BATON ROUGE, La. — — John Petty scored 24 points on eight 3-pointers, and Alabama made a Southeastern Conference-record 23 shots from beyond the arc in a 105-75 win over LSU on Tuesday night. Petty was 8 of 10 from long range. Joshua Primo was 6 of 8 from deep and scored 22 points, and Jahvon Quinerly also scored 22…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – The three Florida-based NFL teams are combining to give $400,000 to the OneOrlando Fund to support the victims’ families and survivors of the deadly night club shooting in Orlando. The Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars are uniting to help those affected by the June 12 shooting. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer started the OneOrlando…
Inmates at three Alabama prisons have issued unified demands after initiating a widespread work stoppage on May 1. They are protesting exploitative labor policies and horrific prison conditions caused, in part, by overcrowding; Alabama’s prisons are operating at close to 200 percent over capacity. Prison staff have attempted to suppress the civil disobedience by significantly reducing prisoners’ meal portions, a…
Three corrections officers at Bullock Correctional Facility have been charged with attempting to smuggle contraband into the prison. According to public records, three corrections officers – 24-year-old Victor Davis, 23-year-old Tevin Denton and 20-year-old Khayla Chambers – were recently found attempting to smuggle in items like cell phones and cigarettes. The officers were terminated and face felony charges. Jeff Dunn,…
