BESSEMER, Ala.—A former University of Alabama track star and Olympian was killed in a shootout with another man, authorities say. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified Emmit King and Willie Albert Wells as the two men who died after exchanging gunfire in Bessemer on Sunday, AL.com reported. King, 62, was a sprinter and…
83-Year-Old Man From Alabama Becomes the Oldest to Trek the Appalachian Trail
An 83-year-old man from Alabama started walking when he retired more than a quarter-century ago—and has never stopped. M.J. “Sunny” Eberhart strode into the record books as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail. Eberhart, known by the trail name Nimblewill Nomad, acknowledged that despite having tens of thousands of miles under his belt,…
AP Top 25: Alabama Jumps Cincinnati to No. 2; Oklahoma Falls to 12th
Alabama jumped Cincinnati to No. 2 behind Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday and Oklahoma dropped eight spots to No. 12 after losing for the first time this season. Georgia is an unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank for the sixth consecutive week and the…
Alabama Child Breaks Record for Most Premature Infant to Survive
An Alabama boy was announced on Wednesday as the world’s most premature infant to survive, according to Guinness World Records. Curtis Means, now 16 months old, was born nearly 19 weeks early on July 5, 2020, at UAB Hospital at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His survival after being born at just 132 days…
Alabama Gerrymandering Lawsuit Brings Political Manoeuvring as Democrats Aim to Increase Presence
Two recent gerrymandering federal lawsuits against the state of Alabama highlight the unending fight between political parties to decide on congressional districts. In Alabama, the latest episode in this conflict is a challenge to a redistricting the state made in 2011. The federal lawsuits argue that the state drew districts to pack largely Democrat-voting African…
Alabama Gerrymandering Lawsuit Brings Political Maneuvring as Democrats Aim to Increase Presence
Two recent gerrymandering federal lawsuits against the state of Alabama highlight the unending fight between political parties to decide on congressional districts. In Alabama, the latest episode in this conflict is a challenge to a redistricting the state made in 2011. The federal lawsuits argue that the state drew districts to pack largely Democrat-voting African…
Alabama Attorney General Files Lawsuit to Block Vaccine Mandate
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said on Nov. 2 that he had filed a lawsuit against an important part of the vaccine mandate introduced by the Biden administration. Marshall filed the lawsuit with the goal of stopping the federal mandate from being enforced in any state before it comes into effect on Dec. 8. On Sept….
Woman Gets Life Sentence for Helping Husband Plan Killings
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—An Alabama woman received a life sentence Wednesday for helping her husband plan the 2015 killings of his estranged pregnant wife, her unborn child, and three others. Rhonda Carlson, 48, avoided the death penalty in a deal with prosecutors in exchange for testifying against her husband, Christopher Henderson, prior to his trial. She admitted…
Alabama Governor Signs Order to Fight Federal Vaccine Mandate
October 26, 2021
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed an executive order Monday to demand state agencies do not comply with federal coronavirus vaccine mandates. Executive Order 724 declares the “nonenforcement of federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates” effective immediately across the state. “Effective immediately, no agency, department, board, commission, or other entity within the executive branch of state government…
To Retain Federal Funding, University of Alabama and Auburn University Say Employees Must Get Vaccinated
October 25, 2021
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The University of Alabama (UA) and Auburn University (AU) announced on Friday that to keep federal funding, the colleges must comply with President Joe Biden’s Sept. 9 executive order on vaccine mandates for all employees. Employees must be vaccinated by Dec. 8 or be discharged. “Failure to comply will place The University of Alabama in…
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