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Changes for Alabama Veterans Affairs Board

Changes for Alabama Veterans Affairs Board

Alabama Board of Education meeting briefs – July 8, 2025

Alabama Board of Education meeting briefs – July 8, 2025

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama State Board of Education on Tuesday elected new leadership and reviewed updates on student funding, school policies, and assessment results during its monthly meeting and work session. Gov. Kay Ivey, who serves as...

$15K reward offered in Alabama double murder, child kidnapping

$15K reward offered in Alabama double murder, child kidnapping

AUBURN, Ala. (WSFA) - A $15,000 reward is being offered by CrimeStoppers 215-STOP and the FBI for information leading to the suspect’s arrest and a child’s recovery following a double murder and kidnapping in east Alabama. The bodies of a mother...

Gov. Ivey appoints new leaders for Alabama Medicaid and State Employees Insurance Board

Gov. Ivey appoints new leaders for Alabama Medicaid and State Employees Insurance Board

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced Thursday that Bo Offord will be appointed as the new commissioner of the Alabama Medicaid Agency, succeeding Stephanie McGee Azar, who will become the chief executive officer of the State Employees’...

Beat the heat: How small changes can lead to big savings on your Alabama energy bill

Beat the heat: How small changes can lead to big savings on your Alabama energy bill

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — As summer temperatures rise in Alabama, so do energy bills, prompting Alabama Power to offer advice on how to enhance energy efficiency and reduce costs. Shon Richey, Alabama Power's Residential Support Manager, emphasized the...

Suspected abductor in Alabama AMBER Alert, double murder suspect in custody

Suspected abductor in Alabama AMBER Alert, double murder suspect in custody

UPDATE: Aaron Dontay Williams was taken into custody at approximately 7:15 a.m. on July 11, 2025 by the U.S. Marshals Service along with the FBI and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The child was found unharmed, according to the Auburn Police...

Former Alabama forward to sign $68 million contract extension with New Orleans Pelicans

Former Alabama forward to sign $68 million contract extension with New Orleans Pelicans

Herb Jones missed 62 games during the 2024-25 NBA season, but that didn’t dim the New Orleans Pelicans’ interest in the former Alabama standout’s future with the team. Jones and the Pelicans have agreed on a three-year, $68 million contract...

Alabama AG opposes immunity for former police officer charged with murder

Alabama AG opposes immunity for former police officer charged with murder

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...

AMBER ALERT issued for three-year-old Alabama boy

AMBER ALERT issued for three-year-old Alabama boy

ALABAMA (WTVA) -- The State of Alabama has issued a child abduction emergency, AMBER Alert. The Auburn Police Department and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency needs your help locating Jibreel Harun. He's a three-year-old black male. Jibreel Harun...

Alabama Senate 2026: Waggoner ‘undecided’ on reelection bid

Alabama Senate 2026: Waggoner ‘undecided’ on reelection bid

State Sen. Tom Butler, R-Madison, announced this week that he won’t run for reelection in 2026, creating a second open seat in the 35-member chamber. Incumbents won’t have to officially declare until later this year when the parties open...

Injury bars Alabama basketball former Mark Sears from NBA Summer League debut

Injury bars Alabama basketball former Mark Sears from NBA Summer League debut

CHAOS: Gators' Top Edge Rusher Target Kevin Ford SUDDENLY Shifts Focus | Is Alabama Now the FRONTRUNNER?

CHAOS: Gators' Top Edge Rusher Target Kevin Ford SUDDENLY Shifts Focus | Is Alabama Now the FRONTRUNNER?

Florida Gators football recruiting takes unexpected turns. Will recent developments reshape the Gators' 2024 class? Author: cbs19.tv Published: 9:58 PM CDT July 10, 2025 Updated: 9:58 PM CDT July 10, 2025

Florida Target KJ Ford Teases ‘Surprise’ Commitment as Alabama Gains Late Steam

Florida Target KJ Ford Teases ‘Surprise’ Commitment as Alabama Gains Late Steam

Billy Napier probably didn’t sleep well last night. After all, when you’re on the verge of losing a highly recruited prospect, there’s no rest and peace. Florida seemed to be in the driver’s seat for Kevin KJ Ford, a top-15 edge rusher in the...

Alabama state surplus auction opens online Saturday with bargain boats, cars and more

Alabama state surplus auction opens online Saturday with bargain boats, cars and more

GCM Staff Report Alabamians looking for deals on everything from office chairs to boats will get their chance when the state’s online surplus property auction opens Saturday. The Surplus Property Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and...

PUBLIC NOTICE The Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center (NWAMHC) is

PUBLIC NOTICE The Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center (NWAMHC) is

PUBLIC NOTICE The Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center (NWAMHC) is applying to the Alabama Department of Transportation for a federal capital funding grant under Section 5310 of the Federal Transit Act. This funding is for capital assistance to...

Glover announces candidacy for Alabama House District 12

Glover announces candidacy for Alabama House District 12

CULLMAN, Ala. – Matthew Glover in June announced his candidacy for Alabama House of Representatives District 12. Election details Gov. Kay Ivey set special election dates for Alabama House District 12. This seat was previously held by Rep. Corey...

Alabama Surplus Sale Begins Online This Week

Alabama Surplus Sale Begins Online This Week

Montgomery, AL - Thousands of items will go on sale this weekend as the state surplus property auction is set to begin this week, according to a release by the state of Alabama. The auction, held by the Surplus Property Division of the Alabama...

Alabama reports zero boating fatalities but 12 road deaths over July 4th weekend

Alabama reports zero boating fatalities but 12 road deaths over July 4th weekend

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has released its enforcement results from the Fourth of July travel period, which spanned from July 3 to July 6. ALEA Troopers were actively patrolling the state's...

Alabama troopers release highway, marine patrol data from 4th of July weekend

Alabama troopers release highway, marine patrol data from 4th of July weekend

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency responded to a number of traffic crashes and boating incidents over the 2025 4th of July holiday weekend, according to data released Thursday. From Thursday, July 3, to Sunday, July 6,...

Date set for Alabama basketball vs. Yale: How much are Bulldogs making?

Date set for Alabama basketball vs. Yale: How much are Bulldogs making?

Alabama basketball's date with Yale with the 2025-26 season has officially been set, and it comes with a pretty pay day for the Bulldogs. According to information provided to the Tuscaloosa News by UA athletics, the Crimson Tide will face Yale on...

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