Gov. Kay Ivey today signed a proclamation declaring May 16-22 as National Safe Boating Week in Alabama! 🛥️🦺
ALEA Marine Patrol joined the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary for the signing as we continue promoting boating safety statewide.
Crazy moments unfolding at the Alabama State House. During Senate debate over the redistricting bill involving Senate Districts 25 and 26, fire alarms suddenly began sounding after an already tense day that included a tornado warning.
The Senate quickly moved to pass the bill as Democrats dropped their filibuster, and lawmakers, staff, and members of the media are now evacuating the State House. @CapitolJournal
Last week, Deputy Director for Administration & Law Enforcement Services Darryl Littleton addressed graduates of the Alabama Police Academy. The Bureau was proud to have new officers among the graduates addressed!
🇺🇸 Mind-blowing demographic shift: For the first time in modern U.S. history, women 40+ now have more babies per capita than teenagers.
The lines crossed in 2022 — and the gap keeps widening.
Teen births down ~80% in 30 years. Older motherhood normalized by delayed families + IVF/tech.
Bobby Leach, the second man to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel (in 1911, albeit with severe injuries), slips on an orange peel and dies of gangrene in New Zealand. He was 67.