Man sentenced to death for rape, murder of 5-year-old Georgia girl in 2021

The man convicted of killing a 5-year-old girl from Columbus named Kamarie Holland and hiding her body in a vacant home in east Alabama in December 2021 has received the death penalty.

Lost Georgia veteran with dementia dies after officer body slams him

When Carl Grant, a Georgia veteran with dementia, woke up in the hospital and couldn't move, he thought he had been paralyzed in the Vietnam War. He had no idea just two hours before he had been body-slammed by an officer in Alabama. Now, he's dead.

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.

Explosive device detonates outside Alabama Attorney General's Office

An explosive device was detonated outside the Alabama Attorney General's Office in Montgomery over the weekend, law enforcement confirmed on Monday.

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.

Visiting pastor from Georgia saves choking Alabama woman mid-sermon

A Polk County pastor says his time as a police officer prepared him to save a churchgoer's life with the Heimlich maneuver. 

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."