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ADPH Urges Smokers to “Kick Butts”

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The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is urging smokers to Kick Butts today, March 20. Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism designed to empower youth to raise awareness of the problem of tobacco use, to reject the tobacco industry’s marketing practices, and stay tobacco-free. ADPH joins thousands of schools, organizations and communities across the United States…

Former Aide to Michelle Obama to Review SPLC Workplace Practices

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A one-time aide to former first lady Michelle Obama will review workplace practices at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery that recently fired its founder Morris Dees. A statement from the SPLC says attorney Tina Tchen will conduct a “top-to-bottom” review of the liberal nonprofit organization. The law center is best known for its work monitoring extremist groups and…

Former Biscuits Standout Inks Long-term Deal with Rays

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Courtesy of Montgomery Biscuits Twitter Rookie Brandon Lowe, who made his big league debut last August, has agreed to a $24 million, six-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. Lowe’s deal, announced Wednesday, includes club options for 2025 and 2026 with escalators that could make the agreement worth $49 million over eight seasons. The 24-year-old infielder and outfielder has just…

GE Aviation Creating 60 Jobs at Auburn Facility

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GE Aviation plans to invest $50 million to expand the additive manufacturing operation at its Auburn facility, the aerospace industry’s first site to mass produce a jet engine component using 3-D printing technologies. As part of the project, GE Aviation will create 60 jobs and install advanced new additive production machines in Auburn, allowing the factory to launch high volume…

Pipe Bomb Found Inside Dale County Sheriff’s Office

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Officers found a pipe bomb inside an Alabama sheriff’s office while going through some evidence that had not been searched. The device didn’t go off and no one was hurt in the incident, which occurred Tuesday night at the Dale County Sheriff’s Office in south Alabama. Sheriff Wally Olson tells news outlets that officers found a duffel bag while conducting…

Wife Defends Husband in 1999 Double Killing Investigation

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The wife of an Alabama man charged with capital murder in the slaying of two teenagers nearly 20 years ago says he’s innocent. Jeanette McCraney defended her husband, 45-year-old Coley McCraney, during a news conference Wednesday in Ozark. Jeanette McCraney says her husband is a truck driver and minister who puts other people first. She says authorities first began asking…

The First Day of Spring

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We officially say hello to spring today as the vernal equinox occurs at 4:58 PM CDT, and the weather will be very spring-like. The sky will be sunny and we are forecasting highs in the upper 60s all across South/Central Alabama. Tonight, clouds will increase as a weak disturbance swings through the state and it could squeeze out light rain…

Will Alabama Finally Have a Lottery?

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Click here to see Lottery Proposal It has been four years since a major attempt at legislation for a lottery was at the State House. Now Republican Senator Jim McClendon is proposing a clean state lottery bill. “The people of Alabama, and my constituents have made it clear to me, that they want to be able to buy a lottery…

Macon County Sheriff Talks about Arresting “Mama June” on Drug Charges

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Macon County Sheriff Andre Brunson was Live on Alabama News Network to discuss the arrest of “Mama June” Shannon and her friend Eugene Doak.  The two were arrested on drug charges at a gas station last Wednesday, but news of their arrests has only recently surfaced. “Mama June” is known as the mother of “Honey Boo Boo”. Together, they appeared…

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