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Opinion: Is PBS going to die in Alabama because of politics?
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- Opinion: Is PBS going to die in Alabama because of politics?
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- 2:41
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Columnist John Archibald shares the impact of ‘Alabama values’ on the state’s educational programming. #alabama #politics #pbs #opinion
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- Who are the big donors fueling the Alabama governor’s race?
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Two dozen donors are doing heavy lifting for Tommy Tuberville’s campaign for governor, with each of them contributing at least $100,000.
Doug Jones, who lost his U.S. Senate seat to Tuberville in 2020 and is the frontrunner in the Democratic primary for governor, hasn’t recorded a single six-figure donor or raised any funds from businesses since he entered the race in November.
Alabama’s campaign finance laws do not limit the amount individuals can contribute to candidates for governor or the state Legislature.
Reporting by Howard Koplowitz
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#politics #funding #campaign #money #election #governor #alabama
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- Alabama lawmakers get paid more than teachers, see the difference
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Alabama lawmakers are deciding whether to give teachers and state education employees a raise in 2026.
Average teacher pay in the state is $62,659, according to the state’s budget office. That number includes people with decades of experience and doctorate degrees.
The base starting pay for a first-year teacher is $47,600 for 2025-26; some local districts pay more.
Alabama’s 140 state lawmakers will earn $66,659 in 2026.
If a teacher only makes the state minimum and does not receive any additional local dollars or bonuses, they must be a 30-year veteran in order to make as much as a lawmaker.
State education employees did not get a raise in 2025; the state worked on paid leave instead, as well as $200 million for a new school choice program.
Between 2024 and 2026, inflation has increased 3%. Education advocates are asking for at least a 2% raise, plus help on insurance premium costs.
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- 7 newly passed Alabama bills you should know about
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Here are 7 newly passed Alabama bills you should know about.
Moving to the House:
• SB9
• SB30
• SB149
Moving to the Senate:
• HB56
• HB72
• HB78
• HB151
#politics #legislation #laws
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- Important student loan change is delayed, helping millions of borrowers’ paychecks
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- The U.S. Department of Education is delaying wage garnishment for defaulted student loans. The decision follows a year of sweeping changes to financial aid, including loan caps and the termination of aid programs.
The Education Department is changing how student loans are repaid and the delay “will give defaulted borrowers additional time to evaluate these new repayment options,” the department said in a statement.
The department said involuntary collection efforts “will function more efficiently and fairly after the Trump Administration implements significant improvements to our broken student loan system.”
New repayment plans will be available starting July 1. Borrowers can waive unpaid interest for on-time payments.
The Education Department will make “small matching payments in certain circumstances to ensure that outstanding principal is reduced each month.”
Reporting by Williesha Morris
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- Morehouse College fined after incident that left Tuskegee head basketball coach handcuffed
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Tuskegee University men’s basketball head coach Benjy Taylor was handcuffed by law enforcement after his team’s loss to Morehouse College on Jan. 31.
Taylor said a group of players from Morehouse’s football team were “acting aggressively” towards the Tuskegee players and their parents during the postgame handshake.
Taylor said he asked police to remove the players because their behavior violated security protocols. Instead, one officer handcuffed him and escorted him off the court.
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference later fined Morehouse and determined that they did not meet the required security standards for ensuring safety, according to a statement.
“Our historic institutions are expected to provide competitive environments that prioritize the safety, dignity, and mutual respect of student-athletes, coaches, officials, and fans. The conference remains committed to upholding these expectations," said Anthon...
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- Irondale mayor says city will not help ICE ‘tear families apart’
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- In a recent blog post, Irondale Mayor James Stewart said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations “tear families apart in Irondale,” and that something must be done.
Stewart, who is the first Black mayor of Irondale, said the federal immigration crackdown has similar effects on community members as racially discriminatory policies has had on Black communities.
“If you don’t understand history, history will end up repeating itself,” Stewart said.
“We have a responsibility to deal with things that are being done wrong in our community, regardless of who it’s affecting.”
