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Gunman convicted of shooting Gov. George Wallace free after 53 years 2 Emile Sunday Sunday 2 767

Daphne Mayor Robin LeJeune announces re-election bid 0 RandySF May 14 May 14 0 127

Hanceville Police Department: Nearly 60 cases dismissed due to corruption in Alabama police department 0 Eugene May 9 May 9 3 285

Why did Tommy Tuberville vote in Florida if he lived in Alabama? 3 douglas9 May 2 May 2 8 465

Sherry Sullivan officially announces re-election bid for mayor of Fairhope 0 RandySF Apr 30 Apr 30 0 242

AL-HD12: Special election dates announced for Alabama House District 12 seat 0 RandySF Apr 29 Apr 29 0 243

Prichard Mayor Jimmie Gardner announces bid for re-election 0 RandySF Apr 28 Apr 28 0 309

Trump administration cancels program to protect Alabamans from raw sewage 0 douglas9 Apr 14 Apr 14 8 673

News From The States: Alabama Senate committee approves bill restricting picketing, protests 1 Dennis Donovan Apr 7 Apr 7 2 564

Mountain Brook Mayor Stewart Welch will not seek re-election 0 RandySF Apr 2 Apr 2 0 291

Polls moved in 2020 for COVID safety now return to Civic Center 0 RandySF Mar 22 Mar 22 0 382

Political Newcomer John Bass Wins Election To Century Town Council 0 RandySF Mar 19 Mar 19 1 226

Today Is Special Election Day In Century For Vacant Council Seat 0 RandySF Mar 18 Mar 18 1 288

Alabama's 6 venomous snakes 2 Tanuki Mar 15 Mar 15 3 542

Absentee ballots available for Tuscaloosa municipal runoff election 0 RandySF Mar 13 Mar 13 0 311

AL-SD05: Central Alabama voters to choose Democrat for Senate District 5 special election 0 RandySF Mar 11 Mar 11 1 398

Southside Mayor Dana Synder announces run for re-election 0 RandySF Mar 11 Mar 11 0 308

'Prepare for disruption': Alabama leader warns of Department of Education closure 6 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 8 Mar 8 22 2250

A friend of mine is "doing something" in Alabama...he's running against Tuberville in '26 1 PunkinPi Mar 4 Mar 4 7 781

Tuscaloosa mayoral candidates outline visions ahead of election 0 RandySF Mar 3 Mar 3 0 338

AL-HD11: Gov. Ivey sets special election dates for Alabama House District 11 0 RandySF Feb 24 Feb 24 1 390

Grand jury recommends (Hanceville) Alabama police department be 'immediately abolished' 2 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 8 707

As Trump Slashes Federal Jobs, Alabama's 'Rocket City' Braces for Impact 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 1030

Why this moocher red state doesn't hate socialism anymore 3 douglas9 Feb 2025 Feb 2025 11 1048

Good Hope Council gives notice of municipal election, approves wastewater treatment plant equipment upgrade 0 RandySF Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 387

ArcelorMittal to build $1.2bn steel plant in US to support auto sector 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 529

What would NIH funding cuts mean for Alabama? 5 things to know 2 Emile Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 661

Katie Britt vows to work with RFK Jr. after NIH funding cuts cause concern in Alabama 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 797

Alabama puts man to death in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas 0 Emile Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 551

If this is how Alabama universities defend employees, it's not working (COMMENTARY) 4 Emile Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 811

Alabama Continued...

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Selma mayoral election 2025: Johnny Moss III announces candidacy after serving as Selma school board president 0 RandySF Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 526

Irondale adopts redistricting plan for city elections, presents community awards 0 RandySF Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 545

Tuberville says trans kids 'should live in fear of their parents' after bishop's Trump remarks 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 929

Fire Chief Is Fatally Shot After Stopping to Help Driver Who Struck Deer 9 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 11 1299

Steve McClinton announces re-election bid for Hoover City Council 0 RandySF Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 573

Kenneth Crum Officially Makes Bid for Greenville Mayoral Election 0 RandySF Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 543

Tuscaloosa In Need Of Poll Workers For Municipal Election 0 RandySF Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 570

