Alabama - Page 241

August 1, 2016

Grand jury could decide charges after man dies tied to tree

An Alabama sheriff says a grand jury will probably decide whether to file any charges after a suspected burglar died after a homeowner tied him to a tree.

July 31, 2016

Police: Suspected burglar found dead after he's tied to tree

Authorities say a suspected burglar is dead after an Alabama homeowner tied him to a tree after catching the man breaking into his home.

July 30, 2016

Former KKK member convicted in deadly bombing up for parole

Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. was a young Ku Klux Klansman with a reputation for hating blacks in 1963, when a bomb ripped a hole in the side of 16th Street Baptist Church, killing four black girls during the civil rights movement.

July 27, 2016

Alabama's chief justice defends his marriage memo

Alabama's suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore is defending his January memo to probate judges regarding same-sex marriage.

July 27, 2016

Board: Alabama woman who broiled daughter to stay in prison

Alabama's parole board is refusing to release a woman convicted of putting her 14-month-old daughter into a hot oven in 2002.

July 27, 2016

Officials identify woman fatally shot on Alabama highway

Authorities have identified a woman who was shot and killed inside a moving car on an Alabama highway.

July 26, 2016

Sheriff: Man shoots woman in head; jumps from car

An Alabama sheriff says a man fatally shot a woman while both were in a moving car, then disappeared for hours before authorities captured him.

July 25, 2016

Alabama jailer charged with using Bible to smuggle drugs

A county jail guard in Alabama has been charged with trying to smuggle drugs inside a Bible.

July 25, 2016

Alabama superintendent lifts ban on 'Amazing Grace'

An Alabama school superintendent who banned a high school marching band from playing "Amazing Grace" is reversing his decision.

July 22, 2016

Police: Toddler fights for life after being left in hot car

Police say a toddler in Alabama is fighting for her life after being found unconscious in a hot car in Birmingham.