Radio show host Andrew McLain from 101.1 WYDE in Birmingham Alabama had a heated exchange with a caller who asserted that Republicans or are responsible for inciting violence. The caller, also named Andrew, sparred with McLain over the issue, and this audio is too rich to miss. On the show, McLain and co-host Jessica Borklund […]

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PRATTVILLE, Ala. — Former Crimson Tide tight end O.J. Howard may have just been drafted into the NFL, but he certainly has not forgotten about who helped get him there. This past Sunday, the college standout returned to his high school, Autauga Academy, for a backpack drive and community day. At the event, Howard gave […]

MONTROSE, Ala. — With the race to secure the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate heating up, State Sen. Trip Pittman (R-Montrose) is hauling in some serious campaign donations. According to numbers from the Federal Election Commission, Pittman has fundraised $302,545 from over 200 unique contributors. Over 90 percent of Pittman’s contributions have come from inside […]

Following Alabama’s disappointment with the ACT-Aspire assessment test, State Education Superintendent Michael Sentance has now secured a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to use a different assessment test. As we recently reported, the State Board of Education unanimously voted to end Alabama’s administration of the ACT Aspire testing for third through eighth-grade students […]

(News Analysis) A few weeks back, liberals across the country were enraged by an Alabama high school government class’ reading list that included mostly conservative books. Parents and activists argued that the list was too one-sided, and children should have some form of choice and balance in their education. Fair enough. However, when it comes […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Major League Baseball All-Star Break begins today with the popular Home Run Derby tonight. Billed as a clash of the titans between power hitters Giancarlo Stanton and rookie Aaron Judge, the event is likely to be one of the most exciting in years. Kids from across the country will tune into […]

Sitting Attorney General Steve Marshall is running to reclaim his seat, and his platform focuses on his reputation as a corruption fighter. As he noted in a video his campaign released this morning: The public corruption we’ve witnessed over the last twenty years is simply unacceptable. The people of Alabama deserve better. As a prosecutor, […]

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) visited Alabama’s Port of Mobile today, touring the new super post-Panamax cranes. Alabama State Port Authority Director Jimmy Lyons led the tour and brought Senator Shelby up to speed on the ways port’s growth is benefitting the state of Alabama and the Gulf Coast region. The state’s senior U.S. Senator […]

Lynn Beshear has been appointed as Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health by Governor Kay Ivey. “I did not seek out this position, but I am honored to be chosen to serve my fellow Alabamians,” Mrs. Beshear stated. “I am excited to work with Governor Ivey, her Cabinet, the Legislature, and the professionals […]

Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), was in Alabama yesterday and he took time to speak with Yellowhammer at Alabama Power’s Plant Gaston in Wilsonville—home to the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Carbon Capture Center. On a southeast tour to further his Back-to-Basics plan to protect the environment, Pruitt said his focus […]

SEC Country reported this morning that the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game between the University of Alabama and Florida State is officially sold out. This epic showdown set for Saturday, September 2nd will be the first between ‘Bama’s Nick Saban and Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher. In the closely-related “coaching tree” of college football’s elites, Fisher was Saban’s […]

UPDATED: Aziz Sayyed was arrested in Huntsville last month on terrorism charges, and details are now emerging about the plans he was crafting. According to WHNT 19 News, Madison County Assistant District Attorney Jay Town told the judge at Sayyed’s bond hearing that the suspect planned to bomb a law enforcement center in Huntsville with […]

Republican Tommy Battle raised more money than all of the other candidates who have filed their June reports for the 2018 Alabama gubernatorial campaign. The Huntsville Mayor has raised $356,133 since June 5th. “I’m so grateful for all of the support we’ve received so far,” Battle said in his press release. “It’s amazing what we’ve […]

Scott Dawson, a newcomer to politics, raised the second highest amount among 2018 gubernatorial candidates since June 5th, the first month of the campaign. Though he’s never sought political office, the well-known Alabama minister has raised $178,008, according to his campaign finance filings. “As you know, this is my first race for office,” Dawson told […]

If you live down here on Fort Morgan Road, your house must not only have a name, but it must have a totemic symbol. Most of these symbols, but not all of them, have a beach or nautical theme. Anybody who has driven down Fort Morgan Road has probably noticed all the seagulls, lighthouses, anchors […]

Mobile, Alabama—I’m in a large hotel lobby. There are hundreds of people here. I’m people-watching. Many of the hotel guests are young. Several use wheelchairs, or walking canes. Some are communicating in American Sign Language. A boy sits next to me. A teenager. He’s got hearing aids in both ears and thick glasses. “IS THIS […]

Using Your Pain “Have you ever been in a place to where you would do anything if you could just change the situation you are in?” That’s how Britani Falls described watching her young son suffer from a debilitating illness. After a three-year rollercoaster of emotions filled with many trials and a few triumphs, Jake […]

Yesterday we revealed the identity of the three victims of a brutal robbery and murder at a Prattville barbershop. In that story we reported that Marty Morgan was wanted by police but at that time the identity of his accomplice was unknown. Today, the Montgomery Advertiser reports that police have arrested that accomplice—Keon Dashon Cain, […]

Republican Lt. Gubernatorial candidate Will Ainsworth, a State Representative from Guntersville, announced today that his campaign has raised $405,110 to date. Perhaps the bigger story in Ainsworth’s announcement is that all of his funds are from individual donors. Ainsworth announced that he has not accepted any contributions “from lobbyists or political action committees during the […]

Our Nation’s Best Defense System Must Remain In Place (News Analysis) As Yellowhammer has reported in recent weeks, when North Korea attempts a nuclear attack on the United States, they will do so using an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Over the past year, they’ve launched scores of failed ICBM trial runs. Yesterday, however, as Americans […]

The Montgomery Advertiser reported today that the Prattville Police Department released the victims’ names in Monday night’s brutal triple homicide at a local barbershop. The deceased victims are Eddie Dean Scott (58) and Anthony Smith (45), both of Autauga County, and Al Benson (50) of Elmore County, Alabama. Marty Morgan, of Prattville, Alabama is the […]

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, chair of the  Alabama Public Service Commission, is gearing up her gubernatorial campaign. Today, Cavanaugh sent a press release saying, Hardworking Alabamians from every part of our state believe in our vision of a brighter Alabama.  We need to elevate Alabama’s image and restore hope to this great state. My conservative record […]

Last week marked the formal installation of Chief Justice Lyn Stuart and Associate Justice William Sellers on the Alabama Supreme Court. This ceremony, formally called an investiture, was the coronation of the two justices into their roles on Alabama’s highest tribunal. The term investiture comes from the Latin—the preposition in and the verb vestire, “dress” […]