An Alabama police department says it’s investigating after video showed a black woman being knocked down by police and arrested inside a restaurant. The NAACP is calling the arrest troubling, and pickets stood outside the restaurant with signs. A statement from the Saraland Police Department says the city’s public safety director and mayor are aware […]

I am proud to share some exciting news for Alabama’s farmers: The House Agriculture Committee has approved the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, more commonly known as the farm bill. I am very pleased by this important step to address the challenges facing farmers across our state and country, and I look forward to […]

The National Weather Service confirms at least three tornadoes in Alabama from Sunday storms, and is surveying other parts of southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. A storm with estimated winds of 80 mph (130 kph) overturned five recreational vehicles at the Anchors Aweigh RV Resort near Foley after 3 p.m. The storm, with a […]

I shouldn’t have to make a case against drunk driving. We all know it is wrong, it is deadly, and it ruins many lives. But people still do it. FULL DISCLOSURE: I have driven when I have had too many drinks, and I regret it even though I have never had any adverse outcomes. Not […]

President Donald J. Trump has named Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum as chairman of the Board for International Food and Agriculture Development. The university said the White House announced the appointment this week.

A federal judge will hear testimonies Monday about a prison inmate death being investigated as a suicide in an ongoing trial over mental health care in Alabama’s prisons. According to court documents, an inmate in segregation attempted to hang himself in February and died four days later. The Alabama Department of Corrections said in an […]

Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: THE DEATH OF BARBARA BUSH & REFLECTION ON ROLE OF FIRST LADY TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, over the weekend, Barbara Bush, only the second woman in our nation’s history to be a president’s wife and a president’s mother, she was laid to rest outside of Houston at […]

State government offices closed Monday in Alabama for Confederate Memorial Day. Alabama has an official state holiday commemorating Confederate soldiers killed in the Civil War. It is observed on the fourth Monday in April.

A friend sat across from me and said, “I know my job is good work, but I’m just not passionate about it. I know I’m called to this other kind of work, and I’m wondering when God will let me actually do it.” I remembered myself, 10 years earlier, sitting with a mentor and saying […]

A fortnight ago, Viktor Orban and his Fidesz Party won enough seats in the Hungarian parliament to rewrite his country’s constitution. To progressives across the West, this was disturbing news. For the bete noire of Orban’s campaign was uber-globalist George Soros. And Orban’s commitments were to halt any further surrenders of Hungarian sovereignty and independence […]

When Steve Marshall was appointed Alabama Attorney General in early 2017, Yellowhammer News began researching our state’s new top cop and stumbled upon a video of him speaking off the cuff at his church in Albertville. “Every now and then, we catch a glimpse of politicians and public servants in candid moments behind a camera […]

BIRMINGHAM — Josef Newgarden applauded IndyCar’s decision not to risk 16 more minutes on a treacherous, rain-soaked track, even though he could have been the biggest beneficiary. Other drivers weren’t so happy with earlier calls. Newgarden will remain up front at Barber Motorsports Park on Monday for the completion of the Indy Grand Prix of […]

Early Monday, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) released a copy of a letter he submitted to Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook), to vote to confirm current CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be secretary of state. As of Saturday, a spokesman from Jones’ office told Yellowhammer News Alabama’s junior senator had not made a decision on which […]

Authorities say one person has been injured after running a vehicle into a brick wall at a restaurant in Birmingham. Birmingham Police Lt. Peter Williston told WBRC-TV the driver had a medical issue that caused the wreck at Chick-fil-A on Saturday night. The driver had non-life-threatening injuries.

1. After a great week for President Trump, the DNC files lawsuits and the mainstream media pretends nothing changed — After Trump legislative affairs director Marc Short stated he knows of no desire to fire Rod Rosenstein and Robert Mueller, Politico headline read, “Trump official won’t rule out firing Mueller”. — Hillary Clinton’s campaign’s favorite reporter says President Trump’s attorney […]

An Alabama man has been sentenced to life in prison for a 2015 killing. Jeremy Cattage of Huntsville was found guilty Friday of capital murder.

An Alabama sheriff says five people have been injured during a reported tornado. Baldwin County Sheriff Hoss Mack tells WALA-TV that one of the five people hurt Sunday is in serious condition.

Impact your world. Make a difference. Donate. These are the mantras of Serquest, a new way to give. Founded by Henry Hammond Cobb IV of Montgomery, the goal of the nonprofit is, “to help connect companies to a powerful nonprofit narrative in their community, where they can invest their time, money and physical resources into […]

Alabama’s Southern Poverty Law Center more than doubled its revenue in 2017, in the latest indication that the Trump era has been a financial boon for the left-wing nonprofit. The SPLC reported $136 million in contributions and grants for the most recent fiscal year, more than doubling the $50.2 million the nonprofit reported the previous […]

John Zimmerman IV says he wears his emotions on his sleeve. They were never more apparent than they were recently as he spoke at the  Homewood Grown fundraiser for Homewood schools. “There are certain trigger points that just overwhelm me,” the Homewood native said. “I hold dear to what people do, how they support you. I […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including: — Did any of Gov. Kay Ivey’s challengers damage her in the latest GOP Gubernatorial debate? — Can Birmingham actually block legislation from the state legislature over perceived racial issues?

The longer I’ve wrestled with the challenges of digital technology in my life and in the lives of others, the more convinced I’ve become that the ultimate answer is not “no technology” or “more technology,” but “more theology.” If we want a deep, lasting, and spiritual solution, we need to learn and teach deep, lasting, […]

An AP U.S. History textbook slated for distribution in 2019 reportedly contains anti-Trump bias and says Christians and conservatives are racists and xenophobes. Radio host Alex Clark of WNOW’s “The Joe and Alex Show” posted photos of the book and its contents on Twitter after publisher Pearson Education sent samples of the book to public […]

In an article by “The Editors of GQ,” the men’s magazine blasts the Holy Bible, declares it a book you don’t have to read, and suggests an alternative. “It is repetitive, self-contradictory, sententious, foolish, and even at times ill-intentioned.” In its April 19 article, “21 Books You Don’t Have to Read” (originally, “21 Books You […]