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Apr 18 2024
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Alabama among 7 states targeted by new Justice Department carjacking task force
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that Alabama is one of seven states where a carjacking task force will be launched to focus resources on what they described as a public safety threat. The newly formed federal task forces will be led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, the FBI, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, working alongside state, local, Tribal, and
AL.comApr 18 2024
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2nd Alabama woman with rare double uterus births twins at UAB
An Alabama woman gave birth to twins at UAB Hospital, becoming the second woman with a double uterus to birth one baby from each uterus at the state’s largest hospital in recent months. Shellie Pascoe gave birth to Kaylee and Kamden Pascoe, on March 6, during a scheduled Caesarian section at 39 weeks. She and her husband, John, then spent three days in the hospital before driving their babies
AL.comApr 15 2024
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Alabama gunshot victim flown to hospital in serious condition, police say
A central Alabama gunshot victim was flown to the hospital Monday in serious condition, police said. A suspect in the shooting, which occurred Monday in Tallassee, is in custody, said Tallassee Police Chief N. Todd Bruce. Officers responded to the area of 3rd Avenue and Cherry Street on a report of a person shot, Bruce said. The victim, only identified as a male, was contacted by police at
AL.comApr 15 2024
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Bill would set up family services unit for Alabama inmates
State lawmakers will consider a bill to authorize the Alabama Department of Corrections to create a new team of employees who will be responsible for providing information to the family members of incarcerated men and women. Sen. Clyde Chambliss, R-Prattville, who is chairman of the Legislature’s Joint Prison Oversight Committee, is sponsoring the bill. In December, relatives and friends of
AL.comApr 12 2024
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Police searching for remains of missing Alabama woman murdered in 2017
A search is underway in southeast Alabama for the remains of a missing woman who was murdered in 2017. Malcolm Hunter, the boyfriend of 26-year-old Ayanna Smith, was found guilty in 2018 of Smith’s murder without her body being found. Smith was last seen Jan. 21, 2017 around 10 p.m. on West Brunson Street in Enterprise, police said at the time. After conducting interviews and collecting
AL.comApr 15 2024
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Former Alabama QB has advice for new Crimson Tide coach
Even though he’s one of the most decorated quarterbacks in Alabama history, AJ McCarron didn’t get to watch the Crimson Tide’s spring game on Saturday. His preparations for the St. Louis Battlehawks’ Sunday game against the San Antonio Brahmas took priority, despite the keen interest surrounding A-Day this year. Saturday’s spring game marked a transition in Alabama’s football program from Nick
AL.comApr 09 2024
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An Alabama resident is spreading awareness about human trafficking
This is another installment in Birmingham Times/AL.com/CBS42 joint series “Beyond the Violence: what can be done to address Birmingham’s rising homicide rate.” Sign up for the newsletter here. Dothan residents Marilyn McFalls and her two granddaughters are human trafficking survivors fighting for the protections of others like them. Advocates and survivors say broken systems enable traffickers
AL.comApr 05 2024
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Mercedes Workers in Alabama Push for Vote to Unionize
Workers at a Mercedes-Benz Group AG plant in Alabama are seeking a vote to unionize, escalating an ambitious campaign by the United Auto Workers to expand its ranks.
The union said it’s filing an election petition Friday with the US National Labor Relations Board after securing support from a super-majority of the over 5,000 Mercedes employees in Vance, Alabama.
BloombergApr 08 2024
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Nate Oats recommits to Alabama as Kentucky rumors swirl
Nate Oats wanted Alabama fans to know that he has no plans of going anywhere. The Alabama coach’s name had been floated as one of the potential successors to John Calipari at Kentucky after it was reported late Sunday night that the Wildcats coach was finalizing a five-year deal to take over at Arkansas. However, Oats ended speculation in a statement Monday, telling fans that he was “fully
New York Post (News)Apr 08 2024
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The NFL Draft’s Alabama roots: Pick No. 17
The 2024 NFL Draft starts on April 25 in Detroit with the 32 first-round picks. In the 88 NFL drafts, teams have chosen 128 prospects who played at Alabama high schools and colleges in the first round, and another 29 who were not first-rounders but were selected in the first 32 picks. AL.com is counting down to the draft by highlighting the players with Alabama football roots who have been
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