Ashley Remkus
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Deputy investigative editor for al(dot)com in Alabama. Pulitzers 2021 & 2023.
Alabama's Tommy Tuberville is not the richest member of Congress and he may not be the most successful stock trader. But his trading does catch a lot of attention. (New from
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Tommy Tuberville is one of the busiest stock traders in Congress. Some deals raise ‘red flags’
The senator's trading activity has drawn attention and scrutiny. Here's what we know about how he invests.
https://www.al.com/politics/2025/05/tommy-tuberville-is-one-of-the-busiest-stock-traders-in-congress-some-deals-raise-red-flags.html
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Hannah Denham
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NEW: Nearly a third of all new jobs announced across the state last year went to a single county in south Alabama, according to a new report.
www.al.com/business/202...
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Alabama announced 8,500 new jobs in 2024. These 6 counties were the biggest winners
A single county got nearly a third of all new jobs announced in Alabama last year.
https://www.al.com/business/2025/03/alabama-announced-8500-new-jobs-in-2024-these-6-counties-were-the-biggest-winners.html
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If Alabama finally gets sports gambling, Charles Barkley wants to make a bet. "Hell yeah, he told
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Is Charles Barkley interested in owning a casino in Alabama? ‘Hell yeah’
Black lawmakers want a provision for a Black-owned casino to be part of any gambling legislation, and the former Auburn star wants to be part of the ownership group.
https://www.al.com/news/2025/03/is-charles-barkley-interested-in-owning-a-casino-in-alabama-hell-yeah.html
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Back in the day, the more scripts pharmacists filled, the more money they made. But in recent years, pharmacists are “filling more scripts than ever and there’s no money in their bank account,” said Trent McLemore, director of pharmacy at Star in Huntsville, Ala.
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Alabama loses a pharmacy a week. Now they are suing the ‘behemoths’ they say are to blame
Since 2018, about 350 pharmacies in Alabama closed their doors. That’s more than one a week.
https://www.al.com/news/2024/12/alabama-loses-a-pharmacy-a-week-now-they-are-suing-the-behemoths-they-say-are-to-blame.html
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When police began spending public money to buy bodycams, they said they would help with transparency and accountability. Instead, they are secret in Alabama, as the public seldom gets to see the tapes.
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Will Alabama make police bodycam footage public? ‘These are taxpayer dollars,’ lawmaker says
State Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Birmingham, said the public should be allowed to see the footage because public money pays for the recordings.
https://www.al.com/news/2024/12/will-alabama-make-police-bodycam-footage-public-these-are-taxpayer-dollars-lawmaker-says.html
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Alabama’s parole board frequently denies release to people who are in minimum-security facilities, working regular jobs and walking around in regular clothes or restaurant uniforms each day, arguing that while they’re safe to work, they’re not safe enough to sleep at home.
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Alabama says they are safe enough for KFC, but too dangerous for parole
Inmates who are denied parole are going to work in a system that generates millions for the state each year, a system that’s been called a “modern-day form of slavery."
https://www.al.com/news/2024/12/alabama-says-they-are-safe-enough-for-kfc-but-too-dangerous-for-parole.html
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Scammers have stolen nearly $5 million in recent months from Alabama families who receive food stamps. "They wiped me all the way out,” said one grandmother in Birmingham. “I didn’t have any food for two weeks. I had to go to the food banks, churches...."
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Alabama issues warning for food stamp recipients: ‘Taking food out of people’s mouths’
Scammers stole nearly $5 million from Alabama food stamp recipients in recent months.
https://www.al.com/news/2024/12/alabama-issues-warning-for-food-stamp-recipients-taking-food-out-of-peoples-mouths.html
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we’ve reached the time of year when I try to convince myself that I’m the kind of person who enjoys making soups.
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At the airport in D.C. this morning, I got two War Eagles. ZERO of the other thing.
#WarEagle
I’m Alabama bound, y’all.
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add a skeleton here at some point
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The government in a tiny Alabama town is effectively shut down following a state raid, a battle with the attorney general over bingo halls and an ongoing feud between the mayor and council members.
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Bingo battle leaves Alabama town with no money and services shut down
Alabama cracks down on small town’s biggest source of money.
https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2024/11/bingo-battle-leaves-alabama-town-in-crisis-with-no-money-and-services-shut-down.html
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#QOTD
: Does Auburn Jesus also like the Titans and my fantasy teams?
#WarEagle
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!!!!!!!!!!!! We Auburn fans NEEDED this.
#WarEagle
forever. 💙🧡
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JD Crowe
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People are dying in Alabama's 'ambulance desert'
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More than half of Alabama's counties — 38 out of 67 — don’t have hospitals providing obstetrics services, like labor and delivery. All of those counties are rural.
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Alabama earns an F on this key health issue, report card says
The state ranked 49th.
https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/alabama-earns-an-f-for-high-rate-of-babies-born-too-early-report-card-says.html
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roysj.bsky.social
12 months ago
Who wants a prison named after them?! Our governor. And it makes perfect sense, sadly.
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Roy S. Johnson: Kay Ivey’s legacy gets a much-deserved $1.2 billion life sentence
Naming one of Alabama's new prisons for Ivey is appropriate - for all the wrong reasons.
https://www.al.com/opinion/2024/11/roy-s-johnson-kay-iveys-legacy-gets-a-much-deserved-12-billion-life-sentence.html
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John Archibald
12 months ago
Hmm. I didn't know it was International Men's Day when I wrote this for today. Then again I didn't know there was an International Men's Day. But of course there is. Yet this is somehow relevant.
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Archibald: Alabama-born TV legend shares her cure for anger. It's ‘grace and grit.’
"It’s those little moments," ABC's Robin Roberts said. "That’s what I do and it really brings me joy."
https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/archibald-alabama-born-tv-star-and-bowling-champ-has-cure-for-anger.html
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In the 3 weeks since Pickens County dropped down to a single ambulance, 2 women died after waiting an hour for paramedics to arrive. “The loss of critical medical infrastructure threatens not just individual health, but the entire sustainability of rural communities.”
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This Alabama county is now down to just one ambulance: ‘It’s cost lives’
Two women died waiting for ambulances in a three-week span in a single rural county.
https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/this-alabama-county-is-now-down-to-just-one-ambulance-its-cost-lives.html
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What a wonderful weekend celebrating and supporting local journalism at Poynter’s Bowtie Ball. I could not ask for a better crew.
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