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Alabama Man Gets 10 Years in Drug Case

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama man convicted in a drug distribution case has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona, in a news release, said U.S. District Judge Corey L. Maze on Friday sentenced 39-year-old Anthony Lamon Frazier, of Talladega, to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release. A jury convicted…

Most Inmates Excluded from New Sentence Reduction Incentive

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have approved a program that would allow some state inmates to receive up to a year off their sentence by completing vocational or other training, although most prisoners will not be allowed to participate. An estimated 2,500 inmates out of state prison population of about 20,000 will be eligible to participate in the new…

4 Family Members Dead after Car Plunges into Lake

PELL CITY, Ala. (AP) — Four family members were killed Saturday after their vehicle left the interstate and plunged into Logan Martin Lake. St. Clair County Coroner Dennis Russell says four people were pronounced dead at the scene. He identified the fatality victims as April Whatley, 37; Mariah Towns, 18; Rosalyn White, 5 and Reginald J. White, 3. The victims…

Tallassee National Guard Unit Deployed To Poland

  Almost 70 soldiers out of Tallassee have been called to active duty and will deploy across waters. Family and friends, as well as the community, came together on Tallassee High School’s football field to observe an Alabama Army National Guard unit in a ceremony on Sunday before they head to Poland. Upon their arrival, the unit will work to…