Shelter searching for people who abandoned dog with chain embedded in neck
The Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter shared video showing two people abandoning a dog with a chain embedded in her neck outside of the shelter. (Warning, graphic photos in this story may be distressing.)
Police officer convicted of murder still gets paid in Alabama
An Alabama police officer convicted of murder for shooting a suicidal man who was holding a gun to his own head has been taken off duty but will continue to be paid, the city of Huntsville said.
'I want the knowledge': 78-year-old woman graduates from Alabama university
It was a big day for one 78-year-old woman who finally graduated with her bachelor's degree.
Should an old Alabama tax that was used to fund Confederate soldier pensions pay for Black history?
Alabama's Confederacy tax pays for the upkeep of the site where poor Confederate veterans lived. The last veteran died at the home in 1934.
FBI: U.S. couple tried to board ship in New Jersey to go fight for ISIS
The couple planned to travel to Yemen aboard a cargo ship in an attempt to stay away from law enforcement, according to a federal prosecutor.
Deadly tornado outbreak in South causes 5 confirmed deaths and major damage across the region
Southern states were hit by tornadoes Thursday amid a dangerous severe weather outbreak which also brought large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding across the region.
Multiple twisters touch down in Alabama, Mississippi as wave of tornadoes moves through South
A significant tornado outbreak in the South on Wednesday is expected to continue with numerous strong, potentially violent tornadoes likely to impact the region into Thursday.
7-year-old Alabama girl sells lemonade to help fund her brain surgeries
Liza Scott has always tried to 'lift a bit of the burden' around the home.
Alabama high school basketball player's thunderous dunk brings down entire hoop in scary scene
An Alabama high school basketball game was postponed Friday night after some chaos involving the hoop.
Thousands of Alabama fans pack streets celebrating Crimson Tide win despite COVID-19 warnings
Thousands of maskless Alabama fans partied Monday night in the streets of Tuscaloosa after Crimson Tide’s national championship win, despite coronavirus warnings from several officials.
WWII veteran discharged after beating COVID-19, just in time for 104th birthday
A World War II veteran who beat COVID-19 got a heartwarming sendoff and just in time to celebrate his 104th birthday.
Soldier faces murder charge for ordering girlfriend’s son out of car on busy highway as punishment
An active-duty soldier is facing criminal charges after his girlfriend’s 5-year-old son was struck and killed on a busy highway in Alabama after he allegedly forced the child to get out of the car in the rain and after dark as punishment.
Nebraska and Utah voters remove 'slavery' as a possible criminal punishment
Residents of Utah and Nebraska stripped their constitutions of provisions that allowed slavery as a punishment for criminal convictions. Mississippi voters approved a state flag without the X-shaped design of the Confederate battle flag. Rhode Island dumped 'Plantations' from its name. And Alabama voters removed racist traces of segregation from its constitution.
US Navy identifies crew killed in Alabama plane crash
U.S. Navy Lt. Rhiannon Ross, 30, and 24-year-old U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Morgan Garrett were the two-person crew piloting a U.S. Navy T-6B Texan II trainer aircraft when it crashed in Alabama.
Alabama man sentenced to 600 years for sexual exploitation of children
Matthew Tyler Miller, accused of getting two preschoolers to engage in sexual contact so he could record them, has been sentenced to 600 years in prison.
'Forrest Gump' author Winston Groom dies at 77
Winston Groom, the writer whose novel “Forrest Gump” was made into an Oscar winning 1994 movie, has died.
Rescuers reach people cut off by Hurricane Sally, hundreds of thousands still without power
Rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally threatened more misery for parts of the Florida Panhandle and Alabama on Thursday. Georgia and the Carolinas were also warned of flooding.
Sally unleashes flooding along Gulf Coast, hundreds rescued in Florida, Alabama
Hurricane Sally has lumbered ashore near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, with top winds of 105 mph.
Investigators searching for answers in cold case mystery of Alabama's 'Baby Jane Doe'
Investigators are hoping someone can identify a young girl whose remains were found in an Alabama trailer park eight years ago.
Sally strengthens into hurricane, Gulf Coast residents brace for high storm surge, flooding
Storm-weary residents of the U.S. Gulf Coast are preparing for a new weather onslaught as Tropical Storm Sally churns toward them.