Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, who himself rode into office with considerable support from Bernie Sanders’ socialist “Our Revolution” political organization, on Monday unveiled his own political action committee (PAC) – “Next Generation Alabama,” or “NextGen Alabama” for short. In an editorial published for Alabama Media Group, Woodfin declared, “If you find yourself – like me […]

Officials say an Auburn University student was killed while skydiving in east Alabama. Tuskegee Police Chief Marquez James says 21-year-old Sawyer Stephen Campbell died Sunday afternoon during a jump at the Tuskegee Municipal Airport.

The Rev. Al Sharpton’s half-brother Rev. Kenneth Glasgow, already facing a capital murder charge in Houston County, has been arrested again in Alabama while free on bond. WDHN reported that “Glasgow can’t seem to stay out of from behind bars” after he was detained Monday and charged with possessing stolen property. Authorities say he put a stolen […]

In a new television ad released Monday, Alabama educator and mom Dr. Cindy Wigley praises Governor Kay Ivey’s efforts to prepare students for the modern workforce and keep the state’s children safe. Wigley, in the video, shares her personal experience dropping her children off at school for the first time, adding, “The parent’s number one […]

7. Former Alabama player and current State Representative Rich Wingo (R-Tuscaloosa) says sports gambling “scares” him “to death”  — Wingo, who is clear in his opposition to gambling being legitimized and warns of a “gradual eroding of our culture,” has allowed this debate to take place. That wouldn’t have been possible in the 70s or 80s. […]

Health officials are planning a meeting to raise awareness of Alabama’s worsening infant death rate. The Infant Mortality Reduction Summit is scheduled Friday at Auburn University at Montgomery. Experts will discuss the problem of infant deaths in the state, which has one of the nation’s worst rates.

After a new website entitled “Craig Ford Exposed” launched Thursday attempting to show that the candidate running as an independent for state Senate District 10 is trying to hide his liberal past, a political mail piece hit households in the Gadsden-area district saying the “lifelong Democrat will do or say anything to get elected.” Both the website […]

Alabamians have every reason to take interest in the makeup of the United States Supreme Court and the president’s recent nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. Much has been written about what Kavanaugh’s ascendency to the high court could mean for the future of religious liberty, abortion, and Second Amendment cases. Less talked about is what Judge […]

The Ford Faction’s Ford Brown breaks down the topics of the day, September 10. The show’s “Final thoughts” segment touches on: – Serena Williams’ meltdown – Mallory Hagan trying to beat out incumbent Mike Rogers for the 3rd Congressional District seat in Alabama – Tim Allen’s Show “Last Man Standing” is back on Fox – […]

In a bipartisan and bicameral effort, the Alabama congressional delegation endorsed the modernization of the Mobile Harbor Federal Navigation Channel, one of the largest development projects in the Yellowhammer state. U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) led the delegation and offered his support for the project. “The deepening and widening of the Port of Mobile will […]

Donald Trump Jr. on Sunday tweeted his support of Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and Alabama’s lawsuit against the federal government for counting illegal aliens, rather than citizens, in congressional seat apportionment and the dividing up of electoral college votes. The tweet shared a Breitbart article about an exclusive interview in which Brooks said that if congressional seats […]

The Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) at the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business said the state’s economy will end this year with a 2.2 percent growth rate, a massive 70 percent increase compared to 2017. “After growing 1.3 percent in 2017, and 1.2 percent in the first quarter of the current […]

Last week, radio talk show hosts from around the nation converged on Washington, D.C. for the Federation for American Immigration Reform’s 12th annual “Hold Their Feet to the Fire Radio Row.” Multiple talk hosts from Alabama were on hand to talk to politicians, family members of victims of illegal aliens, sheriffs fighting illegal immigration on the […]

I am disappointed to find myself, once again, in a position to ask what purpose the Alabama Ethics Commission serves to the people of this state. To whom are the elected officials or those seeking public office to look to for ethical political leadership? The people of Alabama need an Ethics Commission that will enforce […]

State Rep. Rich Wingo (R-Tuscaloosa), a former University of Alabama football star, is raising the stakes with his opposition to sports betting, telling host Don Dailey on Friday’s episode of Capitol Journal that gambling on athletics “scares” him “to death.” Wingo also played five seasons for the Green Bay Packers and knows the dangers of […]

http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/9_7_18_Final_30.mp3 Amanda Head, the Hollywood Conservative, wasted no time blasting off on the Brett Kavanaugh hearings over the interruptions, stunts and news over the past week. Amanda said she thinks Kavanaugh will be ready to go by October 1. She then goes into another gear about how In & Out is getting pushback after they […]

Another Alabama city is threatening to create its own broadband network despite the folly shown by other municipalities that have lost billions in taxpayer money on such projects. Andalusia Mayor Earl Johnson told Mediacom, the city’s cable franchisee, that the city would invest taxpayer dollars in building its own broadband network if the company didn’t […]

Water is essential for survival, but imagine if the only water you or your child had access to came from a dirty pond miles from home. This is the reality for more than 660 million people around the world who lack access to a safe water source. A Birmingham, Alabama based non-profit has been a […]

http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/9_6_18_Shark_of_the_Week.mp3 Todd Buchanan, also known as The Ford Faction “Shark of the Week,” stopped by to discuss his startup with the Shunarah Law Firm and what it means to him to work with Alexander Shunnarah. They joke around about Todd’s early college radio days before eventually becoming a lawyer at Colorado State University. Also, find […]

Police say a teenager has been arrested in the shooting at a McDonald’s near Auburn University that left one person dead and four others wounded. News outlets report the 17-year-old boy was arrested Sunday and charged with murder. Authorities have not released the teen’s name, but a statement by Auburn police says he is being […]

President Donald Trump’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Mick Mulvaney on Saturday told a group of Republicans in a high-level, closed-door meeting that Trump still frequently asks him, “Why did Roy Moore lose?” Audio of the meeting was recorded and given to the New York Times, who reported on the candid […]

Shaun King’s scheduled speech at the University of North Alabama (UNA) finally happened on Thursday, after weeks of controversy leading up to the event, and the activist told the crowd that there was “no middle ground” between supporters of law enforcement and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in which King is a leader. Per […]

In an interview Friday on Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson’s “Scoop B Radio” podcast, Alabama radio host Joe Lockett discussed race relations in America, saying that racism “goes both ways” and that you – regardless of your skin color – should “judge people on how they treat you.” Lockett, who hosts the Joe Lockett Show on 101.1 […]

7. “Drag Queen Story Hour” brings protests and counter-protests in Mobile — “The Common Sense Campaign Tea Party” and “The Human Wall Against Hate” squared off in a protest over something so idiotic only the most liberal of liberals would dare defend it: a bunch of children’s books read to kids by drag queens. — […]