Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully said at an event in Pasadena on Saturday night that because of players kneeling in protest at the National Anthem he will never watch another NFL game. “I used to love, during the fall and winter, to watch the NFL on Sunday,” Scully said. “It’s not that I’m some great […]

  Speaking at a news conference in Japan on Monday, President Trump said the horrific mass shooting at a Texas church was carried out by “a very deranged individual with a lot of problems over a long period of time.” At least 26 people were killed during a Sunday service at the First Baptist Church […]

  Gen. John Kelly has emerged as President Donald Trump’s most effective spokesperson. He is plain-spoken and authentic. His defense of Donald Trump’s phone call to a war widow was heartfelt and easily understood, but he had to be punished for that. The Democrats and their allies in the media decided to pretend Kelly using […]

  After plenty of talk from President Trump and Republican members of Congress about plans to drastically cut taxes and simplify the tax code, the GOP finally revealed their tax reform bill late last week. Many critics of the bill have expressed concern about the spending cuts required to pay for the proposed changes while […]

  Washington, D.C.-based writer Aaron Credeur, a graduate of the University of Dallas and former editor of the school’s newspaper, has joined the growing staff of Yellowhammer News as its latest contributing writer. “Aaron is devoted to the ideals of journalism and he learned the craft from some of the best instructors in the business,” […]

Last month an organization of anti-Christian extremists began pushing around a small town Alabama high school, threatening lawsuits if administrators didn’t stop the community from praying at the stadium before football games. Last Friday night that community pushed back. Hewitt-Trussville High School students wore “Stand Up for Prayer” t-shirts while reciting the Lord’s Prayer shortly before […]

Every six months or so, the radical pro-choice movement makes another attempt to defame life-affirming pregnancy centers. Every six months, these efforts fail. Why? Well, it comes down to the difference between fact-raising and fundraising. The pro-choice fringe narrative is that a bunch of right-wing religious zealots, Bibles in hand, are manipulating and coercing women […]

  Yellowhammer News will begin carrying articles and essays written by the staff and contributors of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention. “Dr. Russell Moore and the staff and writers at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission do remarkable, thoughtful work, both for the Kingdom and for our […]

  It’s not often that the University of Alabama honors a rabid fan of the opposing team, especially when that fan wears purple and gold. But the Crimson Tide are making an exception tonight for U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), whose recovery from a nearly fatal gunshot inspired his colleagues and much of the country. […]

The United States has gained 138,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017, according to data released yesterday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In December, the last month of 2016, there were 12,343,000 employed in manufacturing in the United States, according to BLS. By October, that had risen to 12,481,000. The 12,481,000 people employed in the manufacturing […]

Some think yet another tax increase is the only way to solve Alabama’s transportation woes. But along Alabama’s southern coast, there’s one example of how private sector investment can improve transportation infrastructure without putting taxpayers on the hook. Currently, two bridges over the Intracoastal Waterway connect Alabama’s coast to the rest of the state: publicly […]

Yellowhammer News will begin carrying news and analysis about national and international issues from CNSNews.com, a trailblazer in the effort to bring conservatives information they can trust without the mainstream media’s liberal bias and progressive agenda. “I’ve been a faithful reader of CNSNews.com since it began nearly 20-years ago and have come to depend on […]

  Alabama’s governing systems are a collective mess. Many of my columns here at Yellowhammer will detail that mess – or those messes – and unflinchingly will advocate reforms, no matter whose toes get stomped or whose power bases get challenged. I write as a lifelong, committed Madisonian conservative. Put the stress on “Madisonian,” which […]

Alabama-based political writer Quin Hillyer has been named a contributing editor of Yellowhammer News and will begin writing for the conservative site today. Hillyer, who is also a contributing editor of National Review, has covered politics, culture and faith in Alabama since 1998. “Quin and I became friends in the late 1990s when we both […]

Visitors to Yellowhammer News will soon begin seeing many exciting changes, additions and innovations added to the site in the coming weeks. Nationally-known commentators on politics, culture and faith, award-winning writers, statewide opinion leaders, a dynamic new staff and a renewed focus on conservative interests are just a few of the coming moves. “Yellowhammer is […]

Dr. Sanjay Singh arrived in the United States in 1985 as a college drop-out from India—a country that doesn’t give many second chances. After some effort, Sanjay was admitted to the University of Texas at Austin, which at the time had the cheapest tuition of any major U.S. university, and his hope of success was […]

Wes Thonpson hangs out with The Ford Faction and brings up the scary thought that Facebook is always listening….. cue the mystery music this is a great Halloween themed Tech-Tuesday! http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/Tech_Tuesday_s_with_Tepio_Episode_2.mp3 Click here to listen in a new window. Subscribe to the Yellowhammer Radio Presents The Ford Faction podcast on iTunes or Stitcher.

If you follow Alabama Football’s Twitter feed then you might have noticed a slight change in their cover photo. It’s not a red elephant or a Heisman Trophy-winning running back – its Pennywise the Clown from Steven Kings mega-hit “It”. Besides changing the photo, the Twitter account gives no explanation of what the image is […]

As reported by WHNT News, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle announced a new citywide initiative called the Show Your #RedWhiteBlueHsv. In a Twitter post on Money, Mayor Battle asked that residents honor current and former military members by wearing red, white, and blue, or by flying the American flag from November 2nd-12th. “They bring a discipline, […]

Governor Ivey announced on Monday that Briggs & Stratton Corporation, a Milwaukee-based company, is planning to begin production of V-twin big block engines at its Auburn facility in 2018. The company will invest $12 million for this project, ultimately creating 50 jobs. “Briggs & Stratton is a valuable, longtime member of Alabama’s business community, and […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Monday that a Montgomery credit repair company has been shut down by court order at the request of his office. The Attorney General’s office reached a settlement with Scott’s Credit Repair and its owners John C. Scott and Krystal Scott, in which the defendants are prohibited from engaging in […]

As reported by Fox News, University of Alabama student Allie Brodie has died after being struck in the head by a soccer ball three weeks ago. The injury occurred October 7 while Allie was playing a friendly soccer game with friends. The blow triggered brain arteriovenous malformation, a condition she had been born with but […]

Dialogue from a Congressional appropriations hearing on the advancement of research on Down Syndrome held last week has taken the country by storm. As we reported yesterday, Mr. Frank Stephens, who has Down Syndrome, provided a compelling testimony before the committee, making the strong case for the sanctity of human life. Stephens and others had […]

While many will see this last day of October, 2017 as nothing more than another Halloween, this 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation is historic for anyone who places their hope in Christ. The common belief is that Martin Luther nailed his thesis (95 Theses) on the door of Wittenberg Castle Church on October 31, […]