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Alabama woman beaten to death as child watched
An Alabama woman was apparently beaten to death early Sunday as a child watched, officials and arrest records indicated. Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill ...
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Alabama woman who faked her own abduction gets probation, fined, but no jail time
The Alabama woman who sparked a massive search for her last year admitted Thursday in court that she faked her own abduction with an elaborate ...
by Kevin Cooper, Thursday, March 21, 2024 3:36 pm
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Feds indict Alabama man on charges he lied about wealth, caused bank to lose $550,000
A federal grand jury has indicted an Alabama man for making false statements to a bank on a commercial loan application that resulted in a ...
by Kevin Cooper, Wednesday, March 20, 2024 11:03 am
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Appeals court erodes Voting Rights Act protections saying private plaintiffs can’t sue
A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under ...
by Kevin Cooper, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 8:08 am
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How gas prices have changed in Alabama in the last week
How gas prices have changed in Alabama in the last week Californians are now dealing with $6 per gallon of gasoline—the highest in the nation—as ...
by Kevin Cooper, Friday, September 29, 2023 3:46 pm
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Investigation under way after skeletal remains found along Alabama alley
Human skeletal remains were found in a residential alley Thursday afternoon, Alabama officials reported. A passerby found the remains on the shoulder of an alley ...
by Kevin Cooper, Friday, September 29, 2023 9:33 am
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Two-car wreck causes car to strike pedestrian, killing her, Alabama troopers say
An Alabama car wreck forced one of the vehicle off the road Thursday night killing a Mississippi woman who was a pedestrian nearby, state troopers ...
by Kevin Cooper, Friday, July 7, 2023 2:11 pm
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How gas prices have changed in Birmingham in the last week
Canva How gas prices have changed in Birmingham in the last week Gasoline prices have barely budged in recent weeks, and that’s despite Memorial Day ...
by Kevin Cooper, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 10:52 pm
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‘There’s nothing left’ – powerful tornado kills at least 23 in Mississippi
A powerful tornado cut a devastating path of at least 170 miles (274 kilometers) through parts of the Deep South on Friday night, killing at ...
by Kevin Cooper, Saturday, March 25, 2023 1:44 pm
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Volunteer Alabama football coach arrested for allegedly selling drugs on campus
A volunteer football coach at an Alabama high school was arrested Thursday on charges he sold illicit drugs on the school campus, a TV station ...