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Victoryland Trial Starts Tuesday

Victoryland Casino in Macon County was raided by Attorney General Luther Strange in 2013, effectively shutting down the operation.

The state took over 1,000 gambling machines and over $200,000 in cash.

Debate Unlikely in Alabama Governor’s Race

Alabama voters aren’t likely to see debates between Alabama’s two candidates for governor. Representatives of Republican incumbent Robert Bentley and Democratic challenger Parker Griffith had been talking about scheduling debates, but those talks failed. Bentley says he welcomed a spirted exchange, but Griffith was only interested in negative campaigning and name-calling. Griffith says Bentley is unmanly and arrogant for not…

Montgomery Man Kills Self During Traffic Stop

State troopers say a Montgomery man fatally shot himself after being pulled over in a traffic stop in Wetumpka. Troopers identified the man as 56-year-old Raymond Dawkins. Troopers say the shooting occurred during a traffic stop about 9 p.m. Sunday near the Poarch Creek Indians’ casino on U.S. 231 in Wetumpka. Authorities say a tribal police officer was nearby and…