More than 12,000 overtime hours worked by Alabama Power’s 12th Street line crews add up to a lot of missed time with their kids on summer vacation. But two of members of Foreman Greg Herbinger’s crew take a philosophical view. “I’ve missed several Little League baseball games as well as family birthday parties due to […]

AUBURN, Ala. — An Auburn University professor used his fall semester syllabus to poke fun at “trigger warnings,” a growing part of the culture of political correctness that seems to be sweeping college campuses around the country. A trigger warning is defined as “a statement at the start of a piece of writing, video, etc., […]

NEW YORK — Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump on Wednesday released specifics on his oft-mentioned plan to buildup the U.S. military, and it includes major news for Alabama’s Navy shipbuilding operation. Roughly 4,000 Alabamians in Austal USA’s Mobile facility are involved in building the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a class of vessels used in operations […]

(Video above: #Grow334 highlights Amon Robinson, band director at Southlawn Middle School) Amon Robinson is not your average middle school band director. He is just 26 years old and a graduate of the famed Berklee College of Music. Former Berklee students include Quincy Jones, arguably the most successful music producer in history (28 Grammys), John […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Partisanship has taken a backseat to regional politics in the Alabama State House, with south Alabama lawmakers banding together to fight the rest of the state over the remaining BP Oil Spill money. With Medicaid facing a perpetual funding shortfall, the House almost two weeks ago passed a bill that would use […]

A conservative activist’s research estimates 12 million Democrats crossed over to vote in the 2016 Republican primary, accounting for roughly 38 percent of the total votes cast. That revelation, published on conservative blog RedState.com, has renewed calls for Alabama to close its primaries. Alabama is one of 20 states around the country with “open primaries” […]

By Michael Tomberlin UAB unveiled a new video today, kicking off a campaign for the 2016-17 season a year before football returns to the school. The “Together We Are Greater Birmingham” video and promotion taps into the revived interest in football and other sports at the school after the football program was eliminated in December […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After a period of relative quiet, Alabama’s energy wars could be gearing up for another round of battles, as one well-funded environmental group launches its latest PR campaign. The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) has announced its “Stories of Solar” video series, which targets lawmakers with messages about the supposed benefits of […]

With Monday marking the beginning of National Suicide Prevention Week, one Alabamian took to Facebook to share his suicide survival story in hopes that it will encourage others struggling with depression to get help and remember that “it gets better.” Brandon Jeter is a 26-year-old Auburn graduate who is now eight years removed from his […]

During Friday’s edition of Yellowhammer Radio, host Cliff Sims went on seven-minute rant, excoriating “left-lane drivers” for clogging up Alabama’s roadways. Research shows that driving slow in the left lane, rather than only using it while passing, creates a dangerous hazard for nearby drivers. “If you drive in the left lane, statics show that you […]

ATHENS, Ala. — A local Alabama library is taking drastic measures in an effort to recoup roughly $200,000 in lost books. The Athens-Limestone Public Library over the weekend announced plans to begin enforcing city ordinance 93-1157, which penalizes library cardholders who “fail or refuse to return” books with a fine of up to $100 and […]

(Video above: Rep. Bradley Byrne delivers the Weekly Republican Address) WASHINGTON — While the 2016 presidential campaign has soaked up most of the media attention, Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have been laying the groundwork for their 2017 legislative agenda, with the strong likelihood that the GOP will maintain control of the […]

(Video above: Silver Wings Parachute Team descends into Jordan-Hare Stadium) Prior to Auburn’s game against Clemson on Saturday, the Silver Wings Parachute Team took to the skies above Jordan-Hare Stadium for an impressive display of aerial accuracy. The team is based at Ft. Benning’s U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence. “Formed in 1965 by the […]

Alabama-made Atlas V rockets will launch a NASA spacecraft on a dramatic mission to rendezvous with an asteroid and later send Mars 2020, the space agency’s next-generation robotic rover, to the Red Planet. First up is the lift-off of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, scheduled for Sept. 8 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The United […]

WASHINGTON — United States House Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday announced Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) will deliver the weekly Republican address to the nation as college football kicks off around the country. “College football isn’t the only exciting thing happening tomorrow,” Speaker Ryan tweeted. “Don’t miss [Rep. Byrne’s] address.” Rep. Byrne traversed his south Alabama […]

By Wayne Hester Verne Lundquist will be four days shy of 53 years in broadcasting on Sept. 3 when CBS televises the UCLA at Texas A&M game. “Verne is a legend in this business,” said his partner Gary Danielson. “I am thankful to have had the opportunity to sit next to him calling SEC games.” […]

On November 8, 2016, the citizens of The United States will elect a new president. As the Secretary of State and the chief election official of our state, I am charged to lead our team members and designated county elections officials for the state of Alabama as we prepare to hold an election with what […]

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(Video above: Cliff Sims interviews Jeff Roberts) The financial markets don’t like uncertainty, and few things create more uncertainty than an open presidential election. With that in mind, Yellowhammer Radio host Cliff Sims on Wednesday interviewed Jeff Roberts, who he called “the most knowledgeable and exceptional financial professional I know,” to get his take on […]

(Video above: St. Paul & The Broken Bones perform “All I Ever Wonder” on The Late Show) Alabama natives St. Paul & The Broken Bones are no strangers to The Late Show stage. In fact, they were surprise musical guests during the inaugural episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” last year. But in […]

On November 8, 2016, the citizens of America will elect a new president. As the chief election official for Pike County Alabama, our team is currently preparing for the upcoming general election. I always take this responsibility very seriously and remain committed to ensuring an honest election process. A recent Reuters report states the Organization […]

PHOENIX, Ariz. — After accompanying Donald J. Trump to Mexico to meet with President Enrique Peña Nieto, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) returned stateside with the Republican presidential nominee to rally a crowd of supporters while donning a “Make Mexico Great Again Also” hat. “We’re on track to turn this country around,” Sessions declared before a […]

Gov. Robert Bentley’s latest attempt to end his impeachment ordeal has failed. State Rep. Mike Jones (R-Andalusia), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has denied the governor’s request to suspend the impeachment proceedings, as well as the request that certain committee members be recused from the hearings. “After careful consideration and a close examination of […]

(Video above: Montgomery Police set up “cookie road blocks.”) The Montgomery Police Department has launched a tasty new community building effort: cookie road blocks. Chason Smitherman, a local videographer and founder of Grow 334, a group of “story tellers devoted to growing businesses in the Alabama River Region,” captured footage of the Montgomery PD dishing […]