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Opelika man charged in death of 2-month-old daughter

Demarcus Treias Smith/Source: Opelika Police Department OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — Police say an Alabama man who took his 2-month-old daughter to a hospital with serious injuries has been charged in the infant’s death. Opelika Police Chief Shane Healey told in a news conference that 19-year-old Demarcus Smith was jailed on a murder charge in the death of Maliyah Stormi Smith….

Opelika Man Hospitalized another in Custody after Early Morning Shooting

A man has been hospitalized after a non-life-threatening gunshot wound early Tuesday morning. According to Opelika Police, at 1:36 a.m. they received calls of gunshots in the 2200 Block of Star Street. There police found the suspect barricaded in a shed but the victim was found over a mile away at Whataburger on 2501 Gateway Drive. He was transported to…

Census on Track for August Data Release after Court Ruling

FILE – This March 19, 2020, file photo, shows a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident. Alabama on Wednesday became the second state to challenge the U.S. Census Bureau’s decision to delay by six months the release of data used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts, as it took aim at the accuracy of a privacy protection system…