We're handing out Christmas "gifts" to some of Alabama's 2024 newsmakers. How many of the references do you remember?

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Detention abuse, millions to Huntsville, food stamp replacement: Down in Alabama

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December 23, 2024

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We have a crime and punishment episode today, with items on the death penalty, vehicle break-ins and a Morgan County civilian-led detainment.

And also, we'll update you on a nuclear-reactor plant that has paused construction.

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There's a story out of Fayette County where a traffic fatality that killed a father and daughter shed light on a 1-year-old in the family who apparently has been missing but not reported as such.

John Hammontree's going to talk to public-safety reporter Carol Robinson on what we know and don't know.

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On today's report we also have the sentencing in a professor's fentanyl-related death, a bill targeting porch pirates, and how much of the federal defense bill's spending is coming to Alabama.

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On today's updates we have a woman whose pig kidney transplant has allowed her to come off dialysis, an Alabama ex-doctor getting out of prison, and a crimefighting Santa Claus.

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Today we have bird flu, the Choose Act and the passings of Auburn football chaplain Chette Williams and 107-year-old Etta Freeman.

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We're going to talk about an early back-to-school next year, Rick & Bubba's finale and my quick take on Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year.

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Deportations, ordering vehicles on Amazon, a dog that might've discovered another part of a human skeleton, and one of President Biden's pardons.

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We have things you want to keep in mind about things you see on the Internet, electrical panels and weather in Alabama.

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We chat with Brandon Gaudin, a Fox sports announcer, the Braves TV play-by-play broadcaster, and the voice of the Madden NFL game.

Also, we have an update the construction of a new State House, a firing at Redstone Arsenal and a smaller Alabama Power bill.

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