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An Alabama man was arrested this week for allegedly planning attacks on synagogues in Alabama and surrounding states as well as public figures. Jeremy Wayne Shoemaker, 33, of Needham, Alabama, was arrested on Monday after the FBI and local agencies were alerted of “credible threats of violence” he made to local synagogues, the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office announced in a post on Facebook. During his arrest, law enforcement also seized “weapons, more than a suitcase full of ammo, body armor and other items related to the plans of violence” in Shoemaker’s possession, the office said. Following an investigation, the Clark...

A local LGBTQ+ activist in Prattville was arrested on Tuesday for chemical endangerment of a child after a naked toddler was found wandering alone in downtown Prattville. Adam Hunt, the president and co-founder of Prattville Pride, was one of three people arrested by police on Tuesday. According to a press release by Prattville Police, a “citizen was traveling down East Main St. at the intersection of Adell St. in Prattville when he noticed an unattended, unclothed, male toddler, walking in close proximity and in the direction of Main St. Main St. is one of the busiest streets in Prattville, which...

The plan to build a $14 billion data center south of Birmingham continues to fuel pushback and complaints about secrecy. The mayor and city attorney in Bessemer confirmed to AL.com that they signed non-disclosure agreements tied to Project Marvel, the codename for the data center project.But the city denied an open records request from AL.com to release copies of the NDAs to the public. They also declined to provide email communications between the mayor, city attorney, and the project’s developers and attorney dating back to 2024. “The City must respectfully decline to produce non-disclosure agreements, attorney-client privileged communications, or other...

...as the fourth largest aircraft manufacturing hub...IN THE WORLD. BOOMITY I'll bet y'all didn't see that coming. Neither did anyone else, except for a few visionaries back in 2008. That was when Airbus, as part of European consortium EADS, worked with Northrup Grumman to get in on the new, next-generation Air Force tanker deal, promised to build the bulk of the airframes in the United States, and won the initial contract for the project. Long story short, screaming and kicking by Boeing, years of skullduggery and John McCain machinations went on, and by 2011, EADS and Airbus had lost the...

Mutha Trucker, a YouTube news source covering the trucking industry has reported that Montgomery Transport LLC, a Birmingham, Alabama-based trucking company, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and ceased operations effective immediately. 1000 employees out of work as trucker files for bankruptcy The sudden shutdown has left hundreds of drivers stranded across America as the company’s leadership instructed them to halt operations. This abrupt closure represents a significant disruption in the trucking industry and has created immediate challenges for both drivers and clients dependent on Montgomery’s freight services. Details of the Bankruptcy Filing The company officially announced its Chapter 7 bankruptcy...

In 2020, California imported about 25% of its demand for electricity from Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and Arizona due to the capacity limitations of the three utilities that serve the State (Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas and Electric). These capacity limitations resulted from the closure of fossil fuel plants and environmental restrictions imposed by regulatory authorities in California to meet climate change standards. New England, New Jersey, and New York combined imported about 30% of their demand from either neighboring states or Canada. Many utilities in PJM and MISO import electricity from TVA and the...

At least two people were killed, and a dozen others — including a child — were injured after gunfire erupted in a busy area of Alabama. Police responded to a “mass shooting event” in downtown Montgomery at around 11:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, Oct. 4, Montgomery Police Department (MPD) Chief James Graboys said in a press conference live-streamed online, per WSFA 12 News. Graboys confirmed that at least 14 people were struck in the incident, with two of the victims dying at the scene and three sustaining “life-threatening injuries." The remaining nine, he added, are not believed to have...

A mass shooting in downtown Montgomery on Saturday night left two people - including a teen - dead and a dozen others injured during what should have been a weekend of celebration in Alabama’s capital city. The gunfire erupted shortly after 11:30 p.m. Saturday near Bibb Street and Commerce Street. A total of 12 people were injured. Two people were killed - 17-year-old Jeremiah Morris and 43-year-old Shalonda Williams. Two juveniles are among those wounded. One has life-threatening injuries, police said, and the other suffered non-life-threatening injuries. In all, five victims remain in life-threatening condition, and seven sustained non-life-threatening...

ESPN host and analyst Paul Finebaum might run for office because of Charlie Kirk despite never being involved in politics. The SEC Network personality and host of "The Paul Finebaum Show" said in a recent interview that he is "considering" leaving the Disney-owned network to run for the United States Senate. Perhaps surprisingly, Finebaum said that he would run on the Republican ticket in Alabama, finding inspiration after Kirk was assassinated on Sept. 10. "I spent four hours numb, talking about things that didn't matter to me. And it kept building throughout that weekend," Finebaum said. "I felt very empty...

