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Huntsville Police teaching people how to interact with officers for 'safety and well-being'

The Huntsville Police Department, along with the Huntsville Police Citizens Advisory Council (HPCAC) will host a community forum this month to teach citizens how to interact with officers in case they are stopped or see an officer in the community.

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Reports claim declining graduation rate for Class of 2022 in Alabama high schools actually preliminary data for Class of 2023; Department of Education blames COVID

Earlier this week, several media outlets reported on graduation statistics from the Alabama Department of Education, which showed graduation rates falling below 90% in the state for the first time since 2018.

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Ivey expected to call special session to allocate $1 billion in ARPA funds at the beginning of 2023 regular session

Much like the legislative tactic used to pass the 2019 Rebuild Alabama Act that included a controversial gasoline tax increase, a special session is being planned to start at the beginning of the 2023 regular session on March 7 to allocate more than $1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money.

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Ivey seeking $50,000 in taxpayer money to hire Maynard Cooper & Gale outside counsel to conceal texts, emails in bridge lawsuit

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey plans to request $50,000 to pay an attorney to assist her office with protecting texts and emails sent from state officials concerning the plans to build a new bridge in Baldwin County.

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Round two of big stage matchups between Charles Henderson and Ramsay goes to the Trojans

Charles Henderson High gets a measure a revenge on the basketball court against Ramsay High. The Rams beat Charles Henderson in the Class 5A football state championship game.

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Day 3 highlights of the AHSAA Basketball Final Four

Plenty of close games and fantastic finishes in the third day of AHSAA Basketball Final Four action in Birmingham.

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Alabama erases 17-point deficit against Auburn to claim regular season SEC title

No. 2 Alabama clinched the SEC regular season championship Wednesday defeating Auburn 90-85 in overtime, overcoming a 17-point deficit with just 10 minutes left to play in the game.

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KD Johnson scores 21 in Auburn loss to Alabama

Auburn surrendered its 17-point lead, lost Johni Broome to foul trouble and Dylan Cardwell to an injury, and still, the Tigers had a chance to win in regulation.

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Troy University closes Confucius Institute after years of pressure from DOD over program's ties to the Chinese Communist Party

Troy University has closed its Confucius Institute, a controversial educational institution with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). 

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Sean of the South: Phone call

“Hello?” said a girl’s voice. “Someone told me your husband worked on old cars?”

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Mobile Councilman Scott Jones: Demographics should not be the focus of annexation talks

Mobile City Councilman for District 6 Scott Jones is in favor of annexing to the west of the city, but he says the conversation shouldn’t be about demographics as much as it should be about the importance of attempting to annex as much territory as possible.

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Mayors Woodfin, Reed urge high court to approve student loan forgiveness — Claim opposition 'effort to score political points' at expense of people of color

Two Democrat mayors of Alabama cities co-authored an article in Times Magazine on Monday urging the Supreme Court to approve President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt for billions of borrowers across the United States, which federal officials estimate would cost the country a total of $300 billion over the next 10 years.

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Autopsy reveals Jefferson County man killed by pack of dogs

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and Jefferson County Animal Control are investigating the death of a man after an autopsy revealed he was killed by a pack of dogs.

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Rick & Bubba's Burgess pushes back against Bryan Cranston calling MAGA a 'racist remark' — 'That's just not true'

Wednesday, "Rick & Bubba Show" co-host Rick Burgess weighed in on actor Bryan Cranston, best known for his role in "Breaking Bad," describing the "Make America Great Again" slogan coined by former President Donald Trump as a "racist remark."

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Tuberville says Selma's Bloody Sunday anniversary ‘turning into a photo-op for the President’

Selma’s Bloody Sunday anniversary is “just turning into a photo-op for the President and a lot of people on the left,” according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

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Alabama AG Marshall accuses Ethics Commission director of ‘fraud’ in charitable trust lawsuit

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall accused Alabama Ethics Commission executive director Thomas Albritton and other members of a memorial fund of fraud in a civil court motion this week.

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Amie Beth Shaver talks the upcoming legislative session on News Talk 93.1 'News & Views'

Listen to 1819 News Contributor Amie Beth Shaver on "News & Views" with Joey Clark as they discuss the upcoming legislative session and the hope that legislators will courageously fight for Alabamians and not lobbyists.

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Justin Bogie: Another $1 billion is unlikely to fix Alabama’s broken education model

More funding isn’t producing better results, so why do state leaders continue following the same broken model?

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Atmore two-year-old dies in hot car; Father charged with reckless murder

The Atmore Police Department is investigating the death of a child that was left in a hot car Monday.

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Alabama Workforce and Wage Gap task force promotes policies to conceal salary history, offer equal pay audit incentives, expand childcare access; Endorsed by GOP State Reps. Lovvorn, Whitt

The task force is recommending an array of policies, including adding a salary history ban, offering incentives to conduct equal pay audits, using tax credits and COVID funding to expand childcare and more. 

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State Rep. England introduces bill to disallow pistol permit holders from carrying on school property

State Rep. Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa) has introduced another bill to increase restrictions on carrying a concealed weapon in the state of Alabama.

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Quick look at Day 2 of the AHSAA Basketball Final Four

It was a day filled with lopsided results at the AHSAA Basketball Final Four on Tuesday. Championship games are set boys and girls Class 3A and Class 4A.

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U.S. Supreme Court to hear case that could impact religious liberty in the workplace

“If Hardison is overruled, it will substantially increase the chances of those people getting justice for being fired when they chose to stand by their religious beliefs.”

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Alabama baseball remains unbeaten as offense overwhelms Jacksonville State

Powered by a dominant offensive performance Tuesday, Alabama baseball improved their record to 9-0 with a 17-3 win over Jacksonville State.

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State college basketball roundup: UAH and West Alabama advance in the Gulf South Conference Tournament

UAH's Chaney Johnson nearly has a double-double on the same day he was announced as the GSC Player of the Year.

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D.C. Circuit rejects appeal to recognize Equal Rights Amendment that could have made abortion a constitutional right

Those opposing the ERA did so for two reasons: The 14th amendment already guaranteed equal treatment under the law, and many feared it would instantiate abortion as a Constitutional right.

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State Sen. Orr says grocery, income tax relief 'a possibility' this session

In a few days, the Alabama Legislature will begin the first session of the new quadrennium. In addition to both chambers having to deal with the constitutionally mandated duty of passing budgets, a $2.6 billion surplus leftover from the prior legislative session will also have to be handled.

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