A judge says an Alabama man is now mentally competent to stand trial on capital murder charges in the killings of his wife and seven-year-old son. WHNT-TV reports that Madison County Circuit Judge Donna Pate ruled that psychiatric treatment has restored Stephen Marc Stone’s ability to stand trial. The judge previously ruled Stone incompetent for […]

Law enforcement agencies in Calhoun County have discovered that over one hundred flower vases have been stolen from area cemeteries in the last month, with residents calling the crimes “pretty low,” “deplorable” and “a disgrace.” ABC 33/40 first reported on Friday that 97 brass vases were lifted from the Forest Lawn Gardens cemetery in Anniston, […]

7. Local elections are around the corner. A particularly bruising attack is out in a Huntsville School Board race — Local school board races rarely see the kind of attack ads we see in larger partisan races, but a race in Huntsville has accusations from Huntsville City School Board member Walker McGinnis leveling some pretty substantial allegations. — […]

Planned Parenthood’s Alabama state political action committee dissolved on Thursday after months of mysterious activity, according to public records made available by the Secretary of State’s office. The PAC, called “Alabamians for Healthy Families,” was officially affiliated with Planned Parenthood Southeast, which is headquartered in Atlanta. Planned Parenthood Southeast’s president and CEO Staci Fox served […]

Analysis released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute (GEI) found that electricity customers across Alabama will save over $1.28 billion as a result of the recently enacted “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017,” while the state’s economy will grow thousands of jobs and see $1.34 billion more in economic activity. “Our […]

Last week, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala tried to violently kidnap a woman at a local park and lure two teenage girls into his car at a school bus stop in Jasper, leading to charges of second degree attempted kidnapping and enticing a child. Walker County Sheriff Jim Underwood on Friday said 22-year-old Bernardo Castro-Gabriel […]

An Alabama sheriff is avoiding testifying in two lawsuits by citing her Fifth Amendment right and saying she could face prosecution for unspecified crimes. Morgan County Sheriff Ana Franklin cited the need to avoid self-incrimination to delay sworn testimony in two civil lawsuits.

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — How will these latest legal issues affect the Trump presidency and his effectiveness? — Who is more in touch with the American people on immigration, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-Huntsville) or Senator Elizabeth Warren? — Was […]

A new national tax incentive program that some believe could be the most transformative economic development tool ever has communities in Alabama, led by Birmingham, preparing to cash in on its share of potentially trillions of dollars in new investment. Opportunity Zones are low-income census tracts with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent […]

As the owner of Decatur’s Morgan Price Candy Company, Nancy Curl is a self-proclaimed chocoholic. “We are all very much addicted to chocolate,” Curl said as she motioned toward the beautifully wrapped gourmet candies on the table next to her. Curl shares another connection to the confection on which she’s built her business – an […]

After a lifetime of service to his nation, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) passed away on Saturday “surrounded by the people he loved, in the the place he loved best.” His office released the following statement: “Senator John Sidney McCain III died at 4:28pm on August 25, 2018. With the Senator when he passed were his […]

Sadness and outrage have been replaced with tears of joy at the American Legion Post 164 in Citronelle. After NBC 15 in Mobile on Wednesday broke the original story of a “coward disgracing our country” who cut down and stole the American flag from the local veterans at Post 164, the community in southwest Alabama came together […]

An Alabama county has settled a lawsuit with a former inmate who was paralyzed during a fight with a corrections officer in 2015. Jay Ross, an attorney for Mobile County, tells WKRG-TV that the county settled with Brandon Jefferies for $800,000 on behalf of the county commission and sheriff’s office.

Continental Motors hosted a groundbreaking ceremony in Mobile for its “Blue Marlin” project, which involves the construction of an advanced manufacturing facility for the production of piston and turbine engines for light aircraft, along with parts. The new facility will be nearly 275,000 square feet, mostly dedicated to advanced engine and parts manufacturing for all […]

Alabama Power has launched a new version of its Shorelines app called Smart Lakes, which offers new advanced interactive features designed to enhance the lake experience. In addition to lake-specific information on water levels and generation schedules, the new Smart Lakes app offers users a one-stop source for all relevant lake data. The app features:

Throughout the eight long years of the Obama administration, Alabamians suffered under an overly-empowered regulatory state that burdened hardworking men and women and their businesses with countless harmful federal regulations. This type of overreach was seen across the many federal agencies, but perhaps none more blatantly than the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). I am very […]

TUSCALOOSA – There was a unified mood at the University of Alabama’s Bryant Conference Center for Friday’s ALGOP Summer Dinner, which was very different from the organization’s last major gathering in Montgomery earlier this year. The discussion among the attendees at the Alabama Republican Party’s second major event of 2018 did not dwell on the […]

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) catapulted into the world of deer hunters all over the South when an afflicted white-tailed deer was discovered in the Mississippi Delta this past January. It was the first case so close to Alabama, and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division immediately responded […]

The University of North Alabama (UNA) confirmed to Yellowhammer News that prominent Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King’s speech on campus next month is being funded by rent money that students pay to live on-campus. King came into the national spotlight for his role in hot-button, liberal social justice causes, especially the Black Lives Matter movement. He was […]

Gunfire in the vicinity of Alabama State University’s stadium brought a high school football game to an early close. The Montgomery Advertiser reports the shots rang out Thursday night as G.W. Carver led Jeff Davis 19-3 early in the fourth quarter, near the walkway on Carver’s fans’ stadium side.

Yellowhammer News confirmed on Friday that Governor Kay Ivey’s deputy chief of staff, Jon Barganier, is leaving the administration effective August 31 to become Executive Director of the Alabama Petroleum Council. Barganier has worked in the office of the governor for the past six years, including previous service as former Gov. Robert Bentley’s chief of […]

In Alabama, politicians and residents alike proclaim the benefits of limited government. Appropriately, our state’s motto is Audemus jura nostra defendere, which, when translated into the more popular language of English, reads “We dare defend our rights.” The phrase in original context – an 18th century poem by Sir William Jones – is followed by the potential thief of […]

Authorities say a two-year-old Alabama girl died in south Huntsville after being left in a hot car. AL.com reports the child died Thursday after being left in a car for what police say was a “lengthy time during the day.”

Turning Point USA’s Candace Owens and Charlie Kirk will headline Friday night’s 2018 Alabama Republican Party Summer Dinner. Called “America’s New Powerhouse Team of Truth,” the two conservative social media sensations and frequent Fox News Channel guests will deliver speeches to the sold-out crowd at Bryant Conference Center in Tuscaloosa. Here…they…come @charliekirk11 @RealCandaceO #alpolitics pic.twitter.com/w1eHn9eWUe […]