Court: Alabama can be sued for alleged Voting Rights Act violations Kent Faulk | kfaulk@al.com Sovereign immunity, which normally protects states from lawsuits, doesn’t apply when it comes to the Voting Rights Act, according to the 2-1 decision of a panel of judges on the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.         Read More

Leada Gore | lgore@al.com Alabama schools dismissing early, closing due to threat of severe weather        More        Leada Gore | lgore@al.com Macy’s closing 125 stores        More

William Thornton | wthornton@al.com Hoar Construction finishes work on $11.6 million Saraland emergency building        More        Matt Wake | mwake@al.com This locally-made savory crepe’s more than a fancy wrap        More

Life & Culture Alicia Kortendick, eCommerce writer Bachelor 2020 | How to watch episode 6: live stream, time, TV channel        More        The Masked Observer Masked Observer declares Mobile ‘THE place for Mardi Gras’        More        Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com Sam Hunt’s tour for ‘Southside’ album coming to Alabama        More

Sports Auburn announces spring practice start date Tom Green | tgreen@al.com Where are the top players going? Tide signees dominate 2020 A-List Ben Thomas | bthomas@al.com   4-star D-lineman Jayson Jones picks Oregon after long commitment to Alabama Josh Bean | jbean@al.com What Gus Malzahn said about Auburn’s 2020 signing class, Boobee Whitlow’s departure Tom Green | tgreen@al.com

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