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Retired Montgomery County DA Daryl Bailey joins Faulkner University

Faulkner University announced on Friday that Daryl Bailey is joining the school as Director of Admissions and External Affairs at the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law (JSL).

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Legendary Mobile news anchor Mel Showers dies at 78

Mel Showers, a beloved television news anchor in Mobile has died. He was 78.

Lawrence Battiste Alabama News
Lawrence Battiste throws name in hat for Mobile mayor

Former Mobile Public Safety Director Lawrence Battiste announced his run for Mobile mayor, according to WKRG.

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Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy endorses Caroleene Dobson for Congress

The Caroleene Dobson for Congress campaign announced on Friday that former presidential candidate and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has endorsed her candidacy for Alabama’s second congressional district seat.

Hurricane Alabama News
ALDOT sending second crew deployed to Florida hurricane recovery

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is sending a second crew to Florida to assist in recovery from Hurricanes Milton and Helene.

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'The joke is on them': Katie Britt sounds off on media reaction to Trump 'fantastically attractive' comment about her

Earlier this week, former President Donald Trump discussed how he was confronted with the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling on in-vitro fertilization (IVF), which posed issued to IVF clinics throughout the state and was used by Democrats to attack Republicans.

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Labor force participation in September unchanged at 57.5%, unemployment up to 2.9%

Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Marty Redden announced on Friday that Alabama’s labor force participation rate for September held steady at 57.5%. 

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Ivey calls for ‘immediate removal’ of ADVA commissioner Kent Davis, board to meet again on Tuesday

Governor Kay Ivey called another State Board of Veterans Affairs (SBVA) on Friday to immediately remove outgoing Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner Kent Davis.

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'We cannot legislate morality': Birmingham Council promises to deliver justice following deadly mass shooting

The leadership of the Birmingham City Council, along with Public Safety Chair LaTonya Tate, responded to the Sept. 21, Five Points South mass shooting, saying enough is enough.

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Tuberville: Kamala came across 'like a crazy ex-girlfriend' in Fox News' Baier interview

In a recent appearance on Fox Business Network's "Kudlow," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) blasted Vice President Kamala Harris for her recent interview with Fox News Channel's "Special Report" anchor Bret Baier, saying she came across like a "crazy ex-girlfriend."

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FBI arrests Athens man for allegedly hacking SEC’s X account to post about Bitcoin

An Alabama man was arrested by the FBI on Thursday in Athens on charges related to the January hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s social media account on X.

Derrick Dearman Alabama News
‘Justice has been served’: State carries out lethal injection of man who massacred five

On Thursday evening, The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) successfully carried out the lethal injection execution of Derrick Dearman, who was convicted of murdering five of his girlfriend's relatives with an axe and gun.

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Former Homeland Security agent discusses human trafficking in Baldwin County

Retired Homeland Security special agent Angelo Fermo spoke to Eagle Forum Baldwin County about human trafficking and what he has witnessed.

Dale Strong Alabama News
U.S. Rep. Strong seeking answers for Biden's 'irresponsibly focused funding' in wake of hurricane damage

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) recently joined other Republican members of the House Homeland Security Committee in demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security for poorly prioritizing federal funds in the aftermath of Hurricanes Milton and Helene.

Marquet Caldwell Alabama News
Another teen charged with Montgomery murder in increasingly troubling trend of teen murder suspects

In an increasingly troubling trend in the state’s capital city, another teenager has been charged with murder in the case of a July shooting that left one 16-year-old dead and another seriously injured.

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State set to execute convicted mass axe murderer Derrick Dearman Thursday night

The State of Alabama is set to carry out its fifth execution of the year tonight with the scheduled lethal injection of Derrick Dearman, who was convicted of murdering five of his girlfriend's relatives with an axe and gun.

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AG Marshall files brief opposing EPA emissions restrictions — 'The Biden-Harris Administration has declared war on American energy'

Attorney General Steve Marshall recently filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stop the Biden administration’s plans to impose emissions standards on truck manufacturers.

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Legislative salaries to increase to $62K in 2025, highest in South

Salaries for all Alabama legislators will increase to $62,212 in 2025.

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AG Marshall attends murder trial for Lowndes County Sheriff 'Big John' Williams

The trial is underway for William Chase Johnson, the man charged with capital murder in the 2019 shooting death of Lowndes County Sheriff “Big John” Williams.

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Linden Bypass project on track for fall 2025 completion

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) reported progress on Gov. Kay Ivey's West Alabama Highway initiative.

Kent Davis Alabama News
SBVA board member disputes claim ADVA commissioner Kent Davis vote was 'manipulated'

State Board of Veterans Affairs members were pressured and "manipulated" into unanimously passing a motion asking Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis to reconsider his plans to resign at the end of the year, according to SBVA vice chair Scott Gedling.

Steven Reed Alabama News
Montgomery Mayor Reed applauds demise of Alabama's non-citizen voter purge — 'Tactics that suppress or intimidate voters'

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed swiftly came out with full-throated support of a recent decision by a federal judge requiring Secretary of State Wes Allen to halt a state program to purge non-citizen voters from the state’s rolls ahead of the November presidential election.

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State Sen. Elliott warns of possible ‘unintended consequences’ from Baldwin County Commission’s hearing aid tax cut

The Baldwin County Commission’s recent elimination of sales tax on hearing aids could lead to a larger revenue loss for the county than previously expected, according to State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine).

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More stringent requirements for continued unemployment benefits on the docket for 2025 legislative session

Legislation adding requirements for those collecting unemployment benefits has been filed in the Alabama House of Representatives for the 2025 legislative session.

Damien Mc Daniel Alabama News
Birmingham's Five Points South mass shooting suspect charged in multiple homicides spanning three days

Birmingham Police said a suspect in the deadly Five Points South mass shooting could be responsible for six deaths in three days.

Voter registration Alabama News
Federal judge blocks Alabama Secretary of State Allen’s non-citizen voter purge program

U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco blocked a state program aimed at removing ineligible voters from its election rolls from continuing on Wednesday.

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Ivey backs effort supporting state bans on transgender operations for minors — 'Nothing controversial about protecting our children'

Governor Kay Ivey recently joined nine Republican governors in an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in defense of a case before SCOTUS determining the future of a Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries and medications for minors, which will have major implications for a similar law in Alabama.

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