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Shanaye Poole (left) next to her father, Toforest Johnson, during a family visit to see him in prison in the early 2000s.

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New Eyes On Alabama Death Row Case After Integrity Review Raises Questions

4:22pm April 05, 2021

by Debbie Elliott

Former prosecutors and judges say Toforest Johnson's murder conviction was based on shaky evidence. The case is getting a new look as district attorneys review the integrity of past prosecutions.

Patti Herring sobs as she sorts through the remains of her home in Fultondale, Ala., on Tuesday, after her house was destroyed by a tornado.

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Tornado Rips Through Birmingham, Ala., Area Leaving At Least 1 Dead, Dozens Injured

3:20pm January 26, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

The brunt of the twister's damage was sustained in the city of Fultondale, just north of Birmingham. The Jefferson County coroner confirmed one dead, whom officials said was a high school student.

Kentucky State Rep. Attica Scott had been arrested in September during a protest of following news that no police officers would face criminal charges for the killing of Breonna Taylor.

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Charges Dropped Against Kentucky Lawmaker Arrested At A Breonna Taylor Protest

12:28pm November 17, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

State Rep. Attica Scott was charged with first-degree rioting, which is a felony. She was also facing lesser charges of failure to the disperse and unlawful assembly. She called charges "bogus."

Jefferson County School District, north of Birmingham, Ala., has a student poverty rate of 22 percent. If the city of Gardendale secedes from the county district, it will become an "island" district within Jefferson County.

This Mostly White City Wants To Leave Its Mostly Black School District

2:04pm December 19, 2016

by Sherrel Stewart

Jefferson County, Ala., schools have been under a desegregation order for decades. Now that a majority-white city wants to form its own district, a judge must decide if it's violating civil rights.

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