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Tarrant City Council Meeting Erupts in heated exchange
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- Tarrant City Council Meeting Erupts in heated exchange
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Watch this explosive exchange at the Tarrant City Council Meeting on Monday, November 18.
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- Birmingham Homicide Oct. 5, 2024
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Birmingham police are trying to identify two suspects in a fatal shooting Oct. 5, 2024, on Third Avenue West.
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- Tarrant City Council Meeting Freakout
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- 32:24
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Tarrant City Councilors argue during a council meeting on November 18, 2024.
A Tarrant, Alabama city council meeting devolved into chaos as unresolved legal disputes, leadership conflicts, and personal tensions overshadowed municipal governance. The city faces a $500,000 personnel settlement tied to the dismissal of former Fire Chief Jason Rickels, who urged the council to resolve the matter by paying his back pay and allowing him to retire in two years. Mayor Wayman Newton dismissed the proposal as a "money grab," while broader leadership disputes, including the employment of Police Chief Wendell Major, remained unresolved.
Tensions flared between Mayor Newton and Councilman Tommy Bryant, reigniting a feud stemming from a 2022 altercation where Bryant punched Newton. Heated exchanges included threats of violence and racial insults, prompting gasps from attendees. Despite efforts by Councilwoman Veronica Freeman to refocus the meeting, no significant decision...
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- Lake Purdy only at 54% capacity
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Alabama's drought conditions have worsened, with extreme drought now affecting 4.68% of the state - up from 1.87% last week. The hardest-hit areas are in north-central and southwest Alabama.
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- Alabama’s $1.25 billion Elmore County prison will be named in honor of Kay Ivey
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Alabama's new $1.25 billion prison is named the Governor Kay Ivey Correctional Complex. The 4,000-bed men’s prison in Elmore County spans 54 buildings and 1.4 million square feet. Providing extensive healthcare, mental health, and rehabilitation services, it's set for completion in May 2026.
The prison is funded by a $1.3 billion plan approved three years ago to build two mega-prisons in Elmore and Escambia counties. The plan includes $785 million in bonds, $400 million from the American Rescue Plan, and $135 million from the state General Fund.
However, the Elmore prison's cost rose from $623 million to $1.25 billion. The cost increase means the state must secure additional funding for the second Escambia County prison, with unknown final costs.
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- Top 10 highest paid high school football coaches in Alabama
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Here are the top 10 highest paid 7a football coaches in Alabama.
Most coaches are paid a base salary, as well as supplemental pay, which may come from public or private funds. Total compensation in 7A football may add up to more than $150,000.
Full article written by Alaina Bookman
#alabama #highschoolsports #highschool #highschoolfootball #football #footballcoach #footballcoaching #teachersalary #salary
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- ‘My goal is to make sure everyone votes’: How one Alabama woman is getting people to the polls
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- 2:50
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Lowndes County’s Perman Hardy has driven hundreds of miles around the county to bring people to the polls for 35 years.
A native of the unincorporated community of Collirene, Hardy’s work in her home county goes far beyond election day. She helps sign up local students enrolled at out-of-state colleges to vote absentee. She also goes to farms around the county and signs up people for absentee voting as they stand in the fields where they work.
Hardy grew up as one of the thousands of sharecroppers who picked cotton in Lowndes County over the years. She eventually finished her education, bought her own home, and had a successful career as a home health nurse. But she sees her voting work as her life’s true purpose.
Join AL.com video producer Amanda Khorramabadi for a ride along with Perman Hardy on election day 2024.
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- Which Alabama counties had the closest races between Trump and Harris?
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- For the third time in a row, Donald Trump easily carried Alabama and claimed its nine electoral votes. And this time, he grew his margin of victory. Even more Alabama voters supported Trump compared to the previous two elections. Story by Hannah Denham #election #alabama
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- Auburn University students celebrate Donald Trump's win at Toomer's Corner
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Auburn University students celebrated Donald Trump's presidential election win by rolling Toomer's Corner, a tradition usually reserved for football victories. Fans also celebrated Nick Saban's retirement with the well-known tradition earlier this year. (Video: Karli Turner, City of Auburn) #Election2024
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- Hulk Hogan comments on Trump winning 2024 election
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Hogan, in Fairhope, Alabama, to promote his "Real American Beer" beer brand, shared his thoughts on Trump winning the 2024 Presidential Election.
