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Alabama Police Officer Charged with Sodomy Resigns

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Authorities say a Rainbow City police officer has resigned after he was jailed on a felony charge of first-degree sodomy. Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said in a news release Monday that 45-year-old Capt. David Chase Jenkins was arrested Saturday. He said the crime occurred while Jenkins was off-duty. Rainbow City Police Chief Greg Carroll said that Jenkins resigned from…

Three Elmore Co. Residents Charged with Drug Possession, Child Endangerment

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Three Elmore County residents are now facing numerous drug and child endangerment charges stemming from two different drug operations. On January 27th, the Central Alabama Drug Task Force arrested Holley Clearly at her home in Elmore. She was charged with Trafficking of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Clearly’s 14-month-old son was at…

Alabama Launches Electronic Voter Registration System

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Alabama has launched an online voter registration system ahead of the state’s March 1 primary. Secretary of State John Merrill said in a statement Monday that the electronic application is meant to improve the accuracy of voter rolls and offer security and convenience to voters. Applicants must have a valid Alabama driver’s license or identification card, be 18 or older…

Woman Abducted from Home in Vestavia Hills

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Police in a Birmingham, Alabama, suburb are searching for a Missouri couple after they say a gunman entered a home and forced a woman into the family’s SUV, which was then stolen. Vestavia Hills police said in a statement that the suspects later dropped the abducted woman off at a hospital following the Sunday morning home invasion. Police say the…

Warm Winter Days, Strong Storms Possible Late Tuesday

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THE LAST DAY OF JANUARY: It is hard to believe we are already a twelfth of the way through 2016, and we are saying goodbye to January. The current air mass in place over the state is not helping much either as this last day of January, feels more like the last day of March. After the cool start this…

Wonderful Weekend Weather, Big Changes Next Week

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It has been oh so nice today as most locations were severe clear, with the exception of a few of those very high, wispy cirrus clouds. Temperatures were able to climb into the upper 60s and lower 70s. I am having to do a double take at the calendar as it is feeling like the last weekend of March, instead…

House Speaker Mike Hubbard says Trial won’t be a Distraction

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House Speaker Mike Hubbard says he thought the Republican Party steering committee was “out of their lane” to ask him to give up his leadership duties as he heads to trial on ethics charges. Hubbard says leadership decisions should fall to House members, and he believes legislators support him. Hubbard says he promised House members that his trial would not…

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