Stewart said the city of Irondale will not assist ICE with raids and added that all residents, no matter their immigration status, have access to public safety services.
“We’re going to be just, right and fair. We’re going to do that for every citizen that makes up our community, because at the end of the day, everybody...
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- AHSAA announces public and private school split
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- In a milestone decision, the Alabama High School Athletic Association will split private and public schools in athletics for championship play beginning next fall.
The 15-member Central Board voted 13-2 in favor of the decision for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years. Board president Terry Curtis and Blount principal Jerome Woods voted no.
Private schools still will be able to play public schools in the regular season. It marks the first time in the AHSAA’s 104-year history that all members won’t compete for championships together. Reporting by Thomas Ashworth and Ben Thomas.
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- $1,776 payment to 1 5 million Americans will be tax free
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- President Donald Trump announced the “Warrior Dividend” at the end of last year. Payments of $1,776 will be sent to active duty and reserve members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
The payments, totaling $2.9 billion - are a “one-time basic allowance for housing supplement” for all service members in pay grades 0-6 and below.
That total includes 1.28 active-duty service members though the rank of colonel or the Navy captain equivalent.
Another 174,000 Reserve members are also eligible as long as they were on active-duty orders of 31 days or more as of Nov. 30, 2025.
Distribution of the checks began in late Dec. 2025 and the IRS recently confirmed the special payments won't be taxed.
“Federal tax law specifically excludes from gross income a “qualified military benefit.” The basic allowance for housing payments are qualified military benefits and, therefore, are not taxable,” the IRS said.
Reporting b...
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- The most expensive homes in the Huntsville metro area
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Are you looking to buy a home in the Huntsville metro area? Searching for a home outside the growing Huntsville and Madison city limits might be key to better affordability.
Stacker.com compiled a list of the most expensive home locations in the Huntsville metro, including Madison and Limestone counties.
Zillow data revealed the priciest home values by month across 13 cities and towns surrounding Huntsville since 2018, according to Stacker.
Reporting by Diane Mwai
#homes #realty #homeowner #housingmarket
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- ICE protests erupt across Alabama
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Protests were held across Alabama this past week in response to violence and deaths linked to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Since the start of 2026, there have been 8 deaths nationally due to interactions with ICE agents, according to The Guardian.
Two fatal encounters in Minneapolis that left Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti dead contributed to a demonstration at Toomer’s Corner in Auburn.
Over one hundred people gathered for a vigil honoring Alex Pretti at Canterbury Episcopal Church in Tuscaloosa.
Coverage by Margaret Kates, Will McLelland, Williesha Morris and Sarah Whites-Koditschek.
#ICE #protest #immigration #alabama #localnews
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- Tuberville may have just cleared his biggest hurdle in Alabama governor’s race
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville meets the state’s residency laws to run for governor this year, according to reports from an Alabama State Republican Party committee meeting.
The committee’s unanimous vote dismissed the challenge brought forward by Tuberville’s Republican primary challenger, Ken McFeeters.
The challenge comes amid ongoing questions about whether Tuberville, who owns an approximately $5 million beach house in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, has met the state’s requirements to run for governor.
Tuberville's campaign called the challenge “ridiculous,” and confirmed that the senator has lived in Alabama continuously since 2019. Tuberville’s campaign also said that they provided the GOP committee with “definitive proof” about Tuberville’s residency.
Alabama law requires a governor to live in the state for at least seven years “next before the date of their election.”
The Tuberville campaign did n...
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- Snow in Troy, Alabama. Yikes it’s cold in Alabama. #coldweather
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Alabama prison inmates punished for taking part in Oscar-nominated documentary
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- The Alabama prison system has moved three well-known inmate activists, Robert Earl Council, Raoul Poole and Melvin Ray, to isolated cells with little contact with others, family members and attorneys said.
Council, Poole and Ray were outspoken about problems within the Alabama prison system in Oscar-nominated documentary “The Alabama Solution.” They also supported a 2022 prison strike that gained national attention.
