7. A socialist has won a city council seat in Alabama — Liberal Huntsville activist Frances Akridge defeated former Superintendent and State School Board member Mary Jane Caylor who called Akridge a “tax-and-spend liberal who supports Bernie Sanders and avowed socialists…” — Her opponent highlighted the donations that Akridge gave to Bernie Sanders and other […]

Engineering researchers at the University of Alabama are introducing a solution to prevent children and pets from dying while being trapped inside a hot car. The patent-pending device monitors carbon dioxide levels from human breath, temperature and car movement and can send an alert to a cell phone when the human or animal inside a […]

Just last month, Attorney General Steve Marshall attended the opening of a treatment center in Mobile aimed at combating the growing opioid epidemic in our state. Marshall gave remarks at the opening of the new Pathway Healthcare location, stressing the importance of acting now to put an end to the crippling effects of addiction in […]

On Friday, Talladega Superspeedway will kick off its second race weekend of 2018 with all the events leading up to NASCAR’s Monster Energy Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 series playoff race on Sunday. With that event comes a substantial economic boon for the region, and one that isn’t necessarily coming from the pockets of Alabamians. Since opening […]

In a Tuesday interview on Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show,” Governor Kay Ivey criticized her Democratic opponent, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, for the disconnect between his rhetoric and his actions on pro-life issues. Maddox has consistently said he is pro-life throughout the campaign, including in a campaign ad released on Saturday, however, he opposes […]

Tuesday, NBC “Nightly News” with Lester Holt will broadcast from downtown Montgomery as part of its “Across America Tour.” The nationwide news program begins at 5:30 p.m. CT and will feature a special performance by the Alabama State University (ASU) Mighty Marching Hornets Band, per a university press release. The band, under the direction of Dr. James […]

We are less than a month before an election and Democrats are looking down the barrel at another round of embarrassing and demoralizing election losses. Endorsements by pro-abortion and anti-gun groups don’t help. But fear not, because they totally relate to Alabama’s voters on the issue of guns. Just watch them over the last week:

Earlier this month, the National Rifle Association-Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) released its report card rating candidates based on voting records, public statements and their responses to a questionnaire so that voters have the organization’s assessment of the candidates headed into the next month’s general election. Coming out on top in the race between incumbent Rep. […]

The Yellowhammer Power & Influence 50 is an annual list of the 50 most powerful and influential players in Alabama politics, business and state government – the men and women who shape the state. Today, we’re taking a look at a new group of Alabama leaders poised to be part of the next generation of […]

Charges have been dropped against protesters who police said splashed ketchup and colored powder on statues honoring Confederate figures at the Alabama Capitol. Jon Broadway was arrested in April after smearing ketchup at the base of the statue honoring a 19th century doctor who did surgery without anesthesia on enslaved African-American women.

After a rocky year thus far in the United States Senate, speculation is already ramping up about whether Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) will even seek re-election in 2020. Ultimately, if President Trump decides to seek a second term of his own, all Alabama Democrats might as well stay at home when it comes to […]

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) announced on Friday that 12 early-stage companies have advanced as semifinalists in the Alabama Launchpad Startup Competition. Last week, a judging panel comprised of individuals representing investors, entrepreneurs and corporate stakeholders of varying experience from across Alabama selected a dozen startups to face-off in Cycle 4 of the […]

Tuesday on Birmingham Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show,” Gov. Kay Ivey offered specifics on her position on a future lottery. While Ivey’s opponent Democratic gubernatorial nominee Walt Maddox has made a lottery a centerpiece of his campaign, Ivey offered only tepid support and warned of possible additional forms of gambling being added to any […]

In a speech last week at the University of Alabama’s fall assembly, school president Stuart Bell emphasized that the university maintains an unwavering, optimistic commitment to the state’s students – even as the institution offers opportunities to enrollees from all 50 states and 78 countries. Bell also pointed out that the university did not raise […]

7. The world is over in 12 years, according to CNN — It’s over in 22 years, according to the New York Times and they mean it this time — The latest dire warning comes from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and requires “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society,” or we may face […]

By Thomas Cox I have tried to cook brisket numerous times and have screwed it up most of them. Brisket is hard to cook because of timing. • If you don’t cook it long enough, it is inedible • If you cook it too hot, the bark is too hard and it, again, is inedible. • […]

In an appearance on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal” on Friday, Rep. Allen Farley (R-McCalla) explained why he sees Amazon’s arrival in southwestern Jefferson County as what turns around a long-ailing Bessemer. Presently, Bessemer has a 5.5 percent unemployment rate, which far exceeds the state average of 3.9 percent, according to statistics from the Alabama […]

Saturday, NBC 13 posted an interview with Democratic gubernatorial nominee and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, in which the candidate came out against the pro-life Alabama Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Act and attacked the legislators who passed it and other similar legislation as “disgusting.” The interview came the same day as Maddox releasing his first television […]

Radio host and Yellowhammer News contributor Dale Jackson is pushing for a statue of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the senator’s birthplace of Sheffield, Alabama, after he led the successful effort to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. McConnell was born on February 20, 1942 in Sheffield and lived in Athens, Alabama, until his family […]

Democrats have it good. If a Republican started a campaign commercial with this image, they would be mocked by every media outlet in Alabama, CNN would cover it and late night shows would have a blast. Instead, there is almost no coverage of it at all. Why? It’s terrible and reminiscent of another media darling.

Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey is criticizing Alabama’s parole board, saying violent offenders are being released at an “alarming rate.” WSFA -TV reports that Bailey sent a letter to Gov. Kay Ivey urging her to investigate the parole board’s actions.

In an interview with the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce posted to YouTube on Monday, Alabama Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston), who is running for reelection in his Alabama Senate District 12 race, predicted the legislature would pass the largest education budget in the history of the state in the next session. The interviewer […]

The bus will be free this week in one west Alabama city. The Tuscaloosa News reports the city’s transit authority is offering free rides across the city as it unveils an entirely new bus route.

She might be a little girl, but Dothan’s Kayla Glover has a big heart for a person of any age. As reported by WSFA, Kayla, at first look, is your typical eight-year-old. The Alabama girl loves watching her favorite show, Spongebob Squarepants, and spends the weekend working on her multiplication skills. However, her caring nature […]