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Melody Mika Smith is in the Walker County Jail on charges of aggravated child abuse. Her bond is set at $250,000 cash.

The incident reportedly happened in October 2019 and involved a black man and a white police officer. A video is circulating on social media of the incident in question.

Global opinion has shifted so much that more people are vilifying those who attack Kaepernick or misrepresent his stance.

A man is in custody after leading Lanett police on a high speed chase.

County Chairman Mark Blankenship said he took that action after reviewing those posts that some believe are inappropriate and inflammatory.

Columbus police have taken a man into custody and given 17 sex crime charges, many of which involve children.

The little boy wasn’t quite ready to let his dad leave for work.

The decision came one day after China appeared to open the door to U.S. carriers United Airlines and Delta Air Lines resuming one flight per week each into the country.

New details have emerged in a officer-involved shooting that took place in March in Cuthbert.

A family in Bainbridge says they’re thankful after a teen stepped in to save them from a house fire.