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Connor Sheets is an experienced, award-winning journalist based in Birmingham, Alabama, where he is an investigative reporter for The Birmingham News.
He has a knack for hard-hitting, revealing investigations, and also possesses the nuance and sensibility necessary to write compelling and revealing profiles and features.
Connor's journalism has appeared in publications including The Washington Post, Newsweek, Salon, The Baltimore Sun, The New York Post, The (Frederick, Md.) Gazette, The Buffalo…

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Transgender in Alabama: Combat veteran, teens voice their struggles

Transgender in Alabama: Combat veteran, teens voice their struggles

The more than 15 transgender individuals AL.com spoke with across the state over the past three weeks attend …

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Fighting heroin on Alabama streets: Inside covert world of police raids, undercovers, informants

Fighting heroin on Alabama streets: Inside covert world of police raids, undercovers, informants

The eerie early-morning still of a row of small clapboard homes on the east side of Gadsden was interrupted s…

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The deadly pills-to-heroin pipeline: Inside the growing scourge devastating Alabama communities

The deadly pills-to-heroin pipeline: Inside the growing scourge devastating Alabama communities

When Brent Bonham finally hit rock bottom, he was living under a highway, panhandling outside Brookwood Villa…

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Hometown friends say Harper Lee was manipulated into publishing second book

Hometown friends say Harper Lee was manipulated into publishing second book

Multiple residents of Monroeville who have known Harper Lee for years said Wednesday that they believe the 88…

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Harper Lee appears to be fully lucid: She just told me to 'go away' via snail mail

Harper Lee appears to be fully lucid: She just told me to 'go away' via snail mail

On Feb. 5 I wrote a two-page letter to Harper Lee, following up on my repeated attempts to reach the beloved …

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University of Alabama quietly testing fraternity brothers for drugs

University of Alabama quietly testing fraternity brothers for drugs

Every week, several members of the University of Alabama's Sigma Nu fraternity chapter are randomly chosen to…

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Overgrown lots in Altadena, Palisades pose fire risk. L.A. County is pushing to clear them

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| Yahoo Verified
As the Eaton and Palisades fires roared across the Altadena area and the coastal Santa Monica Mountains in January 2025, the flames were fueled in part by accumulations of bone-dry chaparral, brush and other vegetation. The fires eviscerated many of the plants and trees in and around the burn zones, leaving behind barren lots and charred swaths of parkland.
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2 beatings, shooting by LA sheriff's deputies at center of watchdog records lawsuit

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By Connor Sheets Verified
| The Brunswick News Verified
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County's Civilian Oversight Commission is suing the county's Sheriff's Department, asking a judge to order the release of records related to two incidents in which deputies are accused of beatings and a third involving a controversial on-duty shooting. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, is the latest effort by the oversight body to compel the department to provide access to the records.
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Two beatings, shooting by L.A. sheriff's deputies at center of watchdog records lawsuit

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Connor Sheets Wed, June 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM UTC 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Officials from L.A. County's Civilian Oversight Commission have filed a lawsuit seeking access to records from the Sheriff's Department.
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