Family members of the three men said they fear for their loved ones’ safety and are concerned the moves to solitary confinement are a form of retaliation.
The Alabama Department of Corrections cited security concerns as the reason the men were moved, but did not elaborate.
ADOC also said in a statement that “all inmates are safe, secure, and receiving regular meals and other services as needed,” and that they have had legal visits and phone service.
#prison #jail #reform
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- How Alabama voted on $10 billion for ICE, other government spending
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- The House passed funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week by a narrow margin. The measure will fund the Coast Guard, ICE, CBP, FEMA, TSA and other agencies through Sept. 30.
The bill includes $10 billion for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and is part of a broader package to support President Donald Trump’s agenda.
For the most part, federal departments will receive about the same amount of funding.
The Education Department would receive $79 billion, a slight increase of $217 million above current funding, according to POLITICO.The Department of Health and Human Services would be funded at nearly $117 billion, a $210 million increase.The Department of Labor would get $13.7 billion, a $65 million hike.
The DHS bill does reduce funding for ICE’s enforcement and removal operations by $115 million, decrease the number of detention beds by 5,500, set aside funding for body cameras for agents, and ...
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- Banished - An audio story of one man's deportation
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- 28:08
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Fonzie Andrade grew up American, playing football, dreaming of being an NFL referee, falling in love, and making some mistakes. He we was detained, deported to a country he does not know, where he does not read or write the language. This is the story of one man, and the ripple effects of his not-so-voluntary departure.
An audio column by John Archibald
#immigration #deportation #localnews #news #alabama #audiostory
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- Katie Britt discloses husband’s banking stock trade months late, donates profits to charity
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- U.S. Sen. Katie Britt delayed in reporting 22 stock transactions made in her husband’s retirement account, including 16 that were due nine months ago.
Britt filed a periodic transaction report with the Senate Ethics Committee on Jan. 26 totaling between $22,022 and $330,000. The exact amount is unknown because reporting guidelines only require a dollar range.
The report is required to be filed within 45 days when at least $1,000 of a stock or other security is purchased, sold or exchanged, according to the Senate Ethics Committee.
Among the transactions were an April 14 purchase of between $1,000 and $15,000 of Chase stock made in an account owned by Britt’s husband, Wesley Britt.
The senator serves on the Senate Banking Committee and the stock is up nearly 30% since the purchase.
“Upon learning of it, she requested the stock be unloaded from the account to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest. At this tim...
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- New state rules are shrinking Alabama's limited birth options
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- 2:40
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has ruled that the state health department has the authority to license and regulate freestanding birthing centers, overturning a lower-court decision that centers offering care by midwives had hailed as a victory.
In a 5-0 decision, the appeals court rejected last year’s ruling by Montgomery County Circuit Judge Greg Griffin.
Griffin had ruled in favor of Oasis Family Birthing Center in Birmingham and Alabama Birth Center in Huntsville, blocking Alabama Department of Public Health regulations that the centers said would make it difficult, if not impossible to operate. Reporting by Mike Cason and Megan Plotka. #alabama #pregnancy #health #birth
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- Hundreds in Mobile protest ICE after killing of Alex Pretti: ‘Circle of violence has widened’
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- 0:36
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- About 200 demonstrators gathered in Mardi Gras Park in Mobile on Jan. 27 to protest recent violence and killings committed by federal immigration authorities under President Donald Trump’s administration.
The event was organized by founder Maura Mandyck of Indivisible Mobile. Mandyck said the protest was a reaction to the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis who tried to defend an immigrant neighbor.
David Chatel, a pastor from Baldwin County, called for ICE to be abolished. Chatel said that Pretti was “murdered” before everyone’s eyes and it was not “his time to go.”
Mandyck said this was already a reality for Black and Brown people by the Trump administration, which was now going after anyone not on board with its mass deportation agenda.
