Morgan Hightower

The PLA selects cities to participate in the program, with “a focus on many of America’s highest-violence geographies.”

WBRC 6 News first reported about his arrest in October, days after Blake Barakat was charged with 10 counts of production of pornography with minors, 10 counts of dissemination of child pornography, and 3 counts of sexual abuse of a child less than 12.

The FDA is currently reviewing a petition filed by several consumer advocacy groups, including Consumer Reports, to remove this dye from foods, citing, in-part, an FDA study concluding the dye can cause cancer in animals.

Most counties across Alabama, including Jefferson and St. Clair, use ES&S for ballot printing.

Since their approval decades ago, these dyes are now in thousands of products, from candies, to cough syrup, to cereal and crackers.

At least four people are charged in a human trafficking investigation in Jefferson County involving homeless people and stolen identities.

Blake Miller Barakat, 50, is charged with 10 counts of production of pornography with minors, 10 counts of disseminations/display of child pornography, and three counts of sexual abuse of a child less than 12.

Ny’Quan Lollar, who is charged in a homicide on 81st Place South that happened less than 24-hours after the mass shooting in Five Points South, is now charged with drug trafficking, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of marijuana.

McDaniel was charged in October 2019 with two counts of attempted murder and discharging firearm in occupied dwelling or vehicle for shooting into a car with two people inside. Hours after his preliminary hearing in January 2020, court records show he was stopped by Birmingham Police and found with two guns.

Millions plan trips to the North Carolina mountains to see the beautiful fall foliage each year, but the state is asking those with travel plans to reconsider after widespread devastation from Hurricane Helene.