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Ryan Morrison makes a living as a bagpiper…in Alabama

Before Google, YouTube and Facebook, Ryan Morrison was a Birmingham teenager – a self-described “punk rock kid playing guitar” – who became somewhat obsessed with ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Sunday, May 30, 2021 6:49 am

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Widow offering $5,000 reward in multi-vehicle crash that killed her husband

The widow of a trucker killed in a horrific crash on an Alabama interstate is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Friday, January 29, 2021 9:17 am

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Police: Woman arrested in kidnapping, torture, horrific murder of man while forcing woman to watch

A Louisville, Kentucky, woman has been charged with murder, torture and numerous other charges in connection with a gruesome homicide. Samantha Leigh Johnson, 31, and ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Friday, January 29, 2021 6:11 am

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Police: Explosion in Nashville believed to be ‘intentional’

An explosion shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding three people. Authorities said they believed ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Friday, December 25, 2020 11:54 am

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Alabama man sentenced to life imprisonment in wife’s slaying

An Alabama man convicted of killing his former wife at her business the day after their divorce became final has been sentenced to life imprisonment. ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Thursday, December 17, 2020 8:26 am

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Alabama man sentenced to prison after transporting semi-automatic pistols to New York

An Alabama man has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison after buying guns in the state and transporting them to Buffalo, according to the ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 11:01 am

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Murder trial begins in case of husband accused of bludgeoning wife to death

Jury selection began on Monday morning, Nov. 16, to kick off what is expected to be a busy week in the murder trial of Jeff ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 11:59 am

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Alabama court refuses to reinstate man’s suit over ex-girlfriend’s abortion

The Alabama Supreme Court refused to reinstate a lawsuit filed by a man whose ex-girlfriend ended her pregnancy, and four members of the all-Republican court ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Friday, October 30, 2020 1:21 pm

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Truck drops metal on Alabama highway, flattens tires of more than 50 vehicles

A truck hauling scrap metal dropped multiple shards along a north Alabama highway, flattening the tires of more than 50 vehicles. Emergency management officials began ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Friday, October 30, 2020 10:52 am

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Historically black school renames hall honoring KKK leader

A historically black university in Alabama has renamed a dormitory that honored a one-time governor who also led a Ku Klux Klan chapter nearly a ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Thursday, October 15, 2020 12:48 pm

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