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Lights come back on in Texas as water woes rise in the South

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A couple walk through falling snow, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in downtown San Antonio.  (AP Photo/Eric Gay) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Many Texans finally have electricity back after a deadly blast of winter this week overwhelmed the electrical grid and left millions shivering in the cold for days. But the crisis is far from over, with 7 million in the…

Oats signs extension with Alabama Basketball

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Alabama Director of Athletics Greg Byrne announced Thursday that head men’s basketball Nate Oats and the University have agreed to a raise and contract extension. The new agreement will extend his current contract by three seasons to six years and keep him in charge of the Crimson Tide basketball program through March 14, 2027. The…

Vigil Held For 4-year-old Killed in Tuskegee Shooting

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Davion Tarver/Source: FamilyA vigil was held Thursday evening  in Tuskegee in memory of the 4-year-old  boy killed in a recent shooting. Davion Tarver was killed in an apparent drive by shooting last Saturday. Hundreds came out to show support and comfort the family. Community leaders spoke on how the community can move forward, and about how they will not rest…

Butler County Breaks Ground on New Sheriffs Office

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On Thursday afternoon Butler County officials broke ground on a new sheriffs office building. County Commissioners with knowledge of the project say it was two years in the making. Right now the Butler Co. Sheriffs Office is located in the Butler County Courthouse. That building was built in 1903, and has since undergone renovations, but the space is out of…

Judge Drops One of Two Capital Murder Charges Against Three Accused of Killing Montgomery Teenager, 4th Suspect Identified

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Lesley Pantaleon/Source: CrimeStoppers A Montgomery judge has dropped one of the charges against three teenagers accused of kidnapping and killing a another teenage girl last year. Circuit Court Judge Monet Gaines dismissed the charge of Capital Murder during Robbery against Tyeshia Whisenant, Erin Taylor, and Ta’Niya Merriweather. Judge Gaines said in an order that there wasn’t enough sufficient evidence to…

NASA Rover Lands on Mars Looking for Signs of Life

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This photo made available by NASA shows the second image sent by the Perseverance rover showing the surface of Mars, just after landing in the Jezero crater, on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. (NASA via AP) A NASA rover has landed on Mars in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on the red…

MFR: Highland Avenue Home Severely Damaged in Fire

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Home Damaged by Fire on Highland Avenue in Montgomery/Source: Alabama News Network Montgomery Fire and Rescue is investigating a fire that occurred on February 17 in the 2300 block of Highland Avenue. Fire crews received the call of a fire and upon arrival they found a single story home engulfed in flames. They determined the fire to be a W-3…

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