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“Big Brother” Announces 16 New Houseguests to Move-In!

Watch the series premier of Big Brother, July 7th at 7pm on your local CBS8!

BIG BROTHER announced today the 16 all-new Houseguests who will embark on the 23rd season of the series when they move into the “BB Beach Club” during the live 90-minute premiere event Wednesday, July 7 at 7PM on your local CBS 8!

Inmate Death Reported at Bullock Correctional Facility

An Alabama prison inmate has died after an apparent assault last month at Bullock Correctional Facility. The Alabama Department of Corrections said Edwin Brazil, 40, died June 22 at a hospital from injuries sustained in an apparent assault by a fellow inmate on June 13. The 40-year-old inmate was serving a 35-year sentence for first-degree robbery. Department of Corrections spokeswoman…

Former ADOC Officer Trainee Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

United States Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Terrence Dramon Tolbert, 40, of Brewton, was sentenced on June 29, to 135 months’ imprisonment for his possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on February 24, 2020. In January of 2021, Tolbert pled guilty to the charge in federal court in Mobile.

AG Steve Marshall Reminds Consumers to Submit Terminix Claims by July 5

Attorney General Steve Marshall reminds consumers that July 15 is the deadline to submit claims in the State’s historic $60 million settlement with Terminix International. The Attorney General’s settlement provides compensation for Terminix’s alleged illegal business practices that victimized thousands of customers in Alabama, primarily in Mobile and Baldwin counties, in 2019 and 2020. Terminix engaged in a pattern of…