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Lawsuit seeks to stop AEA, other political groups from continuing to defy state law

Shelby County resident Trudie Hudson has filed a lawsuit against the Hoover city and Shelby County boards of education and the Alabama state school...

Shelby slams Sebelius for refusing to testify before Senate committee

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., on Wednesday at an Appropriations Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2015 budget proposal for the Department of Health and...

Roby: Gowdy a ‘perfect fit’ to lead Benghazi investigation

Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, told Yellowhammer News today that she believes Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-SC, is the perfect person to lead the House select...

How a tiny Alabama town got a second life after deadly 2011 tornado

HACKLEBURG, Alabama – Inside the Wrangler distribution center in this Marion County community, a conveyer system two miles long carries cartons of jeans along...

BREAKING: Bentley announces Verizon bringing over 400 jobs to Alabama

Gov. Bentley has now confirmed news originally broke by Yellowhammer Tuesday afternoon that Verizon Wireless is bringing over 400 jobs to Alabama. More than 300...

These are the most liberal companies you do business with on a regular basis

Using technology created by 2nd Vote, Yellowhammer has compiled a list of seven of the most liberal companies that you probably do business with...

These are the most conservative companies you do business with on a regular basis

Using technology created by 2nd Vote, Yellowhammer has compiled a list of five of the most conservative companies that you probably do business with...

Should Alabama continue pushing school choice, allow charter schools?

This week is National Charter Schools Week, shining a giant spotlight on the fact that Alabama is one of only eight states in the...

Alabama leaders support Supreme Court decision to uphold prayer before public meetings

The United States Supreme Court today in a 5-4 ruling upheld the ability of government leaders to open their meetings in prayer, a tradition...

Sessions and Shelby return millions of taxpayer dollars to US Treasury

Every elected official in the country talks about cutting spending, balancing budgets and being a good steward of taxpayer resources, but according to a...

AL-06 GOP candidate Gary Palmer courts values voters in first television ad

Gary Palmer, Republican candidate in Alabama's 6th Congressional District, is out with his first television ad, and it's aimed at wooing voters whose faith...

National radio host blasts Ala. congressional candidates for not signing no-amnesty pledge

(Above: Laura Ingraham takes AL-06 Republican candidates to task for not signing no-amnesty pledge) Alabama 6th Congressional District candidate Will Brooke raised some eyebrows during...

Alabamians less likely to want to leave than citizens of most other U.S. states

The vast majority of Alabamians aren't interested in moving out of the state, according to a new Gallup survey. When asked, "Regardless of whether...

BRILLIANT: Alabama grocery store advertises ‘Jameis Winston King Crab Legs’

Florida State University quarterback and 2013 Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston found himself in a little trouble earlier this week when he walked out...

Sessions: Obama blocking Keystone Pipeline ‘one of the most inexplicable actions’ ever by a President

(Above: Sen. Jeff Sessions speaks on the Senate floor in favor of the Keystone XL Pipeline) Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., harshly criticized President Obama on...

Mathis picks up big endorsement from staunchly conservative Club for Growth

Club for Growth has been one of the most active groups in GOP primaries in recent years, seeking to elect pro-growth candidates who stick...

Alabama’s John Servati hailed a hero for giving up his life to save his girlfriend

University of Alabama swimmer John Servati forever secured his legacy as a hero when he willingly sacrificed his life while holding up a collapsing...

ALGOP Chairman to ‘racist’ Rep. Alvin Holmes: ‘Put up or shut up’

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead wants Rep. Alvin Holmes, D-Montgomery, to "put up or shut up." During a debate in the Alabama House...

Alabama Congressional Delegation urges Obama to grant Bentley’s request for disaster assistance

Alabama's Congressional Delegation today sent a letter to President Obama urging him to grant Gov. Robert Bentley's request for a federal emergency declaration in...

ALABAMA EATS: The Helena Depot offers a side of history with your hamburger

AJ Johnson and the Alabama Eats crew made their way down I-65 South to Helena, Ala. this week to visit a local favorite, The...

Alabama congressman says Boehner’s on the way out

“I don’t think John Boehner will be Speaker this time next year,” Rep. Mo Brooks, R-AL05, told The Hill on Tuesday. That's about as blunt...

Aerial drone captures devastation from Bessemer, Ala. tornado

The unmanned aerial system hobbiests at Southeastern Aerial and Sky View on Tuesday captured the damage done by a tornado that ripped through Bessemer,...

Should this map scare Alabama Republicans?

Alabama Republicans hold every statewide office, supermajorities in both houses of the Legislature, and are continuing to make significant inroads in the few remaining...

Hallman: 5 myths about a Birmingham dome

By: Gene Hallman They said no one would go to Railroad Park. They said no one would go watch the Barons play baseball downtown. They said downtown...