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Identities released of 2 men who died in Smoky Mountains

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Officials says a Pennsylvania man and a hiker originally from the Czech Republic have been identified as victims who died recently in separate incidents at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The National Park Service say…

Alabama woman charged for drugs smoked near her baby

GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama woman has been arrested after police say they discovered marijuana and other drugs were being smoked in the same room where her baby was being kept in a playpen. Al.com reports police announced Monday…

Alabama asks US Supreme Court to let execution proceed

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's attorney general says questions about a lethal injection drug have been settled, and he's asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let an execution proceed this week. Attorney General Steve Marshall's office said in a Monday…

Court stays Alabama execution to decide on use of drug

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - An appellate court has halted an Alabama execution scheduled for next week. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday granted the emergency stay to Robert Melson. The court halted the execution as it decides…

Malfunction closes Spring Park roller coaster

TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (AP) - The roller coaster at Spring Park in Alabama is closed indefinitely after several children were stranded on the ride and had to be rescued. City officials say no one was hurt during the malfunction on Wednesday.…

Inmate stabs another inmate, seriously injuring him

ELMORE, Ala. (AP) - An inmate is in serious condition after another inmate stabbed him at an Alabama state prison. The Alabama Department of Corrections says the inmate was stabbed multiple times during a fight Thursday in one of the…

Southeastern Bible College suspends operations

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The board of trustees at Southeastern Bible College in Alabama has voted to suspend operations effective immediately. The college said in a statement Thursday that a financial evaluation concluded the school didn't have sufficient resources to…

Authorities Confirm Drowning of Teen at Little River Canyon

FORT PAYNE, Ala. (Press Release)– Around  1:45 p.m.  Friday, a park visitor drowned at Little River Falls at Little River Canyon National Preserve. The body was recovered at approximately 2:40 p.m. by Fischer Rescue Squad and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Trooper. An…

Rights' groups ask to dismiss lawsuit over refugee program

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Several Tennessee-based refugee rights' organizations have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit the state Legislature filed over the refugee resettlement program. The lawsuit that the General Assembly filed back in March had argued that…

Ivy League admission, as easy as pizza pie

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee teen's love for pizza has delivered acceptance at Yale University to her door. Media reports Ravenwood High School graduate Carolina Williams was accepted to the Ivy League school in March, with an admissions officer…

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