2025 in Alabama
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Alabama.
Incumbents
[edit]State government
[edit]Events
[edit]- February 5 - The Alabama House Judiciary Committee approves proposed legislation by Matt Simpson. The legislation is a Death penalty bill for child rapists, that could ultimately challenge the precedent of Kennedy v. Louisiana. The bill is similar to the laws passed in Florida (2023) and Tennessee (2024).[1][2]
- February 11 - The Alabama House of Representatives passes a bill (86-5) expanding the death penalty for child rapists.[3][4]
- June 24 – 2025 Alabama Senate District 5 special election: Republican Matt Woods wins election to the Alabama Senate from the 5th district.[5][6]
- July 4 – Four people are shot to death in an apartment in Talladega.[7]
- July 23 – Seven people are charged in connection with a suspected child sex-trafficking ring based out of a bunker in Brent. Ten children, ages ranging from 3 to 15, are taken into state custody.[8]
- August 26 – 2025 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral election: Incumbent Mayor Randall Woodfin wins reelection.[9]
- August 30 – Two adults are killed and seven children are injured after an ATV accident at a park in Piedmont.[10]
- September 2 – Trump announces the Space Operations Command headquarters will be moved from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville.[11]
- September 26 – Parts of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi experience 911 outages. AT&T reports the outages were caused by fiber cuts made by "third-parties".[12]
- October 4 – Two people are killed and 12 injured in a shooting in Montgomery. The police chief says the shooting stemmed from a disagreement that resulted in a shoot-out.[13]
- November 22 – Two University of Alabama at Birmingham football players are stabbed at the Football Operations Building. Another UAB player is arrested. A home game against the University of South Florida later that day is played as scheduled, which UAB loses 48–18.[14]
- December 1 – The University of Alabama suspends two student-run magazines—a women's lifestyle magazine and a magazine for Black students—saying they violate anti-DEI policies.[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Alabama House committee approves bill imposing death penalty for child sexual assault". February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ↑ "House committee approves Simpson bill permitting the death penalty for child rape, sodomy". February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Alabama House passes bill expanding death penalty to child sexual assault". February 11, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape". February 11, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ↑ Phillips, Chance. "Matt Woods wins special election in Alabama Senate District 5". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ Turner, Alyssa (November 19, 2024). "Governor Ivey Adds to Team, Appoints Greg Reed as Senior Advisor to Workforce Transformation". Office of the Governor of Alabama. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ↑ "4 found shot to death in Talladega apartment". WBRC 6 News. July 5, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
- ↑ Walker, Mark (July 26, 2025). "Seven Charged in Child Abuse Ring Run From an Alabama Bunker, Officials Say". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ↑ Lang, Taylor (August 26, 2025). "Incumbent Randall Woodfin wins Birmingham mayoral race, beating out 8 other candidates". WVTM 13. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ Thiessen, Mark (August 31, 2025). "2 adults killed, 7 children injured in ATV accident at Alabama off-road park". The Associated Press. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ↑ Jacobs, Jennifer; Watson, Eleanor; Navarro, Aaron (September 2, 2025). "Trump announces Space Command headquarters moving from Colorado to Alabama". CBS News. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ↑ Bates, Sophie (September 26, 2025). "AT&T attributes mass 911 outages in 3 states to fiber cuts made by 'third parties'". The Associated Press. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ↑ Hutchinson, Bill (October 5, 2025). "2 killed, 12 injured, as gunfire erupts on the streets of Alabama's state capital". ABC News. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
- ↑ "UAB football player accused of stabbing 2 teammates before game". The Associated Press. November 23, 2025. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- ↑ Hippensteel, Chris (December 3, 2025). "U. of Alabama Suspends Black and Female Student Magazines, Citing D.E.I. Guidance". The New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2025.