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An Atlas five rocket, built at the United Launch Alliance factory in Decatur, blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The booster carried NASA’s new crew capsule called the Starliner. The uncrewed, gumdrop shaped, spacecraft is supposed to dock with the International Space Station with cargo for the astronauts aboard the orbiting outpost
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RCA record chief Joe Galante will join rock and roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis and the late singer Keith Whitley in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Galante took over head of the RCA Nashville record label at the age of thirty two. He helped the Fort Payne based band “Alabama” achieve crossover success with multi-platinum record hits. -
“Kids in Novel Have Adventures in 1950s Small-Town Alabama”
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Seventy four year old Marvin McClendon of Bremen, Alabama is being held without bond after prosecutors in Massachusetts used DNA evidence to link him to the 1988 crime. The eleven year old girl was found dead in a railroad yard in the town of Lawrence.
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The family of a New Hampshire girl killed in Massachusetts in 1988 are thanking law enforcement officials for making an arrest more than three decades later. The surviving family of Melissa Ann Tremblay say they appreciated that police never gave up on the case and that they look forward to seeing "justice finally served."
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The Chihuahua may be a tiny dog but it has a big personality and usually holds a big place in its owner's heart!
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U.S. District Judge Liles Burke is blocking part of an Alabama law that makes it a felony to give gender-affirming puberty blockers and hormones to transgender minors.
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The January 6th Committee's decision to subpoena Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks, GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, and three other sitting members of Congress over the insurrection at the Capitol is considered stunning. Published reports describe it as unprecedented as the deadly riot itself. The action may open a new era of acrimony and distrust among lawmakers.
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Prosecutors say a 74-year-old Alabama man is linked to the 1988 killing of an 11-year-old girl in Massachusetts. The apparent break in the more than thirty year old cold case came through DNA evidence. Marvin McClendon, jr. is being held without bail after a not guilty plea to a murder charge in connection with the death of Melissa Ann Tremblay
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After the Chernobyl disaster of 1986, hundreds of children from the affected areas dealt with multiple health issues caused by radiation from the nuclear meltdown. A few years later, families from all across Alabama housed many of those same children for a summer to give them access to better healthcare and a reprieve from the radiation.
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Novel Shows America’s and William Faulkner’s Fascination with Flying
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Stories Explore Different Alabama Personalities
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The skies over south Alabama may be a lot more colorful starting today.
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Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy was arrested on a misdemeanor charge after a dispute with his girlfriend at their suburban Denver home. The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Department says the former Alabama standout reportedly faces a charge of second-degree criminal tampering, with what’s known in Colorado as a domestic violence enhancer.
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Alabama Representative Mo Brooks is one of five GOP lawmakers who have been subpoenaed by a panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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An announcement in Mobile could make Alabama’s port city the fourth biggest spot in the world for building passenger jets. Demand for single aisle planes like the one Airbus builds in Mobile is booming. That’s driving plans to expand the company’s assembly center along the Alabama Gulf coast. And that means more manufacturing jobs for the area.
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Investigators are dealing with questions following the death of an Alabama corrections officer and the capture of an escape inmate. Vicky White reportedly sold her house to finance their escape plan which ended in a car crash in Indiana.
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Alabama Public Radio is turning forty years old. All year long the APR news team is diving into the archive to bring you the best of the best of our coverage. That includes this story from 2013. It’s a sign that old collaborations can become new again. APR and WVPE in Elkhart, Indiana are taking part in digital news training through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. But, that’s not the first time our stations have worked together. Back in 2013, APR and WVPE teamed up when the Alabama Crimson Tide played Notre Dame for the college football championship. Here’s that feature from the APR archives…
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The escaped inmate from Alabama caught in Indiana was prepared for a shootout according to authorities.
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An Alabama corrections officer who allegedly helped an inmate escape has died from an apparent suicide. Authorities in Evansville, Indiana say Vicky White died after shooting herself in the head. No officers reportedly returned fire. Inmate Casey White is in custody after crashing their vehicle while trying to elude law enforcement.
