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March 5, 2016

Police shooting: Funeral for Alabama man draws 200 mourners

Relatives, friends and former classmates thronged a funeral service Saturday for a 58-year-old black man who authorities say was shot and killed by a white Montgomery police officer.

March 4, 2016

Preliminary hearing set for officer charged with murder

A white Alabama police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a black man will go before a judge at a March 24 preliminary hearing.

March 4, 2016

Six-month sentence for ex-trooper accused of raping woman

An ex-Alabama state trooper who was accused of raping a woman while he was on duty has been sentenced to six months in jail after he pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct.

March 3, 2016

Police: Rape suspect fled to Europe, wanted to fight ISIS

A former Alabama jailer is accused of fathering a child with a 15-year-old girl before fleeing to Europe years later and then boasting that he wanted to join Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State group.

March 3, 2016

Alabama police officer charged in shooting death of 58-year-old man

A white Alabama police officer was charged with murder Wednesday in the shooting death of a black man who, a family lawyer says, was walking home when he was slain outside a neighbor's house.

March 2, 2016

Alabama officer charged with murder in fatal shooting

A prosecutor says an Alabama police officer is being charged with murder in the death of an unarmed black man.

March 2, 2016

Tornado that struck Jefferson County, Alabama was EF2, officials say

Forecasters say a tornado that severely damaged homes and trees in a Birmingham suburb has been determined as an EF2, with winds of between 120 and 125 mph.

March 2, 2016

Tornado that struck Jefferson County was EF2

Forecasters say a tornado that severely damaged homes and trees in a Birmingham suburb has been determined as an EF2, with winds of between 120 and 125 mph.

March 2, 2016

Crews in Alabama to survey damage from likely tornado that injured 4

Authorities in Alabama say a team of forecasters will be surveying damage from what they say is almost certainly a tornado that injured four people in a Birmingham suburb.

March 1, 2016

4 injured as possible tornado strikes near Birmingham

An emergency official says at least four people are injured after a possible tornado left a trail of damage southwest of Birmingham.