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Amtrak in Mobile: Support lacking at roundtable of four Mobile City Council members

A plan to return Amtrak passenger service to Mobile lacked support at a roundtable of city council members Wednesday.

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Auburn's Drake Middle School drag queen teacher resigns after backlash over comments

The Auburn drag queen middle school teacher, who recently came under fire for comments made about using podcasts to reach his students and others with LGBTQ+ topics, has reportedly resigned from his teaching position.

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Free MOB Music Fest July 12-14 in downtown Mobile

Free MOB Music Fest in downtown Mobile July 12-14. All genres on three stages. No tickets or arm bands needed.

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SAVE Act passes House with backing of Alabama GOP delegation: ‘It’s common sense that only Americans should vote in American elections’

House Republicans and five Democrats passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act on Wednesday.

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Mobile drag queen story time moved from Oyster City Brewery to Books-A-Million

Oyster City Brewery in Mobile canceled a drag queen story time event after people reacted on social media.

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Ivey awards $200K grant to Covenant Rescue Group

Governor Kay Ivey awarded a grant of nearly $200,000 to a non-profit organization on Wednesday that provides training to law enforcement for combating sex trafficking.

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Illegal alien from Honduras facing manslaughter for 6-year-old killed in DUI crash

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) confirmed a 25-year-old man is charged with manslaughter after allegedly driving drunk and causing the death of a six-year-old child.

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LISTEN: Auburn middle school teacher describes tactics to reach youth on LGBTQ+ lifestyle since his 'hands are tied' in the classroom

Recent audio recordings show a middle school music teacher at Drake Middle School in Auburn, who moonlights as a drag queen, details using his podcasting platform to engage with students because his “hands are tied” at his job.

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Secretary of State Allen signs agreement with Louisiana to cross-check voter files

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last week with Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry to cross-check the states’ voter files and identify individuals registered to vote in both states. 

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‘Mama Tot’ cancels drag queen story hour appearance following push-back

Ophelia Nichols, also known as “Mama Tot,” has canceled an appearance at Oyster City Brewing Co. in Mobile after receiving backlash for planning to participate in a drag queen story hour.

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Attorney calls out possible 'retaliatory behavior' by Mobile officials, 'compromised' special counsel investigation

Another claim has been made that the Mobile City Council’s special counsel investigation into allegations made by former police chief Paul Prine is compromised.

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Ex-police chief Paul Prine: Mobile may need an elected Public Safety Commissioner accountable to the people

Ex-police chief Paul Prine told Eagle Forum meeting Mobile may need an elected Public Safety Commissioner.

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WATCH: 14-year-old Reid Wilson of Montgomery wins Golden Buzzer on 'America's Got Talent'

Howie Mandel of "America's Got Talent" awarded the Golden Buzzer to Montgomery 14-year-old Reid Wilson.

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Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed hosts town hall to address crime, jobs, city infrastructure

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed held a town hall on Tuesday, during which citizens had the opportunity to voice concerns over public safety, infrastructure, housing and other community issues.

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Britt slams Biden's unaccompanied child migrant program for failing to account for thousands of children at the southern border

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) spoke at a roundtable in Washington D.C. on Tuesday about the failures of the Biden administration’s Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) program.

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Secretary of State Allen: GOP must win November elections to undo Biden's damage to voting process — 'He is radical, and he is lawless'

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is continuing his crusade to ensure election integrity and oppose the Biden administration’s initiatives to corrupt the voting process.

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Mobile City Council to enact subpoena powers in Prine investigation; Gulf Coast Technology Center commander not fully cooperating

The Mobile City Council will consider enacting subpoena powers after the special counsel investigating claims by former police chief Paul Prine said they are having a hard time getting documents and supplemental testimony.

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'Antisemitism has ZERO place in our society': Bruce Pearl meets with Tuberville in nation's capital in support of Israel

Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl traveled to Washington, D.C. on Monday to meet with U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) in a show of support for Israel in its ongoing war with Hamas.

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$1.1 million hospital initiative designed to stop Mobile's violent crime cycle

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced a $1.1 million partnership with University Hospital and the Mobile County Health Department to prevent violent crime.

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DOJ re-enters Alabama prison debate by filing letter in support of plaintiffs suing corrections department

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently filed a letter of interest in a lawsuit in the Northern District of Alabama related to a lawsuit claiming that the conditions in St. Clair Correctional Facility violate the U.S. Constitution.

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Former Montgomery USPS carrier convicted of mail theft and fraud

A federal jury recently convicted James Glover, a former postal carrier and Montgomery resident, on one count of postal theft by an employee and three counts of mail fraud, according to U.S. Attorney Jonathan Ross.

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Democrat State Rep. Kelvin Lawrence arrested for alleged forgery

State Rep. Kelvin Lawrence (D-Hayneville) was arrested on Tuesday on two felony charges, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.

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12 Alabama school districts score 20% improvement in third-grade reading

MegaConference draws 2,900 educators to Mobile. 12 school districts honored for 20%+ improvement in third-grade reading scores.

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Dobson campaign ‘committed to fighting the epidemic of crime and violence,’ supports Mobile PD officers

The Caroleene Dobson campaign weighed in on an investigation into the actions of Mobile’s leadership leading up to the firing of police chief Paul Prine.

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Congressional committee investigating Biden administration 'thumb on the scale' in UAW’s failed Vance Mercedes-Benz election

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce is probing whether the Biden administration tried to influence the outcome of the United Auto Workers (UAW) election at two Mercedes-Benz plants in Alabama in May.

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U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell’s support for Joe Biden’s candidacy still ‘rock solid’

Despite multiple House Democrats urging President Joe Biden to step down in recent days after an underwhelming first debate and multiple embarrassing public appearances, Alabama’s lone Democrat in Congress says her support is still rock solid. 

FAIRHOPE NARCAN POLICE Alabama News
Fairhope’s first Narcan training event planned following opioid settlement funding

The city of Fairhope will host a Narcan training event on July 31, after receiving $4,752 from a statewide opioid settlement.

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