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Shortly after Sunday service, Reverend Michael Jennings went to his neighbor’s home to water their outdoor flowers at their request. Minutes later, the Black pastor found himself handcuffed in the back of a police car. According to the New York Times, the arrest took place May 22 in Childersburg, Alabama, where Jennings had been spotted outside a […]
22-year-old Adam Simjee from Apopka, Florida was fatally shot by a woman who he stopped to help after she posed as a stranded driver in Alabama. As reported by WBRC, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the student and his girlfriend, 20-year-old Mikayla Paulus, pulled over to help a woman who claimed that her […]
An Alabama GOP group faced scrutiny this week after sharing KKK imagery on its Facebook. According to WHNT, the Lawrence County Republican Party shared the post Sunday night when announcing its new county chairman, Shanon Terry. At first glance, the illustration looked like the typical GOP elephant with an American flag motif; but upon closer examination, […]
Sorority recruitment week at the University of Alabama, which has been captured by the Bama Rush trend on TikTok, is becoming the topic of a documentary from Vice Studios and HBO Max. Rachel Fleit, director of 2021’s critically acclaimed doc Introducing, Selma Blair, will helm the project, which has begun production in Tuscaloosa. “This film is a thoughtful and compassionate […]
Council members in a small Alabama city have moved to terminate two officials with its local police department, as well as to disband the department itself, after an officer shared a racist text message. Per the Associated Press, Vincent Mayor James Latimore said last week that Vincent Police Department Chief James Srygley and Assistant Chief […]
Multiple people were sent to the hospital following what’s been reported as “severe turbulence” on an American Airlines flight from Tampa, Florida to Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday. Per a report from the Associated Press, the plane was diverted to the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama after encountering “unexpected turbulence” while over the Pensacola region. A […]
Casey White, the inmate who escaped an Alabama prison in late April, has been charged with murder for his alleged role in the death of the former corrections officer who helped him flee. White was serving time at Lauderdale County Detention Center for a slew of charges, including attempted murder, carjacking, and home invasion, and awaiting trial on two […]
A shooting at an Alabama church has left at least two people dead and others injured. The Vestavia Hill Police Department said the incident took place at around 6 p.m. local time at the Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills located outside of Birmingham. Police Cpt. Shane Ware told reporters a total of three people […]
Jay Barker, who led the Alabama Crimson Tide to a national championship in 1992, has avoided jail time after allegedly trying to hit his wife with his car. According to TMZ, Barker, 49, has agreed to a “best interest plea” in the domestic violence assault on his wife, country singer Sara Evans. Barker previously pleaded guilty […]
A reward is now being offered amid the ongoing search for an escaped Alabama inmate and a “missing and endangered” corrections officer, the U.S. Marshals Service announced this weekend. Per the Associated Press, 38-year-old Casey Cole White left the Lauderdale County Detention Center last Friday with officer Vicky White, who also serves as the facility’s […]
