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Alabama crews helping search for missing flood victims in Kerr County, Texas
WVTM 13 - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
Watch full news conference above.Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue crews are heading to Texas to help search for missing flood victims.The crew will meet up with Alabama Task Force One from Mobile on the route to Kerr County, Texas. It is a 15-day plan that...
Twins land a highly recruited football lineman ... in MLB Draft?
MLB
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Alabama AG opposes immunity for former police officer charged with murder
Alabama Public Radio
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July 10, 2025
A former Alabama police officer charged with murder for shooting an armed Black man in the man's front yard during a dispute with a tow-truck driver shouldn't be granted immunity before going to trial, the state's attorney general says. In a court...
Alabama Democrat co-sponsors bipartisan NIL bill
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, co-sponsored a bipartisan bill introduced Thursday aimed at creating a national framework for college athletes as they benefit from their name, image and likeness (NIL). Dubbed the Student Compensation and...
WWE plans for Roman Reigns questioned by Bloodline legend; Too soon for top star to face the Tribal Chief?
Sportskeeda
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July 20, 2025
Roman Reigns made a triumphant return to WWE last Monday on RAW, but a Bloodline legend has questioned the current plans for the OTC. Rikishi, a WWE Hall of Famer, believes it's too early for a top young star to face the former Undisputed WWE...
Alabama-based national nonprofit buys Birmingham’s historic Powell Avenue Steam plant for $11 million
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
An historic landmark in Birmingham’s history - and a prime piece of downtown real estate - has a new owner. Non-profit organization KultureCity has purchased the Powell Avenue Steam Plant for $11 million. “This transformational move marks a bold...
Alabama family agrees to rough it, 1880s style, on reality TV: ‘What have I done?’
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
Alabama’s Stacey Loper doesn’t mince words on the first episode of “Back to the Frontier.” “All this is way too much,” she says, fighting back tears. “What have I brought my family into? What have I done”? Viewers will see Stacey, a Hoover...
Alabama had SEC’s least equitable spending for men’s and women’s sports in 2024. Here’s why
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
Alabama athletics had the least equitable spending between men’s and women’s sports among SEC public schools during the 2024 fiscal year. However, there’s a simple explanation for why the discrepancy was so large: Nick Saban’s retirement....
Alabama man allegedly kicked kitten to death, assaulted father
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
A DeKalb County man remains in jail on multiple charges after authorities say he kicked a kitten to death and assaulted his father. Dustin Blake Burt, 29, of Valley Head, is being held in the DeKalb County Jail on $4,000 bond. According to court...
Alabama gamers help fight Huntington's disease with Heroclix
Alabama Public Radio
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July 10, 2025
This Monday marks the one hundred and thirteenth birthday of folk singer Woody Guthrie. The composer of classic tunes like “This Land is Your Land” went onto to inspire younger musicians like Bob Dylan. Woody Guthrie also suffered from the...
Alabama’s No. 51, a special teams stalwart, endured tragedy during his college career
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
EDITOR’S NOTE: Every day until Aug. 29, Creg Stephenson is counting down significant numbers in Alabama football history, both in the lead-up to the 2025 football season and in commemoration of the Crimson Tide’s first national championship 100...
Alabama attorney general says Mac Marquette should face trial in fatal shooting of Steve Perkins
WAFF 48 - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF/AP) - Former Decatur police officer Mac Marquette, who is charged with murder for shooting Steve Perkins in his front yard during a dispute with a tow-truck driver, shouldn’t be granted immunity before going to trial, the...
Art donated to ASU to be unveiled at Colvin-Feagin Art & Jazz Show
The Montgomery Advertiser - Alabama
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The National Alliance of Artists from Historically Black Colleges and Universities donated 28 art pieces by 24 Black artists to Alabama State University. The donated art will form a permanent collection at the university's National Center for the...
Alabama Fans Involved? LSU Star's Home Buying Plans Ruined
97.3 The Dawg - Louisiana
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July 10, 2025
(KMDL-FM) For the people who "Live Purple, Love Gold," you don't have to explain the disdain that's prevalent anytime anyone mentions a certain university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. You see, there is a bit of "feud" going on between fans of...
Alabama football legend blasts Hugh Freeze: ‘Full of s---’
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
AJ McCarron didn’t ease his way into the answer. Chris Stewart, McCarron’s co-host on the podcast “The Dynasty,” asked the former Alabama quarterback how nice it is seeing the Crimson Tide recruit well while Auburn struggles. “Hugh Freeze is full...
Alabama Attorney General pushes for ex-Decatur police officer to face murder trial in Steve Perkins’ death
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
A former Alabama police officer charged with murder for shooting an armed Black man in the man’s front yard during a dispute with a tow-truck driver shouldn’t be granted immunity before going to trial, the state’s attorney general says. In a court...
Alabama woman allegedly threw 5-year-old to the ground, causing brain injury
AL.com - Alabama
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July 9, 2025
An Alabama woman is in jail, accused of throwing a 5-year-old to the ground. Selena Cheyanna Smith, 24, is charged with aggravated child abuse. She is being held without bond in the Dale County Jail. Dothan police were notified at 1:30 a.m....
One of Alabama’s largest churches names third senior pastor in 65-year history
AL.com - Alabama
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July 13, 2025
Briarwood Presbyterian Church of Birmingham has announced that its new senior pastor has been approved by the regional governing body and is in the process of moving to Birmingham. The Rev. Dr. John Scott Redd Jr., president of Reformed...
Alabama: Police Warning “Stop Taking Those Facebook Quizzes ASAP”
Catfish Tuscaloosa - Alabama
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July 9, 2025
Imagine scrolling through your Facebook feed and coming across those fun quizzes everyone's talking about. They seem harmless, right? Well, not exactly. There's a hidden danger lurking behind them that could put you at risk of identity theft if...
Which player with Alabama football roots has the most NFL rushing yards?
AL.com - Alabama
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July 13, 2025
After becoming the career NFL rushing leader among players from Alabama high schools and colleges in the 2023 season, Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry took aim at the top ball-carriers in league history in 2024. The former Alabama...