Reporting by Margaret Kates and Patrick Darrington
#ICE #protest #immigration
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- Deported to Mexico, Still an Alabama Fan: Fonzie Watches the Tide #alabama #immigration #ice #fonzie
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- 0:27
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Fonzie Andrade reacts from Mexico as Alabama scores in the CFB Playoff game against Oklahoma, Dec. 19, 2025. Alabama won the game. Fonzie was a referee while living in Alabama.
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- Fonzie Reunites With His Dad in Mexico After Deportation #alabama #immigration #ice #fonzie
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- After months in ICE detention, days in a safehouse across the border and a long bus ride through the heart of Mexico, Alfonso "Fonzie" Andrade steps off a bus in Leon, Guanajato, to meet a little brother he has never met, and his father, who he has not seen since he was 12.
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- Auburn’s Toomer’s Corner ICE protest met with calls of ‘All the Mexicans out! Shoot them all!’
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Auburn University history professor Kate Craig wrote President Chris Roberts asking him to respond to someone yelling, “All the Mexicans out! Shoot them all!” at an anti-ICE protest.
In the video, an individual in an orange hat and blue vest yells, “All the Mexicans out! All the Mexicans out! Shoot them all!” The person whoops at the crowd and continues walking.
Craig attended the protest and said in the letter that the insults “explicitly promoted violence” and was “personally disgusting and a poor reflection on Auburn.”
Basketball fans headed to Toomer’s Corner to celebrate the win over Florida by throwing toilet paper on the campus’ trees. Nearby protesters, organized by Indivisible Auburn/Opelika, held up anti-ICE signs.
AL.com has reached out to Auburn University officials for a response but has yet to receive one.
Reporting by Williesha Morris
#ICE #protest #immigration
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- Alabama Secretary of State says Trump-endorsed GOP opponent voted with ‘homemade fake ID’
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- 0:37
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, who is running for lieutenant governor, accused former Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl of voting with a “homemade fake ID.”
Wahl qualified to run for lieutenant governor late Jan. 23, just before the qualifying deadline, stepping down as state GOP chairman in accordance to the party’s bylaws required.
Wahl made the last-day entry into the lieutenant governor race only after an endorsement from President Trump in a social media post on Jan. 22.
Reporting by Mike Cason
#GOP #endorsement #politics #voting
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- Alabama may soon make organ harvesting from inmates a felony
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- An Alabama House committee has signed off on a bill that would make it a felony for medical examiners to remove a person’s organs without first notifying their family.
The proposal, HB 71, sponsored by Rep. Chris England, would classify the practice as a Class C felony. That means medical examiners could face up to 10 years in prison and a $15,000 fine if they take organs without contacting a person’s next of kin.
The legislation comes after eight families sued the Alabama Department of Corrections in 2024, accusing them of removing organs from relatives who died in state custody and sending them to UAB’s Heersink School of Medicine. The bill goes to the Alabama House of Representatives. #alabama #prison #adoc #uab
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- 'You can't keep my name out your mouth': Listen to fiery call between mayor and JeffCo commissioner
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- 2:54
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- A six-minute recorded phone call between Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and Jefferson County Commissioner Lashunda Scales captures a tense exchange marked by accusations, political threats, and long-simmering personal animosity between the veteran leaders.
The call made in October, recently obtained by AL.com, provides a rare inside look into behind-the-scenes politics in Birmingham, with Woodfin threatening to endorse and actively campaign for a rival candidate to Scales in the upcoming commission race.
Woodfin, who defeated Scales and the seven other challengers for his position as mayor last year, initiated the six-minute call and accused Scales of spreading political rumors.
The full six-minute phone call is available on our page.
Reporting by Joseph D. Bryant.
Read more on AL.com
#localnews #birminghamalabama #citycouncil #controversy #randallwoodfin #mayor #lashundascals #localelections
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- Tuscaloosa resident calls to end ICE presence in Twin Cities
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Jennifer Waters, a Tuscaloosa resident of 15 years originally from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, spoke at a vigil for Alex Pretti at Canterbury Episcopal Church.
