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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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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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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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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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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.
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Summertime means more trips to the pool, and the Mobile area is dealing with a lack of lifeguards to watch over all those swimmers.
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An escaped inmate and the officer who helped break him free have been taken into custody in Indiana.
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The “under construction” Plant Vogtle nuclear reactor is getting more costly, and Alabama is among the electricity customers who may be impacted. The new complex is now projected to cost its owners $300 million dollars more than expected, now at a total of $30 billion dollars. A financial report from last week clearly pushed the cost of the plant near Augusta past previous estimates.
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It’s been one week since the U.S. Supreme Court draft decision overturning Roe versus Wade was leaked. Abortion providers in Alabama are preparing for the high court to follow through on this ruling as soon as next month.
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A federal judge may still block Alabama’s new transgender medications law, even though it’s already in effect. The statute quietly took effect on Sunday. U.S. District Judge Liles Burke cautioned attorneys on Friday that he might not decide on a preliminary injunction before the law was enacted.
