Last month, Alabama Media Group reporter Connor Sheets resurrected the decades-old controversy with his report on how an interpretation of a Depression-era statute allows Alabama’s sheriffs to pocket any extra money left over after purchasing food for inmates from funds designated for jail food. Sheets singled out Monroe County Sheriff Tom Tate, who was […]

What started as an idea to honor the greatest sacrifice a conservation enforcement officer can make blossomed into a capacity-crowd commemoration of 12 game wardens who gave their lives in the line of duty during the 110-year history of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). Governor Kay Ivey, Conservation Commissioner Chris Blankenship […]

  A federal judge in Montgomery on Friday ruled in favor of Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker in a case that could grant significantly greater freedom to all state court judges to comment on legal matters that are not before them. Chief U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the state’s […]

Dr. Nancy Dunlap may not be a household name, but her impact in the field of medicine has extended far beyond Alabama’s borders. Dunlap, an emeritus professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is among the women to be honored this month at the Yellowhammer Women of Impact […]

Mobile-based AeroStar unveiled plans March 1 to more than double its workforce and nearly triple its footprint at Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley by year’s end. “We have some potential major maintenance awards coming our way and just need the warehouse space to accommodate,” said AeroStar President and Managing Partner Greg Guzman. The $2 million investment includes land, construction costs, […]

    On the eve of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, the 2018 Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage will bring some 30 members of Congress to Alabama for the weekend as a bipartisan delegation visits civil rights sites in Birmingham, Montgomery and Selma. The details: — “This pilgrimage is such an incredible […]

  (Opinion) The senior senator from Alabama narrowly avoided being censured by his own party last weekend. The vote was far closer than many thought it would be. His alleged crime was refusing to support failed Senate candidate Roy Moore after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced during the campaign; however, Shelby was never a fan […]

Vatican officials announced a class to train new exorcists in the face of a crisis in Italy, where church leaders say alleged possessions have tripled. The church in Italy is woefully under-equipped to deal with what Catholic exorcists in Italy say is an exponential increase in demand for exorcisms seen in recent years, according to Catholic […]

  Could Alabama become home to a major new industry centered on bamboo farming and product manufacturing? Southern Research and its Prosperity Fund initiative are teaming up with Resource Fiber, a bamboo fiber products company, to help realize the commercial potential of bamboo in a state known for thick pine forests. Marsha Folsom, Resource Fiber’s Chief Development Officer/Governmental […]

        Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: NBC NEWS ATTACKS BILLY GRAHAM AS ANTI-LGBTQ TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, as the Graham family lays Billy Graham to rest, evangelicals across the country continue to mourn his death. They look back on his life in a positive way as he influenced not […]

    Lawmakers in North Carolina are calling for a statue of Rev. Billy Graham to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building. Republican Gov. Roy Cooper and other state lawmakers have been working to get a statue of Graham placed inside the Capitol, the Raleigh News & Observer reported Wednesday. Every state has the right to place […]

According to a recent survey, a majority of military family members do not feel that they belong in their local civilian communities. This means that less than half of military families that live in our neighborhoods, shop at our malls, and attend our places of worship feel at home with us. Why is this the […]

(Opinion) I’ve been an across-the-board political conservative since I was a teenager. My older brother used to joke, “It takes Pepper longer to drive somewhere because he’s only capable of making right turns.” Social issues? Saint John Paul II is my conscience. Economic issues? Friedrich Hayek is smarter – and perhaps better– than John Maynard […]

(CNSNews.com) – President Trump’s suggestion on Wednesday that law enforcement should “take the guns first, go through due process second” is not sitting well with the National Rifle Association. “Well, the NRA is going to, first off…push for action on protecting children,” Dana Loesch told Fox News’s Martha McCallum Wednesday night. “But the NRA is […]

    Open government isn’t just good government. It’s the public’s right. In Florida, the Broward County Sheriff’s office and Broward County school district are fighting to keep exterior surveillance video from the day of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School hidden from view. As journalists and citizens who’ve waged uphill battles […]

  (Opinion) Recently, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin made some mostly irrelevant headlines by suggesting Delta Air Lines could consider the Magic City as a home after the Georgia legislature voted to punish the airline for cutting ties with the National Rifle Association by eliminating a fuel tax break. Delta has not shown any desire to […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. President Donald Trump continues his week of anti-conservative moves with a round of new tariffs — Trump has talked about taking guns, subverting due process, and now he want to impose a 10 percent tariff on steel and 25 percent tariffs on aluminum. — […]

  Thursday on Birmingham Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie” show, Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) criticized President Donald Trump for his attack on Attorney General Jeff Sessions a day earlier. A day earlier, Trump had taken to Twitter to protest Sessions’ reliance on Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report rather than pursuing suspected wrongdoing […]

Some Puerto Ricans have been without power for so long that when the lights come back on the celebration is intense. John Woody, an engineering supervisor with Alabama Power, said he’s seen residents step out onto their porches and bang pots and pans. You can’t really blame them when many have been without power for […]

    Editor’s note: This is a round-up of the day’s major events in Montgomery. The Alabama Legislature wrapped up work for the week on Thursday with discussion of a much-debated proposal to overhaul the state’s ethics law, a new gun-restriction proposal and postponement of a prison health contract. Here is a look at the […]

    Today Ryan Charles stops by and describes how his time has been with The Alexander Shunnarah Injury Lawyers. He also goes into talking about the strangest case he has ever done….. It gets interesting, Tune in!   http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/The_Ford_Faction_brings_in_the_Shark_of_the_Week_from_Shunnarah_Law_Firm.mp3   Subscribe to the Yellowhammer Radio Presents The Ford Faction podcast on iTunes or Stitcher.

The most important duty of a lieutenant governor is to be ready to become governor. Judging by the significant accomplishments in Kay Ivey’s nearly 11 months as Alabama’s 54th governor, she has proven herself ready by successfully steadying what she called “the ship of state” and then steering Alabama into strong economic waters. Yellowhammer News […]

(Warning: This is NOT how to hold, aim, shoot or even be anywhere near a firearm.) Earlier this week CNN aired a segment from Gary Tuchman where the intrepid reporter tried to demonstrate the awesome power of an AR-15 “assault rifle,” which is sort of like a civilian version of the Army’s old M-16. Problem […]

A recent study commissioned by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Alabama reveals that the commercial construction industry had a total output impact of $11.8 billion in 2015, but industry experts say unless young people who do not plan to go to college receive trade and craft training and go into construction-related fields, those numbers […]