The full speech can be viewed on our page.
#DHS #ICE #AlexPretti #tuscaloosa #tuscaloosaalabama #church #twincities #minneapolis
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- Tuscaloosa-based Minnesotan calls to end ICE presence in Twin Cities full speech
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- 9:24
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Jennifer Waters, an Alabama resident of 15 years originally from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, spoke at a vigil for Alex Pretti at Canterbury Episcopal Church Jan. 26 in Tuscaloosa.
#ice #DHS #AlexPretti #tuscaloosa #tuscaloosaalabama #alabama #church #twincities #minneapolis
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- AHSAA splits public, private high school sports: What to know
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- For the first time in the 104-year history of the Alabama High School Athletic Association, all member schools won’t compete for championships together — due to a decision to split public and private schools.
Previously, public and private schools played for the same championship. But private schools had rules that could bump teams to higher classifications. Now, private schools will play for their own championships.
A separation of public and private schools in the state of Alabama has been a topic of discussion for years, but was brought into the spotlight following the introduction of the CHOOSE Act.
With both public and private school classification assignments now determined by enrollment, classifications will be the same for all sports. There will be six public and two private school classifications.
The division as part of the AHSAA reclassification lasts for two years. After the two-year period, the AHSAA will evaluate and...
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- Birmingham mayor and JeffCo commissioner's fiery exchange
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- 6:36
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- A six-minute recorded phone call between Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and Jefferson County Commissioner Lashunda Scales captures a tense exchange marked by accusations, political threats, and long-simmering personal animosity between the veteran leaders.
Woodfin in the exchange accused Scales of telling the public that he was endorsing her opponent, Shonae Eddins-Bennett. Eddins-Bennett, Birmingham’s parks and recreation director, was challenging Scales for her District 1 commission seat.
Eddins-Bennett had announced her candidacy, but has since withdrawn her name from the qualifying list.
In the phone call, Woodfin threatened to actively support Scales’ political opponent if she did not stop talking about him.
AL.com reached out to Mayor Woodfin directly, his office and his campaign for comment but has not heard back.
#LashundaScales #RandallWoodfin #birminghamalabama #birminghamal #citycouncil #localnews
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- Philip Rivers reportedly withdraws from consideration for NFL coaching job
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Forty-four year old Philip Rivers is no longer in consideration as head coach of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, according to multiple reports.
Rivers is currently coach of his high school alma mater’s football team at St. Michael Catholic School in Fairhope. He recently stepped away to play three December games with the Indianapolis Colts this past season.
“Getting my feet back into it the last four weeks was exciting. But that’s not something I’ve set out to do like, ‘Oh shoot, that’s what I want to do,'" Rivers said. "I said openly and honestly I love it here [at Fairhope] and hope to be here a long time.”
Reporting by Craig Stephenson
#NFL #coaching #highschoolsports #profootball
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- Auburn’s Toomer’s Corner ICE protest met with calls of ‘All the Mexicans out! Shoot them all!’
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Auburn University history professor Kate Craig wrote President Chris Roberts asking him to respond to 'disgusting' language at an anti-ICE protest on Toomer's Corner.
Reporting by Williesha Morris
Video courtesy Damarius LaKee Nolan-Watts
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- Alabama’s gun laws get an F on annual report
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Alabama continues to have some of the worst gun laws and rates of gun death in the country, according to an annual report from GIFFORDS Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
The report ranked Alabama at 36 out of all 50 states in terms of its gun law strength resulting in an F on the overall scorecard. The state also had the fourth highest gun death rate in the country.
Scorecards are determined after experts analyze the gun laws of each individual state and assess how effective they are at reducing gun violence, the report says.
According to the report, Alabama has done well implementing gun laws to address mental health and domestic violence issues but still lacks many effective gun laws.
The law center advises Alabama to implement several policies to improve the state’s gun laws and likely reduce gun violence.
These policies include repealing permitless carry, requiring universal background checks, passing firearm indu...
