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Lawyers Named for Ala Couple in Baby Scheme

A judge has appointed lawyers to represent a Dallas County couple charged with rape in an alleged scheme to have a baby. The Dallas County judge approved taxpayer-funded legal representation for 29-year-old Jeremy Swann and his 28-year-old wife Amanda Swann during a hearing Monday afternoon. Authorities contend the man repeatedly had sex with an underage girl recently in hopes she…

UAB Launches Online Medical Portal

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has launched an online medical site that will allow physicians to make medical recommendations and write prescriptions. Director of Primary Care at UAB Dr. Stuart Cohen says the new site is meant to offer convenience for young, otherwise healthy people who develop common and non-urgent conditions like the flu, pink eye or a cold….

Ala. Death Row Inmate Found Unresponsive in Cell

Department of Corrections officials say a death row inmate has died at a prison in south Alabama. Corrections spokeswoman Kristi Gates says 27-year-old Justin Hosch was pronounced dead in his cell Monday at the Holman Correctional Facility. Gates says the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences is performing Hosch’s autopsy and the man died of an apparent suicide. Hosch was sentence…