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Alabama clinics appeal IVF ruling to U.S. Supreme Court

Two Alabama clinics offering in-vitro fertilization services asked the U.S. Supreme Court last week to take up an appeal of a February ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court.

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Tuberville trades jabs with Tim Walz over football, military record — ‘He's worked his way up by smoke and mirrors'

A former defensive coordinator at Mankato West High School in Mankato, Minn., Walz dubbed himself the "anti-Tuberville" on Wednesday and said he would "show that football coaches are not the dumbest people."

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Illegal alien arrested for rape of Daleville teen; Judge issues bond

Gabriel Espino is accused of engaging in sexual intercourse with the teen "by forcible compulsion" and is charged with first-degree rape.

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Dothan citizens express concerns over sexually explicit books being ignored, library director putting kids at risk

Dothan residents said their concerns about sexually explicit books for children and teens were once again ignored by Dothan Houston County Library System director Christopher Warren following Wednesday's board meeting.

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Appeals court upholds murder conviction of Gadsden man who shot, killed 18-year-old in fake drug deal, robbery

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the capital murder conviction of a Gadsden man who shot into an occupied van, killing the driver in a phony drug buy with the intent to rob the victim.

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State federal delegation blasts Biden, Harris on anniversary of deadly Afghanistan withdrawal

Some of Alabama’s federal delegation took time on Thursday to remember the United States 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, highlighting the Biden administration’s disastrous handling of the move that left over a dozen American soldiers dead.

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Tampering with local K-12 dollars not part of possible school funding change, legislators say

Possible changes to the public K-12 education funding formula in Alabama won’t include shifting local funding between different school districts, according to legislators.

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Montgomery high school goes virtual due to COVID-19 outbreak

The Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School in Montgomery held classes virtually on Wednesday and Thursday due to “a COVID-19 outbreak,” according to a press release.

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ADOC struggling to recruit officers as federal deadline draws nearer – 'We’re doing as much as we can'

Alabama Department of Corrections director John Hamm recently detailed the ongoing issues the department currently has with staffing while the timeline on a federal lawsuit ticks down.

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Caroleene Dobson backs Alabama Dems in DNC delegate controversy — ‘Shameful and unfair practice from any angle you view it’

Caroleene Dobson said on Thursday she agrees with recent statements by Alabama Democratic Party chairman Randy Kelley, who said African-Americans throughout the Second Congressional District and other areas of Alabama are being unfairly denied the opportunity to serve as delegates at next week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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Former Centre police officer admits to conspiring to plant evidence so he could make drug arrest

Former Centre Police officer Michael Kilgore pleaded guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance after investigators said he unlawfully handled and planted evidence.

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Tuberville hits back at 'embarrassment to the Coaching profession' Tim Walz, calls Dem VP nominee 'a radical leftist posing as a Midwestern moderate'

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is throwing a flag on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, after Walz invoked Alabama's senior U.S. Senator's name at a fundraiser the night before.

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State Supreme Court paves way for third nitrogen hypoxia execution of man convicted in torture, murder of female hitchhiker

This week, the Alabama Supreme Court authorized the nitrogen hypoxia execution of Carey Dale Grayson, who was convicted in the 1994 kidnapping and murder of a female hitchhiker.

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'Demand for money and to become a sex slave upon release': Fmr Democrat state senator accused of sexually assaulting Calhoun County Jail inmate

Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade said a former state senator and well-known Anniston attorney is under investigation after an inmate accused him of sexual assault.

Steve Marshall Alabama News
AG Marshall leads effort to defend Idaho ban on transgender female participation in girls' sports

Attorney General Steve Marshall recently led a 26-state brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court to overturn a lower court’s ruling against an Idaho law that prohibits biological males from competing in women’s sports.

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AL-2 GOP hopeful Caroleene Dobson backs cryptocurrency, blockchain technology — ‘There’s a lot of potential application in rural areas’

Republican candidate for Alabama’s new District 2 congressional candidate, Caroleene Dobson, recently expressed both support and excitement for the future of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in state and national applications.

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Grove Hill Memorial Hospital ending inpatient services, including labor and delivery

A Clarke County hospital is ending labor and delivery services and will be a rural emergency hospital only.

Dale Strong Alabama News
Strong demands DHS Secretary Mayorkas answer for influx of Haitian immigrants in north Alabama

As concerns over Haitian immigration in north Alabama continue to grow, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) is demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security. Strong sent a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas laying out the issues cities in District 5 face.

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Athens leadership addresses immigration concerns; Councilman denies getting subsidies for rentals, says Haitian students arrive with more vaccines than schools require

Like many other cities in north Alabama, Athens has reportedly seen a rise in Haitian immigration, which has caused residents to ask local and state leadership to take action.

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Moms for Liberty Alabama hosting Brave Books 'See You at the Library' across the state to promote wholesome books

Moms for Liberty Alabama is once again supporting and hosting the Brave Books “See You At The Library” events in libraries nationwide.

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Secretary of State Allen blasts 'red tape and bureaucracy' from federal government in removing non-citizen voters from state voter rolls

Secretary of State Wes Allen recently gave details on an initiative from his office to remove thousands of non-citizen voters from Alabama’s voter files, expressing frustration with the federal government's lack of help.

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Infant in foster care dies from illness, Benadryl overdose; Mother files wrongful death lawsuit

The Alabama Department of Human Resources is facing a wrongful death lawsuit in the 2022 death of a two-month-old baby who was in foster care. The child died from an illness and a Benadryl overdose, according to an autopsy.

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Youtuber arrested for disrupting Marshall County Revenue Office files appeal after receiving 180-day jail sentence

A YouTuber and self-proclaimed “citizen journalist” was recently sentenced to 180 days after attempting to record video inside the Marshall Count Revenue Office.

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Montgomery County reports highest rate of new HIV cases in the state

Montgomery County has the largest rate of new HIV diagnoses in the state, according to new data from the Alabama Department of Public Health.

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Ainsworth on new property tax cap: ‘We don’t want anybody to get gouged’

A new property tax cap law will protect owners from getting “gouged” through reappraisals, according to Lt Gov. Will Ainsworth.

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Alabama teen dies after collapsing during football practice

A New Brockton High School football player died after collapsing Tuesday during practice.

11thcircuit Alabama News
Federal appeals court set to rule on case challenging Alabama's law barring child sex offenders from living with minors

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard arguments on a case that challenges Alabama state law prohibiting a convicted sex offender from living with a minor after a man brought suit challenging the law keeping him from living in the same house as his child.

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