#election #election2024 #hulkhogan #donaldtrump #republican #democrat #fairhopealabama
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- How long did you wait to vote in Alabama?
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Election Day is proceeding smoothly in most areas, with only scattered reports of delays due to extreme weather, ballot printing errors, and technical issues.
#election2024 #presidentialelection #alabama #vote #pollinglines #democrat #republican
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- Who raised the most money in Alabama in final months of campaign? #election
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Since Vice President Kamala Harris formally launched her presidential run, Alabamians have donated more than $3.3 million to her campaign. That’s more than former President Donald Trump received from donors in the state during the same time frame, campaign finance records show. Harris’ $3.3 million came from about 5,100 Alabama donors. Trump raised nearly $1.6 million but had more donors, about 5,300, in the state. Credit: Hannah Denham
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- Alabama's St. Clair County working to replace misprinted ballots
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- St. Clair County has ordered corrected ballots after two amendments were left off. Officials expect to receive them in time for people to vote today, November 5, 2024. Only precincts affected by the printing error will be affected. Probate Judge Andrew Weathington talks about the incident.
Story by Bill Thornton. See more on Al.com
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- Hush Lounge shooting arrest reveals tragic links in 11 homicides
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- 3:19
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The arrest in the September mass shooting in Birmingham’s Five Points South reveals a tangled web linking four people shot to death outside Hush lounge to seven other homicides over the past eight years.
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- Check out these Unique Alabama Halloween Costumes
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Still don't know what to be for Halloween this year? Here are some last-minute costume ideas that are uniquely Alabama. From Katie Britt's renowned kitchen speech to the Montgomery Brawl, these costumes are sure to fright and delight. Happy Halloween!
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- Kay Ivey Explains the Firing of Kent Davis
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A months-long dispute pitting Gov. Kay Ivey against Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Kent Davis came to a head Tuesday when the governor removed Davis from his job by executive order.
Ivey fired Davis just minutes after the State Board of Veterans Affairs, which hired Davis and oversees the ADVA, voted down the governor’s request to remove him.
The board vote followed a 90-minute meeting at the State Capitol. The governor said she had the authority to overrule the board and fire Davis because she is chief executive of state government.
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- Top Girl Baby Names of 2024
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- We look at the top ten girl baby names of 2024 according to babycenter.com
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- The controversial way police decide you're too high to drive
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- 6:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Police are using controversial Drug Recognition Expert tests to arrest drivers for DUI. Critics call it "utter nonsense" and "junk science."
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- Body cam footage of Haley Butler-Moore's DRE test
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- 3:45
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Body cam footage shows Haley Butler-Moore, a sober nurse, going through the Drug Recognition Expert evaluation. Critics say it is based on junk science.
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- The 12-step DRE test is "not much better than a coin toss," says law professor
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- "It's not science-based at all." Law professor William McNichol says the Drug Recognition Expert program is "ridiculous" and has no basis in real science. He breaks down the 12-step test used by police and explains why it's "not much better than a coin toss" at determining impairment.
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- DRE program is the best tool we have to determine drug impairment, says police captain
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Critics call it "junk science," but Drug Recognition Expert Captain Kelly Waugh says the 12-step DRE test law enforcement uses to determine if you are too high to drive is more accurate than you think.
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- Top Male Baby Names of 2024
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A look at the top ten male baby names of 2024 according to babycenter.com
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- Birmingham Police chief announces retirement
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- 14:23
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Chief Scott Thurmond announces his retirement from the Birmingham Police Department
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- Voices of Congressional District-2 in Alabama
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- 4:37
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- We explore the voices of CD-2 in this video funded by the American Press Institute.
