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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A Madison woman was killed early Saturday in a two-vehicle crash involving an on-duty Madison County sheriff’s deputy, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. The crash happened just after midnight on Alabama 23 near the 323 mile marker, about six miles northwest of Huntsville, and ALEA said it remains under investigation.
The victim was...
AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University’s decision to dissolve its Faculty Senate and shift control of curriculum and academic policy to its board marks a major escalation in Alabama’s ongoing fight over higher education, academic freedom and diversity programs, with critics calling it another sign that Republican leaders are tightening political control over public campuses.
...MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked Alabama from carrying out the execution of Jeffery Lee by nitrogen gas, a move that again halted the state’s use of a method that judges have now split over on constitutional grounds. The ruling comes after a federal judge said this week that Alabama’s nitrogen protocol is cruel and unusual punishment, while the ...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Sloss Furnaces is moving ahead with plans for a roughly $12 million expansion that would transform the Birmingham landmark into a more accessible, park-like civic space with new gathering areas, educational features and other public amenities, according to the organization’s future-plans page and local reporting.
The project, described by Sloss a...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Chris Richards has become one of the biggest soccer success stories to come out of Birmingham, a hometown defender who went from local youth fields to the Premier League and the U.S. men’s national team.
Richards, who was born in Birmingham on March 28, 2000, plays for Crystal Palace in England and has emerged as a key figure for the United State...