Boy, 10, fatally struck by log during storm surge
Sheriff's captain says witnesses reported the boy was standing outside his family's condominium when he was struck by the log, washed in by a large wave
Alabama
Tropical Storm Cindy forms off Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Cindy formed Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico and began churning heavy rain bands toward the northern Gulf Coast
Ala. executes inmate convicted in '94 triple murder
Melson's attorneys attempted to delay the execution due to a sedative used in a December execution where the inmate coughed and heaved for 13 minutes
Mail carrier accused of feeding dog nail-laced meatballs
Alabama mail carrier charged after authorities say she fed at least one dog meatballs that contained nails
Possible ax murder probed in Alabama
Investigators say male victim was found in a home and there was ax at the scene
White lawmaker apologizes after sending monkey email
Republican Rep. Lynn Greer forwarded a constituent email that described an experiment where caged monkeys stop reaching for bananas
Judge denies inmate request on execution records
Judge says release of execution logs would be "detrimental to the best interests of the public"
Teen mom caught shoplifting brought to tears by officer's kind act
Cop stops young mom as she walks out of courtroom after pleading guilty to shoplifting
Tuskegee syphilis study descendants still seek healing
More than 80 years later, families of men in the notorious Tuskegee syphilis study detail a legacy of suffering, and seek healing
Former teacher accused of having sex with student
Jeremy Brock Bumgardner, 26, has been charged with engaging in a sex act with a student
Caught on video: Kangaroo attacks 9-year-old girl at zoo
Video captures piercing screams and cries of "Help! Help!" after a kangaroo grabs a 9-year-old girl in Alabama
Dad warns about electric shock drowning after teen's death
"People think 'Oh, this is a freak accident. It's not going to happen to me.' And here we are now -- 3 dead in a year"
Attorney defends megachurch's proposal to establish its own police force
Proposed bill would authorize Briarwood Presbyterian to establish its own independent police force in light of recent mass shootings
Church seeks police force with "all of the powers of law enforcement officers"
Church cites the safety of its members amid recent mass shootings at churches and schools
Aerospace company leaves Sacramento for Alabama
It's the latest example of manufacturers relocating to the South, where labor costs and union membership are typically lower
Alabama governor booked on 2 misdemeanors
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley is expected to resign Monday
Court OKs impeachment hearings for Alabama governor
Republican Gov. Robert Bentley fights to stay in office amid fallout from an affair with a top aide
Alabama governor files lawsuit to try to block release of report related to sex scandal
Bentley called the impeachment process against him "fundamentally unfair" and asked court to block release of report related to scandal
America's most stressed-out states
A new analysis ranks the places with the highest stress levels; is your state one of them?
State moves closer to allowing executions by nitrogen gas
Alabama currently gives death row inmates the choice between the electric chair and lethal injection
Carjacked woman reveals how she escaped from car trunk
Police are still searching for the suspect who they say kidnapped 25-year-old Brittany Diggs at gunpoint outside her apartment in Birmingham, Alabama, last Tuesday
Video: Woman jumps from trunk to escape alleged kidnapper
Police in Birmingham, Ala. say the woman was forced into her trunk at gunpoint and was driven around as the suspect tried to withdraw money from her bank account
Why Alabama drive-in refuses to show "Beauty and the Beast"
The reason? Owners say they're putting their faith first
Car drives into marching band at Mardi Gras parade in Alabama
12 high school and middle school students injured, several critically, when elderly man's car hits marching band in Gulf Shores, Ala.
Ala. woman takes emergency phone call at work; vanishes
Northern Alabama woman Tiffany Helms was last seen Feb. 9
Investigation
Whistleblower says DEA let fentanyl pills hit the streets
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Ship burns as Iran claims 3 tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz
Hegseth fires Pentagon's top military planner over alleged leaks
Judge rejects DOJ's push to force California to set aside ballots
Investigation
Classified material missing from Epstein files, documents suggest
Experts react to new findings on CTE in former NFL players
RFK Jr. to ease access to unapproved peptides, draft policy states
