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Ivey Special Session Call Focused on Prison Construction

(AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday issued the call for next week’s special session that largely focuses on prison construction as the chief response to the state’s longstanding problems in corrections. Ivey is calling lawmakers back to Montgomery to vote on a $1.3 billion prison construction plan that will use $400 million…

Phenix City Man Attacked by Pit Bull Dies from Injuries

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a man who was attacked by a pit bull in Phenix City has died from his injuries. Phenix City police responded to a report of a dog bite early Tuesday morning. Officers found 70-year-old Frank Cobb suffering from the attack. Cobb was taken to a hospital in Columbus, Georgia. He was then transported…