ISIS Member Denied Return; Editor Promotes KKK: Week In News

BIRMINGHAM, AL - The nation's attention again turned to Alabama for the wrong reasons this past week, as a newspaper editor for Linden, Alabama's 2,000-circulation Democrat-Reporter wrote an editorial calling for the Ku Klux Klan to rise and try to reform Washington. The editorial was discovered by an Auburn University journalist, and then exposed nationally by a reporter with the Montgomery Advertiser.

In another story that made national news, a Hoover woman who left the United States in 2014 to join the Islamic State in Syria said she wanted to return home to Alabama, but Pres. Donald Trump said she was not welcome back into the country.

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Here are some of the stories that made headlines during the past week:

Alabama Newspaper Editor Calls For Rise Of KKK

In a recent editorial in the Democrat-Reporter newspaper in Linden, Alabama, the paper's editor, Goodloe Sutton, called for "the Ku Klux Klan to night ride again." The Feb. 14 editorial was discovered and brought to light by a reporter with the Montgomery Advertiser Monday.

Hoover Woman Who Joined ISIS Not Allowed Back In U.S.

More than four years have passed since Hoover resident Hoda Muthana left Birmingham to join the Islamic State in Syria. Now, she says she is ready to return home, lamenting her decision to join ISIS. However, a return to the U.S. is not likely.

Suspect Charged In Beating Death Of Arthur Till

A man with a long list of criminal offenses to his resume has been arrested and charged with the murder of 73-year-old Hoover resident Arthur Grey Till, Jr. Till's body was discovered Monday afternoon by two female visitors who police said had access to his home.

Fultondale Mourns Deaths Of 2 FHS Students This Week

The community of Fultondale is mourning the deaths of two Fultondale High School students who died this week. Monday, 17-year-old Shelton Waldrop died after battling a rare form of lung cancer, and Tuesday, 14-year-old Destiny Marie Walker died in a car accident. The two were reportedly friends with one another.

Jefferson County Jail Inmate Dies After Fight With Cellmate

A fight inside a cell at the Jefferson County Jail Wednesday night turned fatal after one of the inmates was pronounced dead from injuries sustained in the fight. The deceased has been identified as 23-year-old Ledarius Jaquad Peterson, accused of murder in a 2017 slaying in Hoover.