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Alabama Rep. Martha Roby’s reelection campaign endorsed by National Right to Life Committee

U.S. Representative Martha Roby’s re-election campaign was recently endorsed by the National Right to Life Committee, the nation’s oldest and largest pro-life organization. Roby, a...

Living Life on Purpose’s Matt Wilson talks about successful entrepreneurs on the Ford Faction

Matt Wilson, host of the Living Life on Purpose podcast, checked in with the Ford Faction recently to discuss  successful entrepreneurs -- how they...

Stephanie Bryan is a 2018 Yellowhammer Woman of Impact

Did you know that the only federally recognized Indian tribe in Alabama operates as a sovereign nation with its own government and bylaws on...

Martha Roby is a 2018 Yellowhammer Woman of Impact

When Martha Roby launched her first campaign for Congress in 2010, the complete list of women who had represented Alabama in the U.S. House...

Alabama contractors, veterinarians endorse Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh for lieutenant governor

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh recently picked up two important endorsements in her bid to become Alabama’s next lieutenant governor, according to a news release from...

Alabama one step closer to limiting civil forfeiture, but it may not matter

The Alabama Senate moved one step closer to requiring police officers to get a criminal conviction before taking a citizen’s property, but states that...

Pat Buchanan: Why is the GOP terrified of tariffs?

From Lincoln to William McKinley to Theodore Roosevelt, and from Warren Harding through Calvin Coolidge, the Republican Party erected the most awesome manufacturing machine...

Alabama House passes bill against cyberbullying after boy’s suicide

The House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill on Thursday to protect children from cyberbullying in honor of a 10-year-old boy who committed suicide last year. Fifth...

Augusta Dowd is a 2018 Yellowhammer Woman of Impact

Augusta Dowd disproves the conventional wisdom that taking time off to raise children spells career death in high-powered fields like the law. Dowd, the president...

‘Soft skills’ like time management, motivation and communication skills are a necessity for success

    In today’s world of texting and instant messaging, soft skills are still important. High school students will need to have a firm grasp of...

Alabama: 1 student dead, another hurt in school shooting

    Authorities said they are investigating a fatal shooting at an Alabama high school as apparently accidental, lamenting the death of a 17-year-old female student...

Congresswoman Terri Sewell is a 2018 Yellowhammer Woman of Impact

If you only read U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell’s resume, it might be tempting to assume she grew up with connections and privilege. She went to...

Hillery Head is an Alabama Woman of Impact

If selling construction tools is not the kind of thing you would expect female entrepreneurs to do, you don’t know the Head family of...

Kidknapped, stabbed, shot, and thrown into a hole: A victim of violence helps other victims along their way

When he was a sophomore in high school, Lew Burdette was kidnapped, stabbed, thrown down into a well, shot in the head and left...

Steve Marshall nabs manufacturing association’s endorsement in Alabama attorney general’s race

    Manufacture Alabama announced Monday that it has endorsed Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall in his campaign to retain his office, according to a news...

Teledyne’s Jan Hess is a 2018 Yellowhammer Woman of Impact

Jan Hess is a 2018 Yellowhammer Woman of Impact who is making history in a company known for making history. In 2000, the Huntsville-native became...

Dr. Nancy Dunlap is a 2018 Yellowhammer Woman of Impact

Dr. Nancy Dunlap may not be a household name, but her impact in the field of medicine has extended far beyond Alabama’s borders. Dunlap, an...

Vocational training the key to maintaining construction’s annual $12 billion impact in Alabama

A recent study commissioned by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Alabama reveals that the commercial construction industry had a total output impact of...

The major flaw in Alabama’s tobacco purchase age debate

(Opinion) A bill sponsored by Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) that would raise the state’s minimum age for all tobacco purchases from 19 to 21 years old...

Alabama AG Steve Marshall endorsed by Republican Attorneys General Association

The national association for Republican state attorneys general recently endorsed Steve Marshall is his campaign to remain Alabama’s top law enforcement officer. Marshall, a former...

Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks calls on voters to help avoid a federal debt crisis, stop sending ‘debt junkies’ to Washington

During a tele-town hall held Monday night, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) said the possibility of balancing the federal budget is up to American voters.  “Yeah,...

Alabama Rep. Bradley Byrne: Mass violence “a symptom of the breakdown of American society”

At his town hall meeting in Chickasaw last week, Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) met with a room full of constituents who wanted to know...

Alabama Rep. Byrne talks the future of health care and the recent budget deal

CHICKASAW -- After meeting with constituents at his 106th town hall this week, U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) spoke with Yellowhammer News about a...

Hoover Mayor Brocato adds more resource officers, says ‘armed, trained police in schools’ are key

Local and state governments in Alabama are not awaiting action from the federal government, as the nation scrambles to enact policies to prevent more...