More than 200 students at an Alabama college were baptized in one night this week after a campus worship program that was reportedly attended by hundreds. The baptisms took place Tuesday night in a lake at Auburn’s Red Barn venue, which is located about half a mile from Auburn University’s …
Read More »Alabama woman appeals conviction on false abduction claim after seeing toddler on road
An Alabama woman accused of falsely telling police she was abducted after stopping to check on a toddler wandering along the highway is appealing her municipal court conviction in an effort to avoid a yearlong jail sentence sought by prosecutors. A municipal judge on Wednesday found Carlee Russell, 26, guilty …
Read More »Alabama man from 'S-Town' podcast shot, killed by police in standoff: authorities
An Alabama man who was featured in an award-winning podcast about crime and corruption rumors in a small town between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa died Sunday in a shootout with police, according to state authorities. Special agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) are investigating …
Read More »Body of Alabama inmate who died in prison returned to family without heart: lawsuit
The family of an Alabama inmate who died in prison was shocked when his body was delivered to them so “severely decomposed” that they “had no choice but to hold a closed casket funeral,” per a federal lawsuit filed last Thursday. After filling out the necessary paperwork, then spending five …
Read More »Federal judge fines, reprimands lawyer who used AI to draft court filings
A federal judge in Alabama has fined and reprimanded a lawyer who used artificial intelligence to draft court filings that contained inaccurate case citations. U.S. District Judge Terry Moorer penned an 18-page order that chastised the conduct of Loxley-based lawyer James Johnson, FOX10 Mobile reported. “The Court further has no …
Read More »Man shot 10 times protecting high school cheerleader who died after shooting at bonfire: report
A man in Alabama says he was shot 10 times while trying to protect his friends from a gunman who fatally shot Kimber Mills, a high school cheerleader. Mills, 18, was shot early Sunday in Pinson, Alabama, in a heavily wooded area referred to as The Pit, according to AL.com. …
Read More »Cheerleader dies after being shot at high school bonfire, remembered for having 'spunk to her step'
A high school cheerleader died after she was shot at a party on Sunday, which left her with severe injuries to her brain. Kimber Mills, 18, was shot early Sunday in Pinson, Alabama, in a heavily wooded area referred to as The Pit, according to AL.com. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s …
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