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May 8, 2023

Down in Alabama

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Battling Democrats, UMC split, historic church: Down in Alabama

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By Ike Morgan | imorgan@al.com

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Researchers say cervical cancer initiative in Alabama Black Belt ‘paying off’

A one-year education initiative to prevent cervical cancer in six rural Alabama counties in the Black Belt wraps up this summer.

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek | swhites-koditschek@al.com

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American Airlines launches inaugural nonstop flight from Birmingham to NYC

The flight is one of seven nonstop options offered by the airline in Birmingham this summer.

By Sarah Swetlik | sswetlik@al.com

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Alabama drive-thru safari park ‘permanently closed’

It made news in 2017 when one of its kangaroos bit a nine-year-old girl’s ear. A year later, an altercation between a visitor and an employee went viral.

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com

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Gulf Shores traffic changes begin Monday ahead of Hangout Music Festival

The first of the closures is with the East Gulf Place parking lot's "resident parking" which will be closed starting Monday through May 25.

By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com

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Birmingham man described as leader of a major drug trafficking ring, one of his ‘lieutenants’ indicted on federal charges

Lumon Andre “Loom” Layton, 49, and Cedric Lamar “Ced” Nelson, 36, of Midfield, were indicted in the Northern District of Alabama this week. The 10-count indictment charges Layton and Nelson with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, and distribution of fentanyl between March 2022 and January 2023.

By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com

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