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Limestone Sheriff’s 2023 outlook

Voters gave Sheriff Joshua McLaughlin a chance to continue his service to the community after he was elected ... Read more

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Recaptured Alabama escapee ordered to provide DNA sample

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — A capital murder suspect who authorities say went on the lam for 10 days ... Read more

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Update: US Marshals say Vicky White planned escape; tip line provided

Birmingham — U.S. Marshals investigators in Williamson, Tenn., on Thursday, May 6,  following up on a tip after ... Read more

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Day 6: the search for Casey White and Vicky White continues

The U.S. Marshals Service is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of an escaped ... Read more

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Southern lawmaker pushes for jail, mental health reform

ATLANTA — Amid an investigation into conditions inside Georgia prisons, launched in September, state lawmakers are taking steps ... Read more

State And Nation

Former Alabama prosecutor jailed on ethics conviction

OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama prosecutor convicted of violating the state ethics law and perjury surrendered ... Read more

State And Nation

Cities, counties urged to confront lynching history

MONTGOMERY — It’s no secret the South accounted for the majority of the 6,500 Black people killed from ... Read more

State And Nation

Heavy police presence as protesters trickle in for DC rally

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fence around the Capitol is back up. The District of Columbia’s police department is ... Read more

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Blakely denied new trial

Former Limestone Sheriff Mike Blakely’s motion for a new trial has been denied in a one-sentence order from ... Read more

State And Nation

Inmate accused of escaping from Sheffield jail is recaptured

SHEFFIELD, Ala. (AP) — An inmate accused of escaping from jail in May has been recaptured, police said. ... Read more