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Gov. Ivey Encourages Alabamians to Support GERF

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Governor Kay Ivey encourages Alabamians and citizens across the country to support the Governor’s Emergency Relief Fund (GERF), following several recent severe weather events across the state. The GERF is administered by the Governor’s Office of Volunteer Services and was created after Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina in 2004 and 2005. Money donated to the GERF supports the unmet needs of…

State Seeking New Execution Date for Christopher Lee Price

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Alabama is seeking a new execution date for an inmate who was spared last week when the clock struck midnight before a divided U.S. Supreme Court said the lethal injection could proceed. The state has asked the Alabama Supreme Court to schedule an execution for 46-year-old Christopher Lee Price. A federal judge postponed Price’s lethal injection last week. The high…

Former Astronaut Owen Garriott Dies at Huntsville Home

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Former NASA astronaut Owen Garriott has died at his home in Huntsville. A statement released by the space agency says Garriott died Monday. He was 88. Garriott flew aboard the early space station Skylab in 1973, spending about 60 days in space. He also was part of the ninth space shuttle mission aboard Columbia in 1983. That six-person crew was…

Man Killed, Baby Shot in Accidental Shooting at Vestavia Hills Chuck E. Cheese

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A man has died days after he was accidentally shot outside a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant when a gun discharged inside a baby’s diaper bag. The Jefferson County coroner’s office says that 22-year-old Timothy Roshun Smith Jr. has died. Police in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills say Smith was preparing to change his daughter’s diaper in a car outside…

Supreme Court Names Monroeville Judge to Preside of Murder Trial for MPD Officer

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The Alabama Supreme Court has appointed a new judge to oversee the trial of a Montgomery police officer accused of murder in the shooting of an unarmed black man. The court last week named retired Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Samuel Henry Welch to preside in the case. Aaron Cody Smith is awaiting trial in the fatal shooting of 58-year-old…

Sunny, Warm Days; Storm Threat Thursday Night

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TODAY/TOMORROW: An area of high pressure slides off to the east today and we are going to have warmer temperatures in the days ahead thanks to a more southerly flow. Sunshine will once again be in fully supply today, and we should see highs close to 80, followed by mid 80s Wednesday. There will be a few more clouds in…

Arrest Made in Friday’s Deadly Z-Mart Gas Station Shooting

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The Montgomery Police Department has arrested a Montgomery man in connection to the Friday evening shooting death of James Bibb, 27, of Montgomery. MPD charged Charles McMeans, 32, with murder after he was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force. Following his arrest, McMeans was transported to the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he was being held…

Suspect Steals from Wal-Mart in Troy, Pulls Taser on Loss Prevention Personnel

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The Troy Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect in a robbery that occurred Sunday at Wal-Mart. Loss prevention personnel with Wal-Mart observed an unknown white female conceal several items of clothing in a purse while inside the store. When the suspect attempted to exit the store without paying for the merchandise she was confronted…

Injured Auburn Gymnast Wants to Walk Down Aisle for Wedding

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The Auburn University gymnast who suffered career-ending injuries to both knees says her goals now include walking down the aisle at her upcoming wedding. Samantha Cerio, an aerospace engineering major from North Carolina, also is preparing to graduate and has accepted a job with Boeing as a structural design analysis engineer. Cerio, 22, discussed her future plans in an interview…

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