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Ivey supports state's version of shark attack alert system 'Lulu's Law'

Gov. Kay Ivey expressed support Wednesday for House Bill 437, which would establish a shark attack or unusual shark activity alert system in Alabama.

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$10 billion Education Trust Fund budget advances in Senate

An approximately $10 billion Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget for fiscal year 2026 passed the Senate Finance and Taxation Education committee on Wednesday.

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Caught on camera: Robbery at Brighton Bingo Hall in Jefferson County

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information on two people caught on camera robbing the Brighton Bingo Hall.

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Mike Rogers expects Space Command ‘will officially be assigned’ to Huntsville in April

It’s expected that Space Command will officially be moved from Colorado to Alabama later this month, according to U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks).

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Senate passes bill raising age of consent for medical treatment

The Alabama Senate passed legislation raising the age of consent for medical treatment from 14 to 16 years of age on Tuesday by a 30-2 margin.

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Montgomery County Board of Education hires Zickeyous Byrd as superintendent

On Tuesday, the Montgomery County Board of Education announced Dr. Zickeyous Byrd as the new superintendent of Montgomery Public Schools.

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Mobile pastor sentenced to two years in sexual misconduct case

A Mobile pastor convicted of seven counts of sexual misconduct was sentenced Tuesday to two years in jail.

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Health Committee approves heavily-amended ALFA health care plan bill – ‘We don't want to cause a lot of limitations on the ability to provide this type of affordable health plan option’

Legislation allowing the Alabama Farmers Federation to begin offering health plans to its members cleared the House Health Committee on Tuesday, setting it up for a House vote, expected for Thursday.

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Mobile focusing on drainage infrastructure improvements following massive rainfall event

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson recently highlighted some projects to address drainage issues across the city after receiving six to 10 inches of rain Sunday into Monday.

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Legislature passes Pharmacy Benefit Manager reform – 'Accomplishing this is a testament to the strength of the legislative process'

On Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives unanimously passed amended legislation regulating Pharmacy Benefit Managers, sending it to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for a signature after the Senate voted to concur with the House’s amendments.

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Baldwin County school tax bill passes after another contentious Senate committee meeting

Statewide legislation that would change how a Baldwin County sales tax is distributed passed the Senate County and Municipal Government committee on Tuesday afternoon.

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Mobile County Sheriff says ALEA Marine Patrol ‘harassing’ boaters

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch is working on a boater’s rights campaign after another year of hearing from concerned citizens about one or two officers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Patrol Division.

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Barry Moore files bill to abolish Education Department – ‘It's time to give parents back the power over their children's learning’

While President Donald Trump has deployed every means possible to diminish and shrink the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore has now taken the first step toward gaining the congressional support needed to totally and completely abolish the agency.

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Hoover City Council votes to reallocate Performing Arts Center money for 'critical' sewer needs

As with many Hoover City Council meetings held over the past year, the hour-and-a-half-long discussion included several heated exchanges, interruptions and accusations of failed leadership.

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Bibb County man indicted for capital murder of wife, four children

The man authorities say shot his wife, their two children and his niece and nephew last July has been indicted on five capital murder charges.

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Dadeville Sweet 16 party mass shooting suspects could face trial this summer

Tallapoosa Circuit Judge Steve Perryman ordered criminal term dates for the six suspects charged in the April 15, 2023, Sweet 16 party shooting in Dadeville.

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37,000 students apply for state’s school choice program as deadline closes – ‘We are highly encouraged by the strong response in year one of the program’

At the end of the deadline, the state of Alabama received nearly 37,000 students applying for its school choice program, the Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students' Education (CHOOSE) Act.

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'This experience has pushed us past our limits': Fiancée of detained University of Alabama doctoral student from Iran provides update

The fiancée of Alireza Doroudi, a University of Alabama mechanical engineering doctoral student arrested by ICE in March, said on Monday that the incident “has pushed us past our limits.”

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MAWSS board approves plan to partially reopen Mobile’s Big Creek Lake to recreation; Sportsmen say ‘not enough’

Mobile water board approves plan to partially reopen Big Creek Lake. Sportsmen say "not enough."

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Monroeville man charged with 13 counts of rape of child under 14

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man in connection to the rape of a child under 14.

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Drugs, guns, crocodile, snakes found in Blount County home where four-year-old was shot

The Blount County Sheriff’s Office arrested the parents of a four-year-old boy who was shot and injured in the arm and leg on April 4.

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State Rep. Yarbrough's bill to punish abortion as murder part of growing national trend — ‘By giving mothers total immunity, it’s incentivizing self-managed abortions'

Newly filed legislation by State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) to punish abortion as murder in the state of Alabama comes amidst a wave of similar bills gaining momentum in multiple states nationwide.

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'It’s a great day to be an American' — Marshall, Moore, Aderholt praise SCOTUS ruling allowing Trump's Tren de Aragua deportations

Support for President Donald Trump came flooding in on Monday from Alabama's leaders after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the president can use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport suspected members of a Venezuelan criminal gang.

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Wahl: DOGE cuts haven’t hit Alabama libraries yet

According to Alabama Public Library Service Board chairman John Wahl, Department of Government Efficiency cuts to library federal grants haven’t affected Alabama libraries so far.

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Senate passes legislation legalizing ‘historical horse racing’ slot machines in Greene County

The Senate passed legislation legalizing historical horse racing gambling machines in Greene County on Thursday by a 14-1 margin.

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Chuck Wagon Gang free Christian music concert at Andalusia church on Thursday

The almost-90-year-old Chuck Wagon Gang brings their Christian music to Andalusia for a free concert Thursday, April 10.

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RFK Jr.'s HHS cancels $1.2 million NIH grant to UAB on ‘Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake’ for racial minorities with rheumatic diseases

The Trump administration canceled a $1.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) last week.

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