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Can’t wait to see if Gus Malzahn still has his fastball against Alabama
AL.com - Alabama
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July 24, 2025
Chances are, wherever he is at this very moment, Gus Malzahn is doing the thing he loves and does best, professionally speaking. Drawing up ball plays for a dual-threat quarterback. Looking for new ways to run the ball downhill in a hurry and...
Engineer, volunteer firefighter leaves lasting impact
The Tallassee Tribune - Alabama
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Stan Merrett will be remembered fondly as an innovator and a mentor. Merrett’s funeral was held last Friday at Union Church at Lake Martin. Merrett’s career was in aeronautical engineering, and he had been around the Lake Martin area since the...
AG Jackson announces major settlement with Gilead Sciences over kickbacks
WLOS - North Carolina
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that Gilead Sciences will pay $202 million to resolve claims it paid in kickbacks to doctors in exchange for promoting its human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medication, which resulted...
Tragic Twist in Chisholm neighborhood (36110) : Alabama Man’s Death Ruled Homicide – INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY
The Published Reporter
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July 24, 2025
Chisholm neighborhood (36110) – The mysterious death of a 31-year-old man in Montgomery, Alabama, has officially been ruled a homicide, according to a shocking update released by the Montgomery Police Department late Tuesday. Authorities say the...
Alabama-based J.M. Wood Auction acquired by Ritchie Bros. in game-changing industry merger
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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July 18, 2025
After more than 50 years of calling bids across Alabama and the Southeast, J.M. Wood Auction Co. is entering a new chapter — and bringing its legacy along for the ride. The family-run Montgomery-based auction house has been acquired by global...
Alabama’s Jewish Federations call on Alabamians to stand against antisemitism: op-ed
AL.com - Alabama
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July 18, 2025
This is a guest opinion column. As leaders of Jewish Federations in Alabama, we are coming together to speak openly about the serious challenges our communities are facing and express our positions on some of today’s most pressing issues. Jewish...
Researchers honored for groundbreaking work in cancer neuroscience
Medical News
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July 18, 2025
The University of Virginia School of Medicine's Harald Sontheimer, PhD, and Stanford's Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, have received the 2025 International Prize in Translational Neuroscience from the Gertrud Reemtsma Foundation for their pioneering...
Summary of One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) Tax Changes Affecting Many Alabama Businesses
National Law Review
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July 22, 2025
Outlined below is a high-level overview of the most relevant – and what we consider to be – the most time sensitive provisions in the nearly 900-page OBBBA (including 525 pages of tax specific amendments), signed into law by President Trump on...
Education Partnerships Boost Alabama Tech Workforce Development
Government Technology
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July 23, 2025
(TNS) — A new partnership announced Tuesday brings together a regional economic development group and three major education and workforce initiatives in an effort to strengthen the economy and improve job readiness across northeast Alabama. ONE...
Alabama Extension - Growing in nature: The Alabama Master Naturalist program
Gulf Coast Media - Alabama
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By Catherine Jackson Alabama Cooperative Extension System AUBURN UNIVERSITY — Since its relaunch in October 2023, the Alabama Master Naturalist program has quickly grown, now with more than 400 members. Conducted through the Alabama Cooperative...
Oregon star Evan Stewart sends 2-word message to Druski as comedian jumps off Alabama bandwagon to pick Oregon for natty
Sportskeeda
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July 24, 2025
Oregon will hope to build on its phenomenal 13-1 season, but the injury to wide receiver Evan Stewart remains a major concern for coach Dan Lanning. Stewart is sidelined with a knee injury sustained in June and is expected to miss a significant...
Alabama Ranks 21st Among States Building the Most Homes
The Wetumpka Herald - Alabama
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Across the United States, a persistent shortage of housing has fueled an ongoing affordability crisis, particularly in high-growth metropolitan areas. Over the past several years, high housing costs have stretched budgets for both homebuyers and...
Sen. Britt advances more than $14 million in funding for Alabama
Alabama Political Reporter
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July 23, 2025
Senator Katie Britt, R-Alabama, a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, joined her colleagues Tuesday in advancing the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act through the Senate Committee on...
Ozzy Osbourne’s Alabama adventures and connections
AL.com - Alabama
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July 23, 2025
Ozzy Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham, England is more than 4,000 miles from Birmingham, Alabama. Still, Osbourne left a heavy metal mark here in Alabama, as he did the rest of the world during his seven-decade music career. A haunting, relatable...
Alabama school system steps up, fully covers cost of school supplies for some students
AL.com - Alabama
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July 18, 2025
Parents at many schools in Limestone County won’t have to pay for school supplies this year. The school system is covering all school supplies for Title I schools. Schools that qualify for Title I funding have a large percentage of low-income...
Alabama A&M Names Thai Floyd as First Female Football Play-by-Play Announcer
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
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July 18, 2025
Thai FloydAlabama A&M University has broken new ground in collegiate sports broadcasting by appointing Thai Floyd as the first woman to serve as the football team's full-time play-by-play announcer. The historic appointment also makes Floyd the...
Kalen DeBoer re-offers top QB target for Alabama's 2027 class after Nick Saban’s initial push
Sportskeeda
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July 23, 2025
Four-star quarterback Trent Seaborn is the No. 6 recruit in Alabama (as per the Rivals Industry Rankings). He is being actively recruited by the in-state Alabama Crimson Tide for their 2027 class. The Thompson High School (Alabaster) standout...
Alabama fishing rodeo that produced back-to-back shark records returns
AL.com - Alabama
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July 17, 2025
Veterans of the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo often throw around the phrase “rodeo weather.” If you know, you know. “It ain’t gonna be a rodeo without a little rain,” said Jay Loper, vice president of publicity for the 2025 event, spelling it out...
USA Health to unveil new treatment for liver tumors in Alabama
Alabama Public Radio
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July 23, 2025
Cancer patients along the Alabama Gulf coast will have another treatment option. U-S-A Health will soon be the first hospital system in the state to use a new technique that uses ultrasound energy to break up liver tumors. Only about one hundred...
ACLU of Alabama presses lawmakers to address prison death reporting shortfalls
Alabama Political Reporter
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July 23, 2025
The Joint Prison Oversight Committee is preparing to convene for its annual public hearing today. Ahead of the hearing, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama is asking lawmakers to confront what it describes as a systemic failure in...