for her comments on Israel defending itself — Over the weekend, there was a flare-up of violence in Gaza that was the worst since the 50-day war in 2014. On Sunday night, Omar tweeted, “How many more protestors must be shot, rockets must be fired, and […]

According to FOX 10, a paraplegic is accused of leading law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase from Daphne into Mobile on Sunday night after the man and another individual allegedly boosted a television from a local Walmart. The suspect’s reportedly wheelchair flew out of his car during the chase.

The generosity of Alabamians showed in a major way this past weekend. On Saturday, Birmingham’s Railroad Park hosted the 10th annual Workout for Water event, as a host of athletes came together to experience a challenging workout while also raising a lot of money for a good cause.

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) believes that former Vice President Joe Biden’s potential ties to China should be officially investigated “because there could be some very important national security implications” involved. In a Sunday evening interview with Fox News Channel’s “The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton,” Byrne was first asked by the host whether “Joe Biden’s […]

Yellowhammer Multimedia is proud to announce that Brian “B.J.” Ellis has accepted an exciting new opportunity, departing the company to embark on this next step in his career journey. Most recently, Ellis was serving as chief executive officer of Yellowhammer Multimedia, helping spearhead the company’s growth as one of the nation’s most successful state-focused media platforms. […]

Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) is not rebutting a revelation made Monday morning by State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) that Jones, while publicly condemning him, privately admitted he agreed with Rogers’ viral abortion remarks. Rogers said Jones called him on the phone after the comments began making waves nationally. In an interview with Alabama Media Group’s Roy […]

During an appearance on Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show” Monday morning, State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) walked back using the word “retarded” on the House floor to describe Donald Trump, Jr., President Trump’s son. “He took a shot at me. I took a shot at him,” Rogers said in relation to using the word […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Monday released a statement praising the Air Force’s pledge to move forward with a national security space launch program heavily supported by Alabama’s aerospace industry. Last month, Brooks and 27 congressional cosigners sent a bipartisan letter to Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson supporting the National Security Space Launch Program’s Phase […]

Last week, I was honored to address a group of newly naturalized citizens of the United States. It was an experience that gave me the opportunity to reflect on a question as old as our nation itself: “What does it mean to be an American?” In the United States, we don’t define citizenship as being […]

Two of Alabama’s conservative political juggernauts have become the first to endorse in the Alabama House District 74 special election primary. On Friday, the Alabama Farmers Federation announced its endorsement of Charlotte Meadows, who is running in the Republican primary along with Daniel Sparkman, Michael Fritz, Tobias Grant, Jesse Caleb Heifner and Jay King.

State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) on Monday officially announced his 2020 Republican candidacy for the United States Senate, confirming Yellowhammer News’ reporting. In an interview on Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show,” Mooney said he would be running for the seat currently occupied by Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL). This came after Yellowhammer News on […]

State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) is taking issue with how Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) publicly denounced his viral abortion remarks, revealing that Alabama’s junior senator actually called him to say he was correct but that for political reasons he had to throw Rogers under the bus. In a nearly hour-long interview on Talk 99.5’s “Matt […]

United Methodist relief efforts for Hurricane Michael recovery efforts will get a boost from the United Methodist Committee on Relief. A $4.6 million UMCOR grant for the Alabama-West Florida Conference will help launch and fund the first two years of a phased four-year recovery program in response to Hurricane Michael, which made landfall at the […]

7. State Representative Ginny Shaver (R-Centre) has sponsored a bill that would make any post birth abortions illegal — Rep. Shaver explained her bill against infanticide, saying, “This bill does not have anything to do with the legalities of a woman’s so-called right to choose to have an abortion. … My bill addresses another issue, […]

“You’re in the belly of the beast now.” That was the response of a Birmingham cab driver in welcoming author and health and social welfare policy expert Dr. Jonathan Engel to Birmingham. Engel, author of “Fat Nation: The history of obesity in the United States” spoke to about 65 health experts at UAB’s 14th annual […]

Technology provides consumers access to most anything these days, right from their fingertips. Getting directions, finding out the weather, listening to music, watching movies and playing games have all been reduced to an app on your phone. One member of the Alabama legislature wants to expand those game options for the state’s fantasy sports fanatics. […]