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Gas prices on the rise: Here is where you can find the cheapest gas in Alabama

Alabama gas prices are on the rise, but remain lower than the national average of $3.49 per gallon of regular gas.

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Gulf Shores, Orange Beach nominated for USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards

The beautiful beaches of Sweet Home Alabama are in the national spotlight as nominees for multiple USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

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ALDOT pausing temporary lane closures for Christmas, New Year travel

All temporary lane closures will be halted on interstate routes for the Christmas and New Year holiday travel period.

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‘Christmas in Gadsden, you can’t beat it’: Mayor Craig Ford announces parade, ice skating rink opening

Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford said new plans for Christmas have been set, and he hopes people make the city a destination for the holidays.

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Allen Mendenhall: Lost luggage, found perspective

This capacity for indignation over minor inconveniences is perhaps our greatest luxury. To come from a place so organized, so systematized, so relentlessly functional that a gate change feels like chaos? That’s not a character flaw. It’s extraordinary fortune.

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Twice daily route between New Orleans, Mobile named ‘Amtrak Mardi Gras Service’ 

It won’t be long before Amtrak resumes its route between Mobile and New Orleans. The new name for the route is "Amtrak Mardi Gras Service."

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Troopers, local law enforcement to perform license checkpoints and increased speed detection operations during Thanksgiving travel period

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and other local law enforcement agencies are partnering this week to add more driver license checkpoints and speed checks.

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Mobile named fifth-friendliest city in America by Condé Nast

The city of Mobile was recognized as one of the most friendly cities in America by International travel magazine and website, Condé Nast.

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Tri-party agreement terminated with Baldwin County Bridge Company; Orange Beach mayor unsure of ALDOT plan

A tri-party agreement between the Baldwin County Bridge Company (BCBC) and the entities of the Baldwin County Commission, the city of Orange Beach and the city of Foley has officially been terminated by the three entities.

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ALEA launches its annual '12 days of safety' campaign for the holidays

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is launching its annual "12 days of safety" campaign this Thursday and will run until January 1. The aim of this operation is to educate and provide drivers with safety information throughout the holiday season.

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Allen Keller: The Diversion

Our flight wasn’t the only thing that’s been diverted recently. There’s conflict abroad; our borders are a mess.

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Memorial Day Weekend begins ALEA's '101 Days of Safety"

On Memorial Day weekend, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is kicking off 101 days of safety throughout the summer.

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ALEA Offers Thanksgiving Safety Tips

From the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency  This holiday season, travel experts are predicting pre-pandemic numbers as millions of Americans...