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Shark fossils found in Kentucky and Alabama lead to discovery of two new species

The National Park Service announced Thursday that two new species of sharks that have lived more than 325 million years have recently been discovered. The discovery was made through the Paleontological Resource Inventory at Mammoth Cave National Park in southern Kentucky. PRI researchers used fossils collected at Mammoth Cave and northern Alabama to identify the […]

Indiana youth coach charged in connection to Alabama baseball betting scandal

An Indiana man has been charged in connection with the baseball gambling scandal that rocked the University of Alabama last year. Youth baseball coach and businessman Bert Neff is charged with tampering with evidence, tampering with a witness and making false statements to authorities for allegedly committing an inside information crime related to the April […]

Former Alabama baseball coach slapped with 15-year ban after sports betting scandal

The NCAA has banned former Alabama Crimson Tide baseball head coach Brad Bohannon from coaching for 15 years for violating the association’s gambling and ethical conduct rules. Bohannon knowingly provided “insider information to individuals he knew were involved in betting on Alabama baseball games” under an agreement announced by the Division I Commission’s Violations Hearing […]

Alabama Conducts First Nitrogen Gas Execution In US: REPORT

Alabama carried out its first nitrogen gas execution Thursday night, following a Supreme Court ruling denying attempts to block its use. Kenneth Smith, a 58-year-old Alabama inmate, died at 8:25 p.m., moments before speaking his final words, accusing the state of taking a “step backwards” in the execution process. according to Go to NPR. (Related: […]

Alabama inmate becomes first in U.S. to be executed with nitrogen gas

Alabama on Thursday became the first state to use nitrogen gas to execute a death row inmate. Kenneth Smith was executed by nitrogen hypoxia at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama, becoming the first executioner in the United States to be executed using an untested method. Smith was executed in 1988 for […]