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July 19, 2023

Police in missing Alabama woman case say no evidence of toddler on interstate

Alabama police say there's no evidence of a toddler walking down an interstate after a woman went missing on July 13 but returned home just days later.

July 18, 2023

Alabama Republicans reject proposal to create 2nd majority-Black district despite Supreme Court ruling

Republican lawmakers in Alabama rejected a proposal for a new congressional map Monday, which included a second district where Black residents would have made up most of the population.

July 18, 2023

Alabama inmate asks appeals court to block his execution, citing state's previous complications

The federal appeals court was asked to block an upcoming execution for an Alabama inmate on death row. The inmate cited that the state has a history of problematic lethal injections.

July 18, 2023

Carlee Russell: Parents of Alabama woman who reported child on interstate say police searching for 'abductor'

Carlee Russell's mother said investigators are hunting for her daughter's "abductor," but Alabama police have yet to confirm a search for a suspect.

July 18, 2023

One of two Alabama firefighters shot at Birmingham fire station dies: 'Memory will be honored'

One of the two Birmingham, Alabama, firefighters wounded last week in a shooting at a fire station in the city's Norwood neighborhood was pronounced dead Monday evening.

July 17, 2023

Alabama parents arrested after abandoned child tests positive for cocaine: police

Daphne, Alabama couple Hannah Straszheim and Tyler Still were arrested and charged after their 2-year-old daughter was allegedly found drugged and dehydrated outside their apartment.

July 17, 2023

Alabama police scrutinize traffic video after missing woman who reported child near interstate returns

Police said investigators are analyzing traffic video after Carlee Nichole Russell reported a child on the side of I-459, went missing and came back.

July 17, 2023

Alabama lawmakers rush to draw new congressional map to create 2nd majority-Black district

Lawmakers are rushing to draw new congressional lines after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the existing map needed a second district where Black voters are the majority.

July 17, 2023

AL lawmakers seek to strip funding from state department after it hosted an LGBTQ+ history lecture

After the Alabama Department of Archives and History hosted an LGBTQ history lecture, some lawmakers who didn’t find the topic appropriate are seeking to strip the department’s funding.

July 16, 2023

Boyfriend of missing Alabama woman who returned home says she was ‘fighting for her life for 48 hours’

An Alabama woman who went missing Thursday returned home safe Saturday after "literally fighting for her life for 48 hours," according to her boyfriend.