King family responds to Trump's order to declassify assassination files

The family of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is reacting to an executive order issued on Thursday to declassify documents associated with his assassination.

Flying wrench kills Alabama woman driving to work with son: 'She was the backbone'

Earlie Harris, an Alabama woman, was tragically killed on August 8 while on her way to work when a wrench flew through the windshield of the vehicle she was traveling in on Interstate 65 near Montgomery.

High school quarterback dies after brain injury in opening night game

A high school football player in Alabama died Saturday after suffering a brain injury in his team's home opener Friday night.

The Clotilda, last known US slave ship, too decayed to be excavated, report says

The Clotilda's captain traveled to West Africa in 1860 and illegally smuggled 110 Africans back to Alabama before burning and sinking the ship to hide the crime.

Carlee Russell apologizes for faking her own kidnapping: 'I made a grave mistake'

Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who lied to police and faked her own disappearance, pleaded guilty this week to misdemeanor crimes and apologized to the court.

New Alabama law allows IVF treatments to continue
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IVF treatments are resuming on Thursday in Alabama as many were put on hold following a controversial ruling by the state Supreme Court a few weeks ago.

Alabama Supreme Court: Frozen embryos are 'children' under state law

Frozen embryos created during fertility treatments can be considered children under Alabama state law, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Officer arrested for allegedly making 'swatting' calls to another department: 'He thought it was funny'

Christopher Eugene Sanspree Jr., a 23-year-old officer from the Montgomery Police Department, faces six misdemeanor charges for allegedly placing false emergency calls, a practice known as "swatting."

Alabama nitrogen gas execution reignites debate
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The United Nations Human Rights Office has strong words after the execution of an Alabama inmate as the state's decision to carry out the first-ever nitrogen gas execution reignites the capital punishment debate. FOX's Eben Brown reports more.

Alabama man shook violently on gurney during first-ever nitrogen gas execution

A man put to death using nitrogen gas shook and convulsed on the gurney as Alabama carried out the first-of-its-kind execution that once again placed the United States at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment.

Alabama executes inmate with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used

Alabama has executed a man with nitrogen gas, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again put the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment.

Police: Woman scared of bad weather makes false burglary call for cops to respond

In Alabama, Kelley Ginibera, 39, is facing charges for allegedly falsely reporting a burglary to the Dothan police on January 9. Responding to her call, officers found no burglary in progress but discovered that Ginibera had made the report out of fear of bad weather.