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Alabama sets July execution date for man convicted of killing delivery driver
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The execution date for a man convicted in the 1998 fatal shooting of a delivery driver who had stopped at an ATM has been set for July 18, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday. Keith Edmund Gavin, 64, will be put to death by lethal...
Wawa officially opens first location in Alabama
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Welcome to Wawa. Those words were said for the first time in the state of Alabama as the store officially opened its first store in the state. The store is located on Greeno Road in Fairhope and after years of being a staple in the northeast, Alabama now gets the chance to enjoy all it has to offer.
Alabama prison security guard charged with plotting to smuggle drugs into Kilby Correctional Facility
An Alabama state prison employee has been charged with two crimes after authorities say she planned to smuggle drugs into Kilby Correctional Facility. Tyree Lynette Hoyle, 46, was arrested Wednesday on charges of use of officials position for personal gain and attempt to distribute drugs. Hoyle was a correctional security...
Police: 2-year-old Alabama girl dies after drowning in family pool
A 2-year-old Alabama girl drowned at her house Thursday. Officials from the Killen Police Department are investigating after the toddler drowned in the family pool. The incident reportedly happened at a residence on Onslow Drive in Killen. The father reportedly found the girl in the family pool after she managed...
Internet expansion coming to Chilton County with CAEC grants
By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor Central Alabama Electric Cooperative is expanding its internet coverage across central Alabama by way of grants that will greatly benefit some residents in Chilton County. The CAEC was awarded seven broadband grants through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs’ (ADECA) Capital Projects Fund allocation totaling $22.9 million […] The post Internet expansion coming to Chilton County with CAEC grants appeared first on The Clanton Advertiser.
Fund Summer EBT, invest in healthier future for children
By Laura Lester and Carol Gundlach Summertime often can be the hungriest time for Alabama children. By investing in Summer EBT, our policymakers can take an important step toward addressing that problem. School kids who receive free breakfast and lunch during the school year – too often the only meals they eat during the day […] The post Fund Summer EBT, invest in healthier future for children appeared first on Luverne Journal.
Former MIT researcher who was caught in Alabama on murder charges sentenced to 35 years in prison for killing Yale student
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A former researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was sentenced Tuesday to 35 years in prison for the killing of a Yale University graduate student found shot outside his car on a Connecticut street. Qinxuan Pan, 33, who pleaded guilty to murder in February, apologized during a hearing in a New Haven courtroom […]
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