What's going on in Alabama
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has joined with 25 other Republican governors giving verbal support to President-Elect Donald Trump's plans to deport those who are in the country illegally, reports AL.com's Sarah Whites-Koditschek. In a statement, the governors criticized the Biden Administration's handling of the border and said they've been working with law enforcement and National Guard to try to deal with illegal immigration. They expressed hope that undocumented immigrants who are involved in crime, gangs or terrorist groups be the specific focus of the deportation effort, and they vowed to help. There are reports of immigrant communities in Alabama that are nervous about what this might mean for them. Immigration lawyer Mike Shabani's advice for documented immigrants with anxiety about possibly being checked is to keep a copy of your birth certificate, passport and license in your glove box or on your phone, and keep the original documents at home in a folder where your family can get to it. |
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We are living in a time when we don't even have to get out of bed to make big purchases and other major business decisions. As long as nobody misplaces your phone charger cord, you can just keep right on shopping. But if you ever plan on going anywhere again, you might need a vehicle to get there. The good news is that you can acquire a vehicle without leaving the bed. Another option is available in Birmingham, which is one of 48 cities where folks can purchase a new Hyundai through Amazon, reports AL.com's Heather Gann. You search local inventory, get your trade-in value, get your financing, finish the checkout process and schedule a time to go pick it up. The pick-up part is done really old-school. That is, in real life with other people around. So for that part, you might consider putting on some daytime clothes. Birmingham is one of only 48 cities where the feature is available. But Amazon plans on adding more cities and more automotive brands next year. |
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There's nothing quite like a good dog. You show your appreciation by taking care of them. And, in return, they show their appreciation by letting you know when a weirdo comes to your front door and by bringing you the occasional gift from the yard. Sometimes that gift can be a little on the morbid side. AL.com's Carol Robinson reports that an east Birmingham dog that showed up with a human skull four months ago has now brought his people what is believed to be another human bone. It turned out that skull from four months ago came with a gunshot wound. This new bone is a long one, authorities said. They will need to confirm it's human, then see if it's a match for the skull. The findings have yet to be linked to a victim. Investigators searched the property but have not located any more human remains. We know who knows where to look, but he's not talking. |
Thursday was the largest day of granting clemency in modern U.S. history, with President Joe Biden pardoning 39 nonviolent convicts and commuting the sentences of around 1,500 others who had been removed from prison and placed on home confinement during the COVID pandemic. An Alabama woman was among those 39 who received pardons, reports AL.com's Heather Gann. Nina Simona Allen of Harvest was convicted 21 years ago of conspiracy to defraud financial institutions. She was sentenced to six months in prison and three years of supervised release, and she was ordered to pay $68,412 in restitution. According to an Associated Press report, since her conviction Allen returned to school, earned a post-baccalaureate degree and two master's degrees, works in education and volunteers at a soup kitchen and a nursing home. |
In 1949, the band Alabama's lead singer Randy Owen of Fort Payne. In 1971, assistant football coach at Kennesaw State University and former NFL defensive lineman Mike Pelton of Goshen. |
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