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- Illegal Halloween Costumes in Alabama
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Before you pick out your Halloween costume this year, you should know there are some costumes that are illegal in Alabama. Technically, it's against the law to dress up as a member of the clergy.
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- Amtrak’s Return to the Gulf Coast
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- For the first time in over nine years, a U.S. Transportation Secretary came to Mobile today, October 22, 2024, for an event to showcase a major transportation project, kickstarting the construction needed to restart Amtrak service along the Gulf Coast.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose, U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl of Mobile, Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson and representatives from Amtrak, CSX and the Southern Rail Commission for the ceremony that commenced the construction of a layover track and platform to accommodate Amtrak’s return into downtown Mobile- an event 19 years in the making.
Once the layover track and platform are completed, Amtrak will resume passenger services from New Orleans to Mobile for the first time since 2005. The project is expected to be completed by early next year, though no time frame has been provided as to when the Mobile-to-New Orleans route will restart.
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- Dolphin Surprise at Orange Beach
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- This family got a fun surprise at Orange Beach this weekend! Video credit: Kim Tate Fountain #orangebeach
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- Son of baseball legend Willie Mays returns to Alabama to transform family home
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Michael Mays, the son of baseball legend Willie Mays, wants to turn his family’s home in Fairfield, Alabama into a “clubhouse” for a new Willie Mays League, a youth baseball developmental program for players.
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- Which Alabama colleges are the most liberal? See the list
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The University of North Alabama is the most liberal college in the state – and among the most liberal in the country – according to rankings released by Niche.com.
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- Behind the viral "I Hate Tennessee" video
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- We go behind the viral "I Hate Tennessee" video as we talk with both the star and the creator of the video nearly 10 years later.
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- October 16, 2024
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Suspect arrested in Birmingham’s 5 Points South mass shooting allegedly killed 6 people in 3 days
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- 9:49
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A 22-year-old Fairfield man is behind bars, accused of killing six people in Birmingham in 72 hours, including four people in the mass shooting outside Hush lounge in Five Points South.
Damien Laron McDaniel III is charged with capital murder of two or more people in the massacre that killed four people on Sept. 21 and with 17 counts of first-degree assault for those who were injured.
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- Birmingham Police arrest suspect in mass shooting at lounge
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The Birmingham Police announced they had arrested a suspect wanted for killing 6 people in 3 days and injuring over a dozen others at a massing shooting at a bar and lounge.
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- Trump refers to Katie Britt as "fantastically attractive" #townhall #election
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Donald Trump refers to Alabama Senator Katie Britt as “fantastically attractive” in a response to an abortion question during a FOX News town hall in battleground Georgia.
#trump #abortion #katiebritt #alabama #georgia #election #townhall #foxnews #news
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- Teen With Terminal Cancer Fulfills Wish to Support Her Band
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The Reeltown High School Band unveiled new uniforms Friday, Oct. 11. The new uniforms were made possible by Make-A-Wish Alabama at the request of Melody Jackson, a Reeltown student who died earlier this year. On their jackets, pins designed by Jackson’s brother will sport the words, “Within Our Hearts There Will Always Ring A Melody.”
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- Scariest House in America
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A preview clip from HGTV's 2024 miniseries "Scariest House in America." Used by permission.
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- Women wanted for Texas shooting caught after standoff in Alabama
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- 0:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Traffic is shut down on Interstate 65 in Autauga County after a chase involving a woman wanted in a shooting in Texas, officials said.
The woman is now in custody.
Full Story: https://www.al.com/news/2024/10/child-caught-in-standoff-on-i-65-in-autauga-county-with-woman-accused-in-texas-shooting.html
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- How to actually help victims of the hurricanes
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- We look at how to best help victims of the recent hurricanes in the southeast.
Hint: Send Money
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- Helene devastated North Carolina. Could Alabama be next?
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- 2:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Helene devastated western North Carolina, leaving destruction in its wake and large areas of the state unrecognizable. The floods have caused one of the deadliest U.S. disasters.
How did this happen to a town 300 miles inland? Could places in central and north Alabama be next?
AL.com producer Amanda Khorramabadi talked to local meteorologist James Spann to find out more.
