Megan Plotka

Journalist & Storyteller | @aldotcom Reporter | Bylines in @NewYorker @ALReflector @ScalawagMag @waff48 @wdsu | Roll Wave @Tulane | she/they 🌈 |

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Alabama’s new hemp law looked to tame the ‘wild west.’ Instead, it forced businesses to close. (via @MeganPlotka) https://t.co/R10A4rNl97

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A small town story that's gone viral, a doctor said the injuries are consistent with assault, but the District Attorney said this was a freak accident. We'll have more on the community and the father's response @aldotcom

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Madison County District Attorney’s Office announced in a Wednesday press conference that no criminal charges will be filed in the case of injured Deshler teen August Borden and the case was now closed.

Reporting by Megan Plotka

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@marcusgilmer Let's goooo! I appreciate it!! We love our Huntsville sports

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Growth has impacted almost every aspect of life in North Alabama.

Our new series, "Growing Pains," digs into so many different ways the population boom has changed our day-to-day in Madison County and beyond. Stay tuned for more!

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As Huntsville’s population boomed in recent years, the Recycling Alliance of North Alabama has struggled to keep up with growing demand.

Reporting by Megan Plotka
Illustrations by Mila Oliveira

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Rapid growth is ushering in new restaurants, bigger entertainment venues & more jobs in Huntsville. But it’s also impacting all sorts of services. Enter: Growing Pains, a new series from @MeganPlotka /@aldotcom. First up: Recycling. https://t.co/LTrgXInOrk

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Huntsville could have its 1st unionized Starbucks in just a few days. It would just be the 3rd unionized store in the entire state. Its led by an entirely LGBTQ+ organizing team who say they've faced a lot of issues to get to this point. @ALReflector

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@WAAYTV I'm so sorry to hear this 💔💔💔I ran into him while working in the field several times and he always had such joyful, positive energy

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An appeal will be automatic due to the nature of the sentencing. Brown’s attorneys are withdrawing and new appellate lawyers will take over. They are with the Equal Justice Initiative who specializes in death penalty cases.

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I am sitting in on LaJeromeny Brown’s sentencing hearing. He was convicted of capital murder. This was in connection to killing an HPD STAC Agent. He was convicted with a non-unanimous jury. @waff48

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BREAKING: The judge is asking Brown if he’d like to comment further. He said no. The judge sentenced him to death.

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@waff48 DA Anderson says some people believe all officers should have been charges and some believe none should be. He says only the grand jury members are qualified to make the decision because they have seen the evidence. @waff

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We are live at a press conference with the Morgan County DA. He says a diverse grand jury was put together to look into the officers in connection with the Steve Perkins case. @waff

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@waff48 Four officers were on the scene and one fired the shot. So the grand jury unanimously elected to indict the shooter, Officer Mac Bailey Marquette, with murder. The DA agrees completely. @waff

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Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling just released that the city will fire three officers and suspend one in connection with the death of Steve Perkins.

He was shot and killed in his front yard by officers on September 29. His family's supporters have been demanding answers ever since.

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BREAKING https://t.co/mYjqB29wuX

[Ambassador Majed Bamya 🇵🇸 @majedbamya]

Palestine TV journalist Mohammad Abu Hattab was killed with his family in an Israeli airstrike. His colleague Salman Al-Bashir removes his protective gear marked PRESS on air saying: “We can’t take it anymore, we are exhausted. We are victims. The only difference between us is the time of death. We are killed one after another. And no one cares about the catastrophe or the crime that we endure in Gaza. No protection for anyone or anything. This gear and helmet do not protect any journalist, they are just empty slogans. We are victims, live on air. We are victims awaiting our turn to be killed. Mohammad was here half an hour ago (reporting). Now he lies dead with his family in this same hospital.”

[Arwa Ibrahim @arwaib]

Less than 24 hrs after #Israeli strikes killed his wife, son Mahmoud (16), daughter Sham (7) & grandchild Adam (18m), the voice of #Gaza, @WaelDahdouh is back in front of the camera to report the ongoing Israeli offensive on the besieged enclave.

This is his response to them.