December 20, 2021 Alabama judge removed for calling another judge 'Uncle Tom,' numerous other ethics violations Alabama Judge Nakita Blocton of Jefferson County was removed from the bench for committing several substantial ethics violations, including referring to another judge as an “Uncle Tom," a derogatory term meant to describe a Black person who is overly allegiant to White people.
December 17, 2021 Omicron in the US: 3 additional states report first case Three states confirmed their first cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus on Thursday.
December 15, 2021 Alabama kidnapper recently sentenced to hard prison time on the run after accidental release Matthew Amos Burke who was sentenced to 17 years in prison for kidnapping a prominent Birmingham, Alabama, businessman was accidentally released from the Jefferson County Jail.
December 14, 2021 Alabama sheriff alleges ‘sexual encounter’ as motive in 5-year-old girl's slaying, suspect held without bail A missing 5-year-old Georgia girl is dead and an acquaintance of her mother is being held without bail on a capital murder charge in an Alabama jail.
December 14, 2021 Suspect in murder of 5-year-old girl involved in previous child abuse cases, homicide A Georgia man who once was being eyed as a suspect in the death of a 1-year-old in Alaska is now facing a capital murder charge after a missing 5-year-old girl was found dead this week in Alabama, police say.
December 12, 2021 Alabama Air Force base security incident ends with one person dead, three in the hospital One person was killed in a “tragic confrontation” Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday, and three people were taken to a hospital, a spokesperson for the base said.
December 11, 2021 Back-to-back: Young gives Alabama consecutive Heisman wins Young became the first Crimson Tide quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy,
December 8, 2021 Former Saints player Glenn Foster involved in police chase, jail altercation before in-custody death: reports Former New Orleans Saints defensive end Glenn Foster was involved in a high-speed police chase in Alabama and an altercation with another inmate involving officers while in custody before his mysterious death on Monday, according to reports.
December 8, 2021 Person drives through Alabama Christmas parade scaring parade goers: 'Oh my God!' A suspect in Alabama has been taken into custody after being caught on video driving the wrong way along a Christmas parade route, just weeks after the deadly Waukesha attack.
December 7, 2021 Glenn Foster, former NFL player, dead at 31; was in Alabama police custody: reports Glenn Foster, a former defensive lineman for the NFL’s New Orleans Saints, died in law enforcement custody in Alabama earlier this week, according to reports.
