The Latest Breaking News from Alabama

Grand jury recommends abolishing Hanceville Police Department in Alabama due to corruption allegations and mishandling of evidence, leading to a dispatcher...

The federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss its own lawsuit on behalf of a worker allegedly fired for his sexual orientation and gender identity, arguing that the case now conflicts with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order

A pet sitter in Alabama allegedly stole thousands from her employer and replaced it with fake "movie money," leading to her arrest.

Lawmakers in Alabama's House have passed a bill expediting Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country

Alabama lawmakers are considering a bill requiring daily school prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, with noncompliance risking 25% funding cuts.

A bipartisan coalition in Alabama has come together to endorse a public safety package that would ban devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns

An Alabama second grader's life was saved when a laptop inside their backpack stopped a bullet after a gun discharged in another student's bag.

Louisiana will seek to resume carrying out death sentences in the coming months after a 15-year pause, this time using nitrogen gas as the execution method

Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death

A new pathogen, called Camp Hill virus, was recently discovered in Alabama, drawing attention to a group of viruses known as henipaviruses. This is a big deal because other viruses in this group are linked to serious, often fatal, disease, and this is the first time one of them has…

Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections adopts nitrogen hypoxia method for death row executions, following Alabama's lead.