Tipton woman faces neglect charge in infant’s daycare death
A Tipton woman faces a neglect charge in the death of an infant who was among 11 children she was caring for at her unlicensed daycare.
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Secession effort renewed by some Griffith residents
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Alabama inmate defiant before his execution for killing cop
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