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Secretary of State Wes Allen: National groups targeting ‘primarily Democratic voter blocks’ in Alabama through voter registration mailers

Out-of-state voter registration groups mailing pre-filled voter registration forms to Alabamians are targeting “primarily Democratic voter blocks,” according to Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen.

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Mountain Gateway pastors wrongfully sentenced to prison in Nicaragua after hosting mass evangelical events

The 11 Mountain Gateway pastors arrested in Nicaragua in December have been sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison and have been ordered to pay over $80 million each in fines.

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UPDATE: Shooter in custody, one injured in Gulf Shores; Video shows people running for cover

Heavy police presence was seen Wednesday night near The Hangout in Gulf Shores, as people ran for safety after an unknown incident.

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Alleged 'super liberal' attacker of HD27 candidate Billy Ray Todd identified

The identity of the “super liberal” woman accused of attacking Republican House District 27 candidate Billy Ray Todd at a Walmart in Arab Tuesday has been released.

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Auburn baseball's Butch Thompson, former BSC pitcher, 'sad' about school's closure — 'It’s pretty unbelievable'

Auburn University head baseball coach Butch Thompson on Tuesday said he was "stunned" to learn Birmingham-Southern College, where he pitched and met his now-wife, was closing its doors at the end of the school year.

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Tuberville blasts Biden for 'aiding and abetting these monsters' after illegal alien arrested in Coffee County for alleged rape of ‘mentally incapacitated’ 14-year-old female

Enterprise Police arrested Pablo Mendoza, a 23-year-old illegal alien, for allegedly raping a female, 14, on Monday.

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Alabama sets lethal injection date for death row inmate who killed couple in 2004

Floyd and Vera Hill, an elderly couple, were inside their Marion County home in 2004 when they were brutally attacked, leading to their deaths.

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Suspect in Dadeville Sweet 16 party shooting is third to plead not guilty

A third suspect in the Dadeville Sweet 16 shooting last year has pleaded not guilty and waived his arraignment.

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Exclusive — Watch: ALEA video with bodycam footage of Decatur Police shooting involving Stephen Perkins

In the early morning hours of September 29, 2023, Decatur Police Officers were assisting in a repossession when they shot and killed Stephen Perkins.

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State Sen. Elliott files bill to consolidate 38 licensing boards into Department of Labor

The administration of thirty-eight licensing boards in Alabama would be consolidated into a new office inside the Department of Labor under a bill filed last week by State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine).

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GOP HD27 candidate Billy Ray Todd claims he was attacked by 'super liberal' while campaigning — 'She was coming for my face'

Todd sustained a couple of bloody scratches on his arm, apparently from where the woman grabbed him during the struggle.

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Caroleene Dobson starts first TV ad for AL-2 runoff

Congressional candidate Caroleene Dobson started her TV ad campaign Monday in her runoff campaign for AL2. She weighs a difference on two issues – support for Donald Trump and raising taxes.

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AG Marshall: 'I never thought I would be having to litigate who's a boy and who is a girl'

Marshall spoke about the opioid crisis, illegal immigration, transgender issues that are impacting minors and efforts his office is making to support Donald Trump during his politically-motivated legal battles.

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Birmingham-Southern College to close in May after $30 million state loan stalls in House

Birmingham-Southern College will shut down on May 31 after legislation to give the financially distressed college a $30 million loan stalled in the Alabama House.

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Prattville Library Board attorney Laura Clark refuses to apologize, retract statements on terminated library director

Laura Clark, the attorney for the Autauga/Prattville Library Board, has refused the demands from the recently terminated library director, Andrew Foster, who called for a retraction and apology from Clark for statements surrounding Foster’s firing.

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Ivey on unionization push in Alabama: ‘UAW now wants to cash in on the gains of southern workers’

The United Automobile Workers unionization push into Alabama is an attempt to “cash in on the gains of southern workers,” according to Gov. Kay Ivey.

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Alabama author Terri LaPoint pens book exposing child abductions by authorities

“Voices That Will Not Be Silenced,” the new book by Alabama's Terri LaPoint, is out April 2. It tells the sad and ironic story of how loving families can lose their children to authorities.

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Alabama NAACP condemns Ivey for signing 'racist' DEI ban — 'We will not allow slavers to strip us from learning our rich history'

The Alabama NAACP issued a statement Monday condemning Gov. Kay Ivey for signing the recent diversity, equity and inclusion ban into law.

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UAW president visits Alabama, says Mercedes-Benz, Ivey, BCA ‘trying to make you afraid to stand up’

United Automobile Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain met with workers at a gathering in Coaling on Sunday a few weeks after the union announced a majority of employees at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance had signed up to join the union.

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Baldwin County 911 Board names new director, two deputy directors

The Baldwin County 911 Center has a new director, months after the board did not renew the contract for the former director. Two deputy directors have also been named in response to unprecedented growth in the county.

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Tuberville, Britt introduce resolution in connection to Mountain Gateway arrests in Nicaragua

U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) are among four senators who introduced a resolution condemning the Nicaraguan government’s treatment of 13 people associated with Mountain Gateway Christian ministry.

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Despite questioning party loyalty, Alabama Democratic Conference chair Joe Reed announces party support for Shomari Figures in AL-2

The Alabama Democratic Conference officially backs Shomari Figures against House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) in the upcoming runoff election for Alabama’s recently redrawn second congressional district.

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API report details workforce participation challenges, proposes solutions

The Alabama Policy Institute did a deep dive into Alabama’s workforce participation numbers.

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Trans punk rockers: Inside the Birmingham Public Library's 'Loud at the Library' program

There have been three events at the library with three bands each since the biannual program began last January, and each show included at least one band featuring a transgender or queer-identifying member. 

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Illegal alien who set Montgomery church on fire sentenced to prison

Xiaoqin Yan, a woman convicted of arson and possessing a firearm by an illegal alien, was sentenced to eight and a half months in prison on federal charges.

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Secretary of State Allen: National groups sending ‘misleading, unsolicited’ voter registration forms to Alabamians

A “misleading, unsolicited mass mailing of pre-filled voter registration forms” sent to Alabamians is coming soon from out-of-state groups, according to Secretary of State Wes Allen. 

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Northport’s Justin Hamner wins ‘Super Bowl of Fishing’ Bassmaster Classic

Northport's Justin Hamner won the 2024 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic and its $100,000 purse.

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