Birmingham mass shooting: 4 dead, 17 injured in entertainment district crossfire

Birmingham Police are investigating a mass shooting that occurred late Saturday in the city's Five Points South entertainment district, resulting in 4 deaths and 17 injuries

Flying wrench kills Alabama woman driving to work with son: 'She was the backbone'

Earlie Harris, an Alabama woman, was tragically killed on August 8 while on her way to work when a wrench flew through the windshield of the vehicle she was traveling in on Interstate 65 near Montgomery.

High school quarterback dies after brain injury in opening night game

A high school football player in Alabama died Saturday after suffering a brain injury in his team's home opener Friday night.

The Clotilda, last known US slave ship, too decayed to be excavated, report says

The Clotilda's captain traveled to West Africa in 1860 and illegally smuggled 110 Africans back to Alabama before burning and sinking the ship to hide the crime.

4 rescued after boat capsizes near Alabama coast

Four individuals were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after their boat capsized near Dauphin Island, Alabama.

Todd and Julie Chrisley: Federal court orders lawyers to turn over money

Lawyers for former reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have been ordered by a federal judge to turn over nearly $30,000 being kept in a trust fund in Alabama.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz files bill to protect IVF

Senato Ted Cruz and fellow Republican Katie Britt of Alabama filed the IVF Protection Act on Monday.

Carlee Russell apologizes for faking her own kidnapping: 'I made a grave mistake'

Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who lied to police and faked her own disappearance, pleaded guilty this week to misdemeanor crimes and apologized to the court.

Alabama Supreme Court ruling: Frozen embryos, IVF future explained

Frozen embryos created during fertility treatments can be considered children under Alabama state law, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Alabama hospital halts IVF following state ruling saying frozen embryos are children

The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system said in a statement Wednesday that it must evaluate whether its patients or doctors could face criminal charges or punitive damages for undergoing IVF treatments.

Visiting pastor halts sermon to save woman choking on peppermint

Pastor Brandon Stewart, while delivering a sermon at Mt. Zion Church in Cottonwood, Alabama, swiftly transitioned from preacher to hero when he saved a woman from choking.

Alabama Supreme Court: Frozen embryos are 'children' under state law

Frozen embryos created during fertility treatments can be considered children under Alabama state law, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Officer arrested for allegedly making 'swatting' calls to another department: 'He thought it was funny'

Christopher Eugene Sanspree Jr., a 23-year-old officer from the Montgomery Police Department, faces six misdemeanor charges for allegedly placing false emergency calls, a practice known as "swatting."

Alabama man shook violently on gurney during first-ever nitrogen gas execution

A man put to death using nitrogen gas shook and convulsed on the gurney as Alabama carried out the first-of-its-kind execution that once again placed the United States at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment.