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December 21, 2023

US judge weighs Alabama's controversial plan to execute inmate with nitrogen gas

A federal judge is considering whether Alabama should be allowed to use nitrogen gas for the nation's first execution of this method after a lawsuit challenging the plan.

December 20, 2023

Alabama mayor resigns, pleads guilty to using inmates, city employees for private labor

Mayor Kenneth Nail of Hanceville, Alabama, has resigned and pleaded guilty to charges alleging he used city employees and inmates for private labor.

December 20, 2023

Ex-Alabama correctional officer receives prison sentence for inmate assault and cover-up

A former Alabama correctional officer has been sentenced to 87 months in prison and three years of supervised release for assaulting an inmate and attempting to cover it up.

December 20, 2023

Crimes that shocked the country in 2023

Suspected killer Bryan Kohberger, convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh and New York City architect Rex Heuermann named in most high-profile crime stories of 2023.

December 19, 2023

Alabama couple get life in prison for abusing 18-month-old foster child

John and April McDowell, both 32, of Fort Mitchell, Alabama, have each been sentenced to life in prison for inflicting skull trauma-inducing injuries on their former foster daughter.

December 18, 2023

Alabama authorities recover body of 22-year-old whose kayak capsized while duck hunting

The body of 22-year-old Brooks Hardie, who went missing while duck hunting on Lake Guntersville in Alabama, was recovered on Monday. Authorities searched for nearly two days.

December 18, 2023

Alabama officials confirm 2 new cases of chronic wasting disease in deer

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has confirmed two additional cases of chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer in northern Lauderdale County.

December 18, 2023

Alabama woman, 79, faces charges for alleged 'fighting and threatening behavior' at city council meeting

A 79-year-old Alabama woman has been arrested on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and harassment following a dispute with city accountant during a council meeting.

December 14, 2023

Alabama inmate's nitrogen gas execution challenged by lawsuit alleging it is 'hostile to religion'

Lawyers for a spiritual adviser to an Alabama inmate facing nitrogen gas execution argue restrictions on the adviser's proximity in the death chamber are "hostile to religion."

December 14, 2023

Alabama police investigating after doorbell video captures deaf dog being stolen from inside home

Police in Silverhill, Alabama, are working to identify the person captured on camera stealing a young, deaf Old English Sheepdog from his home.