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May 20, 2023

Joran van der Sloot case: Beth Holloway rep says suspect's claim of being 'entrapped' is 'patently untrue'

Beth Holloway's spokesperson told Fox News Digital that Joran van der Sloot's allegation that he was "entrapped" into a crime is "patently untrue."

May 20, 2023

Shooting during birthday party in Alabama leaves 1 dead, 3 injured

One person was killed and three others were injured in Birmingham, Alabama, during a birthday celebration Friday night. No suspects have been taken into custody.

May 19, 2023

Alabama legislators advance anti-ESG investment bill

Lawmakers in the Alabama Senate have advanced legislation that would restrict the state from working with companies that boycott fossil fuel and firearm industries.

May 18, 2023

Natalee Holloway case: Joran van der Sloot's lawyer reveals 'ill' client is gambler, like a 'drug addict'

Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot has "psychological problems" but maintains innocence in a $250,000 plot targeting her mother, lawyer says.

May 18, 2023

Alabama transportation director planned to build an unnecessary bridge to spite toll company, judge says

A judge has halted plans to build an unnecessary bridge that would have cost $100 million, citing that the transportation director had a personal vendetta against a toll company.

May 18, 2023

New Jersey kidnapping suspect faces new charges after woman held captive for 1 year made daring escape: AG

James Parrillo Jr., a kidnapping suspect arrested in New Jersey after video showed a woman escape in February, faces new sexual assault charges.

May 18, 2023

Alabama measure extending statute of limitations for victims of childhood sex abuse stalls in committee

An Alabama bill that would give victims of childhood sex abuse more time to file lawsuits has been delayed in a committee due to insurance companies opposing the measure.

May 17, 2023

Alabama man who entered the Senate floor with a concealed knife during the Capitol protest gets 22 months

A 47-year-old man from Alabama was sentenced to nearly two years after storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 protest with a knife on his hip.

May 17, 2023

A ‘Mississippi miracle’ as student reading scores rapidly climb in the Deep South

States from the Gulf South, specifically Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana, have become a model in education after a series of reforms showed rapid progress in fourth-grade reading.

May 17, 2023

Surfing gator spotted at Alabama beach relaxing near human beachgoers

An alligator was spotted swimming up to a beach on Dauphin Island, Alabama. Instead of hissing or charging, the reptile relaxed in the waves unbothered by nearby beachgoers.