SAFIYAH RIDDLE

Associated Press/Report for America
Two corrections officers plead guilty in death of mentally ill man in Alabama jail
Two corrections officers have agreed to plead guilty to federal charges related to the death of a mentally ill man who died of hypothermia in jail.
 
The entrance to Tuskegee University is seen, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Tuskegee, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Gunshots at Tuskegee University sent terrified students running for their lives
A Tuskegee University student says he hid under a car when he heard the gunshots that ripped across his Alabama campus. Sid Guynn said Monday that he ran back to his dorm terrified by what sounded to him like a machine gun.
 
FILE - In this March 30, 2021 file photo, a banner encouraging workers to vote in labor balloting is shown at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves, File)
Amazon workers in Alabama will have third labor union vote after judge finds illegal influence
Amazon workers in Alabama will have the opportunity decide whether to unionize for the third time in three years.
 
This undated photo provided by Leigh Richardson shows Dennoriss Richardson with three of their five kids. (Leigh Richardson via AP)
Local sheriff asks FBI to investigate death of Black man found hanging in Alabama
The FBI is investigating the death of a Black man in Alabama who was found hanging in an abandoned house.
 
FILE - Alabama Secretary of State, Wes Allen speaks during the inauguration ceremony on the steps of the Alabama State Capital Monday, Jan. 16, 2023 in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
A federal judge halts an Alabama program that purged thousands of legal voters
A federal judge is halting an Alabama program that made thousands of legal voters inactive ahead of the November elections.
 
Alabama jailers to plead guilty for failing to help an inmate who froze to death
Mitchell was arrested Jan. 12 after a family member noticed he appeared to be experiencing a mental health crisis and asked emergency responders to check on him. After law enforcement arrived, Mitchell brandished a handgun and fired at least one shot at deputies, according to a statement made by the
 
Congregants attend Eglise Porte Etroite, a Creole-language church which has gone from seven attendees to close to 300 in under 15 years, in Albertville, Ala., Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Safiyah Riddle)
For small cities across Alabama with Haitian populations, Springfield is a cautionary tale
But over the course of a year, the 22-year-old got used to the quiet and settled in.
 
FILE - This image captured from bodycam video released by the Childersburg Police Department and provided by attorney Harry Daniels shows Michael Jennings, left, in custody in Childersburg, Ala., May 22, 2022. (Childersburg Police Department via AP, File)
Court revives lawsuit of Black pastor who was arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers
 
Federal government to roll back oversight on Alabama women’s prison after nine years
The federal government is rolling back almost all oversight over an Alabama women’s prison on Thursday, according to the state’s Department of Corrections.
 
Alabama police officer shot and killed a 68-year-old knife wielding man with dementia
Authorities say a police officer in northern Alabama allegedly shot and killed a 68-year-old man who had dementia and was wielding a kitchen knife.
 
This image provided by WBMA shows police working on the scene of a shooting in Birmingham, Ala., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (Bill Castle/WBMA via AP)
A city proud of its role in facing down hatred confronts a new wave of violence
There was a time when the city of Birmingham, Alabama, earned the nickname “Bombingham,” renowned for senseless violence and its strength in confronting the racial hatred that fueled it.
 
This undated photo provided by Sheila Everson shows Tahj Booker who was killed on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in a mass shooting outside of a Birmingham, Ala., nightclub. Booker was 27. (Sheila Everson via AP
Birmingham, Alabama, leaders plead for information on mass shooting and announce reward money
Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, are pleading with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people and injured more than a dozen others.
 
Renowned Alabama artist Fred Nall Hollis dies at 76
Award-winning, world renowned artist Fred Nall Hollis has died. Hollis was 76 years old and a local arts center in his home state of Alabama says he died on Saturday.
 
Alabama university ordered to pay millions in discrimination lawsuit
A jury says a public Alabama university and an employee should pay millions in penalties in a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by an Iranian-born cancer researcher.
 
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed signs a bill requiring photo ID for concealed firearm carry while city council member Julie Turner Beard, city council president Cornelius Calhoun, and police chief James Graboysat look on at Montgomery City Hall in Montgomery, Ala., on Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Safiyah Riddle/Report For America)
Mayor of Alabama’s capital becomes latest to try to limit GOP ‘permitless carry’ law
The mayor of Alabama’s state capital has signed a local ordinance into law requiring anyone carrying a concealed firearm to also carry a photo ID.
 
