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Company training Alabama schools, churches how to respond to an active shooter
WBRC 6 News - Alabama
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August 29, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The horrors of the Minneapolis school shooting no doubt have many parents asking questions regarding school safety. Although it can be a hard conversation to have, one company that trains Alabama schools, businesses,...
Alabama GOP lawmakers file bill to give child predators the death penalty: ‘A top priority’
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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August 29, 2025
State Rep. Matt Simpson and State Sen. April Weaver have officially pre-filed the ‘Child Predator Death Penalty Act’ for the 2026 legislative session, and they expect a speedy passage. HB41 was introduced by Simpson (R-Daphne), and SB17 was...
US immigration raid jolts South Korea, stirs investor anxiety
The Straits Times
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September 7, 2025
The immigration raid on a Georgia electric vehicle battery plant run by two South Korean firms has rattled Seoul, coming less than two weeks after President Lee Jae Myung’s White House meeting with US President Donald Trump where South Korean...
FDA recalls over 136,000 lemon meringue pies due to food coloring; in which states were those distributed?
The Times of India
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September 8, 2025
Federal officials have issued a large-scale recall of over 136,000 lemon meringue pies due to undeclared food coloring. The pies, produced by Jessie Lord Bakery in California, were found to contain Yellow #5 (also known as tartrazine), a synthetic...
Alabama Republican Booed Out Of Town Hall While Attempting To Defend Trump
HuffPost
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August 28, 2025
A Republican Senate candidate who was booed out of his own town hall says left-wing agitators are the reason he ducked out the back door while the crowd chanted, “Shame! Shame! Shame!” Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.) is running for U.S. Senate next year...
"Nick Saban wouldn't have let this slide": CFB fans lose it over resurfaced locker room TikTok video after Kalen DeBoer's Alabama's loss to FSU
Sportskeeda
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September 1, 2025
Alabama fans are losing it after a resurfaced locker room TikTok video is going viral on social media. It was shared one day after Kalen DeBoer's team suffered a humiliating 31-17 loss against the Florida State Seminoles. In the video, Alabama...
Alabama agriculture candidate thanks law enforcement as stalker gets 90-day sentence
WPMI - Alabama
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BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (SBG) — Christina Woerner McInnis, candidate for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, spoke publicly today after her stalker, Clate Clark, pled guilty to stalking and harassment charges. Clark admitted to...
Alabama candidate's family terrorized by online threats, calls for tougher harassment laws
WPMI - Alabama
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ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WPMI) — Christina Woerner McInnis says her family has been living in fear since she announced her candidacy for Alabama Agriculture and Industries Commissioner in June. McInnis says that's when a man started sending her...
Alabama construction projects delayed amid worker shortages due to immigration enforcement
WJSU - Alabama
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Construction workforce shortages are causing significant project delays in Alabama, with nearly half of the state's construction firms impacted by new immigration enforcement efforts, according to a workforce survey by the...
The good, bad and ugly in Alabama’s shocking loss to FSU
The Crimson White - Alabama
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September 1, 2025
Alabama football head coach Kalen DeBoer prepares to take the field ahead of the Crimson Tide’s loss to Florida state on August 30, 2025 at Doak S. Campbell Stadium. Alabama football had a less-than-ideal start to the season on Saturday, getting...
"That didn’t happen": Paul Finebaum rips into Alabama’s cultural shift under Kalen DeBoer, cites Nick Saban’s eyebrow-raising comments
Sportskeeda
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September 1, 2025
On ESPN's College GameDay show before Alabama's season opener against Florida State, Nick Saban talked about the shift in culture under Kalen DeBoer. He also spoke about Alabama's preparation for its showdown against the Florida State Seminoles....
Alabama GOP candidate hopes her ordeal with stalker helps women ‘find the courage to come forward’
AL.com - Alabama
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August 28, 2025
A Theodore man stalked a 2026 candidate for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries for six months, harassing and threatening both her and her daughters. Now the candidate said she hopes other women who are bullied will stand up and...
Alabama Alcohol Use Holds Steady as U.S. Rates Fall
The Citizen of East Alabama
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Alcohol consumption in the United States has shifted noticeably in recent years, with a growing share of adults choosing to drink less—or not at all. Public health experts point to a combination of factors driving this trend, including increased...
Alabama to anchor new tri-state manufacturing partnership, backed by three universities, governors and power companies
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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August 28, 2025
Georgia and Mississippi are joining forces with Alabama on a new powerhouse partnership to keep the Southeast at the forefront of automotive and battery manufacturing. The new partnership brings together the University of Alabama, the University...
Alabama music local legends go back to the ‘70s for a special cause
AL.com - Alabama
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August 28, 2025
Asked about prior experience putting on fundraising concerts, Russell Mefford raises his right-hand and makes his fingers into the shape of a zero. What Mefford did have was The Fiddleworms, the ‘90s founded regionally popular Muscle Shoals rock...
After a decade away, Alabama Shakes return with a new song
Radio Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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August 31, 2025
Is there a more powerful marketing tool than nostalgia? It's an essential element of many a reunion tour, where audiences clamor to see acts from pop music's past romp through the hits of their heydays. There's something a bit more complicated and...
Alabama Department of Insurance creates new pharmacy benefit manager compliance division
1819 News
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The Alabama Department of Insurance (DOI) is creating a new pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) compliance division, DOI commissioner Mark Fowler announced on Wednesday. Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation regulating PBMs into law in April. Fowler...
Castellanos strikes again: From stunning FSU to leading them past No. 8 Alabama
Sporting News
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August 31, 2025
Thomas Castellanos has done it again. The same quarterback who stunned Florida State in 2024 led the Seminoles—his new team—to a shocking 31–17 upset over No. 8 Alabama Saturday in Tallahassee. One year after embarrassing FSU in their own stadium...
Coach Tommy Tuberville calls for firing of Jerome Powell and defends Alabama jobs bill
Huntsville Leader - Alabama
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August 30, 2025
Coach Tommy Tuberville, U.S. Senator from Alabama, made several statements on his social media account on August 30, 2025, addressing topics ranging from economic policy to state employment and political ideology.In a post at 13:00 UTC, Tuberville...
The vision behind Alabama’s beloved Montgomery Oyster Festival
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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August 31, 2025
On September 20th, hundreds of hungry folks will make their way to Old Alabama Town historic district in downtown Montgomery, where they’ll chat, sip cool beverages, and slurp oysters under the shade of the area’s abundant trees during the third...