MONTGOMERY – The 61 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces across the nation — including the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) ICAC Task Force — in April launched a two-month joint effort called Operation Broken Heart II, resulting in the arrest of nine child predators in Alabama and the seizure of numerous digital devices
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CLANTON, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a law officer shot and killed a woman they say led officers on a pursuit and then fired a gun at them during a confrontation on an Alabama interstate. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the shooting happened Wednesday night on Interstate 65 in the Clanton area. Authorities say
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – An Auburn University lab technician accused of possessing and intending to sell a chemical similar to a date-rape drug has pleaded not guilty in federal court. Stephen Howard appeared in federal court Tuesday in Montgomery and his trial has been scheduled for Jan. 4. Court documents describe Howard as an employee
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A Geneva man has been arrested after authorities say he sexually assaulted his wife’s dog. Geneva Police Capt. Ricky Morgan confirmed officers arrested 39-year-old Jonathan Edward Medley on June 12 and charged him with misdemeanor animal cruelty. Morgan said Medley’s wife thought he was cheating on her and she placed recording devices around the house. The woman told
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say two construction workers have been rescued after falling into a ditch in downtown Birmingham. Birmingham Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Matt Russell tells Al.com two men were working in a trench and the crew needed to move a protective plate. Russell says the plate shifted and hit the workers. Emergency
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The Gadsden woman serving a life sentence for running her granddaughter to death may get a new trial. Etowah County Circuit Judge Billy Ogletree scheduled a hearing for Thursday for Joyce Hardin Garrard, 50. Garrard’s attorneys say numerous rulings violated Garrard’s rights during her trial, and that jurors violated court orders to avoid news.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Gov. Robert Bentley has vetoed an austere general fund budget that he said would hurt the people of Alabama. Bentley says the budget approved by lawmakers Thursday night is unworkable and will hurt the people of Alabama. He vowed to bring lawmakers back into special session this summer. The budget cuts
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Senators have approved a grim general fund budget that cuts $200 million from state agencies after lawmakers couldn’t agree how to fill a projected budget shortfall. Senators on Thursday voted 20-13 for the pared-down spending plan that was criticized by both Republicans and Democrats. The vote comes after warnings by Gov.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Gov. Robert Bentley has signed the state’s nearly $6 billion education budget for the next fiscal year. Bentley announced Tuesday that he had signed the spending plan that includes an additional $10 million to expand the state’s prekindergarten program. The increase is projected to enable another 1,800 4-year-olds to attend the
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Blue Bell Creameries says it has entered a voluntary agreement with the Alabama Department of Public Health that includes requiring the company to inform the state whenever there is a positive test result for listeria in its products or ingredients. The Alabama agreement is similar to those the company reached last
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A lottery and casino bill has cleared its first hurdle in the Alabama Legislature. The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee approved the bill Thursday on a 5-3 vote. The bill seeks to authorize a state lottery and Las Vegas-style casinos at four existing state dog tracks in Birmingham, Mobile and Macon and Greene counties. Republican
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Gas prices are on the rise. They’re up 3.8 cents a gallon in the past week, bringing Alabama’s average to $2.48 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy. In comparison, GasBuddy says the national average has increased 5 cents a gallon and averages $2.71 a gallon. That means prices yesterday were about a dollar lower
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