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Teenager Fatally Shot in Birmingham’s Gate City Neighborhood, Police Investigating
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A teenager died after a shooting in Birmingham’s Gate City neighborhood Friday morning, according to authorities. The incident occurred just after 8:30a.m. in the 7500 block of 67th Courtway South, where officers responded to a report of a gunshot victim. The juvenile was pronounced dead at the scene, and police continue to…
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Woman Fatally Mauled by Pack of Dogs in Bessemer
BESSEMER, Ala. — Authorities are investigating after a 50-year-old woman was found fatally mauled by a pack of dogs in Bessemer, the second deadly dog attack reported in Central Alabama in three days. Delores Mukerson Musgrove was discovered in an overgrown vacant lot near Martin Street and Norwood Avenue, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s…
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Alabama Prison Crisis Persists as Oversight Committee Hears Calls for Urgent Reform
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — As Alabama’s Joint Prison Oversight Committee convened in Montgomery this week, advocates and families once again pressed lawmakers to address what they describe as an escalating humanitarian crisis inside the state’s prison walls. Alabama currently incarcerates residents at a rate of 898 per 100,000—higher than any other democracy worldwide. State data reveal…
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Three-Year-Old Dies in Hot Car While in Alabama DHR Custody
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The recent death of a 3-year-old boy in Birmingham, allegedly left for hours in a hot car by a third-party worker contracted with the Alabama Department of Human Resources, has thrust the department’s practices and past problems back into public focus. The boy, identified as Keterrius Sparks, reportedly died July 22 after…
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Authorities Bust Child Sex Trafficking Ring in Bibb County, Four Arrested in Alleged Abuse of Young Children
BRENT, Ala. — Authorities in Bibb County have arrested four men on charges related to a child sex trafficking ring that allegedly operated out of an underground bunker near Brent, with victims as young as 2 years old. The arrests followed a months-long investigation by the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators say the suspects, who…
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Birmingham Faces Loss as UFL Reportedly Plans to Relocate Stallions
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham Stallions, two-time champions and the pride of Alabama’s spring football resurgence, are expected to leave the Magic City after the 2025 season as the United Football League eyes a sweeping relocation of four franchises, according to multiple media reports. The proposed move comes amid declining attendance figures and shifting league…
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