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Video shows boat on fire after lightning strike on Logan Martin Lake

The Pell City Fire Department responded Sunday afternoon to a boat that was struck by lightning.

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Lightning strikes Russellville teen through cell phone

Franklin County EMA said a teen was injured Sunday afternoon after she was struck by lightning.

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Alabama in 'wait-and-see' mode as Trump works to dissolve FEMA

President Donald Trump is making fundamental changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The president said he wants states to "wean" themselves off FEMA.

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Chris Isaacson: Alabama education policy improvements

Since education is critical in preparing students to enter the workforce, let’s look at what our state legislature has accomplished to improve educational opportunities for Alabama’s students…not just in recent sessions, but over the long term.  

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Ivey, 16 Republican governors oppose AI state regulation moratorium: ‘People will be at risk’

House and Senate leadership should remove a part of President Donald Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” that bans states from passing laws and regulations related to artificial intelligence (AI), according to Governor Kay Ivey and 16 Republican governors.

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Jim Zeigler: Even the anti-Trump national media admits U.S. stock markets are remarkable

U.S. markets hit new record highs Friday. The anti-Trump national media had to do something they disliked -- report the facts.

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Free MOB Music Fest July 11-13 in downtown Mobile showcases local artists

"Best free concert of the year" is the MOB Music Fest 2025. July 11-13 in downtown Mobile.

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State Sen. Barfoot discusses DEI ban, says enforcing laws 'a problem of the heart'

State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) was one of the lawmakers instrumental in passing the state’s DEI ban that went into effect last October.

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'The communists are outside, but they call us fascists!': Marjorie Taylor Greene defiant at Huntsville Moms for Liberty event

Saturday, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was the much-publicized keynote speaker for the Moms for Liberty Madison Chapter fundraiser, "For Such a Time as This." The event was held in Huntsville at The Brewhouse Cooperative, with 200 attendees in attendance, according to Emily Jones, chairman of Moms for Liberty Madison.

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Katie Britt: Putin, Xi took notice of Trump's Iran strike

Friday on Fox News Channel's "Hannity," Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) applauded President Donald Trump for the action he approved against Iran for its reported efforts to enrich uranium.

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Ashley Carter: When the plate's too full

Somewhere in the shuffle, your soul starts whispering what your calendar won’t say out loud: You need to take a break.

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Birmingham hosting World Police & Fire Games; Over 600 participants from Alabama

Birmingham is hosting the 2025 World Police and Fire Games, also known as the games of heroes.

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Miss Hoover Emma Terry crowned Miss Alabama

Miss Hoover Emma Terry was crowned Miss Alabama 2025 at Samford University’s Wright Center.

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Sean of the South: Two brothers

It was a Wednesday, 10:35 a.m., when two “abject failures,” a couple of dropouts, named Wilbur and Oriville Wright, altered the course of world history.

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State Library Board chair John Wahl applauds SCOTUS decision on LGBTQ school instruction — 'We must put parents back in control'

Alabama Public Library Service chairman John Wahl was swift to praise the Friday SCOTUS decision in which it sided with a set of Maryland parents who challenged a local school district for not allowing them to opt their elementary-aged child out from a class on gender identity and other LGBTQ+ issues.

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Hemp stores sue Ivey, Marshall over new Alabama law

Four hemp companies sued Governor Kay Ivey and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Friday, claiming a part of a new law passed in the 2025 session regulating and restricting certain hemp products is unconstitutional. 

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Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force conducts another operation in Baldwin County

The Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force arrested an additional 20 individuals in Baldwin County.

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Allen Mendenhall: The genie and the gentleman

Bill Buckley, like the Genie, could shift personas without ever losing his essence.

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Alabama Republican House members applaud SCOTUS ruling confirming parental opt-out rights from LGBTQ curriculum: ‘Children are not wards of the state’

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), chairman of the House Values Action Team, applauded the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Friday in Mahmoud v. Taylor that confirmed that parents have the right to make decisions about the education of their children concerning family life and human sexuality.

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State set to execute man for 1992 murder of Marion County woman before burning her body

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is all set to carry out the execution of a convicted murderer in late August, after Gov. Kay Ivey recently set the execution date.

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Washington Post reporter who won 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Roy Moore coverage arrested for child porn

Thomas Pham LeGro made his first appearance on Friday in U.S. District Court for allegedly possessing child pornography. 

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Barry Moore joins calls for firing of Senate parliamentarian after ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ controversy — ‘The American people shouldn’t suffer’

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) added his name to the growing list of lawmakers calling for the firing of Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough for blocking specific provisions in President Donald Trump's so-called One Big Beautiful Bill.

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‘F*** MTG and M4L. Shoot those crackers’ spray-painted on Huntsville venue ahead of Marjorie Taylor Greene visit

A vulgar and threatening message was spray-painted on the side of a Huntsville venue set to host U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and other conservative groups on Saturday. 

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'Digging All Night and Fighting All Day': Book details 1865 siege of Spanish Fort and Mobile campaign

A new book chronicles Alabama's vital role in the ending of the Civil War. Hear author Paul Brueske portray the siege of Spanish Fort and the Battle of Mobile.

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AG Marshall, ALEA discuss recent hemp shop raids: ‘This is a seizure of illegal marijuana’

Law enforcement seized “significant quantities" of drugs and drug paraphernalia from hemp shops across the state this week, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

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Barry Moore bill allowing deportation of illegal aliens who drive impaired passes House – ‘Deporting dangerous criminals is a rational, normal, and coherent step'

Legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) that would trigger the automatic deportation and secure the permanent inadmissibility of illegal aliens who drive under the influence passed the House of Representatives on Thursday.

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'Get the hell out of the way': Tuberville applauds SCOTUS ruling limiting judges’ ability to block Trump birthright citizenship order nationwide

On Friday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) touted the U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 decision to limit judges’ ability to block President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order, which declared that the children of parents who enter the United States illegally or on a temporary visa are not entitled to automatic citizenship.

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