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- After 40 years, Alabama’s largest mall costs Hoover millions: New mayor promises revival
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- During his State of the City Address, Hoover Mayor Nick Derzis said he’s prioritizing economic development by revitalizing Riverchase Galleria and Patton Creek.
Derzis said he remembered when the Galleria was the largest attraction in the area, constantly bustling with business. In recent years, however, traffic has slowed.
Sears has been vacant since 2019 and Macy’s was listed for sale in August 2024. Visitation has plummeted 33% since 2019. Sales tax revenue has fallen 41% since 2007.
Derzis said the Galleria is costing the city $9 million a year in revenue because of its condition. He said the city has “had discussions” with stakeholders to return the Galleria and Patton Creek to their former glory.
Reporting by Alaina Bookman
#mall #revamp #revitalization
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- Apple warns millions of iPhones at risk of attack, update now
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- According to Fox News, Apple recently confirmed two critical vulnerabilities in WebKit, the browser engine that powers Safari and all browsers on iOS.
Hundreds of millions of iPhones are at risk. Apple released a fix as soon the problem was discovered and the patch is included in the latest software update.
The best defense against the flaw is update your device. However, only about 50% of users have updated to iOS26, reports indicate.
Affected devices include: iPhone 11 and later; iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later; iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later; iPad Air 3rd generation and later; iPad 8th generation and later; and iPad mini 5th generation and later.
Reporting by Leada Gore.
Read with the article linked in our bio.
#iphone #apple #software #hack #virus
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- Movie about Alabama prisons lands Oscar nomination
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- “The Alabama Solution,” a documentary about Alabama’s prison system, earned an Academy Award nomination.
The film, co-directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, shows conditions of Alabama prisons using footage taken by inmates on contraband cellphones.
“The Alabama Solution” earned a nomination in the documentary feature category. You can stream it on HBO Max. The 98th Annual Academy Awards will air live on ABC on Sunday, March 15.
Reporting by Ben Flanagan
Read more with article linked in the comments.
#oscars #prison #jail
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- Alabama National Guard activates 350 soldiers ahead of winter storm
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- 0:27
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Ice, power outages, and hazardous road conditions are expected starting the night of Friday, Jan. 23 in north Alabama.
Guardsmen will assist state and local partners with route reconnaissance, road clearance, and movement support in communities across the northern half of the state.
The National Guard encouraged residents to monitor local forecasts, follow guidance from state and local officials, and avoid travel during hazardous conditions whenever possible.
Reporting by Mike Cason
#nationalguard #winterstorm #weatheradvisory
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- During ice and snow, the Rocket City Wranglers are north Alabama heroes
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The Rocket City Wranglers, a group of Jeep Wrangler drivers and others who own cars with four-wheel drive, are volunteering their time as Alabama is threatened with forecasts of snow and ice.
Whenever there is snow or icy weather, the Rocket City Wranglers ensure that essential workers — such as first responders and medical professionals — can make it to work.
Among their tasks is helping medical personnel get back home from work, which keeps them from having to sleep at the hospital.
The Rocket City Wranglers prioritize serving people who work in hospitals in Madison County by bringing employees to work. They also help elderly people cover their basic needs, or just check in on them.
“This just gives us a way to give back and to serve our community in a way that is uplifting and honoring to all of our heroes," said Laura Rogers, volunteer coordinator of Rocket City Wranglers. "Because we’ve been in the hospital and somebody...
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- Fighting SNAP fraud will cost Alabama $16.7M annually
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- An Alabama Senate committee approved a bill that would require the Alabama Medicaid Agency and Department of Human Resources to cross-check eligibility for assistance programs.
SB 61, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, would require the agencies to conduct at least monthly checks of enrollees of each program.
According to the Legislative Fiscal Office, the additional work for both agencies could cost at least $16.7 million per year total for both agencies.
The bill requires DHR and other state agencies to check recipients’ home addresses, death records and incarceration status on a monthly basis. The bill also requires Alabama Medicaid and other state agencies to check recipients’ income, employment and disability status on a quarterly basis.
