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AAMU EVENT CENTER ALLOWED FOR 23% INCREASE IN EMPLOYER PARTICIPATION

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AAMU’s Department of Career Development Services (CDS) held its Annual Fall Career Fair in the Event Center for the very first time last week. “We are thrilled to break another record for employer participation,” states […]

Critics attack Tuberville for continuing military holds despite Israeli-Hamas conflict: ‘Time for talking is over’

October 10, 2023 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Critics of Sen. Tommy Tuberville are blasting the Alabama Republican after a statement Sunday that he won’t relent on his blockade of military promotions despite the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Democrats […]

Archibald: Don’t be named Gay in Alabama

October 10, 2023 Bouldin 0

By John Archibald This is an opinion column. Forget all those “don’t say gay” laws. In Alabama, it’s taboo to even be named Gay. As my colleague Williesha Morris reported Sunday, a kids’ picture book about the construction of […]

Alabama launches vape courts for students busted at school

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By Amy Yurkanin | ayurkanin@al.com and Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | stryens-fernandes@al.com Judge Chad Floyd didn’t waste any time Tuesday morning as he addressed defendants and family members gathered in a small third-floor courtroom atop the Cullman County […]

Mobile postal worker admits to conspiracy to steal, sell nearly $18 million in business checks

October 10, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Warren Kulo A former Mobile postal worker admitted in federal court Tuesday to participating in a conspiracy which resulted in the theft of nearly $18 million in business checks sent through the mail, according to […]

Alabama woman shot 7-year-old son in head because voices said to send him to heaven, investigator says

October 10, 2023 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton A Lawrence County investigator testified Tuesday that a Moulton woman told police she shot her seven-year-old son in the head in August to send him “to Heaven” after hearing voices. A preliminary hearing for Shannon […]

Alabama rep. wants to bring officers out of retirement and into schools

October 10, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Heather Gann This fall, the Lede is reaching out to your elected representatives and asking what they’re anticipating for the 2024 session and what they’re doing to stay in touch with constituents. District 51 Rep. […]

‘N word made it personal’: Football player turned doctor says Alabama ministry vandalized

October 10, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Tandra Smith The founder of an Alabama-based Christian organization took to social media to express his shock and disappointment after he discovered items had been stolen and a racial slur had been spray painted on […]

Serial wedding crasher twice arrested in Alabama charged again in Mississippi

October 10, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Warren Kulo A Mississippi woman arrested multiple times for crashing weddings and stealing gifts in Alabama was at it again, this time in her home state, according to authorities in Pontotoc County, Miss. The Pontotoc […]

Judge says Alabama Power can face suit over storing coal ash by Mobile River

October 10, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Dennis Pillion Alabama Power’s plan to leave 21 million tons of coal ash waste in an unlined impoundment on the Mobile River took another hit last week, as a federal judge recommended that a lawsuit […]