1. Gambling ruling could mean big money for Alabama, but it is still illegal here — Even though some in Congress want to re-implement a ban on sports gambling, a Supreme Court ruling opens the door for wider betting that could mean $150 billion a year in betting. — Sports handicapper Danny Sheridan says Alabama is […]

The Alabama Power Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant to the HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology to help expand gene research education to students across Alabama. HundsonAlpha plans to grow its new program, Characterizing Our DNA Exceptions (CODE), by engaging small groups of college students with authentic genomic research. The students will computationally analyze DNA variants […]

As you may be aware, kids can be expensive. But, I’m a firm believer that kids are as expensive as you make them (with the exception of daycare, ugh. If both parents work, this really is expensive; it doesn’t go on clearance). So I am always on the lookout for ways to cut costs, especially […]

Like many others, I have watched the Jordan Peterson phenomenon unfold with a certain fascination. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you don’t spend a lot of time on social media, for Peterson, a mild-mannered psychology professor from the University of Toronto, has emerged as one of the hottest personalities on the internet. […]

A new strategic workforce development initiative targets the addition of 500,000 high-skilled employees to Alabama’s workforce by 2025 in response to increasing employer demands for the higher levels of talent needed in modern workplaces. Representatives of the Alabama Workforce Council, a group of high-level business leaders from across the state, presented Governor Kay Ivey with […]

Controversy has erupted in Birmingham because Church of the Highlands plans to move a campus into an area that has been described as “high-crime” and they are not receiving a warm welcome from a local pastor, according to a local television report. Birmingham NBC affiliate WVTM reports that Pastor Michael Jordan of New Era Baptist […]

Hardly anyone is paying attention to the race for the Republican Party’s nomination for governor this year. That’s because the campaign is sort of boring. All four candidates are qualified, rational, reasonable and respectable people, and we lack a serious crisis or pressing issue upon which to contrast their differences. But isn’t that a good […]

Parts of Alabama are in the grip of record heat, but a storm system moving through the Gulf of Mexico could bring cooler weather. The National Weather Service says Tuscaloosa reached 95 degrees on Monday to break a record high for the date of 93 degrees set in 1995. Birmingham reached 93 degrees to break […]

President Trump recently announced he will withdraw the United States from the Iran Nuclear Agreement. From the very beginning, I said this was a flawed, weak deal that serves the interests of bad actors in Iran at the expense of our own. I support the Trump Administration’s efforts to ensure that we truly end Iran’s […]

A senior prank left thousands of dollars worth of damage at a high school near Birmingham, and officials say more than 20 students suspected in the act are now banned from participating in graduation. WBMA-TV reports that Clay-Chalkville High School was hit with eggs, spray paint and graffiti on Sunday night. Some graphics decorating the […]

It was bad enough that three different campaigns in Alabama employed a convicted rapist. It got worse when the only coverage the media gave this story was the fact that he was a redemption story, even though he seems careful to not fully admit his crime, making it sound as though he were merely in the […]

Authorities had to shut down ramps on Interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama, after a tank truck carrying oil crashed and burned near downtown. Thick, black smoke billowed over the scene after the wrecked occurred Monday. Authorities shut down two ramps, but traffic creeped by on the highway after the flames were out.

Yellowhammer Multimedia this week launched a new radio show: “The Wake-Up Call with Baylor and Hannah” that airs weekdays from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. on WYDE 101.1 FM. The talk show focuses on politics, faith and culture and features Birmingham-based co-hosts Baylor Cook and former Rick and Bubba intern Hannah Hutson. The duo met […]

Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: SHOCKING IMBALANCE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, I want to take you to a new study out of the National Association of Scholars. This study found that 39 percent of top-tier liberal arts colleges in the United States don’t have any Republicans on their faculties. […]

A small airline is delaying plans for daily flights between Huntsville, Alabama, and Orlando, Florida. Silver Airways tells al.com that flights on the route are being pushed back because of factors outside its control. The Florida-based company announced plans in February for daily, nonstop flights between Huntsville and Orlando beginning May 23. It offered introductory […]

Executive Lion’s Living Life On Purpose with Andrew Wells and Matt Wilson sits down with Mark Hancock to discuss how faith has guided him in his life and business and how God lead him into his current role. Mark is the owner and president of Hancock Construction, a leading residential and commercial construction firm in […]

President Donald Trump celebrated the opening of the first U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, saying that Israel is a sovereign nation with the right to determine its own capital, adding that for years, however, the U.S. has failed to recognize the obvious – that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. “Exactly 70 years ago, the United States under […]

It’s the day after Mother’s Day and so many of you hard-working and career driven mothers have returned to work. To say that we appreciate you is an understatement. At times, you may feel as though we take things for granted, but I can assure you that is not the case. Whether it be cooking […]

Governor Kay Ivey recently responded to a gubernatorial candidate questionnaire from the Alabama Policy Institute and Yellowhammer News. Her responses are below: POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND PRINCIPLES Question: What is your political philosophy and, if elected, how would it shape the way you govern? Ivey: Growing up on the family farm in Wilcox County, I learned […]

Authorities say a Georgia woman was killed in the crash of a small plane in Alabama over the weekend. Calhoun County Coroner Pat Brown identified the victim as 27-year-old Stefanie Fasselin of Peachtree City, Georgia. Brown said her father was piloting the plane when it crashed Saturday night in the Jacksonville, Alabama, area. Al.com reports that […]

1. Sue Bell Cobb’s handling of her campaign’s hiring of a rapist could not be worse — Sue Bell Cobb continues to react poorly and attacks the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department as a politically motivated agency that targeted her staffer. — Jefferson County Sheriff’s Randy Christian said, “How sad that a candidate for governor supports a […]

Officials say a 14-year-old Georgia boy has drowned at Little River Canyon National Preserve in Alabama. Al.com reports Cherokee County Coroner Dr. Jeremy Deaton identified the victim as 14-year-old Josue Andres Lopez, of Rome, Georgia. Dispatch initially received a call about a possible drowning on Saturday. According to a press release, Lopez disappeared under the […]

This week is National Bike to Work Week, but you could be forgiven if you don’t know that in Alabama. It’s not obvious by scanning the state’s commuting routes. Alabama ties Mississippi for the smallest percentage of commuters who use bicycles — just a tenth of 1 percent of the state’s workers in 2016, according […]

Scott Dawson, a candidate for the Republican Party’s nomination for governor, recently responded to a questionnaire from the Alabama Policy Institute and Yellowhammer News. His responses are below: POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND PRINCIPLES Question: What is your political philosophy and, if elected, how would it shape the way you govern? Dawson: I’m conservative, which means that […]