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Court documents show a man charged with illegally possessing a machine gun was also at Tuskegee University during a deadly shooting. Authorities say 20-year-old Jeremiah Williams was arrested on Thursday after months of investigation unrelated to the shooting at Tuskegee. Court documents related to his arrest reveal new details about the early November violence.
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A newly unsealed federal complaint says a man accused of having a machine gun at Tuskegee University admitted to firing his weapon during a weekend shooting but denied shooting at anyone. The shooting early Sunday on the campus left one man dead and at least 16 others hurt.
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A county coroner says the man killed in a homecoming weekend shooting at Tuskegee University has been identified as 18-year-old La’Tavion Johnson. The Macon County coroner said Monday that Johnson was from Troy, Alabama. Authorities say the shooting also injured 16 others, a dozen of them by gunfire. Many of the injured were students, but Johnson was not.
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A shooting during homecoming weekend at Tuskegee University in Alabama has left one person dead and injured 16 others, a dozen of them by gunfire. Authorities announced an arrest on a weapons charge. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says Jaquez Myrick was arrested while leaving the scene of the shooting early Sunday and was found with a handgun with a machine gun conversion device.
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One person is under arrested following a shooting during the Homecoming celebration at Tuskegee that killed one and injured sixteen others. Investigators say not all of the victims were hurt by gunfire.
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The Alabama Department of Public Health continues its investigation of possible rabies exposure to humans from a stray kitten. A litter of kittens had been abandoned on the campus of Tuskegee University.
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A national civic engagement program has concluded its "Say It Louder Tour," which launched with a goal of mobilizing young Black voters, including in Alabama. The campaign was put on by Vote HBCU. The 10-stop tour at Historically Black Colleges and Universities aimed to empower students with the tools, resources and cultural engagement needed in the upcoming November Election.
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50 years after Hank Aaron's 715th homer, Hall of Fame announces statue, Postal Service unveils stampBaseball’s Hall of Fame will unveil a bronze statue of Hank Aaron on May 23 on the first floor of its museum in Cooperstown, New York, and the U.S. Postal Service will release a commemorative stamp picturing Aaron in his batting stance wearing his Atlanta Braves uniform. Both announcements came on the 50th anniversary of Aaron’s 715th home run, which topped the record 714 hit by Babe Ruth.
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The federal government has announced another $325 million dollar for agricultural projects that are intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the grants at Alabama’s Tuskegee University
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Tuskegee University is the new home to the U.S. Department of Defense's aerospace education center of excellence.The Aerospace Education Research and…