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June 19, 2019

Amtrak attempting to revive Gulf Coast line more than a decade after Katrina

Amtrak is actively working to revive its northern Gulf Coast train service between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama. Though with decreasing ridership, particularly in the states the line would pass through, and logistical issues about operating on CSX-owned tracks, the transit agency has some barriers to overcome.

June 19, 2019

Alabama college student athletes allegedly beat duck, left it to die in woods, officials say

Two former Alabama college athletes were arrested after allegedly beating a duck with a baseball bat and leaving it to die, officials said.

June 19, 2019

Alabama man says 'attack squirrel' not on meth, disputing officials' claim

The wanted Alabama man who police alleged fed a pet rodent methamphetamine to keep it aggressive has spoken out while on the lam — and he says his pet squirrel is no druggie.

June 18, 2019

Texas longhorn earns the name, breaking Guinness record for length

A Texas longhorn? Now that's an understatement. Indeed, a Lone Star longhorn has broken the Guinness World Record for having the longest horn spread on a steer. 

June 18, 2019

Alabama man allegedly fed 'attack squirrel' meth to keep it aggressive: officials

An "attack squirrel" housed in an Alabama apartment and fed methamphetamine by its owner to make sure it stayed aggressive was rescued Monday, officials said.

June 17, 2019

Order of protection fails to prevent Fort Benning soldier’s murder; wife charged

An order of protection wasn't able to prevent the fatal shooting of a Fort Benning soldier who survived two combat tours in Afghanistan.

June 16, 2019

Hundreds of dolphins stranded, wash up dead along US Gulf Coast, officials say

Hundreds of dolphins have washed up dead along the U.S. Gulf Coast in recent months — an event so strange it's been deemed an "unusual mortality event" by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.

June 15, 2019

Planned Parenthood building large women's clinic in Alabama despite abortion law

Planned Parenthood is building a women's clinic in Alabama, despite its near-total ban on abortions and opposition from critics who plan to fight against its opening. 

June 14, 2019

Alabama woman says judge ordered her to allow her alleged rapist to visit their sons: report

An Alabama woman claims the same man who raped and impregnated her multiple times as a child has won visitation rights to see their children, forcing her to face her alleged rapist or risk being put behind bars.  

June 13, 2019

Atheists cry foul after 18 high school football players get baptized on field

The Freedom From Religion Foundation complained high school football coaches in Chatom, Ala. were doing "illegal" activities last month when they oversaw 18 football players get baptized near the field.