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Two Montgomery Residents Arrested Following Vehicle Pursuit
Elmore-Autauga News - Alabama
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June 15, 2025
From Millbrook Police Department Millbrook Police Department Press Release Subject: 2 Montgomery Residents Arrested following Vehicle Pursuit On Friday June 13, 2025, a Millbrook police officer attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation...
Administration Returns to Long-Dormant Immigration Registration Law
KUGN - Oregon
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June 14, 2025
Federal law enforcement officials are using a long-dormant law to detain immigrants and charge them with willfully failing to register with the government. Under the Alien Registration Act, passed in 1940 because of fears about immigrants’ loyalty...
Thousands attend “No Kings” protests around North Alabama
WAFF 48 - Alabama
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June 15, 2025
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Thousands of people took to the streets in protest around North Alabama on Saturday as part of the wider “No Kings” movement. Rallies were held in Guntersville, Florence, Huntsville, Athens, Fort Payne, Scottsboro and...
75 in custody; firearms and gambling cash seized in Alabama cockfighting crackdown
AL.com - Alabama
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June 15, 2025
Federal agents, state and local law enforcement officers dismantled a cockfighting fighting ring in Blount County on Saturday. Seventy-five people were taken into custody on criminal and civil charges, Special Agent Steven Schrank told AL.com. The...
Pate declares Lt. Governor candidacy
The Lowndes Signal - Alabama
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June 14, 2025
Published 6:00 pm Saturday, June 14, 2025 Lowndesboro’s own Rick Pate holds the office of Alabama’s Agriculture and Industries Commissioner. Recently the Lowndes County native declared his candidacy for another office, announcing his bid for...
Festival celebrates Juneteenth as an official Alabama holiday
The Gadsden Times - Alabama
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Troy University's Rosa Parks Museum hosted its annual Juneteenth festival Saturday, with many vendors and performers noting the festival's tenth iteration was special to them personally. Juneteenth — which is observed annually on June 19 — is the...
Alabama state trooper, 3 others convicted in international drug trafficking case
AL.com - Alabama
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June 14, 2025
Four people, including a former Alabama state trooper, are awaiting sentencing after being convicted of aiding a large drug-trafficking scheme between Mexico and Alabama. “This investigation shows that no one is above the law – not even those...
Council votes to allow Alabama Fiber Network to move forward with construction of broadband infrastructure
The Greensboro Watchman - Alabama
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June 14, 2025
Greensboro City Council voted to allow Alabama Fiber Network to begin setting up equipment at their proposed site behind the fire station during the council’s June 10 meeting. Alabama Fiber Network (AFN) constructs fiber optic cable infrastructure...
Population aging and government transfer dependency in Wythe County as of 2022
SW Virginia News
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June 14, 2025
In 2022, Wythe County received $427.9 million in government transfer payments, equivalent to $15,223 per capita. These payments—which include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance—accounted for 34.2% of all personal income in...
CAMPAIGN 2026: Montgomery community activist joins governor’s race
Alabama News Network
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June 14, 2025
Posted: Jun 14, 2025 12:13 PM CDT Updated: Jun 14, 2025 12:14 PM CDT by WAKA Action 8 News CAMPAIGN 2026: Montgomery community activist Ja’mel Brown has announced he’s running for governor. Brown says he’s seeking the Democratic Party nomination....
Population aging and government transfer dependency in Prince Edward County as of 2022
SC Virginia News
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June 14, 2025
In 2022, Prince Edward County received $305.3 million in government transfer payments, equivalent to $13,925 per capita. These payments—which include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance—accounted for 35.2% of all personal...
ALEA announces big changes for Alabama CDL holders
The Cullman Tribune - Alabama
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June 14, 2025
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Driver License Division is announced two major updates impacting Commercial Driver License (CDL) holders and applicants across the state. These changes, aligned with federal guidelines...
Stephen Miller: ‘Illegals Who Fail to Register with the Government, As Required by Law, Will be Criminally Prosecuted’
The Gateway Pundit
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June 14, 2025
Screenshot: Hannity White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor Stephen Miller has warned that the United States’ Alien Registration Act will now be enforced, and “illegals who fail to register with the government,...
Military traditions of neutrality face strain as Trump drags U.S. military into his political agenda
The Milwaukee Independent
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June 14, 2025
Newsom quickly took Trump to court for unilaterally calling in the military to clamp down on peaceful protests against the administration’s draconian immigration policies. Trump followed that up with a campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg in North...
Alabama IVF ruling looms over 2026 statewide elections
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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June 14, 2025
The Alabama Supreme Court's 2024 decision declaring frozen embryos children could be a factor in Alabama's 2026 elections, particularly in the races for attorney general and Supreme Court. The decision halted IVF treatments across the state and...
Suranjan Sen and Joshua Windham: Time to end warrantless snooping on private Alabama land
1819 News
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Army veteran Dalton Boley has a paradise in Killen near the Tennessee state line. His next-door neighbor owns 10 acres of woodland, and she licenses the space behind her home to him. But Boley has intruders. Game wardens from the Alabama...
Alabama announces updates for CDL holders to enhance road safety and certification process
WJSU - Alabama
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The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Driver License Division has announced two significant updates for Commercial Driver License (CDL) holders and applicants, aligning with federal guidelines to enhance road safety and streamline certification...
Alabama Environmental Management Commission names new ADEM director
WJSU - Alabama
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The Alabama Environmental Management Commission (AEMC) has appointed Edward F. Poolos as the new director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). Poolos, who currently serves as the deputy commissioner of the Alabama...
Gov. Kay Ivey signs the Safe Alabama Public Safety package into law
Alabama News Network
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June 13, 2025
Posted: Jun 13, 2025 12:48 PM CDT by WAKA Action 8 News Gov. Kay Ivey has ceremonially signed the Safe Alabama Public Safety Package into law. She introduced the group of bills during her State of the State Address in February. Her goal is to make...
‘Stand your ground on steroids’: Debate emerges over drivers hitting protesters in Alabama
AL.com - Alabama
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June 14, 2025
"No Kings!" National Protests in Mobile, Ala. Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch stirred controversy this week with blunt remarks about using vehicles in self-defense if protesters block the roads. “I didn’t, by any means, insinuate plowing through...