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Watch: I-10 exit closed after shots-fired incident involving Mobile Police and tractor-riding suspect

Part of I-10 is closed after a shots-fired incident involving Mobile Police and a suspect on a tractor around noon on Thursday.

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Aderholt condemns anti-ICE protests in Albertville — 'Deeply concerning'

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) issued a statement Thursday responding to the protests in Albertville against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

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Health care workers rally at Jackson Hospital ahead of Montgomery City vote to prevent closure over financial straits

Dozens of Jackson Hospital employees joined leadership and city officials to lobby for the upcoming vote in the Montgomery City Council to guarantee a bond to prevent the hospital from permanently closing its doors.

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Monroe County adds Text to 911 platform; Users may share information, location, images

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office has a new way to communicate emergencies to 911 dispatch.

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Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts likely violated open meetings law by barring media from unadvertised board meeting

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) likely violated the Alabama Open Meetings Act (OMA) when it barred an 1819 News reporter from attending a non-advertised meeting of the MMFA board on Wednesday.

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Beauty and the Beastly libs: Mountain Brook MAGA partygoer's beauty outshines leftist media smear attempt

The left failed miserably when they tried to shun a room full of Trump supporters at a party on the eve of Inauguration Day.

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Pro-illegal immigration protesters lash out against Trump crackdown during march in Albertville — 'We will not put up with ICE'

President Donald Trump’s nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration inspired protests in Albertville Wednesday night as a large group marched downtown carrying posters and shouting chants critical of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts: Controversial billboards were erected ‘without the approval of Museum leadership or the Joint Boards’

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) released a statement on Wednesday to address the recent billboards that have stirred controversy in the area, claiming the billboards were put up without leadership approval.

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'A testament to Alabama’s dedicated educators': Tuberville touts Alabama being only state with improvements in post-COVID math scores

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) praised Alabama students and educators on Wednesday after the state was recognized as the only one with improvements in post-COVID math scores among fourth graders.

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Fired Summerdale police chief and wife indicted on forgery charges

Former Summerdale police chief Kevin Brock, 59, and his wife, Lori Brock, 54, were indicted on second-degree forgery and second-degree possession of a forged instrument charges.

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Watch: Brawl breaks out at high school basketball game between Albertville, Guntersville

An altercation between opposing coaches led to an all-out brawl on the court Tuesday night following the matchup between Albertville and Guntersville high schools.

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Tuberville backs RFK as Senate confirmation hearings kick off – ‘RFK doesn't care about the status quo’

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) threw his support in yet again for President Donald Trump’s pick as Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Senate hearings begin on Wednesday.

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Mobile County Public School System employee who attempted to shield illegal students from possible ICE raids placed on paid leave by school

An unnamed Mobile County Public School System employee who sent out an internal email to school staff giving a “to-do list” to shield students from potential ICE raids has been placed on paid administrative leave

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Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts calls board meeting after MAGA ‘Bloody Sunday’ ad goes viral

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts had a special-called board meeting on Wednesday morning after their ad featuring President Donald Trump’s popular “Make America Great Again” slogan pasted over a picture of the infamous Bloody Sunday in Selma went viral on Tuesday.

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Former Montgomery County political consultant Frank Brown pleads guilty to theft of $276K

Frank Lewis Brown, a former political consultant to the Montgomery County Commission, plead guilty to theft by deception of about $276,000 on Wednesday.

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'@RandallWoodfin has blocked you': Birmingham mayor goes on social media blocking spree

Just weeks into the new year, Birmingham’s Randall Woodfin is demonstrating that he has no room for questions, comments, or dissenting opinions.

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Darius Foster running for Pelham City Council, ready for city to go 'from good to great'

Darius Foster, known throughout the state for over two decades of activism, will run for Pelham City Council, Place 4, in this year’s municipal elections.

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'We're an education state': Alabama schools improve on NAEP scores, 'The Nation’s Report Card'

Two states stood out in improvements on "The Nation's Report Card," Alabama and Louisiana. NAEP results released here.

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Body discovered in lower Delta under I-10 bridge; Baldwin County Coroner alerted

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is investigating the death of a person found in the lower Delta under the Interstate 10 bridge near Spanish Fort.

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Baldwin County Courthouse evacuated due to bomb threat

The Baldwin County Courthouse in Bay Minette was evacuated Wednesday after a bomb threat.

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State library board chair John Wahl responds to director’s negative comments: ‘If you’re disconnected with the people paying your salary, there’s a problem’

Alabama Public Library Service chairman John Wahl recently responded to negative statements made by APLS director Nancy Pack about Wahl, the legislature and Gov. Kay Ivey.

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House Minority Ldr. Daniels expects to play ‘extreme defense’ in 2025 as House Dems promote ‘Forward for Freedom’ legislative agenda

Members of the Alabama House Democratic Caucus met in Montgomery on Tuesday to lay out the party’s "Forward for Freedom" party platform in the upcoming legislative session.

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Second Safe Haven Baby Box placed in Mobile

The City of Mobile celebrated the installation of its second Safe Haven Baby Box.

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Alabama ranks 11th for education freedom after CHOOSE Act signed into law

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released the 2025 edition of the Index of State Education Freedom: A 50-State Guide to Parental Empowerment last week.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis) Alabama News
Mother of man condemned to die in Alabama seeks help from Michigan Gov. Whitmer

The mother of Demetrius Frazier, the Michigan man slated to be put to death next month by nitrogen hypoxia for the 1991 rape and murder of a Birmingham woman, is seeking help from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to stop halt the execution.

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'Left media pushing scare tactics' with deportation misinformation, former DHS agent says

Since President Donald Trump took office, the federal government has taken sweeping action to send back criminal aliens over the southern border.

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Unsealed indictment shows former Crenshaw County jail administrator accused of assaulting inmate, lying to investigators

A former Crenshaw County Jail administrator is facing 35 years behind bars in connection to claims that he used unreasonable force on an inmate and then lied to investigators.

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