By Senator Arthur Orr A recently-released report on insurance costs nationwide shows average premiums for health insurance exchange plans sold in Alabama have increased 223 percent since 2013, more than twice the national average and the highest increase of any state in the nation. With such dramatic increases, more and more Alabama working families are […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –6,000 tourists visit the White House Tourist Center every day. As the seat of the executive branch of the U.S. Federal Government, it is not hard to understand why 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is such a popular attraction. However, very few of those 6,000 tourists get to see the West Wing, but last month […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — One of the first of its kind, the Prescott House child advocacy center turned 30 years old this week, and it is celebrating decades of making a difference. Based in Birmingham and founded by former Former Jefferson County District Attorney David Barber, Prescott House provides services to child victims of physical and […]

The debate has continued about whether Auburn should move to the SEC East and what conference rivalries should be preserved going forward. While the future remains uncertain, it is clear that the Crimson Tide and the Tigers have a history of success against other SEC foes. Alabama has a lead over every single team in the […]

Bob Stoops resigned as head football coach at the University of Oklahoma Wednesday after 18 seasons at the school. The 56-year-old coach was one of five (now there are four) active head college football coaches to have won a national championship. One of the other members of that exclusive group is Nick Saban, who reflected […]

Christopher Sign is a former Alabama football player. He is also an award-winning journalist for ABC 15 in Arizona, and a story he broke last June was a major piece of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s questioning of former FBI director James Comey Thursday morning. Sign was a backup left guard and center for two Alabama […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a much-anticipated hearing, former FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday regarding his firing and the investigation of President Donald Trump. “The administration chose to defame me and, more importantly, the FBI by saying that the organization was in disarray, that it was poorly run,” Comey […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Whether it be food or energy or water, Americans are known for consuming more and more. There is at least one exception – electricity. In Alabama, and the U.S. as a whole, we are consuming less and less. Electricity consumption (as measured by electricity sales) has fallen nationally five of the past […]

The NASA Corps. Class of 2017 inducted five men and seven women on Wednesday, and two of them have direct connections to the Yellowhammer state. Bob Hines earned a Master of Science degree from The University of Alabama, and Dr. Frank Rubio worked on an Alabama military base as a flight surgeon. Prior to joining […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio — With the NBA Finals now in Cleveland, at least one more game will be played in the Cavaliers’ Quicken Loans Arena. Built in 1992, the arena has seen both heartbreak and triumph, including the city’s first professional sports championship since the Browns won the old NFL Championship in 1964. But over time, […]

MONTEVALLO, Ala.- The University of Montevallo Foundation is pleased to announce plans to add $1.1 million toward increasing scholarships. With rising tuition costs nationwide, the UM Foundation recognizes the need to assist the University of Montevallo in recruiting and retaining high-achieving and otherwise meritorious students. “The Foundation Board exists to monitor economic resources to help […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of President Donald J. Trump’s key campaign planks was his promise to build a wall on America’s southern border with Mexico. Although popular, estimates for the project have been costly, and Americans have debated how to pay for it ever since. On Tuesday’s edition of Tucker Carlson Tonight, Sen. Luther Strange […]

Photo by https://perzonseo.com/ Cord Sachs is a Birmingham-based leadership expert and the CEO of FireSeeds, a company that helps companies find and grow great leaders and “the company behind many of Alabama’s fastest growing companies.” The full conversation with Mr. Sachs can be heard on the Yellowhammer Radio podcast or in the video above, and a […]

SELMA, Ala. — The City of Selma is currently working with state and federal agencies to investigate an alleged gun mill authorities believe was operated by Andrian Canterbury, Richard Canterbury, and Candice Ledbetter Byrum. The alleged perpetrators of the ring were also past and present members of the local police department. “With the cooperation of […]

Tony Cowden has 18 years in the Special Operations community, serving nearly half of that time in Afghanistan and Iraq. Tony talks about his time in the ARMY and special forces. This conversation covers everything from what he was doing on 9-11 to his post military career as an entrepreneur. Sponsored by Xtreme Concepts and […]

The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed the decision of a lower court that would have delayed the execution of Alabamian Robert Bryant Melson. Melson, who was convicted of the shooting deaths of three fast food employees in 1996, will be executed on Thursday at 6 p.m. in Atmore. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the order lifting […]

In the previous legislative session, Senator Sanford, Representative Garrett, and Representative Carns, sponsored companion bills that make running a business in Alabama easier, and Governor Ivey recently signed those bills into law. Aimed at by reducing undue regulations on businesses that make it easier to thrive in Alabama, Governor Ivey commented on the new law: […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today that Alabama joined 15 other states in supporting President Trump’s temporary travel ban. The President’s widely reported executive order temporarily prevents foreign nationals from six countries from entering the United States because those countries pose an imminent risk to its security. Those six countries are Iran, Libya, Somalia, […]

Will Trump Survive the Assault from the Media and the Left? Opinion by Chris Reid The greatest danger to the American people is not an outside force, but internal conflict. Our country has always had diversity of opinions and differences, but we have generally had common values to which we all adhered. Our leaders may […]

After getting the boot for comments he made about then-President Barack Obama in 2011, country music legend Hank Williams Jr. will return to Monday Night Football starting with the September 11 matchup between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings. ESPN said in a statement that it will bring back the “most iconic music […]

Top Commerce Department officials and business leaders from the state of Alabama are taking place in a three-day conference in Toronto, Canada this week to solidify and increase trade relationships with America’s northern neighbor. The gathering, known as the Southeast U.S.-Canadian Provinces Conference, is of major importance to Alabama, as Canada is the Yellowhammer state’s […]

Most folks know of Progress Rail as an Alabama company owned by Caterpillar that’s the world’s largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives. What many may not know, is some of the ways their employees are engaging their local community to make it a better place to live, work, and raise families. One example is Christmas for Kids, […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When Birmingham Police Sgt. Patrick Cosby went through the Arby’s drive-through late last Thursday night, he bit into an unpleasant surprise. Inside of his classic roast beef sandwich, he discovered a 1-inch long metal bolt stuffed in the middle of the meat. Now, the officer is left wondering how it could have […]

Fox News reported today that a 2-year old boy widely known on social media as the “miracle baby” died late Saturday night at Springhill Medical Center in Mobile. Eli Finch who was born with no nasal passage or sinus cavities and received a tracheotomy when he was only five days old had a rare congenital […]