1. Latest headache for President Donald Trump comes from a former campaign staffer, George Papadopoulos. — The New York Times alleges that a drunk Papadopoulos told an Australian diplomat that Russia had Hillary Clinton’s deleted e-mails. — When stolen e-mails appeared online, Australian authorities alerted “their American counterparts” about the conversation. — Papadopoulos has […]

    Conservative talk show host Dale Jackson has joined Yellowhammer News as part of the site’s expansion in recent weeks. “Dale is as informed as he is opinionated, and his brand of no-spin conservatism will add a dynamic and interesting perspective for our readers,” said the site’s editor, J. Pepper Bryars. Jackson hosts his […]

  Saturday morning, the Montgomery Advertiser’s Brian Lyman made a tenuous argument that current U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) could be blamed for the election of Doug Jones to the U.S. Senate earlier this month. According to a thread initiated by Politico’s Daniel Strauss, the indefatigable Lyman postulates Byrne’s lackluster effort in the 2010 Alabama gubernatorial […]

Recognizing my infertility and childlessness as a call of God has transformed the way I see my whole life and the work of the Lord in it.

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including Roy Moore’s attempt to stop the Senate race from being certified, the Democrats’ shady tactics in Alabama, and the best and worst of 2017. Dale offers a “Parting Shot” to everyone who thinks 2018 will be […]

The Alabama legislature passed two major pieces of legislation in the area of divorce law in 2017. Both laws will become effective on January 1, 2018.

    Officials caught an Arizona man impersonating a police officer last week when he began stopping and searching people at random, even handcuffing one of them. The Tucson Police Department posted a video of one of the incidents on Facebook Wednesday and said they responded to a “suspicious activity call” Dec. 19, when the impostor pulled […]

  By now the whole world has heard about comedian Kathy Griffin’s appalling staged-photo of herself holding a mock-up of the bloody, severed head of Donald Trump. Despite her rather pathetic apology, a firestorm of protest has broken out pretty much everywhere. To say that this stunt was in poor taste or, in the parlance […]

(Opinion) A seriously annoying anti-Christian activist organization has signaled out Alabama’s governor because of what they call “preaching” on social media, demanding she remove the offending statements or face lawsuits and fines. Like most of America’s leaders, Gov. Kay Ivey sent Christmas-themed messages over the holiday season, but the aggressively litigious Freedom from Religion Foundation in […]

A woman who had been drinking all night and was holding a bottle of vodka fell asleep at the wheel. The drunk driver hit Hall’s vehicle at full speed.

    According to a report from Jeremy Wise of the Dothan Eagle, the tax bill passed by the Republican-led Congress and signed into law earlier this month by President Donald Trump could bring 100 “quality” manufacturing jobs to the Wiregrass region. The tax law was one of what Wise described as “two major steps needed” for […]

A North Alabama man was arrested this week after being caught stealing 26 bottles of body wash from a grocery store and then assaulting the manager while attempting to flee. Police arrested Cleveland Mason Jr. at the Hometown Market on Dec. 28 in Decatur, according to WHNT. He was charged with third-degree robbery. The store’s […]

    Ring in the New Year at the Alabama Theatre’s 90th Birthday Bash and join in the cheers as the switch is flipped, lighting the new 18th Street sign for the first time. The nearly 60-foot-tall sign, which replaces one that hung in the same spot until 30 years ago, will complete the exterior […]

    The original question the FBI investigation of the Trump campaign was to answer was a simple one: Did he do it? Did Trump, or officials with his knowledge, collude with Vladimir Putin’s Russia to hack the emails of John Podesta and the DNC, and leak the contents to damage Hillary Clinton and elect […]

    The Interior Department (DOI) has published a list of its accomplishments during President Donald Trump’s first year in office based on 10 principles, which include conservation, tribal sovereignty and responsible development. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s top priority is to “[c]reate a conservation stewardship legacy, second only to Teddy Roosevelt,” according to a DOI […]

Looks like I have a new and improved excuse to stand firm as the only non-Crimson Tide fan in my family: Nick Saban is my trigger. I’ve been having some strange reactions to sports news lately but I couldn’t think why … — First, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey announced that SEC Media Days will no longer be […]

    More than 20,000 write-in votes were cast on Dec. 12 for Alabama’s special Senate election, along with the expected names of Luther Strange and Alabama football coach Nick Saban. Republicans Martha Roby (Montgomery), Bradley Byrne (Mobile), Mike Rogers (Tuskegee), Robert Aderholt (Gadsden) and Gary Palmer (Vestavia Hills) all received votes to be Alabama’s […]

    Rex Tidmore, 59, and Lea Meri Hearn, 31, of Geraldine have been apprehended by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office for charges related to the trafficking of a minor. The DCSO obtained a warrant for conspiracy to commit human trafficking for Tidmore. During a search, investigators found roughly 160 marijuana plants and about 50 […]

    New Year’s Eve Celebration Singer, songwriter and actress Fantasia Barrino will be in concert Sunday, Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. Fantasia is known for “I Believe” and “Free Yourself.” Other acts include former “New Edition” singers Bell Biv DeVoe. Click here for tickets. Holiday Blues Bash The Holiday […]

    In the last 8 years, Alabama has lost six hospitals and will soon see Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville close at the end of the year. Don Williamson, president of the Alabama Hospital Association, reports that 84 percent of Alabama’s rural hospitals operate in the red. One of the primary reasons reported for […]

    State Senator Gerald Dial (R-Lineville), Republican candidate for Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, this week announced his intention to give 10 percent of all campaign contributions received to Children’s Hospital in Birmingham. He challenged all candidates in Alabama to do the same, which would generate hundreds of thousands of […]

    A coalition of 11 states filed a friend-of-the-court brief on Dec. 22 to urge the overturning of a lower court ruling and to enforce the executive order given by President Trump to oppose sanctuary cities. The West Virginia and Louisiana-led brief has been supported by Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, […]

A customer flipped out at a Birmingham Apple store at The Summit Thursday night around 6 p.m. after waiting for service for his new cell phone.

Pastor Reeder picks the top 11 headlines of 2017 and discusses how the news happenings affected our country and culture.