First-term incumbent John Merrill has won the GOP nomination for Secretary of State. Merrill beat Marshall County Revenue Commissioner Michael Johnson. Merrill ran on his experience, while Johnson said he wanted to use his technical and administrative experience in the job.

Gov. Kay Ivey clinched the Republican nomination in Alabama’s gubernatorial primary race Tuesday, and now she seeks to win the office outright after her appointment 14 months ago, when predecessor Robert Bentley resigned in the fallout of a sex-tinged scandal. She will face Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, who won the Democratic nomination. Alabama hasn’t elected […]

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks of Huntsville has won the GOP’s nomination in the District 5 primary. Brooks defeated Army veteran Clayton Hinchman.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has clinched the Republican nomination for governor without a runoff. Ivey was declared the winner Tuesday night after beating back a field of GOP challengers. She is seeking to win the office in her own right after becoming governor 14 months ago when her scandal-battered predecessor, Robert Bentley, resigned. Huntsville Mayor […]

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby has been forced into a runoff in Alabama’s Republican primary after challengers blasted her 2016 criticism of Donald Trump. Roby faces Bobby Bright in a July runoff in Alabama’s conservative 2nd district — where Trump loyalty has been a central issue. Roby is a four-term incumbent. In campaigning for Tuesday’s primary, […]

Alabama voters went to the polls June 5 to vote in primaries that will decide Republican and Democrat candidates who will battle it out for offices including governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and more. Yellowhammer News spoke with Huntsville voters, some of whom gave some pretty surprising answers when asked, “Who did you vote for?” […]

When the Miss America pageant started in 1921, having young women parade around in bathing suits seemed like a great way to get tourists to come to the Atlantic City Boardwalk after Labor Day. But how America views women has changed drastically since then, and the Miss America Organization is run by women who don’t […]

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These days, it is hard to turn on the television or log onto the Internet without being bombarded with the latest “news” of what is happening in Washington. The media gives far too much attention to names like Stormy Daniels and Roseanne instead of focusing on the wide range of substantive issues being debated in […]

The first half of election season nears its resolution today as voters choose their party’s candidate for November. Here’s what the polls tell us may happen at the polls: Governor’s race Polling demonstrates that Gov. Kay Ivey has a commanding lead – 58 percent in the most recent poll, conducted by The Tarrance Group. Tommy […]

Conventional wisdom in the era of Trump is just out the window. Trump has the ability to take the media’s chosen narrative and destroy it with the world’s most powerful Twitter account. We can pretend that this whole story is “Trump vs. the NFL”, but it’s not. Americans view this as “Trump/Americans/the military/the flag/the anthem/apple […]

Roger Fritz used a sheet of plywood and a three-color crayon to make his first guitar. “My father wanted me to take up the trumpet, but I wanted to play guitar,” Fritz said. “When he wouldn’t buy me one, I built my own when I was 13.” Now more than 50 years later, Fritz is […]

A man has been accused of firing gunshots in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant in Alabama. AL.com reports 27-year-old Ladarius Bloxom was charged in the Wednesday shooting in the parking lot of a Church’s Chicken.

Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: TOM LAMPRECHT:  Harry, I would like to take you to a new Barna study that was just released. As the average pastor grows older in America, churches say they are struggling to find young Christians who want to become future pastors.  Today, half of American pastors […]

The US Supreme Court yesterday ruled 7-2 in favor of a Denver small business owner who has been threatened, sanctioned, and ultimately driven out of business by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The controversy arose when the cake shop owner, Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop, refused to bake a cake for a gay wedding, claiming […]

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Adam Lee has a new place to call home that shows the spirit of giving back and the power of community. As Lee, his wife, Sherri, and their two children move to Auburn, they are eager to live in a community, and a house, they say already feels like home. The […]

A high-level delegation from Alabama’s bioscience industry is attending this week’s BIO International Convention, the world’s largest biotechnology conference, to make connections and build relationships that could blossom into new collaborations or investment partnerships. The Alabama delegation at BIO in Boston includes representatives from 10 different bioscience-focused companies, university officials, and leaders from major research […]

Authorities say a man who disappeared in Alabama more than seven months ago has still not been found. Lawrence County Sheriff Gene Mitchell tells news outlets that 47-year-old Steven Patrick White has been missing since Oct. 27. Mitchell says White was last seen walking away from his home in Town Creek.

Having enjoyed my 82nd birthday, I am part of a group of about 50 million Americans who are 65 years of age or older. Those who are 90 or older were in school during the 1930s. My age cohort was in school during the 1940s. Baby boomers approaching their 70s were in school during the […]

The Energy Institute of Alabama is proud today and every day of the men and women who work on the front lines ensuring that Alabamians have reliable electricity. Whether engaged in routine installation and maintenance or restoring electrical service in the wake of a storm, linemen leave their homes and families and work until every […]

Alabama voters go to the polls Tuesday to make their choices for governor in party primaries. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is seeking to win the office outright after becoming governor last year when the state’s then-governor resigned in the messy fallout of an alleged affair with a staffer. However, she faces GOP primary challengers hoping, […]

1. Primary election day is here in Alabama; biggest races to watch are for Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General — Sample ballots can be found on the Secretary of State’s website, a ballot I filled out can be found on my Facebook page. — Remember: 25-30 percent turnout is expected and crossover voting rules are in […]

In his dissenting opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges, Justice Clarence Thomas predicted that the court’s declaration that same-sex marriage is a right would ultimately lead to conflict between that purported right and religious liberty. In his concurring opinion Monday in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Thomas concludes: “This case proves that the conflict […]

As Attorney General, I have no higher duty than to enforce our laws and ensure the safety of all Alabamians—and that includes the unborn. Throughout my career as a prosecutor and as your Attorney General, I have fought to protect the right to life. While many candidates label themselves as pro-life, I have a proven […]