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January 24, 2023

Down in Alabama

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Airport death; Auburn football analyst, hoops: Down in Alabama

Listen to "Down in Alabama" wherever you get your podcasts.

By Ike Morgan | imorgan@al.com

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Murder charge dismissed against last defendant in 2019 death of Willoe Watkins

Watkins had been beaten, strangled, wrapped in garbage bags, dumped in a well and then covered in cement.

By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com

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Engineering sex chromosomes in plants: HudsonAlpha scientist gets $1.6M grant to engineer new, better plants

Biology researcher Alex Harkess at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has received a five-year, $1.6 million National Science Foundation career grant for plant research.

By Lee Roop | lroop@al.com

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Alabama woman awaiting heart transplant dies after 3-year COVID battle: ‘She lived fiercely’

Stella Stephens Glover, 36, tested positive for COVID in 2020. A month later, she had a heart attack. "Her final moments were peaceful."

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com

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Bessemer Amazon union organizer says company terminated him

Darryl Richardson was a frequent voice at union rallies calling for workers to organize with the Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union.

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com

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Alabama meteorologist arrested for allegedly stalking waitress

WDHN weekend meteorologist Andrew Clarke was reportedly arrested just a half hour after he appeared on the 10 p.m. Saturday newscast.

By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com

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