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Man in Custody: Noah Hendricks Accused of Killing Calera Girlfriend
CALERA, Ala. — A 23-year-old woman was shot to death in a north Calera home Thursday night, the latest domestic violence killing to rattle a community on Birmingham’s southern fringe….
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Hanceville Abolishes Police Department after Grand Jury Blistered ‘Criminal Enterprise’
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Nearly a year after a grand jury said the Hanceville Police Department had become a “criminal enterprise” and urged that it be “immediately abolished,” city leaders have…
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Alabama ‘Chemtrail’ Bill puts Conspiracy Theory into Statehouse Spotlight
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama lawmaker’s bid to restrict so‑called “chemtrails” is drawing new attention to a long‑running conspiracy theory that scientists say has no basis in fact, even as…
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Alabama’s New Ten Commandments School Bill Draws Fire for Hypocrisy and Culture-War Politics
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers are again pushing to require public schools to post the Ten Commandments, this time targeting fifth- through 12th-grade history classrooms in a move critics say…
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Two 16-Year-Olds Charged in Fatal Ensley Shooting of 20-Year-Old
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two 16-year-old boys are facing murder charges in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man in Birmingham’s Ensley neighborhood earlier this month, authorities said. The Birmingham Police…
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Brookside Agrees to $1.5 Million Settlement in ‘Policing for Profit’ Case
BROOKSIDE, Ala. — The town of Brookside has agreed to a proposed $1.5 million class-action settlement that would compensate thousands of drivers and impose sweeping reforms after years of allegations…
