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Red Snapper Alabama News
Red snapper season reopens on September 29

The 2023 private angler red snapper fishing season will reopen on Friday, September 29, for four-day weekends until the remaining federal quota is met, according to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Britt Tuberville Alabama News
'Yet another attack on Alabamians’ constitutionally protected religious liberty': Britt, Tuberville fire back at Freedom From Religion Foundation

U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) have recently spoken out against the unfolding drama between the state of Alabama and the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF).  

Wes Allen screenshot Alabama News
Secretary of State Wes Allen: No ICE ID cards for Alabama elections

Federal identification cards for illegal immigrants won’t be able to be used to vote in Alabama elections, according to Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen. 

Tommy Tuberville Alabama News
Tuberville joins 28 other lawmakers in opposing sending $24 billion more to Ukraine

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and 28 other lawmakers signed onto a letter opposing giving Ukraine another $24 billion in its war against Russia on Thursday.

Anniston High football fans in 2022 Photo from Anniston High Schools Facebook page Alabama News
Anniston High School cancels homecoming parade and pep rally after Tuesday shooting that police say involved teen girls

The Anniston High School Bulldogs will take on the White Plains Wildcats in its annual homecoming football game on Friday night. But, unlike previous years, Anniston residents didn’t get to encourage the team the night before.

Barry Moore Alabama News
Barry Moore: Illegal immigrants under Biden more than the population of over half of states

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) took a jab at President Joe Biden on Friday morning, suggesting that the number of illegal immigrants that have entered through the southern border exceeds the populations of a majority of U.S. states.

Atmore Police Alabama News
Atmore Police charge suspect with murder in chain-reaction death outside bar

Atmore Police now say only one person is responsible for the death of a man outside a bar in early August and they have made an arrest.

Unite Auburn Alabama News
1819 News article alerted Freedom From Religion Foundation of Christian event on Auburn's campus

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which is asking for reform within the Auburn University Athletic Department and the firing of the school's chaplains, said officials with the foundation were first alerted about a Christian event at the university because of an article by 1819 News.

Kay Ivey Alabama News
'We will not be intimidated': Ivey fires back at FFRF after complaints over college religious activities

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday sent a letter to the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), defending two Alabama universities after the FFRF sent letters opposing faculty engagement in religious activities.

Michael Watkins Alabama News
Wetumpka man arrested for killing black bear faces $2,000 in fines, jail time

A black bear is dead and a Wetumpka man is facing a criminal charge after an incident in Elmore County.

AUBURN BAPTISM Alabama News
Atheist group triggered by Auburn coaches participating in mass student baptisms

The baptism of an Auburn University football player has resulted in a well-known anti-religious group taking notice.

Books Alabama News
Autauga GOP passes resolution fighting against 'obscene, sexually explicit' books for minors at local library

The Autauga County GOP approved a resolution on Thursday, backing those opposing sexually explicit books made available to minors in the Autauga-Prattville Public Library.

Terri Collins Alabama News
House Education Policy chair Terri Collins supports changes to third-grade reading requirements, not concerned about holdbacks

House Education Policy Committee chairwoman State Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur) is all-in on the recent adjustment to third-grade reading tests for Alabama students.

Hugo L. Black United States Courthouse, Birmingham, Ala. Alabama News
Federal lawsuit alleging racketeering among Jefferson County family courts dismissed

A federal lawsuit that listed several Jefferson County attorneys and judges as defendants in an alleged “criminal enterprise” has been dismissed without prejudice.

A picture of a crane at the Elmore construction site presented at the Joint Prison Oversight Committee Meeting on September 20 2023 Photo by Will Blakely Alabama News
ADOC's Hamm blames rising construction prices for significant Elmore prison cost overrun

MONTGOMERY - Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Commissioner John Hamm delivered an update on prison construction during Wednesday’s Join Prison Oversight Committee meeting, insinuating that just one of the two new mega-prisons could cost the state over $1 billion.

Barry Moore questions AG Garland Alabama News
Watch: Barry Moore grills AG Garland about 'weaponization' of DOJ: 'Is it a crime in the U.S. to question an election?'

With the 2024 presidential election approaching, the validity of the 2020 election still looms large in the minds of many Americans, including U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) who asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland Wednesday if it was a crime to question elections.

AL State House Lon Worley Alabama News
Legislators to consider new State House proposal next week

Legislators will consider at a meeting of the Legislative Council on Tuesday whether to enter into a lease agreement with the Retirement Systems of Alabama for a new State House.

Homewood Alabama News
Homewood committee recommends city council move forward with referendum considering city manager model

This week, the Homewood City Council’s Finance Committee officially recommended that the council change how the city government operates.

Nancy Buckner, Eric Mackey Alabama News
DHR commissioner Nancy Buckner, State Education Superintendent Eric Mackey named in lawsuits against youth residential facilities

Alabama Department of Human Resources commissioner Nancy Buckner and Alabama Department of Education Superintendent Eric Mackey were recently named in several lawsuits claiming violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act in residential treatment facilities.

Uawx Alabama News
190 workers strike at Mercedes supplier ZF Chassis Systems in Tuscaloosa

Nearly 200 workers at Mercedes supplier ZF in Tuscaloosa went on strike yesterday.

Derrol Shaw with gun Photo from Twitter Alabama News
ADOC's Hamm refuses to answer questions about potential August hostage situation, prisoner with gun: 'It wasn’t pretty, but we’re getting to the bottom of it'

MONTGOMERY - Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm refused to go into detail about an incident at Donaldson Correctional Facility in August, which involved a prisoner with a gun who may have taken guards hostage.

Anne DiPrizio Alabama News
WATCH: Woman pours water on former State Rep. Kyle South's head during public hearing — Has lengthy disruptive history

The woman who poured a container of water over former State Rep. Kyle South has a lengthy history of disruptive behavior at various events across the state.

Dadeville Alabama News
Sixth suspect in Dadeville Sweet 16 shooting denied bond under Aniah’s Law

Sherman Peters III, 15, was denied bond Tuesday under Aniah’s Law. The teen has been charged as an adult in connection to a deadly shooting at a Sweet 16 party in Dadeville.

Givan Alabama News
Tased Minor High band director’s attorney Juandalynn Givan: This would ‘not have happened in a majority-white school’

Minor High School band director Johnny Mims wouldn’t have been tased at a recent football game if the incident happened at a majority white school, according to his attorney.

manhole Alabama News
Jefferson County requests release from decades-long sewer consent decree

Since 1996, the Jefferson County Commission has been bound by a consent decree over the county sewer system. That is something commissioners want to change.

Photo from Facebook Alabama News
Activists protest Samford University for not recognizing LGBTQ law student organization

Student and local LGBTQ activists crowded in front of the Wright Center at Samford University in Birmingham on Thursday to pressure the private Christian college into removing what they call anti-LGBTQ policies.

Ozark Dale County Library Alabama News
Ozark Dale County Library Board makes changes in response to juvenile book controversy

The Ozark Dale County Library Board made changes during a meeting Wednesday to protect juveniles in the children and teen sections of the library.

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