Radio personality Rickey Smiley says son has died: 'Pray for our family'
“I just had bad news this morning,” Smiley said in a video posted on social media.
Alabama airline worker who was sucked into plane engine remembered as 'loving mother' of 3 children
The Alabama airline worker who died after being sucked into a plane engine at Montgomery Regional Airport on New Year’s Eve is being remembered as a "loving mother" of three children.
'American Idol' alum CJ Harris dead at 31 from apparent heart attack: report
A family member told TMZ that the former contestant suffered an apparent heart attack Sunday night in Alabama.
'Worst day of my life': Tornado destroys Selma daycare, trapping dozens of children inside
A daycare worker said she hovered over infants as the tornado approached Selma, Alabama. She's thankful that only one baby received a cut on her forehead and cheek.
Airline ground crew worker killed after being 'ingested into engine' at Alabama airport
The NTSB said the "aircraft was parked at the gate with the parking brake set when a ground support personnel was ingested into the engine."
Convicted felon extradited to Chicago, charged with fatally shooting man near Greyhound bus station
A convicted felon was charged Friday with fatally shooting a man near a Greyhound bus station on the Near West Side in October.
Former Ohio children's minister, boarding school worker facing 215 child porn charges in Alabama
Steve Wukmer, 66, is charged with 215 counts of possession of child pornography.
Alabama seeking pause on executions after 3rd failed lethal injection
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is seeking a pause in executions and ordering a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection.
Mom calls for changes after video appears to show girl not properly secured in state fair ride
The 9-year-old Alabama girl can be heard screaming on video after she realized she wasn’t fully buckled in. Now, her mother fears that “additional training” for ride operators is not enough.
Teen girl kidnapped in Alabama, taken to Florida where she was beaten, bound and left under tree: Police
The teenage girl was taken across state lines and abandoned under tree while bound with duct tape.
Alabama man allegedly poured boiling water down baby's throat while out on bond for domestic violence charge
An Alabama judge denied bond for Eugene Lamont Sneed on Friday.
Black pastor arrested while watering neighbor's flowers sues police
Michael Jennings filed the lawsuit Friday night against three officers and the central Alabama town of Childersburg.
Man admits faking his death to avoid sex abuse charges
A military veteran pleaded guilty to faking his own death to try to avoid sexual abuse charges in Mississippi.
Alabama police department abolished after officers involved in racist texts
The three police officers in the small town couldn’t be fired due to a legal catch — so the city council found a loophole.
Republican group apologizes after using GOP elephant with KKK imagery
A Republican group in Alabama is apologizing after accidentally using a picture of a GOP elephant that contained Ku Klux Klan imagery.
Mom of Florida student held at gunpoint in Alabama remembers daughter's boyfriend as hero
Heather Lambert tells FOX 35 News that her daughter, Mikaya Paulus, was traumatized as she watched her boyfriend of more than four years, Adam Simjee, die in her arms.
Alabama town abolishes police department after officer's slavery text surfaces
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will provide emergency services to Vincent after it disbanded its police department.
Child who escaped kidnapping was held captive with remains of her brother, mother
Assaulted and plied with alcohol to keep her in a stupor, the girl fled after chewing through the ties that held her down on a bed.
Kidnapped 12-year-old chews through restraints to escape; decomposing bodies found at captor's home
The girl reportedly was tied to bed posts inside the mobile home for more than a week and given alcohol to keep her in a drugged state.
Emerging crime capitals of America: These cities have the highest murders per capita
There are certain U.S. cities that have consistently battled violent crime — particularly homicide — throughout the past three decades: Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore, even New York City.