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- Alabama District 2 congressional debate
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- 1:02:30
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- AL.com is hosting a live online debate for Alabama District 2 candidates, Democrat Shomari Figures and Republican Caroleene Dobson. The one-hour debate, sponsored by AARP Alabama, will be broadcast starting at noon here, as well as on AL.com and on AL.com’s Facebook page.
The debate will be moderated by AL.com’s Ivana Hrynkiw. Candidates will be given debate topics ahead of the debate but not specific questions.
The debate’s sponsor is AARP Alabama. AARP is the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health and financial security, and personal fulfillment.
The debate will focus on issues of importance for voters in the 2nd congressional district and will feature two candidates running for ...
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- Montgomery riverfront brawl: Police provide update
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- 0:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Montgomery police give an update on Saturday night's riverfront brawl. An Aug. 5, 2023, brawl at Montgomery’s riverfront captured in multiple videos became national news. Multiple videos posted to social media suggest the brawl started when a pontoon boat stopped at the riverfront, preventing a riverboat from docking there. Witnesses said a riverboat worker was attacked by people onboard the pontoon boat.
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- Alabama Mummy's Century of Fame
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A look at the afterlife of Hazel Farris, a woman who died in 1905 and spent the next century as a celebrity mummy.
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- New DNA Evidence Could Clear Alabama Death Row inmate
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A man who's been on death row for over 30 years for a 1992 assault and murder is getting a second chance freedom. The courts have agreed to look at new DNA evidence that points to another man being guilty of the crime.
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- Mobile County Sheriff's office demonstrate the impact of a Glock switch
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- David Robinson, firearm safety instructor with the Mobile County Sheriff’s office, demonstrating the impact of shooting a Glock 19 - one which is a legal semiautomatic handgun. The other equipped with an illegal Glock switch
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- Alabama longshoreman explains why he believes the port strike happened
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- International Longshoremen Association Local 1410 President Mark Bass talks about the dockworkers strike. About 45,000 union members nationwide went on strike at midnight. About 170 of those are in Alabama. The work stoppage affects 36 ports, including Mobile, and is the first by the union since 1977.
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- Fact-checking rumors about Haitian migrants in Sylacauga
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Sylacauga has been the scene this month of several contentious city council meetings where residents questioned council members about how a group of Haitian migrants came to the city recently. Though wild rumors spread through social media stated hundreds of migrants were flooding the area, city leaders say the number is more likely about 60. AL.com fact-checks more rumors in this video, so check it out.
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- Donald Trump announced at Alabama-Georgia game
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Donald Trump announced at Alabama-Georgia game with Kid Rock, Herschel Walker
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Former president Donald Trump was announced during the Alabama-Georgia game in Tuscaloosa.
Trump was flanked by Alabama senators Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville as well as Kid Rock, Herschel Walker and Hank Williams Jr. (Patrick Greenfield AL.com)
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- Vigil honors Birmingham mass shooting victim Anitra Holloman
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Anitra Holloman, 21, was memorialized by family and friends at a candlelight vigil in Birmingham's Railroad Park. Holloman was one of four victims killed in the Birmingham, Alabama, mass shooting outside of Hush Lounge in the city’s Five Points entertainment district.
Holloman was a college student who was raising her one-year-old daughter alone after her boyfriend's 2022 shooting death.
“It’s been the worst six days of my life,’’ her mother, Candance Kemp, said at the vigil.
#Birmingham #Alabama #shooting
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- Birmingham mass shooting victim Anitra Holloman honored at vigil
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Anitra Holloman, 21, was memorialized by family and friends at a candlelight vigil in Birmingham's Railroad Park. Holloman was one of four victims killed in the Birmingham, Alabama, mass shooting outside of Hush Lounge in the city’s Five Points entertainment district.
Holloman was a college student who was raising her one-year-old daughter alone after her boyfriend's 2022 shooting death.
“It’s been the worst six days of my life,’’ her mother, Candance Kemp, said at the vigil.
#Birmingham #Alabama #shooting