Supporters of the bill said that it is needed because of the state’s error rate for SNAP; when either DHR or enrollees make a mistake on paperwork
resulting in too many or too ...
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- Alabama man married to US citizen detained, husband spends $11,000 to free him
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Brandon Rowell, 46, has spent $11,000 trying to free his husband, Ronald, from immigrant detention since last month.
On Dec. 5, the Gadsden couple reported to a check-in on Ronald’s asylum case. Shortly after going inside, Ronald was put into the back of a truck in handcuffs.
Ronald, 32, is in detention in Louisiana awaiting a 2027 hearing on his asylum claim. He fled Guatemala in 2023, because he was targeted as a gay man and feared for his life, said Rowell.
Rowell works remotely as a manager at a call center and cares for his mother. Despite his pain from multiple back surgeries, he is working weekends delivering for Door Dash.
Between commissary food and the phone calls, Rowell is spending $1,000 a month on his husband’s detention on top of paying an attorney $10,000. He has thought about using his house for funds.
“For me, he is my home,” he said. “The house is a building. So if, if I need to, you know, giv...
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- ICE detained kids in over 20 Alabama cities
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Alabama is arresting and detaining a growing number of children as part of President Trump’s immigration crackdown. ICE arrested nearly 40 children, 18 years old or younger, between January and mid-October 2025, up 90% from last year and 400% from two years before. Reporting by Sarah Whites-Koditschek and Hannah Denham. #ice #immigration #trump #alabama
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- Katie Britt breaks from Trump on this part of his Greenland plan
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- In a statement, Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala) said she doesn’t believe a Trump-authorized military invasion of Denmark is appropriate against a NATO ally.
“Denmark is an important NATO ally, and I do not think an invasion of Greenland or troops on the ground is in the best interest of the United States or our alliances," Britt said.
Her comments come as Republicans distance themselves from support of military force on an European ally. Trump, in recent days, has targeted Greenland with aggressive comments.
Reporting by John Sharp
#NATO #Greenland #military
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- UAB announces closure of urgent care clinic
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- 0:20
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The UAB St. Vincent’s urgent care clinic will permanently close. The clinic said their Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, Leslie Edwards, will be moving to UAB’s primary care office in Vestavia Hills.
The urgent care clinic, also located in Vestavia, will permanently close on Jan. 23. Edwards’ new office is located just a few miles away at 200 Montgomery Hwy Suite 100.
Reporting by Savannah Tryens-Fernandes
#urgentcare #hospital #closure
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- Data center proposed for Bessemer will move sites, city announces
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The $14 billion data center campus part of Project Marvel appears to be moving from its proposed and protested site in rural Alabama.
Bessemer officials and the developer backing the hyperscale project have agreed to move to a different site after concerns from local residents and issues with the planned Northern Beltline.
It’s unclear exactly where the data center campus will move. The city said it had identified “additional land adjacent to the currently zoned parcel,” which was nearly 700 acres that the city voted to rezone in November.
The project has been met with resistance from local residents, who packed out public meetings, expressing concerns over noise, electricity and water usage, environmental protection and other issues.
Inside Climate News reported the developer plans to request the rezoning of another 900 acres. Since October, research firm Baxtel has listed a second site in Bessemer as “planned” for “Marve...
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- Harvesting organs from Alabama prison inmates could soon be a felony
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- An Alabama House committee approved legislation that penalize medical examiners if they harvest a deceased person’s organs without first notifying and obtaining consent from their family.
HB 71, sponsored by Rep. Chris England, makes it a Class C felony for a medical examiner to harvest organs without contacting the next of kin. The offense would be punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
The law currently requires medical examiners to notify family members when organs are harvested and requires consent in all cases save for identification of the deceased, but does not provide penalties.
The legislation follows a 2024 lawsuit filed by eight families against the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), alleging that organs were taken from individuals who died while in prison and sent to UAB's Heersink School of Medicine.
