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May 5, 2023

Down in Alabama

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Tide baseball, session politics, Nugent canceled (literally): Down in Alabama

Listen to "Down in Alabama" wherever you get your podcasts.

By Ike Morgan | imorgan@al.com

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Tuberville’s hold on promotions is ‘harming military readiness,’ former Pentagon leaders say

Sen. Tommy Tuberville placed the hold on promotions in response to a Defense Department policy to cover expenses and paid leave for military personnel to travel to states where abortions are legal.

By Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com

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Federal government intervenes in Alabama sewage crisis on civil rights grounds

The federal government has found that Alabama’s rampant sewage issues in poor and minority communities in the Black Belt “raise concerns” of civil rights violations, and federal officials are working with state authorities to implement a solution to issues that have plagued the area for decades.

By Dennis Pillion | dpillion@al.com

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Orange Beach charter boat reels in 600-pound bluefin tuna: ‘It was a battle’

Although it was a giant fish, it wasn’t near the state record, an 829-pound fish caught in 2006.

By DAVID RAINER Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

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Alabama Life And Culture

Gulf Shores mayor on Hangout Fest: ‘I believe it’s done a lot’ for city

Robert Craft says real payoff comes in the long term

By Lawrence Specker | lspecker@al.com

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Alabama Life And Culture

Whatever happened to the TV show Roy Wood Jr. filmed in Alabama?

The comedian told AL.com about the fate of "Jefferson County Probation," a TV pilot filmed in Birmingham in 2019.

By Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com

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