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November 5, 2016

Extreme drought worsening quickly in Alabama

A choking drought that is worsening quickly across Alabama, killing plants and drying out creeks and rivers, has reached levels not seen in at least 50 years, a climate expert said Thursday.

November 3, 2016

Supreme Court stays execution of Alabama man convicted in 1982 murder-for-hire

The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed the execution of an Alabama inmate convicted in a 1982 murder-for-hire.

November 3, 2016

Toddler found walking alone hours after father's arrest

Police in Alabama say a man's 2-year-old daughter was found wandering along a roadway hours after he was arrested on a public intoxication charge.

November 3, 2016

Judge denies reduced bond for petting zoo worker

A judge has refused to lower the bond of a man accused of abusing children at a traveling petting zoo in Alabama.

November 3, 2016

Stepmother pleads guilty in running death of Alabama girl

Alabama prosecutors say the stepmother of a 9-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in the child's running death.

November 3, 2016

Woman indicted in death of daughter beaten by 8-year-old boy

An Alabama woman whose daughter was beaten to death while police said she and a friend were at a club has been indicted for reckless manslaughter.

November 3, 2016

Alabama scheduled to execute man in '82 murder-for-hire

Alabama is preparing to execute an inmate who was convicted in the 1982 killing of a man in a murder-for-hire arrangement.

November 1, 2016

Prosecutor: Alabama officer who shot man won't face charges

A white police officer who shot and killed a 19-year-old black man during a traffic stop in south Alabama won't face charges after a grand jury decided not to indict him, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

November 1, 2016

Ex-wife pressed on dark side of dad in son's hot car death

The ex-wife of a Georgia man charged after their son died in a hot SUV says he didn't intend to kill the toddler.

November 1, 2016

1 dead, several workers injured in Colonial Pipeline blast in Alabama

For the second time in two months, a pipeline that supplies gasoline to millions of people was shut down, raising the specter of another round of gas shortages and price increases.