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December 21, 2022

Alabama garbage truck driver saves homeless man from being fatally crushed

An Alabama garbage truck driver saved a homeless man, who was asleep inside a garbage can, from being crushed to death in the truck. The homeless man is now at a shelter.

December 20, 2022

Alabama police fatally shoot man with knife after numerous verbal commands

An Alabama police officer fatally shot a man armed with kitchen knife after numerous verbal commands to stop advancing on them. The officers were responding to a domestic dispute.

December 16, 2022

Alabama lawsuit filed against corrections officials for inmate 'baked to death' in overheated prison cell

An inmate died last year in a prison cell that was 109 degrees. A lawsuit filed states that prison officials knew of the problems with the heating system before the inmate's death.

December 16, 2022

Alabama Housing Authority settles discrimination lawsuit

An Alabama housing authority settled a discrimination lawsuit for steering residents to low-income neighborhoods based on race. The defendants disputed the claims but agreed to settle.

December 14, 2022

Outgoing Alabama senator says body 'less collegial' than it was 36 years ago

Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby, 88, has chosen not to seek a seventh term, expressing concerns about growing polarization in the Senate, which he was elected to in 1986.

December 14, 2022

Alabama women convicted of misdemeanor crimes for feeding, trapping stray cats

Two Alabama women have been convicted for feeding and trapping stray cats. The women have been sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation and fined $100.

December 13, 2022

Alabama governor seeks more time to carry out executions after failed lethal injections

The Alabama governor is seeking more time to carry out executions after a series of failed lethal injections. The difficulties show that something is wrong with the states procedure.

December 9, 2022

‘Yellowstone’ actor Josh Lucas on possibility of a 'Sweet Home Alabama' sequel: 'I'll be there tomorrow'

Josh Lucas says he is more than willing to film a sequel to the 2002 movie "Sweet Home Alabama," and they just need to get Reese Witherspoon on board with her busy schedule.

December 9, 2022

‘TAKE OUR NATION BACK’: Rising GOP star Katie Britt has a game plan for Republicans to rebound in 2024

Senator-elect Katie Britt, R-Ala., says her game plan to help Republicans take back the country in 2024 lies with better messaging towards younger generations of voters.

December 7, 2022

Slain Florida mom's ex-boyfriend indicted on abuse of a corpse charge

Marcus Spanevelo, the ex-boyfriend of a woman whose body was found in a shallow grave earlier this year, was indicted on one count of abuse of a corpse on Tuesday.