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Inmate executed in Alabama following pause and review of lethal injections
MONTGOMERY— Executions in Alabama have resumed after being held up since November due to a series of botched ... Read more
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State
Strict inmate ‘good behavior’ law in effect as Alabama pays $1M to family of slain deputy
MONTGOMERY — The State of Alabama will pay a $1 million settlement to the family of the late ... Read more
Cnhi Network
Fulton County grand jury selection under way in Trump election interference probe
ATLANTA — Grand jury selections are under way among Fulton County residents who could determine whether to prosecute ... Read more
State
Proposal to raise the ‘youthful offender’ age in Alabama nears passage
MONTGOMERY — State lawmakers are close to approving a new law that would raise the age that a ... Read more
Cnhi Network
Bill requires unanimous jury for death penalty, resentencing for judge-imposed executions
MONTGOMERY — Mae Puckett recalled the day she and 11 other jurors released a verdict claiming that Robin ... Read more
News
Anti-vape bill faces opposition from health organizations
Twenty-eight separate organizations, including a number of anti tobacco and public health organizations, have presented unlikely opposition to ... Read more
Local News
Leeds man sentenced for Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot
Joshua Matthew Black of Leeds, 47, was sentenced in May to nearly two years in prison for storming ... Read more
Region
Judge rebuffs Trump response to Fulton DA
ATLANTA — A Georgia judge said Friday he has heard enough in the ongoing dispute between former president ... Read more
Local News
Alabama AG honors fallen officers in talk at Chamber luncheon
In a speech before community leaders in Moody, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall honored fallen Alabama police officers. ... Read more
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Petition requests U.S. Supreme Court determine if Cullman County standing bail order favors wealthy defendants
A 2017 lawsuit claiming that the use of Cullman County’s bail procedures unconstitutionally favor wealthier defendants now has ... Read more