ESPN SEC Network host and analyst Paul Finebaum said he is “considering” leaving the Worldwide Leader to run for the US Senate on the republican ticket following the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In a recent interview with OutKick’s Clay Travis, the 70-year-old Finebaum explained that “one or two people in Washington had reached out” to gauge his interest in politics — and that Kirk’s murder fueled a desire for him to be involved. “It’s hard to describe, not being involved in politics, how that affected me and affected tens of millions of people all over this country....

GORDO, Ala. — A photo in a Facebook post deemed racially insensitive that sparked an outrage in the community and resulted in the cancelation of the 101st edition of one of Alabama high school football's greatest rivalries originated not from a Gordo High School dress-up day, as the principal indicated in a statement, but rather came from the website of a faith-based camp more than 1,000 miles away, The Tuscaloosa News has learned. Gordo was scheduled to host Pickens County, its rival located 8 miles down the same country highway in rural West Alabama, on Friday, Sept. 26. The game...

The department chair of World Languages and Cultures at the University of Alabama in Huntsville expressed strong resentment in recent social media posts for fallen Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, attempting to belittle Kirk's well-established Christian faith. Leslie Maxwell Kaiura is a self-proclaimed "progressive Christian feminist and LGBTQ ally." "It is spiritually exhausting and demoralizing to see Christians praising a man who used racist, sexist, homo/transphobic language and minimized the problem of gun violence," she wrote. "Jesus never treated the marginalized people or the 'sinners' of his day with mockery or rejection." Kaiura shared a post, again attacking Kirk's...

A Montgomery Capitol Heights Middle School teacher was placed on administrative leave recently after posting a TikTok video mocking the death of conservative political organizer and activist, Charlie Kirk. Lauren Ogen, a Capitol Heights Middle School teacher, reportedly posted on TikTok that she told her daughter, "down with the bigots," after learning of Kirk's assassination while speaking at a college campus in Utah on Wednesday. "We need this right now. We really need this right now. As a community, we need this. We need this win," Ogen reportedly said on the video. "When we get home and (my daughter) does...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A federal grand jury has charged four people with immigration crimes, the U.S. DOJ said. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that four people were indicted for illegally reentering the United States after having previously been deported: Victor Alfonso Contreras-Gonzalez, 41, a citizen of Mexico; Arturo Ayala-Aviles, 33, a citizen of El Salvador; Jose Jacuinde-Gutierrez , 32, a citizen of Mexico, was charged with illegally reentering the United States after having previously been deported and distribution of cocaine. Marco Antonio Sanchez-Avila, 47, a citizen of Mexico, was charged with being a felon in possession of...

Larisa Thomason has been listening to Huntsville public radio station WLRH for almost 50 years. Now, she’s threatening to change the dial. “My daughter calls WLRH the soundtrack for her childhood,” Thomason said. “It was always on.” Thomason started listening to WLRH in the 1970s to learn more about politics and she became a dues-paying member in the 1980s. She said she may start supporting a different public radio station after she heard that WLRH is dropping its National Public Radio (NPR) programming due to federal funding cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. WLRH is a branch of Alabama...

with two counts of capital murder in connection with Schnuelle's slaying. Warrants have not yet been released, but Dabney's charges likely include murder during a robbery and murder during a kidnapping, according to WRBL. Capital murder is defined as an intentional killing with 'aggravating factors' and is the most severe type of murder in Alabama. The crime is a Class A felony and can result in a sentence of death or life imprisonment without parole.

A beloved ex-veterinary professor was hacked to death while walking her dog in an Alabama park — where she took her pet to exercise almost every day. The killer stole her truck and fled — but was caught by cops a short distance away the next day. The body of Dr. Julie Gard Schnuelle, 59, a former professor of Large Animal Medicine at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, was discovered in a wooded area of Kiesel Park in Auburn on Saturday afternoon. She had driven to the park with her dog in her red Ford F-150 pickup truck. The...

Committee Chairman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) opened the Sept. 3 hearing, titled "There's a Bad Moon on the Rise," by warning that the United States risks losing the moon to China if NASA's Artemis program falters. The hearing centered on how America can stay ahead in the new space race, with lawmakers pressing the importance of Artemis and reaffirming the need for the Gateway space station and to maintain continuous operations in low Earth orbit (LEO).Witnesses underscored that delays, budget uncertainty, or wavering commitments could undermine both U.S. industry and international alliances, warning that uncertainty could drive partners and suppliers...

BREAKING: President Trump just announced the relocation of the US Space Command HQ to Huntsville, Alabama. (video)

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