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Gorman Alabama News
Former pastor, son of late Alabama justice, arrested for traveling to meet a child for sex

The West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force arrested former pastor James Gorman Houston in connection to a child sex sting.

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AG Marshall backs Louisiana in fighting injunction on Ten Commandments law

Attorney General Steve Marshall recently joined a brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals defending a recently blocked Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms.

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'The Grinches among us are still trying to steal Christmas': State Sen. Weaver announces bill making 'porch piracy' a felony in Alabama

State Sen. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) has re-filed legislation taking on "porch pirates" in the next legislative session by making stealing packages or other items from someone else's porch a felony.

Dale Strong Alabama News
Dale Strong unveils space transportation legislation

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) introduced legislation on Wednesday to support the growing demands of the space transportation industry. 

Tuberville Alabama News
Tuberville slams ‘absolutely ridiculous’ spending in new bill to avoid Friday government shutdown

A recently-released government funding bill is filled with too much frivolous spending, according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

Jack Hawkins Alabama News
Troy University chancellor Jack Hawkins for Governor? ‘I’ve been encouraged to run’

Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., who has served as Troy University chancellor for over 35 years, said on Monday he’d received encouragement from some to run for governor in 2026.

Anthony Daniels Alabama News
'That's a tax increase': Top House Democrat Anthony Daniels warns against efforts to roll back state overtime income tax exemption

State House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) defended his 2023 overtime tax exemption law during an appearance on Tuesday's broadcast of Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show."

Randox Alabama News
Baldwin County Coroner's new toxicology machine expediting lab results, allowing for quicker arrests

A recent arrest made hours after the overdose death of a Gulf Shores man was possible because of a new machine at the Baldwin County Coroner's Office.

Farmer Alabama News
Ag Commissioner Rick Pate discusses farm bill, agriculture assistance: ‘We’ve gone through a rough couple of years’

America is on the verge of losing “a lot of farmers” if Congress doesn’t act soon, according to Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate.

Steve Marshall Alabama News
U.S. Archivist ensures no ratification of equal rights amendment after AG Marshall sends warning letter

U.S. Archivist Dr. Colleen Shogan and Deputy Archivist William J. Bosanko jointly released a statement on Tuesday, vowing not to ratify an equal rights amendment to the U.S. Constitution after Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall sent a letter to Shogan and President Joe Biden earlier this week.

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Judge dismisses last of three IVF lawsuits that birthed controversial February Supreme Court decision

A district judge on Friday dismissed the last of three in-vitro fertilization (IVF) wrongful death lawsuits in the state that spawned the massively controversial Alabama Supreme Court decision earlier this year.

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'We've been put on the back burner': Level Plains police chief wants ALDOT to fix deadly intersections

The Level Plains Police Chief is calling on the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to turn talk into action on Highway 84.

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Alabama’s 9 electors officially cast votes for Trump-Vance: ‘Electoral College is vital to protect the character of our nation’

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen convened a meeting of the electors for the 2024 general election where nine electors on Tuesday cast their votes for Donald Trump for president and JD Vance for vice president.

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Tuberville hints at Redstone Arsenal as permanent home for FBI — 'Wouldn’t it be great to have the entire FBI agency in Huntsville, Alabama?'

After talks of a restructured FBI in the upcoming Trump administration, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently hinted at the possibility of the agency’s permanent home being at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.

Shell2 Alabama News
Sylacauga musician Mike Shell traded smoking for saving – and it's paying off

Smoking is a costly habit. If you stopped smoking and socked away the money you saved, you would benefit — like Sylacauga's Mike Shell.

Tyrell Johnson Alabama News
Homeless man charged in suspected fentanyl overdose death in Gulf Shores

A suspected drug overdose fatality ended in charges Monday for a Baldwin County man believed to be the supplier of the drugs.

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‘Reprehensible and false’ — Defendant attorneys push back against accusations by litigants suing Madison County over long-running land dispute

Attorneys representing defendants in a land dispute against brothers Kevin and Robert Matthews and their family estate filed a motion Monday asking the court to enforce sanctions on the plaintiffs for their alleged false accusations and disregard for legal judgments.

Aldoge Alabama News
ALDOGE: Alabama Policy Institute launches Alabama Department of Government Efficiency

On Monday, API launched ALDOGE, “an initiative inspired by the principles of the national DOGE program led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.”

Michael Christopher Mullen Alabama News
Robertsdale man charged with aggravated abuse of 11-month-old infant

Robertsdale Police arrested a man Saturday after he was accused of abusing an 11-month-old baby girl.

kay ivey Alabama News
Ivey, 17 Republican governors urge Congress to pass workforce bill with ‘state flexibility’

Congress should pass the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) with flexibility for states, according to Gov. Kay Ivey and 17 Republican governors.

Steve Marshall Alabama News
AG Marshall demands Joe Biden not ratify equal rights constitutional amendment decades after passed deadline

Attorney General Steve Marshall recently sent a letter to President Joe Biden amidst rumors that the president was attempting to ratify an equal rights amendment to the U.S. Constitution despite a decades-lapsed deadline.

Elliot Maisel Alabama News
Mobile Airport Authority chair Elliot Maisel steps down after eight years

Mobile Airport Authority chairman Elliot Maisel announced he would be stepping down from his position and into a chairman emeritus role.

Biden Alabama News
Huntsville pill mill doctor who 'directly contributed to the opioid epidemic' among those granted clemency by Joe Biden

Shelinder Aggarwal, a former Huntsville pill mill doctor sentenced to 15 years in prison as the "highest prescriber in the U.S. of Schedule II controlled substances" at one point, is among the nearly 1,500 in a massive wave of pardons and commutations issued by President Joe Biden last week.

Spanish Fort Council meeting Alabama News
Spanish Fort mayor says no place in library for teen sex guide; New library board members appointed

The Spanish Fort mayor said a book brought to his attention by 1819 News has no place in the city library.

Alexander Hilton Alabama News
Gulf Shores man killed by FBI agent called for arrest of ‘insurrected government officials’

A man killed on December 13 in an FBI agent-involved shooting had years of legal battles with government officials and had called for a militia to work together to take them down on December 15.

guns and ammo Alabama News
Tuberville on efforts to abolish the ATF: 'All I’m for is shaking things up and giving the power back to the people'

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) gave a tentatively supportive outlook on efforts to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, which has already received backing from some Alabama congressmen.

Trill Carter Alabama News
Auburn football player shot in Charlotte

Auburn defensive lineman Trill Carter was shot late Thursday night in Charlotte.

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