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Warning System Goes Offline as Tornados Forecast to Hit 6 Cities • May 20, 2025, 9:15 AM ET (Newsweek)
An Afrikaner Farming Family Trades South Africa for Alabama • May 16, 2025, 7:23 AM ET (New York Times)
Alabama lawmakers approve additional legal protections for police officers • May 15, 2025, 8:50 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))
Alabama governor signs speedy trial bill into law, seeking to speed prosecution of violent crimes • May 14, 2025, 2:14 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))
Mercedes to add GLC SUV production at Alabama plant • May 13, 2025, 6:15 AM ET (Reuters)

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Also Known As Yellowhammer State
Capital Montgomery
Population1 (2020) 5,024,279; (2024 est.) 5,157,699
Governor Kay Ivey (Republican)
Date Of Admission December 14, 1819
U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (Republican) • Katie Britt (Republican)
State Nickname Cotton State • Yellowhammer State
State Motto "We Dare Defend Our Rights"
State Bird2 yellowhammer • wild turkey
State Flower3 common camellia • oak-leaf hydrangea
State Song "Alabama"
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 7 (of 435)
Time Zone Central (GMT − 6 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 135,767
Total Area (Sq Mi) 52,420
1Excluding military abroad.2The wild turkey is the state gamebird.3The oak-leaf hydrangea is the state wildflower.

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The yellowhammer is the state bird of Alabama.
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