Ryan Craddock holds a photo of his three children, from left, Shawn Craddock, 18; Kendall Craddock, 17, and Cohen Craddock, 13, at his home in Hewett, W. Va., on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Cohen died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, a day after he received a head injury while making a tackle during his middle school's football practice. (AP Photo/John Raby)
Youth football safety debate is rekindled by the same-day deaths of 2 young players
The recent same-day deaths of two young football players have rekindled a debate about the sport’s safety risks.
 
Members of the Black Student Union at the University of Alabama pose for a photo as they help students join the group a week after it was kicked out of its designated office space in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Safiyah Riddle/Report For America via AP)
Alabama anti-DEI law shuts Black Student Union office, queer resource center at flagship university
When she toured the University of Alabama’s flagship campus in Tuscaloosa, her guide took her to the Black Student Union office on the first floor of the student center.
 
This undated yearbook photo provided by Total Image shows Caden Tellier, a 16-year-old quarterback at Morgan Academy in Selma, Ala., who died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, after being critically injured during a football game the night before. (Total Image via AP)
Alabama high school football player who died after suffering game injury is remembered
An Alabama high school football player who died after being critically injured in a game has been remembered at a memorial service.
 
Family agrees to settle lawsuit against officer whose police dog killed an Alabama man
The family of a man who was killed by a police dog in Alabama six years ago has agreed to settle its lawsuit against the dog’s handler.
 
FILE - Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen speaks during the inauguration ceremony on the steps of the Alabama state Capital in Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
Alabama election officials make voter registration inactive for thousands of potential noncitizens
Alabama’s secretary of state says more than 3,200 voters in the state may not be U.S. citizens. Wes Allen’s office said in a statement Thursday that it had cross-referenced a list of noncitizen identification numbers provided by the Department of Homeland Security with local voter registration data.
 
Alabama lawyer accused of sexually assaulting handcuffed inmate, lawsuit says
A lawsuit accuses an Alabama lawyer of groping and sexually assaulting an incarcerated woman. The lawsuit filed Tuesday claims former state senator Doug Ghee tried to coerce the woman into being his “sex slave” and promised to use his friendship with the judge and assistant district attorney on her
 
This photo provided by Alabama Historical Commission shows artifacts from the Clotilda, the last known ship to bring enslaved people to the United States from Africa at Alabama Gulf Coast. (Daniel Fiore/Alabama Historical Commission via AP)
The last known intact US slave ship is too ‘broken’ and should stay underwater, a report recommends
An investigation funded by the state of Alabama says the last known U.S. slave ship is too broken and decayed to be extracted from the murky waters of the Gulf Coast without dismembering it.
 
Two couples drop wrongful death suit against Alabama IVF clinic and hospital
Two couples who sued an Alabama hospital and in-vitro fertilization clinic where their embryos were accidentally destroyed have dropped their wrongful death lawsuit. They didn’t explain why they chose to drop their joint lawsuit.
 
FILE - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall speaks at a press conference across the street from the Manhattan criminal court, Monday, May 13, 2024, in New York. A coalition of Alabama officials announced a new task force that will use state and federal resources to address crime in the state's capital, amidst a persistent staffing shortage in the Montgomery Police Department.(AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)
Alabama taps state and federal agencies to address crime in Montgomery
A coalition of state and local law enforcement officials announced a new task force in Alabama’s capital called the Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit.
 
Chante Roney appears at a legislative hearing, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Montgomery, Ala., where she spoke about the death of her brother, Deandre Roney, in an Alabama prison. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
Families describe assaults and deaths behind bars during hearing on Alabama prison conditions
Families of people incarcerated in Alabama prisons have described assaults, rapes, extortions, deaths and rampant drug availability and overdoses behind bars at a legislative public hearing.
 
Dr. Max Rogers, the obstetrician-gynecologist at Grove Hill Memorial Hospital, poses for a photo Monday, July 15, 2024, in Grove Hill, Ala. The hospital is one of the last remaining labor and delivery units in southern Alabama is slated to close next month in order to qualify for federal funding that will save the hospital’s emergency services. (AP Photo/Safiyah Riddle)
Alabama birthing units are closing to save money and get funding. Some say babies are at risk
One of the last remaining birthing units in southern Alabama is slated to close to qualify for federal funding that will save the hospital’s emergency services.
 
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