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2 charged in overdose death, photos of body posted online

Two teenagers in Alabama are accused of posting photos on social media of an overdosed teenager's body before deciding to drive her to a...

Trial date set for Alabama officer charged with murder

A judge has set a trial date for a police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a man in Montgomery, Alabama. A...

Alabama 3rd state to allow execution by nitrogen gas

Alabama will become the third state to authorize the untested use of nitrogen gas to execute prisoners, under legislation signed into law Thursday by Gov. Kay...

Alabama’s jobless rate unchanged

Alabama's unemployment rate is holding steady at 3.7 percent. The governor's office says the state's preliminary, seasonally adjusted jobless rate for February was unchanged from...

Man wanted on child molestation charges arrested in Alabama

A man wanted on child molestation charges out of Georgia has been arrested in Alabama. AL.com reports that Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver says 26-year-old...

Alabama designates holiday to honor Rosa Parks

The Alabama legislature has designated a holiday to honor civil rights icon Rosa Parks. In a 102-0 vote, the House passed a bill Thursday to establish Mrs....

Alabama Legislature update: School security, racial profiling and the Ten Commandments

With the end in sight for the 2018 legislative session, the Alabama House of Representatives wrapped up a long day Thursday that included debates...

Alabama House approves stiffer fentanyl penalties

The Alabama House of Representatives has voted to stiffen penalties for distributing fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid blamed for a surge of overdoses. Representatives voted...

Alabama voters to face Ten Commandments ballot proposal

Alabama voters will face the choice of whether to allow the Ten Commandments to be displayed on state property such as at schools under...

Alabama Senate delays vote on church ‘Stand your Ground’ law

The Alabama Senate has delayed a vote on a proposed revision of the state's self-defense law to clarify that deadly force can be used...

Alabama Rural Broadband Act on governor’s desk

A bill that would provide grants to aid rural broadband expansion is on Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk. The legislation was delivered to the Capitol on...

Alabama Committee approves ethics exemption for economic developers

An Alabama Senate committee has approved legislation, pushed by the state's top industry recruiter, to exempt professional economic developers from the state ethics law. The...

Human trafficking bill that would impose severe penalties for obstruction is step closer to becoming law

Anyone who obstructs a human trafficking investigation in Alabama could be met with the same penalties as the traffickers if the governor signs a...

Ex-Tuskegee football coach accused of selling cocaine, pot

A former assistant football coach at Tuskegee University is accused of selling cocaine and marijuana in Alabama. U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin Sr. says in...

Alabama House approves school security money

Schools could soon be able to tap a state technology fund for security measures such as paying for school resource officers or surveillance cameras. The...

Alabama man pleads guilty to wife’s 2014 disappearance, slaying

An Alabama man who led police to his wife's remains two years after she went missing has pleaded guilty in her shooting death. Jefferson County...

Tornado damage closes Alabama university until early April

The Jacksonville State University president says the school will be closed until April 2 as officials assess the damage of Monday's tornado. Standing in front of a roofless freshman...

Bidding up slightly in US offshore oil lease sale

Oil and gas companies bid on about 1 percent of the Gulf of Mexico waterbottom offered in what the Trump administration has been calling...

Alabama eyes potential economic impact of fatal deer disease

A fatal deer disease is inching closer to Alabama, where whitetail deer are the most popular game animal and hunting generates a $1.8 billion...

Bill advances to allow Bible elective in Alabama schools

Alabama’s public schools are a step closer to offering an elective examining the Bible and its influence on history, government, law, literature, and culture...

Alabama to execute convicted bomber nearly 30 years later

Judge Robert S. Vance was at his kitchen table on Dec. 16, 1989, when he opened a package that had been mailed to his...

Alabama Senate votes to track civil asset forfeiture cases

The Alabama Senate has voted to track how often law enforcement authorities use civil actions to seize a person's property when the person hasn't...

Alabama Legislature update: Gun bills, the budget, equal pay and ethics

The Alabama Legislature on Wednesday killed gun legislation, passed a budget and contemplated the pay disparity between men and women. In addition, a controversial proposal...

Gun control, arming teachers bills dead for Alabama session

Gun control proposals failed in the Alabama Legislature after most Republican committee members skipped out on Wednesday debate on the bills, including a proposal to raise...