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'Incredibly disheartened': Montgomery leaders demand answers from Mayor Steven Reed over leaked audio

Montgomery City Council leaders are calling for answers from Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed after leaked audio shows Reed in a series of profanity-laced tirades downplaying his need for the black vote and bashing in-state economic investment in Montgomery.

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'Extortion' — Montgomery Mayor Reed claims victimhood in wake of controversial remarks; Questions remain unanswered

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed claims that recently leaked, profanity-laced audio resulted from an extortion attempt from a Montgomery community member in 2020.

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Twinkle Cavanaugh announces Alabama PSC president re-election bid

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh announced Monday that she will seek re-election as President of the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC). 

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Samford revival showing no signs of stopping as displays of prayer, singing and testimonies nears fifth day

Students at Samford University have been gathering for over four days to sing and pray in a spontaneous revival that has been ongoing since Wednesday.

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Baldwin County bridge contractor donated thousands to Kay Ivey campaigns; Hearings in case to begin this week

The newest defendant named in the case, Scott Bridge Company, is the company chosen by ALDOT to build the new bridge, and a quick search of campaign contributions with the Secretary of State’s office shows a connection to state leaders.

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‘It was all just God working’: Alabama pastors visit Asbury revival

The Asbury revival in Kentucky has been making its way through the hearts and souls of Christians throughout the country and the world. That was no different for three pastors of an Alabama church. They were so inspired, they made the trip from Trussville, Alabama, to Kentucky to experience the revival firsthand.

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Caught on tape: Montgomery Mayor Reed in apparent profanity-filled rants on black vote, other issues — 'I don't [EXPLETIVE] have to damn get the black vote'

Recently published audio recordings allegedly capture Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed in a series of profanity-laced tirades downplaying his need for the black vote, bashing in-state economic investment in Montgomery and much more.

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'I'm not a monster': Alabama man who killed parents talks to 1819 News from behind bars

Michael Travis Head, now 36, was only 16 years old when he shot and killed his father and stepmother in their Rock Stand home in east Alabama in August 2002. It was the most gruesome death scene the sheriff at the time said he ever saw in his 35-year career in law enforcement. However, for Head, he said it was the ending of an even more tragic life he said he had been living for years.

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'The Shift' director Brock Heasley discusses filming dystopian movie based on the Book of Job in Alabama

Brock Heasley grew up loving movies. Now, he's taking his first crack at directing a full-length film, and he’s doing it right here in Alabama. Earlier this month, Brock and his team occupied a street in Birmingham to film scenes of “The Shift,” a retelling of the book of Job set in a science fiction dystopia. 

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Auburn Plainsman campus newspaper gives Black Student Union a pass — White racial slurs 'no way, shape or form the same as the historic systematic and structural racism' against black people

The editorial board for Auburn University’s primary campus newspaper, The Auburn Plainsman, released an opinion piece in response to the list of white racial slurs leaked from a group message titled “AU Connect.”

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U.S. Sen. Britt joins efforts to fight coyote funding, fentanyl smuggling at southern border

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) has joined in a number of additional legislative efforts to combat illegal immigration and trafficking at the southern border.  

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Former state prison health care provider declares bankruptcy, linked to contract on hold

Corizon Health Services, a former prison health care provider to the state of Alabama, declared bankruptcy this week.

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Mobile County Health Department initiative sought to 'declare racism as a public health crisis'

While some community health departments continue to deal with the lingering effects of COVID-19, the Mobile County Health Department has moved on to tackle other so-called threats.

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State Rep. Brown files bill continuing progress made in sexual assault survivors bill of rights

State rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollinger's Island) has pre-filed the second legislative step in Alabama’s 2021 sexual assault survivors bill of rights.

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State Rep. Stringer: Releasing violent offenders not a solution to prison overcrowding — 'Build new prisons'

State Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) is apparently reconsidering his 2021 "yes" vote on legislation that retroactively applied a 2015 mandatory release law to all inmates before 2015.

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Mobile County man found guilty on 15 charges, including rape and sodomy of 18 month old

The Mobile County District Attorney's Office is thankful for a conviction after what the DA called a difficult case to present.

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Birmingham Business Alliance adds Birmingham-Southern College bailout to list of legislative priorities for 2023

The Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA) is pushing for Birmingham Southern College (BSC) to receive a bailout from the State Legislature, according to its new list of legislative priorities for 2023.

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Visit Dothan CEO sentenced to 18 months in prison for bank fraud in Iowa

Visit Dothan President and CEO Aaron McCreight was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Thursday for his role in defrauding a bank while employed in a similar position in 2018 in Iowa.

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Tuberville promotes bill banning trans soldiers — 'Our service members must be as capable and deployable as possible'

“The world is on the brink of a major conflict, and America’s military must be ready to fight at a moment’s notice. Now is not the time to socially experiment with our armed forces at the expense of readiness, morale, and our national defense.”

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Alabama has 4th-highest sales tax burden nationally

Alabama has the fourth-highest state and local combined sales tax rate in the nation in 2023, according to a recent analysis by the Tax Foundation.

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State Rep. England prefiles bill to add criminal penalties to Alabama's constitutional carry law

State Rep. Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa) has prefiled a bill to create criminal punishments for failing to declare the presence of a weapon to law enforcement.

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ADOC commissioner John Hamm: Nitrogen hypoxia protocol should be complete by end of 2023

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is planning on having nitrogen gas ready to use for executions by the end of 2023.

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Severe storms expected this afternoon and evening could produce strong winds, hail

The National Weather Service (NWS) is monitoring a system coming from the west that could impact much of Alabama Thursday afternoon and into the evening.

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DeSantis-mania? ALGOP forced to move event featuring the Florida governor to larger venue after ticket sales exceed expectations

The Alabama Republican Party's (ALGOP) winter dinner is being relocated to a bigger venue to accommodate the growing number of people wanting to meet Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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'Vaccine Police' man plans to appeal criminal charge to Alabama Supreme Court after motion to dismiss denied in Whole Foods trespassing case

A man criminally charged with trespassing after refusing to leave Whole Foods in Mountain Brook when he wouldn't wear a mask during the height of the pandemic plans to appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court.

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District Attorney recuses himself from voter fraud case in Perry County

Fourth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Robert Turner, Jr. has recused himself from a voter fraud case against his cousin, Perry County Commission chairman Albert Turner, Jr.

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Authorities confirm no survivors in Madison County helicopter crash

Wednesday afternoon, first responders received calls of a downed helicopter near Highway 53 and Burwell Road in Huntsville.  

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