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Swearing at Alabama police could soon lead to year in jail: Opponents say it makes protest impossible

An Alabama House committee Wednesday held a hearing on a bill that would allow law enforcement to arrest people who direct abusive language at first responders, make obscene gestures or linger at a response scene after being ordered to leave. HB 224, sponsored by Rep. Allen Treadaway, R-Morris, prohibits someone...

Alabama · 2025-03-19
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Social Security requiring in-office visits for millions of recipients, applicants

The Social Security Administration (SSA) said Monday that it will no longer allow individuals to verify their identity over the phone but instead require online authentication or in-person visits for those seeking benefit claims and direct deposit changes.

Alabama · 2025-03-19

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2 arrested after man robbed at gunpoint while meeting in Birmingham to sell item

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Two men have been arrested after police say they robbed another man at gunpoint when meeting about an item the victim listed on the OfferUp app. The robbery happened March 15 around 1:13 p.m. in the 3300 block of 30th Way North. Dashawn Jones, 19, of...

Birmingham, AL · 2025-03-19
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Alabama military base says DOGE canceling a $465,000 landscape design contract is ‘news to them’

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has claimed another $465,000 in savings for Alabama taxpayers in a recent announcement to X. The post says that DOGE on Monday canceled a Department of Defense contract for “non-personal services, to serve as the Maxwell Air Force Base installations horticulturalist, landscape designer, and greenhouse plant nursery manager to improve and maintain beautification of the installations.”

Alabama · 2025-03-19
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46 Brave Birmingham whites risk their lives to protest cruelties imposed on blacks

Today’s guest columnist is T.K. Thorne. Our story begins in Birmingham, where a small group of Black and White people, the Council on Human Relations, had been meeting since the 1950s despite Jim Crow laws that forbid them to do so. They met in the Black First Congregational Church,...

Birmingham, AL · 2025-03-18

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Alabama House passes grocery tax cut bill

A slate of tax cut bills passed in the Alabama House on Tuesday, and Republicans and Democrats are supporting it.

Alabama · 2025-03-19

WDHN

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Mother of 6-month-old girl killed in dog attack calls it a horrible but avoidable accident

A 6-month-old girl has died after being involved in a dog attack in Alabaster on Friday morning, Alabaster police confirmed.

Alabaster, AL · 2025-03-18

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Watch All 3 'American Idol' Judges Hilariously Mispronounce Contestant's Alabama Hometown

In addition to a perfectly timed “Bless your heart,” Southerners have a way with words that could be credited back to our expanded vocabulary—compliments of some truly remarkable town names. We’ve generally mastered how to say Cadiz, Kentucky; and Thibodaux, Louisiana; though we still get caught up on Nacogdoches, Texas; Natchitoches, Louisiana; Champagnolle, Arkansas; and the big one: the Tchoutacabouffa River. Once you’ve mastered those few tongue-twisters, all the other names and syllables tend to fall into place.

Alabama · 2025-03-18

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Is or isn’t he? A local pastor teases a possible run in Birmingham mayor’s race

Frank Woodson is coy about his political aspirations. But with a website showcasing a platform of change, a call for more action from city hall and a recent political radio appearance, Woodson has done everything short of officially announcing he’s running for mayor of Birmingham. “I’m hoping to show...

Birmingham, AL · 2025-03-19

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‘I Told Her I Wanted to Get Married Quick, I Was Ready’

Met: In 1961 in Titusville. Deborah and David met as children around the age of seven when he was visiting his sister, Brenda, who lived with their aunt. Deborah lived next door and was good friends with Brenda. He had a crush on Deborah even then and it matured as they hit adolescence.

Trussville, AL · 2025-03-19

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Jefferson County Coroner’s Office searching for families of 6 people who recently died

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office is seeking assistance from the public in finding the families of six people who died in 2025.

Jefferson County, AL · 2025-03-19

The Alabama Initiative for Independent Journalism

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Commissioners say “Yay!” for Sale of Hallmark Farm Property

As he presented a committee report during a meeting Tuesday, County Commission President Jimmie Stephens instructed the assembled commissioners to say yay – as though cheering – rather than the customary yes vote of yea. Stephens, a former schoolteacher, knew exactly what he was saying as he called...

Jefferson County, AL · 2025-03-18

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Suspect indicted in Birmingham shooting caught on Clubhouse app that killed man, injured woman

A Fairfield man has been indicted in a deadly 2024 Birmingham shooting that followed a dispute on the social audio app Clubhouse. A Jefferson County grand jury issued the indictments against 32-year-old Roddregus Williams-Johnson on March 7. The indictments were made public this week. Williams-Johnson is charged with capital murder...

Birmingham, AL · 2025-03-18

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These are the 25 Worst Towns to Retire to in Alabama (the Data is in)

... The post These are the 25 Worst Towns to Retire to in Alabama (the Data is in) appeared first on Home Stratosphere .

Alabama · 2025-03-18

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Alabama’s Wednesday Severe Weather Outlook: Hail & Damaging Winds

We are closely watching a more extensive weather system set to impact portions of the Midwest with tornadoes, wind damage, and hail. The intensity of these storms depends on “how much instability can build in the atmosphere, which is an uncertain factor given meager moisture,” said The Weather Channel.

Alabama · 2025-03-19

The Montgomery Advertiser

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Spring frost: Alabama temperatures to plummet this week

Don't put those jackets or blankets away just yet − there's a frosty forecast on the horizon in Alabama. A cold front pushing through Wednesday, on the last official day of winter, will send temps plummeting as far south as the Gulf Coast. There are "medium to high chances," of frost on Friday morning as far south as Troy and Eufaula, National Weather Service forecasts show. There is a "low to medium" risk of freezing conditions Friday morning in north Alabama along and north of the Highway 278 corridor. More: 17 possible tornadoes hit Alabama, including one 1,000 yards...

Alabama · 2025-03-19

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Flagler deputies search for missing woman who left to ‘explore the country’

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a woman who left the area six months ago to “explore the country,” according to a news release. Deputies said 26-year-old Cheilla Decampo, who is from Palm Coast, left...

Flagler County, FL · 2025-03-19

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House passes bills cutting state sales tax on food, increasing tax break for retirees

The Alabama House of Representatives passed four bills reducing the state sales tax on food and increasing some tax breaks for Alabamians, including retirees 65 and older. "Today, we have the opportunity to reduce taxes on just about everyone in the State of Alabama," said Rep. Danny Garrett. Garrett sponsors...

Alabama · 2025-03-18

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27-year-old ID’d as man found fatally shot in Birmingham intersection

A man found shot to death on a Birmingham road has now been identified. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday identified the victim as Lemijamin Jarquis Watters. He was 27 and lived in Birmingham. Precinct officers were dispatched at 7 p.m. Saturday to a report of a person...

Birmingham, AL · 2025-03-18