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2 Men Wounded after Motel Shooting in Tuscaloosa

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Police in Tuscaloosa say they're investigating an early-morning shooting at a motel. Two people were wounded around dawn Tuesday at a Motel 6 on McFarland Boulevard East. Tuscaloosa police say two men were taken to DCH…

Hydrant Plant Reopens after Shooting Killed 2, Wounded 2

ALBERTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A fire hydrant plant in Alabama reopened Monday, nearly a week after a gunman killed two co-workers and wounded two others there, news outlets reported. Albertville Police Chief Jamie Smith said Monday that investigators still don’t…

Sheriff: Alabama Man Killed After Pointing Gun at Deputies

OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say an armed 20-year-old man was fatally shot during a standoff with sheriff's deputies and Alabama state troopers. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency troopers identified the slain man as Jeff Melvin of Salem, an unincorporated community…

Alabama Asks Court to Dismiss Part of Suit Over Prisons

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The state of Alabama is asking a federal court to dismiss part of the Justice Department's lawsuit over conditions in its men's prisons. Attorneys for the state say the federal government hasn’t specified which prisons are…

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