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AL.com @al.com · 3h

🛒: https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/free-grocery-store-opens-at-huffman-middle-school-for-students-families.html
A new grocery for Huffman Middle School students and their families opened this week, offering free groceries.

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AL.com @al.com · 4h

🔗: https://www.al.com/life/2025/10/did-guy-fieris-restaurant-in-alabama-walmart-take-us-to-flavortown-we-tried-it.html
When a celebrity chef opens a restaurant in Alabama, that’s reason to celebrate — or at least be curious.

AL.com @al.com · 5h

🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/mobile-police-department-nears-500-officers-after-years-of-staffing-shortages.html
Across the country, law enforcement recruitment has begun to rebound. Still, staffing remains a concern in many cities.

AL.com @al.com · 6h

🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/high-speed-chases-are-not-a-video-game-lawyer-for-injured-teen-says-as-family-files-suit.html

AL.com @al.com · 7h

🐓: https://www.al.com/life/2025/10/did-guy-fieris-restaurant-in-alabama-walmart-take-us-to-flavortown-we-tried-it.html
When a celebrity chef opens a restaurant in Alabama, that’s reason to celebrate — or at least be curious.

AL.com @al.com · 8h

Tonight’s Class 7A, Region 1 clash between Foley and Baker might not be the most important high school football game in the state.

But it could be the most emotional.

This week in HS Sports: Identical twin brothers set for ‘beautiful’ night on opposite sidelines

Twin brothers Deric and Eric Scott face off tonight as Baker hosts Foley in a Class 7A, Region 1 game that will be laced with family significance and emotion.

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AL.com @al.com · 9h

🔗: https://www.al.com/life/2025/10/alabamas-biggest-seafood-festival-puts-its-shrimp-to-the-dna-test.html
The plan was to test all vendors at the National Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores on Thursday, then follow up through the weekend with random spot testing.

AL.com @al.com · 10h

🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/police-considered-reckless-conduct-charges-in-case-of-injured-deshler-teen-august-borden-da-says.html
Days after officials said no charges would be filed in the case of a Deshler High teen severely injured at school, his family is questioning the findings.

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AL.com @al.com · 11h

🔗: https://www.al.com/crime/2025/10/juvenile-charged-in-montgomery-mass-shooting-that-killed-2-wounded-12-more-arrests-likely.html
A juvenile has been charged in the Montgomery mass shooting that left two people dead, and 12 others injured.

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AL.com @al.com · 13h

🔗: https://www.al.com/politics/2025/10/maga-influencer-attacks-anti-trump-finebaum-claims-hes-trying-to-gaslight-alabama-voters.html
Laura Loomer accused Finebaum of co-opting MAGA.

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AL.com @al.com · 13h

Authorities have released new information in the death of a missing Alabama girl whose remains were found two years ago and positively identified last month.

Tuskegee teen who vanished in 2023 was found burned beyond recognition

Jordan Lashelle Fitzpatrick's remains were found in the back of a building in the 2300 block of Poplar Street in Montgomery.

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AL.com @al.com · 14h

🔗: https://www.al.com/politics/2025/10/alabama-sheriff-audit-claiming-5-million-in-bingo-funds-misspent-a-vendetta-of-the-forces-in-montgomery.html
Greene County Sheriff Jonathan ‘Joe’ Benison has responded to an audit report released last week says he misspent $5 million in bingo funds.

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AL.com @al.com · 15h

🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/most-alabama-immigrant-criminals-detained-have-traffic-violations.html

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AL.com @al.com · 16h

Banana Ball is coming to Alabama. 🍌⚾️ https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/banana-ball-coming-to-alabama-as-savannah-bananas-announce-2026-schedule-2-games-set.html

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AL.com @al.com · 17h

🔗: https://www.al.com/crime/2025/10/former-alabama-police-officer-arrested-for-second-time-this-year-after-allegedly-shooting-into-3-homes.html
Kimbrough allegedly fired shots into three residences on on the early in the morning hours of September 14 .

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AL.com @al.com · 1d

Drought conditions continued to affect much of Alabama, and there’s little rain in sight for the next week.

Here's what forecasters are saying: https://www.al.com/weather/2025/10/drought-continues-to-worsen-in-alabama-with-little-rain-in-sight.html

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AL.com @al.com · 1d

🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/montgomery-votes-to-help-struggling-jackson-hospital-but-says-thats-not-enough.html
"We’re willing to partner to save Jackson, but we need our other partners to participate also.”

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AL.com @al.com · 1d

🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/alabama-students-go-all-out-to-personalize-college-dorms-see-inside.html
Luxury dorm decorating is exploding on campuses nationwide, including Alabama.

AL.com @al.com · 1d

The mother of Brittney Wood, a teen whose 2012 disappearance unearthed a child sex abuse ring that led to her mother being arrested, has died.

Mother of Alabama teen who vanished in 2012 child sex ring mystery has died

Brittney Wood disappeared in May 2012. A child sex ring involving members of Brittney’s family was discovered two years later.

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AL.com @al.com · 1d

It's your last chance to vote for American Shrapnel in Signal's Listener Choice Awards!

Vote here: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/limited-series-specials/genre/history

AL.com @al.com · 1d

Find out James @Spann.bsky.social's plan for Alabama high school football this week: https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2025/10/no-gameday-for-james-spann-no-problem-as-alabama-weatherman-takes-his-shot-at-hs-football-picks.html

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AL.com @al.com · 1d

What's the worst Halloween candy? 🍬

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AL.com @al.com · 1d

🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/activist-calls-mobile-sheriff-unworthy-of-our-trust-amid-halloween-decoration-controversy.html
The display features skeletons dressed as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents chasing skeletons wearing sombreros and traditional Mexican ponchos.

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Kyle Whitmire @warondumb.bsky.social · 1d

He's not running for office but my colleague @johnarchibald.bsky.social needs your vote for "American Shrapnel" in the Signal Awards. vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

The Signal Listener's Choice Award needs YOU

I just voted for this finalist to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award. You should too.

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newsmanbryant.bsky.social @newsmanbryant.bsky.social · 1d

A federal judge has ended a long-running harassment lawsuit by a councilwoman against an Alabama mayor. But the ruling comes after BOTH the mayor and councilwoman lost their re-election bids. Here's the latest from Tarrant, Ala. www.al.com/news/birming...

Judge ends long-running federal harassment lawsuit by councilwoman against Alabama mayor

The ruling came just one day after both the Tarrant mayor and the councilwoman suing him lost their bids for reelection in the Birmingham-area town.

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