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Alabama Epstein? It happens here all the time

As the nation learns more about the salacious life and mysterious death of billionaire and serial sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, it’s important to remember his crimes are far from uncommon. In fact, they happen all the time. Even in Alabama. It’s a problem that experts agree is growing, though exact numbers are difficult to quantify, … Continued
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September 10, 2019

James Spann wades into dispute over Trump’s hurricane claims

The federal agency that oversees the National Weather Service is backing President Donald Trump over the weather service’s Birmingham office in the week-long dispute over whether Hurricane Dorian ever had the potential to impact Alabama — and the state’s most popular television meteorologist is weighing in. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a statement … Continued
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September 6, 2019

Trump shows doctored map with hurricane hitting Alabama

President Donald Trump on Wednesday held up in the oval office what appeared to be an altered National Hurricane Center map showing Dorian’s trajectory, apparently to bolster his earlier claim that Alabama could be impacted by the hurricane.  The altered map seemed to have been drawn on with a black marker to include in Dorian’s … Continued
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September 5, 2019
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Electric vehicles take spotlight across nation

This week, gasoline taxes in Alabama went up six cents a gallon. The costs of maintaining cars and trucks, well, they certainly aren’t going down. How can drivers save money – aside from staying off the highway? One great way is to join the move toward economical, clean electric vehicles. More than 1.2 million plug-in … Continued
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September 5, 2019

Police: Alabama teen confesses to killing five family members

A 14-year-old Alabama boy has confessed to shooting and killing five family members in their home in North Alabama, the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office said early Tuesday morning. The sheriff’s office said they responded to a shooting Monday night at about 10:30 p.m. on Ridge Road in Elkmont, Alabama, a small town of less than … Continued
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September 3, 2019
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Alabama Dems’ pathway to relevancy: Alabama workers

There is nothing Alabama Democrats can do about Republican supermajorities in this very red state.  Have you heard that one?  I have. Heard it repeatedly, in fact. Hell, the leadership of the Alabama Democratic Party said it recently, as it attempted to justify its pathetic inaction — and subsequent tail-kickin’ — in last year’s midterm … Continued
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September 3, 2019

Alabama gets $10.8 million to replace bridges along I-85

Alabama is to get $10.8 million to replace bridges, thanks to a federal grant, it was announced Thursday.  The three pairs of bridges along I-85 in Opelika are to be replaced through a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, part of the $225 million being granted through the Competitive Highway Bridge Program for 20 … Continued
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August 30, 2019