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Parent Charged with Threatening Teacher with a Baseball Bat

A Dallas County woman has been arrested on charges of threatening a teacher with a baseball bat at Keith High School in Orrville.

Montgomery man arrested in homicide on Woodley Circle

Police have charged 20-year-old Maurion Hinson, of Montgomery, in the shooting death of 23-year-old Dante Gholston, of Montgomery.

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Judge: State must preserve evidence from halted execution

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday and state officials said they determined at about 11:30 p.m. that the could not start the execution by a midnight deadline.

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NEW INFO: Suspect in Prattville fatal hit-and-run was out on bond for a previous incident

Prattville police say the suspect in a hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian has turned himself in at the Autauga County Metro Jail.

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Auburn Woman Charged with Drug Trafficking

Lee County Sheriff's deputies have arrested an Auburn woman on a drug trafficking charge, saying she was involved in selling drugs using a digital app.

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Alabama Halts Execution Because of Time, IV Access Concerns

Alabama officials called off the Thursday lethal injection of a man convicted in a 1999 workplace shooting because of time concerns and trouble accessing the inmate’s veins.

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U.S. Supreme Court Says Alabama Can Execute Alan Miller by Lethal Injection

A divided U.S. Supreme Court said Alabama can proceed with the execution of an inmate convicted in a 1999 workplace shooting.

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Selma Man Pleads Guilty in 2019 Beating Death

From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The fate of a Selma man is in the hands of a judge -- after he pleads guilty to murdering his mother's boyfriend -- over a dog. Shakeem Butler…