While Democrats on Capitol Hill are grasping for reasons to block Senator Jeff Sessions from being appointed as the next U.S. Attorney General, one Democratic state lawmaker is stepping in to defend him. State Senator Quinton Ross, Jr. (D- Montgomery) says that he has worked with Sessions for over twenty years, and their relationship has […]

There are certain things that Americans often take for granted: our constitutional freedoms, a warm home, food, and even more essentially: clean water. Around the world, millions of people struggle to get access to this most basic human need. That’s where Neverthirst comes in. Neverthirst was founded by Mark Whitehead and Iron Tribe Fitness CEO […]

December 7, 1941: a day that has lived in infamy. Now, thanks to the help of the Alabama Nursing Home Association and a Marine veteran, World War II buffs can get a better idea of what it was like to see the Japanese attack the U.S.S. Arizona. 96 year-old U.S Navy and Marine Corps Veteran […]

In August of 2015, thousands gathered in Ladd-Peebles Stadium to welcome then-presidential candidate Donald Trump to Alabama. Now the president-elect, he is set to return on December 17th. It’s no secret that Mobile holds a special place in the president-elect’s heart. When plans begun coming together for the tour, Jennifer Jacobs of Bloomberg Politics reported […]

Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers has emerged as one of the nation’s leading advocates for space defense technology. During a panel discussion hosted by the Reagan Presidential Library, he pressed the need for stronger research and development that could lead to greater military power. According to him, a commitment to space is an important component of […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — For the fifteenth straight year, Birmingham was the number one local market for college football games aired on ESPN’s family of networks. Combining for games aired on ESPN and ABC, Nielsen assigned the magic city a 7.4 rating, good for the top spot on the list. The Alabama Crimson Tide (13-0, 9-0 […]

HOOVER, Ala. — Hoover Tactical Firearms has partnered with Yellowhammer News to offer the “YELLOWHAMMER NEWS NIGHT AT THE RANGE“. The once monthly event will allow customers to access special range rates and deals on ammunition. Both Hoover Tactical and Yellowhammer News are excited about the new partnership. “This is just a great opportunity for […]

by L. Page Stalcup, III Come on, Alabama! Lamarien is counting on you! Let’s raise $18 million before December 31. Alabama tax payers are supporting thousands of low-income children through the donation of their Alabama income tax liability to the Alabama Opportunity Scholarship Fund (AOSF). This program is a win-win for Alabama: you get to […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A newly released email has confirmed Yellowhammer‘s previous report that an effort to form a Young Americans for Freedom chapter was blocked — at least temporarily — at Samford University because the group’s founding document contains “inflammatory” language about communism. The New Guard released a copy of an email sent to student […]

As Alabamian’s set out to shop for the holidays, Attorney General Luther Strange is urging shoppers to practice safety against “unscrupulous people that might take advantage of others’ generous and joyful spirits. “The best protection against scams and crimes of opportunity is not to be caught by surprise by scammers and thieves,” said Attorney General […]

Last week, Donald Trump said that he was drawing closer to announcing his pick to replace former Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Now, reports claim that Alabamian Bill Pryor could be close to receiving an appointment. During an interview on Fox News, the president-elect said he narrowed the list “down to probably three […]

Several thousand years ago, King Solomon wrote, “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Most people remember that adage or at least find it familiar. There is, however, a second sentence the king included in that particular Proverb (15:1). Rarely recalled, it is this: The tongue of the wise […]

BROOKLYN, NY — The 2016 election was a shock for liberal elites. They could not fathom how America could possibly vote for Donald J. Trump and shun the presumptive next President of the United States, Hillary Rodham Clinton. Given the polling, predicting a Clinton victory was not ridiculous. If one trusting nothing but the polling […]

HOOVER, Ala. — Kris ‘Tanto’ Paronto, Survivor of the 9/11/12 attack on the U.S government facilities in Benghazi, is coming to visit the Yellowhammer State. Paronto will be at Hoover Tactical Firearms on Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to meet customers and sign copies of his book. Along with historical action writer […]

A commission tasked with exploring how Alabama might operate a lottery heard from gaming executives about how to implement a state-led system. During the meeting, officials from lotteries in Louisiana and New Hampshire urged the Governor’s Advisory Council on Gambling to consider strong cautions on how to draft workable legislation, should the plan become a […]

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is pushing back against an environmental regulation that he argues is too restrictive and overreaching. The rule, which went into effect in March, aimed to create new protections for the habitats of certain endangered species, though Strange says its broad language could actually harm land owners. The Yellowhammer State and […]

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Mobile, AL – Today, Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s re-election campaign filed its monthly financial disclosure for November, showing a total of $449,323 in contributions raised by the campaign to date. “I’m honored to receive the financial support of so many who believe in the work we are doing and the progress we are making for the […]

MOBILE, Ala. — In what one attendee referred to as “something between a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert and the Daytona 500,” tens of thousands of Donald J. Trump supporters flocked to Ladd-Peebles Stadium in August of 2015 for the largest event of the Republican presidential primary. Fifteen months later, President-elect Trump is set to return to […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) praised Congress’ passage of the Iran Sanctions Extension Act, which will extend U.S. sanctions on the middle-eastern state for 10 years. According to a White House statement, President Obama will likely sign the legislation but “the Secretary of State [John Kerry] will retain the authority to continue […]

As the next President of the United States, Donald Trump will have the ability to set the direction of the Supreme Court by appointing a ninth justice to fill the current vacancy. SCOTUS has operated with only eight Justices since conservative jurist Antonin Scalia passed away in February, leading a replacement deadlock between President Barack […]

Jefferson County Commissioner David Carrington says that he will pass up an opportunity to run for a third term, opting instead to consider a run for governor in 2018. During an interview on Tuesday with radio hosts Matt Murphy and Andrea Lindenberg, Carrington said that a run for the state’s highest office had been on […]

In 2014, Southern Research received funding from the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) through a multi-center U19 grant (U19AI109680) administered by the University of Alabama at Birmingham to conduct high throughput screening (HTS) against six disease-causing viruses: dengue, West Nile, SARS, influenza, Venezuela equine encephalitis complex, and chikungunya. With the program in […]

Last week, Donald Trump stirred controversy when he claimed that “millions” of votes were fraudulently cast against him. While many have sought to discredit the claim, Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks says that Trump’s warning should not be brushed off so fast. During a speech on the House floor, Rep. Brooks called the media to task […]