Patrick Darrington

5 days ago | al.com | Patrick Darrington

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., has taken to social media to publicly defend a Democrat senator with whom she is friends. Britt posted on X in support of Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., denouncing what she called “agenda driven members of the media.”Fetterman, she said, is “a tremendous friend and colleague. “It’s a complete disgrace what agenda-driven members of the media and his own party are doing to attack him, all because he dares to be an independent thinker and voice.

5 days ago | al.com | Patrick Darrington

A Mobile County woman is now behind bars after a child, without a restraint, died in a crash while she was driving. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the single-vehicle crash occurred on Tuesday at about 9:17 p.m. on U.S. Route 45. That is when the 2011 Honda Accord driven by Cheryl Lynn, 30, left the road and hit a tree. Passengers in the car included a 1-year-old, 5-year-old and 7-year-old.

5 days ago | al.com | Patrick Darrington

A former Alabama officer accused of rape and sexual abuse of a 14-year-old, is out of jail. William “BJ” Squires was indicted by a Mobile County Grand Jury in November 2024 on charges of rape and sexual abuse of a child. Squires was an officer with the Bayou La Batre Police Department before being fired in October 2024 following allegations of sexual misconduct with an underage girl.

6 days ago | al.com | Patrick Darrington |Heather Gann

Sama Ebrahimi Bajgani wanted to build a life in America. Now, she grieves as she and her fiancé, Alireza Doroudi, prepare to return to Iran after he was held in a detention facility for 42 days. “I feel relieved for Alireza. He didn’t deserve to stay that long in that facility and be treated like this,” Bajgani said. “I am not happy about the whole thing that happened to us and I need time to grieve for what l am going to put behind and leave.

6 days ago | al.com | Patrick Darrington

Alireza Doroudi, the University of Alabama doctoral student detained by federal immigration, on Thursday made “the difficult decision” to request voluntary deportation to Iran, his attorney said. "He turned and looked at me and said: ‘I love this country, but they don’t want me here so I will go home,’” attorney David Rozas told AL.com. Doroudi has been in federal custody since ICE agents showed up at his Tuscaloosa apartment around 3 a.m. on March 25.