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Ohio defeated Alabama 11-2 in the Little League World Series, jumping out to an early lead with four runs in the first inning and pulling away with four more in the sixth; Kinley Rasmus did not pitch due to mandatory rest but earlier in the tournament tied the LLWS record for strikeouts by a girl, and Ohio advances to face Iowa next.
Kinley Rasmus tied Mo'ne Davis's LLWS strikeout record with 14 in the tournament as Alabama outlasted Pennsylvania 6-5 in extra innings; entering in the third, she added six more strikeouts over the final four innings, allowed only two hits, and Brooks Cameron delivered the game-winning run with a bases-loaded hit in extras.
Alabama's Week 1 depth chart is taking shape after the final fall scrimmage: Keelon Russell looks like the starting quarterback over Austin Mack, Daniel Hill is the presumed starter at running back with a rotation possible for Riley and Trae'shawn Brown, and the WR/TE/OL groups are starting to lock in roles with Noah Rogers sidelined by injury. Kaleb Edwards and Josh Ford project as the top tight ends, the five-man offensive line is nearing consensus, Kedrick Bingley-Jones appears at DT over London Simmons, Luke Metz is the new Sting linebacker, and Alabama's depth at defensive back and on special teams should see multiple players contributing early. AK Dear's injury could limit his early-season impact, and WR depth remains a question with ongoing health considerations.
A jury ruled that The New York Times defamed an Alabama college football player in a defamation lawsuit, delivering a verdict against the newspaper regarding statements about the player.
Alabama and Tennessee will both wear their home uniforms in the Third Saturday in October rivalry: Alabama at Tennessee in 2026 and a return trip to Tuscaloosa in 2027, reviving a tradition not seen since the early 1970s with backing from the schools and the SEC.
Alabama health officials report 16 vibriosis cases linked to Vibrio bacteria along the Gulf Coast, with one death. Vibrio is naturally found in warm coastal waters, with higher risk from May through October, especially for people with open wounds who swim in salt or brackish water. To reduce risk, avoid coastal waters if you have open wounds or cover wounds with waterproof bandages when exposure is possible.
Police say Lakesha Brown, the suspect in the Atlanta kidnapping of two young children, previously faced a nearly identical allegation in Alabama in 2021: she befriended the mother of a 4‑day‑old infant in Fairfield, the child disappeared, Brown was charged with first‑degree kidnapping, and a $100,000 bond was set. Authorities note an outstanding warrant from that Alabama case as they investigate the Atlanta incident involving a 4‑year‑old and an 11‑month‑old.
Scientists discovered a new eyeless, pigmentless cavefish—Demogorgonichthys arcanus—in Bobcat Cave beneath Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The eyeless fish represents a new freshwater genus that evolved independently from the nearby Southern Cavefish, and its finding in a long-monitored cave shows biodiversity can remain undiscovered in well-studied places.
Alabama executed Jeremy Tremaine Williams by lethal injection after Gov. Kay Ivey declined clemency in the 2021 murder of 5-year-old Kamarie Holland; Williams allegedly paid the child’s mother to abuse her, subjected the girl to methamphetamine and rape before strangling her, and the execution was carried out within a court-approved window as part of the state’s capital-punishment process.
An Alabama inmate was executed for the murder of a 5-year-old girl, the last of three U.S. executions carried out in a single day, underscoring the continuing use of the death penalty in the United States.
Alabama executed Jeremy Williams for the 2021 rape and murder of 5-year-old Kamarie Holland, the last of three U.S. executions on Thursday as Tennessee and Oklahoma carried out lethal injections. It marked the first triple‑execution day since 2010, amid a trend of rising executions in the U.S.; through Aug. 13, 2026, 22 inmates have been executed that year.
On Aug. 13, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama carried out lethal-injection executions for death-row inmates—Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez, Anthony Hines and Jeremy Williams—within about six hours, marking the first triple execution in 16 years. Cuesta-Rodriguez killed his pregnant wife in 2003; Hines murdered a motel maid in 1985; Williams killed a 5-year-old girl in 2021. Observers say the timing is largely coincidental; the last triple execution was in 2010. The report notes that many recent executions involve victims who were women or girls and that several dozen more executions are anticipated this year.
Alabama held its first fall scrimmage at Bryant-Denny Stadium, and BamaOnLine shared insider nuggets and takeaways from the session.
Oklahoma executed Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez, 70, for murdering his common-law wife, and Tennessee followed an hour later with Darrell Hines, 66, for a 1985 murder. A third Alabama execution, Jeremy Williams, 42, who raped and killed a five-year-old, was scheduled but not carried out. If all three proceed, it would be the first three-execution day in the US in more than 15 years, signaling renewed appetite for capital punishment; all three were to be by lethal injection, though Alabama’s nitrogen-gas method was halted by a federal judge, and last year’s total was driven in large part by Florida’s activity.
Researchers from the University of Alabama in Huntsville report the discovery of a new genus and species of eyeless cavefish, Demogorgonichthys arcanus, in Bobcat Cave beneath Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The less-than-2-inch, colorless fish is faintly electric blue in life and represents a distinct lineage from the nearby Southern Cavefish, illustrating convergent evolution. Found in a well-studied cave system, its habitat may be threatened by surface contamination from the military base, including elevated cadmium, chromium, and lead in groundwater. The findings were published in Scientific Reports and led by Dr. Matthew L. Niemiller, highlighting that even famous sites can hide unknown biodiversity.