According to the lawsuit, medical students from the school noticed that many of the specimens ...
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- The Birmingham Water Works Board is gone. Here's what replaced it.
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- 2:44
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Central Alabama Water, formerly known as the Birmingham Water Works Board, has had many shifts over the last few months. And even with a new name, a new board, and a new CEO, resistance continues among all of the changes. Reporter Joseph Bryant highlights all that you may have missed, and how it will impact your bills in the future.
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- ICE arrests, detains more children in Alabama under Trump administration
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials detained nearly 70 children in Alabama between Sept. 2023 and Sept. 2025. The youngest child was two-years-old.
On average, four children a month were detained in 2025 with Baldwin County claiming the most child detentions for the first nine months of the year.
In 2023, ICE detained 2.3 children per month. In 2024, that number fell to 1.8 before rising in 2025.
None of the children detained by ICE in Alabama since Sept. 2023 were convicted of a crime. Most had pending criminal charges, while two were categorized for some other immigration-related violation.
Reporting by Sarah Whites-Koditschek and Hannah Denham
Read more on AL.com
#alabama #DHS #deportation #children #trumpadministration #detentioncenter #ICE
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- What happens to the losing team’s confetti after a national championship game?
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The Indiana Hoosiers beat the Miami Hurricanes 27 to 21 in the College Football National Championship game on Jan. 19 in Miami Gardens, Fla. Red, white and shiny black confetti blasted out of cannons.
But what became of the loosing Hurricanes’ delayed celebration? All that green, orange and white paper sitting on the sidelines in brown cardboard boxes had to go somewhere.
According to Noah Winter of Artistry In Motion, the confetti is properly disposed of: “We recycle it.”
Artistry In Motion, located in Los Angeles, bills itself as the industry leader in confetti. It offers products and staffing for confetti at various events like the national championship and the Super Bowl, according to Winter.
Reporting by Matt Stahl
#nationalchampionship #confetti #collegefootball
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- 4,000 FBI personnel set for Huntsville by 2030 at ‘most advanced training facility in the world’
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Personnel will work at the Richard Shelby Center for Innovation and Advanced Technology, the new name for the FBI’s official campus on Redstone Arsenal.
Kevin Jones, Deputy Assistant Director for IT Infrastructure, said the Huntsville facility will create one of the largest concentrated footprints of any FBI division in the United States.
“What we’ve seen (is that Huntsville) offers our workforce is greater access to tech talent, greater work-life balance opportunities for our family, and a greater ability to extend our continuity of operations and the resilience for the core mission that we support," said Deputy Assistant Director for IT Infrastructure, Kevin Jones.
Workers will initially be stationed at the North Campus of the FBI building which houses their technology, cyber, analytics and instructional environments.
The South Campus is under construction with a completion date of 2030. After it’s complete, leaders expect t...
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- 2026 Snow in South Alabama
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- South Alabama saw a quick touch of snow today! Here’s a look at some scenes from this morning.
📷 🎥:Elizabeth Moss, National Weather Service Mobile, and Mike Byrd (Blue Springs State Park-Alabama ) and Shelby Scott (Frank Jackson State Park-Alabama of Alabama State Parks Division.
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- Here is where AL's first 12 medical marijuana dispensaries are planned
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission awarded licenses to three companies to operate dispensaries. The companies will be authorized to operate up to three dispensaries each.
Birmingham is in line to have two dispensaries, while Mobile and Montgomery will have one each. None are planned for the city of Huntsville, although two are planned for the metro area.
Alabama’s medical marijuana law, the Compassion Act, allows companies to make gummies (peach-flavored only), tablets, capsules, tinctures, patches, oils, and other forms of medical marijuana products.
The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners will certify doctors to recommend medical cannabis products to patients. Patients who receive a medical cannabis card after seeing a doctor will be able to buy products at these dispensaries.
Reporting by Mike Cason
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#medicalmarijuana #medicalweed #healthcare #chronicpain #birminghamalabama #mobilelalabam...
