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Alabama will mark the 60th anniversary of the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church

September 15, 2023

Alabama will mark the 60th anniversary of the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church

Alabama is marking the 60th anniversary of the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church by the Ku Klux Klan, one of the most serious terror acts of the Civil Rights Movement.

Woman admits to faking car trouble, killing Florida college student who stopped to help her

September 13, 2023

Woman admits to faking car trouble, killing Florida college student who stopped to help her

The woman accused of fatally shooting Florida college student Adam Simjee in a botched robbery has inked a federal plea deal that will land her in prison for 30 years.

Father weighs legal action after school suspends 1st-grader over finger gun during game: 'Infuriated'

September 12, 2023

Father weighs legal action after school suspends 1st-grader over finger gun during game: 'Infuriated'

School administrators said that J.B. Belcher, six, threatened another student by making a gun gesture with his fingers in a game of ‘cops and robbers’ during recess.

Arkansas Gov. Sanders’ legislative push to restrict public access to her records receives no progress

September 12, 2023

Arkansas Gov. Sanders’ legislative push to restrict public access to her records receives no progress

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, of Arkansas, is pushing to restrict the public's access to records over her administration in a move that has received growing criticism.

US Supreme Court urged to intervene in AL redistricting case over the creation of a Black-majority district

September 12, 2023

US Supreme Court urged to intervene in AL redistricting case over the creation of a Black-majority district

Alabama has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to maintain its Republican-drawn congressional lines as Democrats call for the creation of a second Black-majority district.

Auburn University hunts for suspect who attacked woman headed to campus

September 11, 2023

Auburn University hunts for suspect who attacked woman headed to campus

Auburn University police are searching for a suspect accused of pushing a woman down just outside campus on Sunday morning and sexually assaulting her.

Alabama woman, who hung racially offensive dolls on Black neigbhors’ fence, gets a year behind bars

September 11, 2023

Alabama woman, who hung racially offensive dolls on Black neigbhors’ fence, gets a year behind bars

A woman has been sentenced for violating the civil rights of her Black neighbors. The woman tried to pressure them to move by hanging racially offensive dolls on their fence.

Some National Guard units haven't followed order to ditch Confederate items: report

September 10, 2023

Some National Guard units haven't followed order to ditch Confederate items: report

Army National Guard units in some southern states have allowed the deadline to pass without turning in Confederate-themed guidon streamers as mandated by Congress.

Alabama school suspends 1st-grader for making finger gun while playing cops and robbers, says outraged parent

September 8, 2023

Alabama school suspends 1st-grader for making finger gun while playing cops and robbers, says outraged parent

Jerrod Belcher, whose son J.B. attends Bagley Elementary School in Jefferson County, Ala., says his son was suspended for making a finger gun while playing "cops and robbers."

Alabama deputy kills sheriff's office employee he was dating in murder-suicide: Officials

September 7, 2023

Alabama deputy kills sheriff's office employee he was dating in murder-suicide: Officials

An Alabama sheriff's deputy allegedly killed a woman he was dating who was also an employee at the law enforcement office in what's being considered a murder-suicide.