A teenager from Alabama who went solo fishing to blow off some steam after his final exams returned to shore with a pending state record for a species that was new to the area. “It’s not the biggest fish I’ve ever caught,” Gardner Love, 17, an Elberta resident, told Fox News Digital. “We catch a…
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News Mercedes Workers in Alabama Reject Union
Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Ala., voted on Friday against joining the United Automobile Workers, a stunning blow to the union’s campaign to gain ground in the South, where it has traditionally been weak. The defeat, based on an unofficial union tally, came after Kay Ivey, Alabama’s governor, and other Republican leaders argued…
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News Alabama middle-school assistant principal arrested in 2013 cold-case triple murder in Georgia
A middle-school principal in Alabama was among four suspects arrested in connection with a decade-old triple murder in Georgia, authorities said Friday. Keante Harris, 45, was arrested on three counts of malice murder without incident in connection to the murders that happened in Union City, Georgia, in January 2013, the Clayton County Police Department said….
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News U.A.W. Effort to Organize Mercedes Workers in Alabama Has High Stakes
More than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama are voting this week on whether to join the United Automobile Workers union, a decision both supporters and opponents say will have consequences far beyond two factories near Tuscaloosa where the German carmaker churns out luxury sport utility vehicles and batteries for electric cars. Conservative political leaders have…
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News Alabama party shooting leaves 3 dead, over a dozen injured
Fifteen people were injured and three killed in a shooting at a large spring-themed event in Stockton, Alabama, on Saturday, police say. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office announced the injuries and fatalities in a Facebook post on Sunday evening. Authorities explained that the mass shooting began at around 9:30 p.m. at a field on Upper…
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News Alabama legislative session adjourned without final vote on gambling bill
Some Alabama lawmakers, and even Gov. Kay Ivey, expressed disappointment and frustration on Thursday as the legislative session ended without a final vote on a gambling bill. Though the bill passed in the House earlier in the session, a scaled-back version of the measure failed by one vote in the Senate and supporters were unable…
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News Supreme Court Rules Against Alabama Women Whose Cars Were Seized by Police
The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for people whose property had been seized by the police to argue for its swift return. By a 6-to-3 vote, the court ruled against two Alabama women who had sought prompt hearings to recover cars they owned that had been taken by the police in connection with…
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News Alabama lawmakers pass bill increasing penalties for making a false police report
A bill increasing penalties for falsely reporting a crime to law enforcement is heading to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk. Lawmakers in the Yellowhammer State passed the bill on Wednesday with a 32-0 vote in the Senate. Many in the state called for harsher penalties for making a false police report after Carlee Russell faked…
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News Female great white shark spotted off the Alabama coast
A female great white shark has been spotted off the Alabama coast two times in the past few weeks, according to researchers at the University of South Alabama (USA). Now known as Miss Pawla, named after one of USA’s mascots, the shark is approximately eight feet long and about 15 years old based on her…
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News Alabama schedules second nitrogen gas execution
Alabama has scheduled a second execution with nitrogen gas, months after the state became the first to put a person to death with the previously untested method. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set a Sept. 26 execution date for Alan Eugene Miller, who was convicted of killing three men during a 1999 workplace shooting. The execution…
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