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Alabama man charged with murder after woman, two children found dead in lake KATE FELDMAN An Alabama man has been charged with capital murder for the deaths of a Georgia woman and two children who were found dead in a partially submerged car in a lake Monday morning. Demetrius Devonte McGhee, 26, was arrested late Monday after being released from the hospital and charged with four counts of capital murder, the Dothan Eagle reported Tuesday. Ramona Hudson and two children, believed to be 12 and and 14, were pulled from a blue sedan in Lake Eufaula, near Creek Town Park just aft...

Editorial Roundup: Alabama Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ The Decatur Daily on a Meals on Wheels fundraiser: Each February, Community Action Partnership of North Alabama, with the assistance of The Decatur Daily, holds a fundraising appeal for its Meals on Wheels program. In 2019, the February appeal raised more than $21,000. In 2020, just before the coronavirus pandemic struck, it raised $26,966. The Meals on Wheels program faced unprecedented challenges though most of last year because of COVID-19, even as the elderly, infirm and otherwise homebound residents became even mo...

Editorial Roundup: Alabama Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ The Decatur Daily on the COVID-19 vaccine and the variant viruses: The race against the new coronavirus is a race against time. The longer it takes to vaccinate people and the longer it takes for populations to reach herd immunity, the more time the virus that causes COVID-19 has to mutate. The COVID variants are deadlier and more readily spread than the original version at the start of the pandemic a year ago. These variants are the main reason for the deadly surge now sweeping much of Europe (but not the United Kingdo...

Man arrested after damning iPhone search, fake Walmart employee steals AirPods, and another iPhone-related arrest in the Capitol riot. The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the world of Apple-related crime. iPhone search for "how to set your car on fire" leads to arson charges A Pennsylvania man who reported that his car had been stolen was later arrested after police got a warrant for his iPhone, and found something damning in his search history. According to CBS 10, police were suspicious of the man's claims about the theft. Upon searching the i...

Editorial Roundup: Alabama Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ The Decatur Daily on Gov. Kay Ivey extending the mask mandate: Gov. Kay Ivey did the right thing in extending the state’s mandatory mask order for another five weeks. It could not have been an easy decision. Some, including the lieutenant governor, have been against the order from the outset, and the pressure on Ivey to let the order expire this past Friday was considerable. “I urge Gov. Kay Ivey to immediately lift the statewide mask mandate and allow citizens and local officials the liberty to make the decisions ...