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A freak accident that claimed the life of a man at an Alabama airport was reported by American Airlines. A ground crew member was killed when he was sucked into the engine while it was running.

What is the claim? These are the 10 cities that are the most redneck in our fair state. I know, that seems odd, I mean, it is Alabama. NO, not every city in Alabama is "redneck".

The financial publication, Forbes, and the annual list of the wealthiest people in America is out. The list above, of course, has all the richest people in the world. Names you would probably expect to see on this list, combined with a couple you might not have heard of...this is the current Forbes Top 5:

Isn't too cold for snakes in Alabama? What is the deal with these slithering things? A friend of mine travels the state of Alabama for his job, and he documents every snake encounter he has...the really disturbing thing is that he has so many encounters.

I don't recall ever, in my 47 years, seeing a retailer do anything like this in the actual business. Other than the mini newspaper I see in Tuscaloosa/West Alabama gas stations, with mugshots of folks arrested in the last few weeks.

If a serial killer is hunting for victims across the USA, is anyone safe? Living in Alabama, this story is starting to concern me more and more. I know it's been a LONG time since the days of Ted Bundy, the Night Stalker and Son of Sam. I think the evidence points to YES, IT IS A SERIAL KILLER.

Low temps in the TEENS over the next several days in the region. Friday and Saturday night lows are 13 and 18 degrees. Ok, that's cold for Alabama. I would argue that is cold for any city but I know folks up north would dispute that notion.

Last year, it was a new law related to the vaccine for Covid-19. This time, it's a strange bill that allows law enforcement to easily obtain a warrant for a "wiretap" on your digital devices. Why is this necessary in the state of Alabama?

It is that time of year. All of the year-end lists are coming out this week. Now, the biggest website known for catering to "adult" desires has released their list. The interesting thing is how ALABAMA has managed to vault itself all the way to #1, in one very important area of the metrics.

Now, we have a mom that noticed a man that set off her internal alarms because he was acting strange. Parents are blessed with this gift of the ability to sense that something is just off. That same man tried to take her child just a little while later. So, police are looking for this man that, allegedly, tried to abduct her child in a Walmart with her mother.