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Alabama Schools Could Lose Millions Skipping Daily Pledge

PLEDGE OR PAY

The proposal would deprive schools of 25% of state funding if they do not start the day with the pledge and a prayer.

Joey McFadden | Published Feb 13, 2025

Teen ‘Baby Driver’ Actor Hudson Meek Dies in Awful Accident

GONE TOO SOON

The 16-year-old fell out of a moving vehicle in his Alabama hometown.

Josh Fiallo | Published Dec 26, 2024

Football Star Dies After Team Prematurely Announced Death

GONE TOO SOON

Medrick Burnett Jr. spent weeks in the ICU.

Corbin Bolies | Published Nov 29, 2024

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University Falsely Announces Death of Hospitalized Athlete

‘REMAINS ALIVE’

Alabama A&M football player Medrick Burnett Jr. “remains alive” but in critical condition after suffering a head injury at a game.

Emell Derra Adolphus | Published Nov 27, 2024

LSU Courts Backlash After Bringing Back Live Tiger Mascot

‘JUSTICE FOR OMAR’

Bringing a live tiger on the field was a long-standing tradition at LSU, but since 2015 the school has shied away from the practice.

Amethyst Martinez | Published Nov 10, 2024

Trump’s Stomach-Churning Game Day Dinner Order Is Revealed

TOTALLY SUSTAINABLE

The former president attended Saturday’s college football showdown between Alabama and Georgia—and he apparently arrived hungry.

Josh Fiallo | Published Sep 29, 2024

Surgeon’s Error Shocked Staff in ‘Wrong Organ’ Case

‘SICK TO THEIR STOMACH’

A Florida surgeon’s license has been suspended on the heels of a lawsuit alleging that he made several preventable errors that led to him fatally removing a man’s liver.

Liam Archacki | Published Sep 28, 2024

Mass Shooting Started Out as Paid Hit Job, Police Say

GUNS FOR HIRE

Nearly two dozen people were shot on Saturday as gunmen fired off shots at a group of people in one of the state’s largest cities.

Corbin Bolies | Published Sep 22, 2024

Francine Floods Parts of New Orleans and Knocks Out Power

‘STAY WHERE YOU ARE’

“DO NOT go sightseeing,” said the National Weather Service’s New Orleans office.

Sean Craig | Published Sep 12, 2024

Man Died After Surgeon Removed Wrong Organ, Family Says

‘INCOMPETENCE’

A lawyer for the man’s family alleges that the Florida-based doctor has a history of “wrong-site surgery.”

Emell Derra Adolphus | Published Sep 04, 2024

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