After President Trump’s election, members of the establishment media determined it was time to reevaluate their performance. Media decided it was more important “Now More Than Ever” they acknowledge that “Democracy Dies In The Darkness.” They decided their job was to check the most powerful person in the world. By focusing on this, they also […]

So you’re a Democrat in Alabama, and you want to be elected to high office? You approached your run for office thinking that Doug Jones showed what’s possible for a Democrat in Alabama. Therefore, you determined the time is right to run. And here you are. You put up your qualifying fee and made it […]

A sheriff’s department in Alabama is investigating a report of hazing at a high school earlier this year. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office is working with the county school system on an incident involving students at Brewer High School in February.

Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) is paying tribute to Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” who died on Thursday. Aderholt posted a video on his Facebook page documenting Franklin’s time recording at the renowned FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, along with these words: “The music world has lost a legend in Aretha Franklin. While I was […]

The Yellowhammer State and the Palmetto State share many things: heat, southern culture, a love for football. A more unfortunate commonality between the two, and one receiving lots of attention in both states, is that each has an unfinished nuclear power plant just sitting there, continually making news but not power. Alabama’s Bellefonte Nuclear Generating […]

By: Dexter Hinton, Mayor of Marion, Alabama When I was elected in late 2016 as Mayor of Marion, I knew there were certain areas in which our town needed to improve. One was education and work preparedness for those who did not want to attend a four-year college. We had gaps that needed to be […]

Good Samaritans in Midfield, AL, came to the aid of a 74-year-old woman who was being beaten and robbed on Wednesday. The victim was at her vehicle after running errands at a shopping center when a man approached her demanding money. The elderly woman refused, and the man began to hit her. Moments later, a witness […]

With speculation swirling around former Gov. Robert Bentley, Alabama Republican Party Chair Terry Lathan hopes he decides against running for another public office. Lathan told Yellowhammer News, “I hope that if Dr. Bentley truly cares for Alabama, as he says he does, he would consider letting us go.” However, Lathan could not rule his return […]

Alabama native and Apple CEO Tim Cook does not appear to have a problem currying favor with President Donald Trump. Last Friday, Cook dined with the president and first lady at Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, NJ, marking Cook’s sixth private meeting with POTUS or his family in the nineteen months he has been in office. […]

Former Gov. Robert Bentley provided new details of his view of the scandal that helped topple his administration, according to a deposition filed this week in circuit court. Bentley resigned last year as he faced an ethics investigation and impeachment proceedings in the wake of an alleged affair with a top aide, Rebekah Caldwell Mason.

7. In a story that surprises no one, former White House staffer Omarosa lies about being interviewed by Robert Muller’s investigators — Omarosa already has some credibility issues but there is no evidence she has ever been interviewed in any capacity by the Mueller team. She claims she has and that she has new information for him. […]

A kindergarten teacher in Alabama has been charged with 40 counts of child porn possession. News outlets report 26-year-old Daniel Prentice “Danny” Donaldson was arrested Wednesday. Calera Elementary School officials say the teacher has been placed on administrative leave as the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office continues its investigation. Sheriff’s Maj. Ken Burchfield says the investigation […]

Alabama authorities say a police officer used a stun gun on a 13-year-old boy who reached into a pocket containing a handgun. News outlets report charges are pending against the 13-year-old, who was walking with a 15-year-old boy near a middle school when he was stopped Wednesday. Birmingham Police Sgt. Johnny Williams says officers responding […]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) on Wednesday, writing the latest chapter in a long line of national Democrats shooting themselves in the foot going into November’s midterm elections, claimed that America “was never that great.” Alabama Republican leaders reacted swiftly to condemn the liberal leader’s remarks and applaud the values that the nation cherishes. The shocking […]

Patients at Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham got a special surprise on Tuesday when the University of Alabama and Auburn University mascots paid a visit. The visit by Big Al and Aubie, who were also joined by cheerleaders from the University of Alabama, coincides with the annual kickoff of Wells Fargo’s “Picks for Kids” program. […]

Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) is keeping mum on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but he has spoken — through his votes — on other judicial confirmations. A dozen appellate court judges have been confirmed since Jones took office in January after winning a special election to finish the term of U.S. Attorney General Jeff […]

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs announced on Monday that it will administer a series of grants to 35 different Alabama counties to be used for improving traffic safety in coming months. One series of grants, totaling $791,838, will go toward increasing patrols and other highway safety measures in 17 north Alabama counties […]

This summer, a Democratic state representative, a lawyer and a major coal company executive were convicted of federal charges including conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery. The coverage of this story had actually been pretty good. The facts are clear and the villains are easily defined, but now the trial is over and it is time to […]

The executive committee of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) Wednesday voted to adopt new bylaws for the organization, to reabsorb the companies who recently exited and to form a new executive committee. On a conference call, the now-outgoing executive committee first finalized a crucial new organizational structure for BCA through the bylaw changes, which had […]

Five Mobile teens who were born together are now all going to college together. Fox 10 News’s Lee Peck reports that the Zimlich quintuplets – Hallie, Sophia, Isabella, Amelia Rose and the lone brother, Shipley – will kick off their college career next Monday, continuing the family tradition of being a South Alabama Jag. “We […]

Birmingham-headquartered Energen (NYSE: EGN), one of Alabama’s biggest public companies, will reportedly be sold to Texas-based Diamondback Energy. The all-stock deal is valued at approximately $9.2 billion, per the Birmingham Business Journal. Energen has a storied history in the Yellowhammer State, including as the longtime owner of Alagasco until they sold the company in 2014 to […]

Once affectionately known as the “Pittsburgh of the South,” Birmingham might finally be getting a modern moniker after Forbes on Monday published a deep-dive about the city’s strides to become a tech hub. The article, written by Zara Stone, is titled “Inside Birmingham’s Bid To Become The Southern Silicon Valley” and features a first-hand account, […]

WBRC’s Rick Karle on Monday shared a moving video from University of Alabama football great Kerry Goode, who is battling ALS. Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS is a disease of the nervous system that progressively gets worse until being fatal. Goode was diagnosed back in 2015, and the typical life expectancy from that time is […]

An Alabama city’s police department will be required to release body camera video of when high school students were pepper-sprayed in 2016 by an officer while painting a cannon after a football game. WALA-TV reports a Mobile County Circuit Court judge signed an order Monday that says the city of Mobile has 14 days to […]