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October 21, 2023

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt's staffer robbed at gunpoint in Washington D.C.

A staff member to U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., was robbed at gunpoint Thursday night in Washington, D.C.

October 20, 2023

University of Georgia student tragically dies in rock climbing fall

A University of Georgia student from Michigan fell to her death while rock climbing with her gym in Alabama.

October 20, 2023

Joran van der Sloot's whirlwind plea deal: 'He won the game,' but family accepts closure

Joran van der Sloot's plea deal to extortion and fraud included confessing to killing Natalee Holloway in 2005 – but no murder charges for her death.

October 19, 2023

Worker noticed a protruding beam prior to fatal Alabama train incident, but didn’t report it

Last year, a conductor in Alabama died after his train passed another one that had a protruding beam. According to a report, a worker saw it prior to the incident but didn’t report it.

October 19, 2023

Court releases audio of Joran van der Sloot's Natalee Holloway confession

Listen to the audio confession of Joran van der Sloot, the Dutch national who killed Alabama teen Natalee Holloway as she vacationed in Aruba in 2005.

October 18, 2023

Joran van der Sloot has confessed to killing Natalee Holloway

Joran van der Sloot says he killed Alabama 18-year-old Natalee Holloway with a cinderblock in May 2005 when she turned down his unwanted sexual advances.

October 16, 2023

Leading moderate who vowed to oppose Jordan flips in major victory for speaker nominee

In a Monday tweet, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., announced that he will supporting Rep. Jim Jordan's speakership bid.

October 13, 2023

Alabama commission aims to award medical marijuana licenses before 2024 following bumpy rollout of program

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission is aiming to award permits before 2024 following several accusations that the commission deliberated in private when selecting license winners.

October 12, 2023

Alabama woman appeals conviction on false abduction claim after seeing toddler on road

An Alabama woman who was convicted in municipal court for falsely claiming she was abducted after stopping to assist a toddler found wandering on a highway is appealing her conviction.

October 11, 2023

Alabama judge issues ruling in Carlee Russell hoax case

An Alabama judge on Wednesday found Carlee Russell guilty on two misdemeanor charges after she faked being abducted in July, but she will appeal.