1. Looks like the Trump plan on the border is paying off — Maria Covernali who helps illegals enter the U.S. is now telling people that coming to America is a bad idea, “What I’m trying to do is like, telling them, telling the people, don’t go because they’re going to take away your kids,” she […]

A former spokesman for the Birmingham Police Department is jailed on allegations that he sexually abused a teenage relative. Police Lt. Pete Williston was arrested Monday afternoon after police in Morris charged him with rape.

Monday in a statement, Gov. Kay Ivey appeared to break with the Trump administration on auto tariffs and warned specific tariffs could threaten companies that employ thousands of people in Alabama. According to Ivey’s statement, even before the announcement of the Mazda-Toyota plant, “more than 57,000 Alabamians” were employed by the state’s auto manufacturing sector.

A nurse practitioner awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to defrauding a federal health insurer at a Mississippi clinic. Susan Perry of Grand Bay, Alabama, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud in federal court in Hattiesburg.

A letter sent today by Mark Crosswhite, Chairman, President and CEO of Alabama Power, signaled a dramatic shift in the balance of Alabama political influence. Crosswhite’s letter notified Business Council of Alabama Chairman Perry Hand of Alabama Power’s immediate withdrawal from the BCA. The Yellowhammer Multimedia Executive Board has written prior about the need for a […]

According to a report issued last week by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, blacks and whites agree on most Alabama priorities with public education being most notable. “Alabama Priorities,” as it is named by PARCA, stated that most of the people in Alabama had similar concerns in previous surveys. The report also revealed […]

An American liberal watchdog group apologized and will pay more than $3 million under an agreement announced Monday after labeling a British organization and its founder as anti-Muslim extremists. The nonprofit Southern Poverty Law Center of Montgomery issued written and video statements saying it was wrong to include the London-based Quilliam and Maajid Nawaz in […]

As many as 50 million Americans are about to flip the switch over to electric automobiles with their next purchase, according to the American Automobile Association. A recent survey conducted by the AAA found that popularity of electric cars is trending upwards. With infrastructure and availability all here, Alabama can lead the charge toward electric vehicles. In its survey, AAA […]

Scholars and pundits have made their thoughts well-known on the Trump Administration’s biblical arguments for “zero-tolerence” immigration enforcement. Here I offer one more targeted to the structure of the argument that Attorney General Jeff Sessions made last Thursday. For review, here are his words, which have enticed the most responders.

Americans have been told for decades that we need to have a complete and total separation of religion and government, including ignoring your religious beliefs during policy making when it comes to abortion and gay marriage. But when “children are being ripped away from their parents” at the border, the American media and Democrats have […]

Alabama authorities say an inmate who escaped from a hospital has been recaptured. News outlets report 39-year-old Courtnee Austin was caught after escaping Saturday night. Birmingham police Sgt. Bryan Shelton tells AL.com Austin was bit by a tracking dog inside a crack house and taken into custody Sunday afternoon.

http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/6_14_18_SOTW.mp3 Brian Hornsby was this week’s “Shark of The Week” powered by Alexander Shunnarah Law Firm. Brian went into length about how his start with the law firm began. He describes his first days at the Alexander Shunnarah Personal Attorneys, and how Alex helped him out before he got through his first week. Graduating from The […]

A pilot program will allow limited shark fishing on two dates this month at Gulf State Park. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said the events will take place at the park’s saltwater fishing pier on June 19 and June 26.

Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHURCH STRAYS FROM YOUR FAITH? TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, I’d like to do a lightning round with you today. I’ve got three different stories. The first story is out of The National Catholic Reporter. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, Maine is […]

In this episode of Executive Lion’s Living Life On Purpose, Matt Wilson and Andrew Wells sit down with Mike Herron, CEO of Non-Fiction Coffee. Mike is the Owner of Non-Fiction Coffee, a company that is focused on loving God and loving people while brewing great java at the same time. The company is designed to […]

For three years, comedian W. Kamau Bell had trained his sharp eye on exotic slices of America to break down stereotypes. On Sunday, he took his myth-busting CNN show to a more familiar setting — Alabama, where he spent part of his youth. As is the show’s format, Bell spent the show interviewing a variety […]

http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/6_15_18_THWC.mp3 Amanda Head made her weekly call into The Ford Faction to talk about Natalie Portman’s comments about Jared Kushner being a “super-villain.”  Amanda mentioned her take on the state of California possibly being broken up in 3 states. In lengthy interview Amanda touches up on the latest news.

A former state employee has pleaded guilty to forging travel reimbursement forms worth $15,000. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Friday that Yoshkio Denise Givner pleaded guilty to an ethics charge of using her position for personal gain.

President Donald Trump appears to belong to what might be called the Benjamin Disraeli school of diplomacy. The British prime minister once counseled, “Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.” At his Singapore summit, Trump smartly saluted a North Korean general and then lavished praise […]

Auburn University plans to offer a new degree to help students secure jobs in the fishing and hunting industries. A statement from the school says trustees have approved a new degree in wildlife enterprise management. It will be offered starting in fall 2019 provided a state commission approves.

1. The media is lying to us about border policy, they know they are lying to us, and they don’t care — No, we are no separating “asylum” seekers as policy, it’s just not true, they are separating EVERYONE who gets caught entering illegally. — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen makes this crystal clear:”This misreporting by Members, press & […]

No more ID cards for University of Alabama students with an Apple Watch or iPhone. In a statement from Apple, students only have to raise their wrist to gain access to places including the library, dorms and events, pay for snacks, laundry and dinners around campus, the Tuscaloosa News reported.

Friday, SpaceX CEO and lead designer Elon Musk took to social media and declared he was “a socialist.” In a back-and-forth about this designation with several of his Twitter followers, Musk made the statement to affirm he was “actually a socialist.” Musk described his brand of socialism as, “Just not the kind that shifts resources […]

Authorities say a fire has claimed a person’s life in east Birmingham. Al.com reports that fire crews responded to the blaze around 9 p.m. Sunday.