Domestic violence harassment charge against Alabama lawmaker dismissed in settlement 0 Emile Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 753

2 autopsies for Black man found hanging in Alabama produce differing conclusions 2 Emile Jan 2025 Jan 2025 19 1421

Tuberville says 'they're trying to kill' Donald Trump, calls for Navy SEALs to protect him 18 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Jan 2025 5 1957

16-year-old Vestavia Hills actor Hudson Joseph Meek dies after falling from moving vehicle 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 1072

For 1st time in history, Alabama will have two Black U.S. House members serving together 0 RandySF Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 886

I just voted in my deep red precinct .... observations and a question about legality 5 groundloop Nov 2024 Nov 2024 14 1096

What's wrong with the Alabama Democratic Party - Only 2 Democrats on my ballot out of 13 races. 11 groundloop Nov 2024 Nov 2024 12 1378

Candidates call out anti-trans mailers, 'racial dog-whistle' tactics in Alabama congressional race 0 RandySF Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 637

Democrat Tonya Chestnut faces Republican David Perry in single contested Alabama SBOE race 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 691

Marshall County residents to vote on alcohol sales this election day 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 548

Alabama Secretary of State's office posts news release required by court order 2 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1143

As Alabama voter registration deadline approaches, inactive voters higher than in 2020 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 642

Alabama Voter Roll Purge Before Election Is Blocked 2 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 801

Thanks for the memories, Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, whatever the future holds 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 842

Appeals court maintains block on Alabama absentee ballot restrictions 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 812

Judge maintains injunction against key part of Alabama absentee ballot law 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 786

Whitmire: Kay Ivey Is Going To Kill My Hometown 0 Bolo Boffin Oct 2024 Oct 2024 11 1049

AL-HD52: Democratic candidate Kelvin Datcher wins Birmingham-area House seat 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 571

Justice Department Sues Alabama for Violating Prohibition on Systematic Efforts to Remove Voters Within 90 Days 4 Bolo Boffin Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 964

Court revives lawsuit of Black pastor who was arrested while watering his neighbor's flowers 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 22 1483

ALABAMA TOWN STOPS PROSECUTIONS FOR LATE GARBAGE BILLS AFTER SPLC ADVOCACY 0 douglas9 Sep 2024 Sep 2024 11 1017

Alabama has executed Alan Eugene Miller, the second inmate known to die by nitrogen gas 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 882

Federal judge blocks enforcement of state ballot harvesting law provision targeting help for disabled voters 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 705

Alabama Continued...

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'The war is in the South': Alabama illustrates America's ongoing fight over voting rights 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 825

Rep. Tracy Estes (R) faces accusations of making violent threats 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 785

Mobile County needs additional poll workers for November election 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 602

Voting rights groups file suit challenging Alabama removing voters from rolls 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 598

Absentee Ballots Are Mailed in Alabama, the First State to Send Them Out 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 622

The first general election ballots are going in the mail as the presidential contest nears 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 667

Street racing in Africatown: Pastor says community 'at wit's end' after shooting 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 748

Alabama is a test case for efforts to help women get abortions in states where it's legal 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 696

Morgan Academy football player dies after Friday night game injury 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 1291

Alabama's anti-DEI law kicks in: College offices close, websites scrubbed 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 1063

Alabama Republicans Try to 'Criminalize Librarians Simply for Doing Their Jobs' 6 cbabe Apr 2024 Aug 2024 5 1085

Alabama woman pleads guilty to defrauding pandemic relief fund out of $2 million 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 806

North Alabama man faces more than 1,000 child porn charges 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 940

Vending machines dispense ammunition at two Alabama grocery stores: How they work 6 Tom Yossarian Joad Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 1374

Black Alabama mayor reinstated after nearly four-year battle 2 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 965

Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, will return under settlement 0 Eugene Jun 2024 Jun 2024 9 891

Is Gravity Hill in Sylacauga "real"? 4 stonecutter357 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 1266

Africanized Honeybees found in Northeast Alabama (WHNT) 1 eppur_se_muova Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 974

LOUD explosion near Huntsville/Madison -- anyone know what it was ? 2 eppur_se_muova Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 1324

Cocaine worth about $450,000 washes up on Alabama shore 4 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 1116

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