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Both states are likely to see the measure become law, but why is support much higher among law enforcement in one state?

While most local law enforcement agencies across Alabama oppose a change in law that would let gun owners carry without a permit, one North Alabama sheriff says hes in favor

Right now first responders all throughout the Shoals are battling an outbreak in covid cases.

Sheriff Rick Singleton says, jail food expenses are exceeding the amount they receive from the state to feed inmates.

The victim was taken to Huntsville Hospital.

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"Its a safety hazard for us" Overcrowded jail is putting inmates and staff in harms way Right now, the Lauderdale County Detention Center has 368 inmates and only 250 beds, so over one hundred inmates are having to sleep on the floor. Posted: Jul 9, 2021 8:48 PM Updated: Jul 9, 2021 8:49 PM Posted By: Nicole Zedeck The Lauderdale County Detention Center is tackling a major overcrowding problem. Inmates out number beds by more than one hundred, and theres not enough staff to watch over them. I...

Police say a father attacked his three children and brother

3 Children, 1 Adult Injured After Alabama Man Allegedly Attacks His Family With Machete On 5/26/21 at 1:10 PM EDT Authorities have apprehended an Alabama man who allegedly attacked members of his own family with a machete and barricaded himself from police early Wednesday morning. The Lauderdale County Sheriffs Office in Florence, Alabama, received a 911 call shortly after 7 a.m. CDT reporting a disturbance on Lauderdale County Road 57. The Florence Police Department issued a traffic alert on i...

Lauderdale County authorities confirm four people were injured.