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Troopers, local law enforcement to perform license checkpoints and increased speed detection operations during Thanksgiving travel period

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and other local law enforcement agencies are partnering this week to add more driver license checkpoints and speed checks.

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Secretary of State Wes Allen certifies 2024 election results

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen officially certified on Tuesday the results of the 2024 general election.

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‘A shift in the political landscape of Alabama’ — Alabama GOP boasts ‘significant gains’ in minority votes general election

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) recently announced record numbers of minority votes that went the party’s way in the recent general election.

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‘Another example of why Americans voted them out’ — Federal judge blocks Biden regulation putting foreign farmhands above Alabama farmers

A federal judge in Kentucky granted a preliminary injunction halting a Biden administration regulation requiring farmers to allow temporary foreign-migrant workers to engage in collective bargaining. 

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State Sen. Allen proposes state purchase Tuscaloosa Bypass Toll Bridge to relieve traffic, bring jobs

State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) is requesting a meeting with Gov. Kay Ivey to ask about the state purchasing the Tuscaloosa Bypass Toll Bridge.

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Surgeon accused of fatal medical error in Florida surrenders Alabama medical license

Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky, the surgeon accused of removing a man’s liver instead of his spleen, officially surrendered his Alabama license to practice medicine on Monday.

Tuberville Alabama News
Tuberville on Ukraine war: ‘President Trump has got to get it over with’

President-elect Donald Trump is the only person that can end the war between Ukraine and Russia, according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

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Palmer, Moore applaud move to dismiss ‘politically motivated, make-believe’ Trump lawfare

Some of Alabama’s federal lawmakers are taking a victory lap after Department of Justice (DOJ) Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump related to election interference and retaining classified information.

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Leadership shakeup at ALGOP as executive director Reed Phillips steps down

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) announced Monday that Executive Director Reed Phillip will be leaving after nearly 10 years with the party.

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Purchase agreement between Birmingham-Southern, Miles College falls through as deal expires

A deal between Miles College and Birmingham-Southern College fell through on Monday.

Marshall Alabama News
AG Marshall demands Biden administration halt international plastic pollution treaty push in final months of presidency

Attorney General Steve Marshall is trying to stop the soon-to-be-ousted Biden administration's plans to impose hefty international regulations on plastic production, claiming that an international treaty should be negotiated by the incoming President-elect Donald Trump.

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Seven Christmas concerts at Oxford Performing Arts Center in December

It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas at the Oxford Performing Arts Center with seven Christmas concerts in December.

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Madison County special education teacher arrested, charged with abuse, torture of special needs student

A Madison County special education teacher has been arrested and suspended from her position after facing accusations of torture and willful abuse of a special needs student.

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Albertville teen charged with vehicular manslaughter in deaths of two other teens

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is investigating a deadly crash that claimed the lives of two teens.

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House Minority Leader Daniels to file bill to make overtime tax exemption permanent

House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) will file a bill in the 2025 session to make a temporary state income tax exemption on overtime pay passed in 2023 permanent. 

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Tuberville monitoring federal investigation of destroyed eagles’ nest in Auburn  

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating, and U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is monitoring the investigation of a bald eagles' nest that was removed and destroyed overnight earlier this month on land where Hughston Homes of Georgia was developing a new residential neighborhood.

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Cumulus Radio cancels long-running Sunday morning gospel show with Bill Roberts

Sunday morning's "Grand Old Gospel Time" was canceled by Cumulus Radio.

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State Rep. Woods to seek Greg Reed's soon-to-be-vacated State Senate District 5 seat

State Rep. Matt Woods (R-Jasper) announced on Monday he’s running in the special election for State Senate District 5. 

Tuberville Alabama News
Tuberville optimistic on Mobile Bay I-10 bridge project funding under Trump, less for I-65 widening

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently expressed hope for federal aid from Donald Trump's incoming administration to complete the long-awaited Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway. However, he appeared to shy away from discussing efforts to widen Interstate 65.

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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin hypes memoir as city reports record-high murder rate

On Friday, it was announced the city is on track for a record-breaking number of homicides. Meanwhile, on Saturday, the mayor announced that he has written his memoir, "Son of Birmingham," which will be released on Jan. 21, 2025.

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Dwight Yoakam brings Bakersfield sound to Orange Beach’s Wharf May 29 in national tour

Dwight Yoakam brings his national tour to Orange Beach, Alabama on May 29 at The Wharf.

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Historic preservationists working to remove 80-ton murals from Mobile Civic Center

As work continues on the demolition of the iconic Mobile Civic Center, extra care is being taken to preserve massive murals on the arena's walls.

Tuberville Alabama News
Tuberville on new Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency: ‘Best thing’ Trump has done so far

The new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is the “best thing” President-elect Donald Trump has done so far, according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

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David Pugh elected as chairman of National Associated Builders and Contractors Board

The Associated Builders and Contractors announced this week that David Pugh, a partner at Bradley in Birmingham, was elected 2025 chair of the ABC National Board of Directors during its meeting at the association’s annual Leadership Institute in Scottsdale, Ariz.

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Eric Metaxas: Trump victory gives Christians a fighting chance to take back America — 'We're living through a tremendously historic moment'

Republicans fought hard to retake control in Washington this election cycle, but prominent author and speaker Eric Metaxas says the battle for America's soul is only beginning.

APLS Alabama News
State library board reverses decision on federal grant administration despite director's protests

The Alabama Public Library Service executive board voted on Thursday to reinstate a policy allowing a competitive bid process for local libraries to receive federal grant funds, much to the chagrin of APLS director Nancy Pack.

Gulf Shores City Schools Alabama News
Elliott proposes Baldwin County penny tax amendment to include Gulf Shores, Orange Beach systems

The Baldwin County Public School system receives 100% of the education portion of a one-cent sales tax that the state legislature levied in 2017.

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