Jan Hess is a 2018 Yellowhammer Woman of Impact who is making history in a company known for making history. In 2000, the Huntsville-native became the first female executive of Teledyne Brown Engineering, the first high-tech company established in Huntsville to help Wernher von Braun build the Redstone Rocket, according to the company website. Teledyne […]

Alabama’s congressional delegation is responding with tough talk after Russian president Vladimir Putin boasted in a speech last week about the ability of his country’s nuclear weapons to render NATO defense systems “completely useless.” “Vladimir Putin touting Russia’s advanced nuclear capabilities is yet another example of the country’s very real threat to our national security,” […]

(Opinion) Across East Alabama, I know our hearts and prayers have been with all of those affected by the recent tragedy at Parkland High School. Any time innocent lives are lost – especially the lives of young people – it shakes us to the core. The Parkland tragedy was the culmination of terrible mistakes and […]

*SPOILERS AHEAD* If you are looking for parallels to the real world in the walker-infested “The Walking Dead”, you will generally be left unfulfilled. Last night’s episode may have been the exception to that rule. The main bad guys of the last few seasons, The Saviors, required the Scavengers, a group of dump-dwelling broken-English speaking […]

  (Opinion) Imagine if Alabama’s Democratic candidates for governor campaigned on a tax increase to be paid mostly by the poor. Would they win? Probably not, but that’s essentially what’s being proposed by former state Supreme Court chief justice Sue Bell Cobb and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox. They’re just labeling it an education lottery to […]

          Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: POLL DATA SHOWS ALARMING STATISTICS ABOUT CHRISTIAN ACCEPTANCE OF ABORTION TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, the Pew Research Center just came out with a survey that is rather alarming. It deals with abortion and, specifically, it deals with the acceptance of abortion in […]

  Gov. Kay Ivey announced last week that Rex Lumber Co. plans to build a state-of-the-art lumber manufacturing facility in Pike County, creating more than 110 jobs and providing a significant economic boost to the region’s forest products industry. Rex Lumber projects the total capital cost of the new sawmill to be $110 million, including startup […]

In this episode of Yellowhammer Presents: Living Life On Purpose, Matt Wilson and Andrew Wells of Executive Lion join Ron Holt as he shares his journey in life and business. Ron is the CEO of Two Maids and a Mop, one of the fastest growing franchises in America. Ron is passionate about his business and […]

Governor Mike Huckabee and radio hosts Rick and Bubba will hold a kickoff rally for Scott Dawson’s campaign for governor ‪at 7 p.m. March 19 at the Pelham Civic Center, 500 Amphitheater Road in Pelham. Hurry, you can preregister your attendance for FREE right now. Seating is limited. “I guarantee that you’ll not only have a great time listening to […]

  Members of a U.S. Air Force special operations surgical team that’s based at UAB Hospital in Birmingham were recently awarded Bronze Stars for their service during a mission to an undisclosed location in 2016. The small team of active duty doctors and nurses treated 750 patients, responded to 19 mass-casualty events, conducted 16 life-saving surgeries, and treated victims of […]

    “We got China wrong. Now what?” ran the headline over the column in The Washington Post. “Remember how American engagement with China was going to make that communist backwater more like the democratic, capitalist West?” asked Charles Lane in his opening sentence. America’s elites believed that economic engagement and the opening of U.S. […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. President Donald Trump continues to talk trade war with “friends and enemies“, conservatives oppose — Trump has escalated his rhetoric from vague comments about China, to comments about every country America trades with and says “Sorry, it is time for a change.” — Trump starts to […]

  Thin Blue Line, maker of police-themed apparel and flags, has raised more than $15,000 for the family of City of Mobile Police Officer Justin Billa, who was shot and killed last week while apprehending a murder suspect. Billa has been on the force for two years and leaves behind a wife and one-year old son. The […]

  SELMA — On Sunday, thousands marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of the March 7, 1965 “Bloody Sunday” march. The 1965 march was considered a pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement. John Lewis, now a Democrat U.S. congressman representing Georgia’s fifth congressional district, and Hosea Williams, led 600 marchers from […]

  In case you missed what went on in the Alabama Legislature last week, here is a review of week eight! First of all, our prayers and heartfelt condolences go out to Representative Allen Treadaway and his family after the loss of his daughter Kelsey Treadaway last week. If you want to receive daily news hits from […]

  (Opinion) It got relatively little attention at the time, but two proclamations that President Trump signed in January could have a large effect on your wallet. The proclamations in question impose tariffs and quotas on imports of solar cells and modules, large residential washers, and washer parts. Solar cells and modules will see a tariff of […]

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed transferring some responsibility in regulating coal ash disposal from the federal government to the states last week. The proposal could save the coal-fired power plants and utilities between $31 million and $100 million in compliance costs, according to the EPA. “Today’s coal ash proposal embodies EPA’s commitment to […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including: — Where does President Trump stand on gun control today? — Do Alabama Democrats really want to come for your guns? — Is there really a chance for lottery or daily fantasy sports in Alabama to […]

  The Southern Poverty Law Center has confirmed The Daily Caller’s exclusive report that they are policing content on YouTube as part of YouTube’s “Trusted Flaggers” program. The left-wing nonprofit — which has more recently come under fire for labeling legitimate conservative organizations as “hate groups” — is one of the more than 100 non-government organizations (NGOs) and government agencies […]

Upon hearing that former President Barack Obama recently boasted that he had a scandal-free administration, my first thought after regaining my faculties was: How can I possibly cram all the evidence refuting this in a little bitty column? Then I read that what he actually said was, “We didn’t have a scandal that embarrassed us.” […]

A good Samaritan blew me away with his kindness when I injured myself playing basketball this week and I’ve just discovered who the “stranger” is. I began writing this column about the service of an unknown person, but imagine my surprise when I googled his name just now and realized the soft-spoken gentleman, who I […]

  In an appearance this week on The View, Alabama native Condoleezza Rice explained to the ladies why she supports the Second Amendment and remains against gun registration, and it has to do with growing up in Alabama. Here’s her story: — “I was a little girl growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, in the late […]

  This week Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle became the first of the four Republican candidates for governor to surpass the 1,000 mark in individual contributions. His campaign said the milestone was a strong indicator that the mayor has deep and broad support across the state. “I want to thank everyone that has contributed and helped […]

In a surprise overtime victory in the finals of the Olympic men’s hockey tournament, the Russians defeated Germany, 4-3. But the Russians were not permitted to have their national anthem played or flag raised, due to a past doping scandal. So, the team ignored the prohibition and sang out the Russian national anthem over the […]