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Man Found Guilty of 2012 Murder of 9-Year-Old Twins and Babysitter

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Deandra Lee has been found guilty of killing 9-year-old twins, Jordan and Taylor Dejerinett, and their 73-year-old babysitter Jack Girdner. The murders occurred in 2012. The victims bodies were found in a Lowndes County field, along Highway 21. According to Lowdnes County District Attorney, Bradfield Shealy, Lee was found guilty of multiple charges. Those charges include: 3 counts of Capital Murder…

MPD Officer Placed on Leave; Charged with Enticing a Child

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A Montgomery police officer has been relieved of duty after being accused of enticing a 15-year-old female. Steve Rodgers, 22, is charged with one count of enticing a child to enter a house for immoral purposes; a Class C felony. The alleged incident happened the evening of October 24 while Rodgers was responding to a report of an unknown disturbance…

OSHA Cites Selma Facility After Employee’s Death

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Here is the Labor Department press release: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Globe Metallurgical Inc. for personal protective equipment violations after an employee suffered fatal injuries at its facility in Selma. OSHA inspectors determined that the employee suffered fatal burns after an explosion from a molten silicon spill. OSHA cited the company…

Former ALEA Narcotics Officer Sentenced for Computer Tampering and Ethics Violations

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Attorney General Steve Marshall today announced the sentencing of a former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) officer to serve 60 days in jail for 13 charges, including 12 counts of computer tampering and an ethics charge of using his public position for personal gain.  Steven Wrea Ziaja, 40, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges on October 22 and was sentenced by…

Noon Update: Wet For the Rest of Work Week

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TODAY/FRIDAY: A surface low over the northern Gulf of Mexico will track east along the Gulf Coast the next 24 hours, bringing rain to Alabama and it will be a chilly rain. These two days look rather raw as we expect cloudy conditions with periods of rain, temperatures will have a hard time climbing into the lower and mid 60s…

MPS Board Votes in favor of Repealing Accountability Act

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For the past five years, the Alabama Accountability Act has allowed students of failing schools to transfer to a another public or even private school if they met certain income requirements. They would also get tax credits. But now the Montgomery County School Board wants to do away with it. They voted Tuesday night on a resolution to repeal the…

AG Marshall Wants Alabamians to Participate in DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

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Attorney General Steve Marshall urges Alabamians to participate in the DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, on Saturday, October 27, at various locations throughout the state. This year’s event—the 16th DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back–has approximately 50 collection sites scheduled to be available in Alabama this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The program is sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement…

UPDATE: 1 of 2 Childersburg Work Release Inmates Captured in Marshall County

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Alabama corrections officials say one of two inmates who escaped from a work-release center has been captured. A Department of Corrections news release says Mark Araujo (ah-RAH’-ho) and Jacob Burnett – both 39 years old – escaped Tuesday night from the Childersburg Work Release Center in Talladega County. Araujo was found Wednesday in Marshall County at an apartment complex. Araujo…

ASU Mourns the Loss of Legendary Educator

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The Alabama State University family mourns the loss of legendary ASU educator, Dr. Percy J. Vaughn, Jr. Vaughn was considered to be one of the pillars of academic leadership at the University during his tenure that spanned more than three decades. As the founding dean of the College of Business Administration (COBA) and as a professor of marketing (1975-2010), Vaughn…

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