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#YellowhammerProud: Tuscaloosa nonprofit’s innovative water filters provide clean water around the world

Entrepreneurial skills lend themselves to all kinds of ventures in life, not just to making money. They certainly lent themselves to Bart Smelley – you...

Former Miss America, Democrat Mallory Hagan talks guns and her long shot campaign for Congress

When a member of the Lee County Democrats reached out to her on New Year’s Day, Mallory Hagan thought it was the same old...

13 indictments, no collusion — Everyone missed shooter signs — Sheriffs under fire, and more in Dale Jackson’s 7 Things

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Media is obsessing over Donald Trump's response to the latest Mueller investigation news, not the news --- President...

Armed teachers: State Rep. Will Ainsworth to introduce legislation for firearms training

Rep. Will Ainsworth has begun drafting legislation that would establish a framework for some teachers to be trained and armed with firearms, to prevent...

Republicans are not hypocrites for voting to increase spending — at least, not yet

(Opinion) Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) called last week’s budget deal the worst piece of legislation he has voted on since being elected to Congress,...

Yellowhammer Radio: The Opioid Epidemic Confronted by Attorney General Steve Marshall 

  Attorney General Steve Marshall joined us to discuss the current opioid crisis in the United States right now. He discussed Alabama legislators plans to...

To good men who don’t want to mentor women in #MeToo wake

(Opinion) I think we saw this coming. A sharp increase in male managers say they are uncomfortable mentoring women in the wake of the sexual...

Memogate demonstrates that moderate politics is dead, but maybe there is hope in people like Trey Gowdy

(Opinion) The Republican House Intelligence memo has cemented two prevailing and partisan perspectives on matters of the FBI and its relationship to President Trump,...

New app lets you track concentrations of flu and other illnesses in your zip code

What if you could access real-time data analyzing the severity and commonality of various common illnesses like the flu in your own communities?Thanks to...

Senators use fetal abnormality to defend against abortion restrictions, ignoring prevailing motivations for abortion

(Opinion) On Monday, the Senate debated the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, and then voted against it. Among the various arguments that Democrats offered...

Human trafficking in Alabama — How victims are lured in and what state lawmakers are doing about it

An at-risk teenager or vulnerable woman begins dating someone who showers her with gifts, takes her on dates, and woos her into loving and...

Made in Alabama: Why a Skilled Workforce is Key to Our Success

    By: Secretary Greg Canfield Alabama Department of Commerce For the past six years, I have had the honor and privilege of serving as the secretary of...

Judge Debra Jones running for Alabama Supreme Court, Place 1

    Circuit Judge Debra Jones has qualified as a candidate for the Alabama Supreme Court, Place 1. She has been a Circuit Judge in Calhoun...

Gov. Ivey’s proposed pre-k expansion plan takes another step forward

Momentum is swinging in Gov. Kay Ivey’s direction as the Alabama School Readiness Alliance's Pre-K Task Force just published its recommendations for 2018, reinforcing its...

Be sure your (Twitter) sins will find you out

          Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: MODERN HEADLINES MIRROR BIBLICAL LESSONS, BOTH GOOD AND BAD TOM LAMPRECHT:  Harry, I want to take you...

Craig Lipscomb qualifies as Republican candidate for Gadsden-area State House district

  Craig Lipscomb, a Gadsden architect, filed paperwork with the Alabama Republican Party to qualify as a candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives in District 30....

Why won’t anyone admit that we have no idea what the Democrats’ illegal immigration ‘fix” looks like?

  (Opinion) Senate Democrats shutdown the federal government over illegal immigration. We can debate the particulars of their motivations until we are blue in the...

Need a vacay? Here are some discounts going on at Alabama State Parks

    After the stress of the holidays, you deserve a few days away from work and home. An Alabama state park is the perfect place...

Alabama ranks 10th most affected state by the partial federal government shutdown

Alabama ranks the 10th most affected state as a result of the current partial federal government shutdown, according to an analysis by Wallethub. Note to...

Dale Jackson’s 7 Things: Your government is still shutdown, Alabama senator Doug Jones votes with Republicans, Legislators want you to pay for an ex-legislator...

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. The United States of America's government is still closed --- Trump, Ryan, and McConnell have made...

Gov’t shutdown forces cancellation of Alabama congressional town halls (Update: Mo Brooks town hall canceled as well)

The federal government shutdown had perhaps its first noticeable impact on Alabama on Sunday. According to a tweet from Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) and...

House Dems force vote on Bradley Byrne’s ‘Schumer Shutdown’ sign display on House floor

    On Saturday Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) had a floor speech about the government shutdown interrupted because Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) claimed a poster he...

Yellowhammer Presents: Guerrilla Politics … Shutdown blame, Luther Strange and Alabama Supreme Court, Toyota-Mazda credit, and more!

  Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week's biggest political stories including: -- Discussing who is to blame...

Pat Thetford to run for place on Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

    Former Jefferson County Circuit Judge Peyton C. “Pat” Thetford has announced his candidacy for Place 1 on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Thetford,...