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Two charged in Moody police officer’s death

Two people have been arrested in the shooting death of Moody police Sgt. Stephen Williams. St. Clair County district attorney Lyle Harmon in a press conference Friday announced that Birmingham residents Tapero Corlene Johnson, 27, and Marquisha Annissa Tyson, 28, have been arrested and charged with capital murder in the officer’s death.  Williams was shot … Continued
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June 5, 2020

“I’ve never felt the fear I felt then:” Demonstrators describe police action at Huntsville protest

Protesters gathered in Huntsville on Wednesday, first at an NAACP rally against police brutality, and later an unorganized protest downtown near the Madison County courthouse. The largely peaceful demonstrations ended when police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators who refused to disperse after a protest permit expired at 6:30 p.m. The Huntsville Police … Continued
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June 5, 2020

Mobile removes Confederate monument overnight

The city of Mobile removed a Confederate monument from downtown overnight following days of protest in Mobile and nationwide over police brutality and systemic racism. Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said he ordered the statue removed from its prominent location in downtown Mobile overnight. “Moving this statue will not change the past,” Stimpson said in a … Continued
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June 5, 2020

More prison workers, inmates test positive for COVID-19

Four more prison workers and three inmates have tested positive for COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Corrections announced Thursday.  Workers at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women, the Elmore Correctional Facility, the Kilby Correctional Facility and the Bibb Correctional Facility self-reported positive coronavirus test results, according to an ADOC press release.  Fifty-one cases among prison … Continued
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June 5, 2020
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In Alabama, we just keep spinning in the same, sad circle

If you don’t learn from history, you will be doomed to repeat it.  Just ask Alabama.  We’re to the point now in this state where we don’t actually have new events, just new ways to relive the same awful things we did in the past.  Look at this week.  There’s a protest in a major … Continued
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June 5, 2020