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May 16, 2023

Down in Alabama

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Space Command, Death Row, NASCAR 75: Down in Alabama

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

By Ike Morgan | imorgan@al.com

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Alabama welcome center rocket could be repaired under bill exempting it from Memorial Preservation Act

Previous rocket bill tied of monuments law died in committee.

By Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com

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Injured Montgomery firefighters face ‘a long road ahead’ to recovery, mayor says

Two firefighters were seriously burned in the 3400 block of Gilmer Avenue.

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com

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Rani, the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo’s Bengal tiger, dies 3 months after brother Rajah

Rani, who was mostly blind, hard of hearing and had renal failure, was 19 -- the equivalent of a 90- to 95-year-old human, the zoo said.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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Bill would add $1 fee to cellphone bills to support mental health crisis care in Alabama

Congress authorized states to add the fees to when it passed a bill creating the 988 mental health and suicide crisis hotline in 2020.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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Alabama man accused of threatening to kill Florida councilman, cut off his head

The caller said he was angry the councilman “had put him in prison.” He said he has never been involved in anything that could send someone to prison.

By Tracey McManus Tampa Bay Times (TNS) and Tribune Media Services

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