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Swimmer Drowns on Alabama Beach Days After Deputy’s Death

GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — A drowning vacationer who was pulled from the Gulf of Mexico has died just three days after an Alabama sheriff’s deputy died while trying to save another person. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office says a person was pulled from the water on Wednesday. The victim was sent to a hospital by helicopter ambulance but didn’t…

Striking Alabama Coal Miners Say They’re Targets of Violence

BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Miners striking against an Alabama coal company say they’re being targeted on the picket line. Al.com reports that a YouTube video shows a red truck hitting a picketer and a black truck driving through a line with one striking minor barely getting out of its way. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s…

Alabama: Nearly Finished Build for Nitrogen Gas Executions

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama says it has nearly finished building a system to use nitrogen gas to carry out death sentences. The information was disclosed in a Tuesday court filing. Lawyers for the state wrote that the Alabama Department of Corrections is nearing completion of the initial physical build for the nitrogen hypoxia system. The state indicated that the…

New Day, Same Forecast: Humid with Areas of Heavy Rain

Not much change in the forecast today and tomorrow as very muggy conditions persist. Both days we will see more clouds than sun, with temperatures heading into the upper 80s to lower 90s for most of locations. We will be watching the radar as showers and storms develop, and will be completely random in placement. Many locations will get wet,…

Alabama: Nearly Finished With Nitrogen Gas Execution System

Alabama says it has nearly finished building a system to use nitrogen gas to carry out death sentences. The information was disclosed in a Tuesday court filing. Lawyers for the state wrote that the Alabama Department of Corrections is nearing completion of the initial physical build for the nitrogen hypoxia system. The state indicated that the next step will be…

Former Goodwyn Middle School Bookkeeper Convicted of All Financial Fraud Charges

United States Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announces that a federal jury in Montgomery, found defendant Tiffany Culliver Franklin, 41, of Montgomery, guilty on all charges in a financial fraud case. Chief United States District Judge L. Scott Coogler presided over the trial, which started on June 7, 2021 and ended the following day. Franklin…