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May 23, 2023

Down in Alabama

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Best high schools, hurricane season, and top meat and threes: Down in Alabama

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

By AL.com staff

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Alabama Life And Culture

When a restaurant is called The Hog Bowl, the menu is no mystery

What happens when a welder with a problem talks things over with a police chief-turned-barber? Good things, that's what.

By Lawrence Specker | lspecker@al.com

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Birmingham Real Time News

Innocence Project asks Supreme Court to review case of Alabama Death Row inmate Toforest Johnson

Toforest Johnson has long maintained his innocence in the 1995 Birmingham shooting, and now the U.S. Supreme Court is deciding whether to review his case.

By Ivana Hrynkiw | ihrynkiw@al.com

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From the Lede

A little too bright? Huntsville Utilities aware of complaints about LED light installation

Program has roots in city council dark skies initiative.

By Scott Turner | sturner@al.com

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News

Record setting, 776-pound blue marlin caught in Orange Beach tournament: ‘Looked like a dinosaur’

Brian Stover said he battled the 10.5-foot long behemoth for about 4 1/2 hours before it was finally in the boat.

By Warren Kulo | wkulo@al.com

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News

Sen. Katie Britt’s emotional speech makes Holocaust survivor cry

Sen. Britt and Gov. Kay Ivey attended the dedication of the Alabama Holocaust Education Center.

By Greg Garrison | ggarrison@al.com

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