After her senior prom was canceled, Alabama father surprises daughter with 'one dance' at home

A father in Alabama made sure his daughter got to experience her senior prom after the official event was canceled as a result of coronavirus restrictions on Saturday, April 4.

Former Vikings QB Tarvaris Jackson dies in car crash in Alabama

Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson died in a car crash in Alabama Sunday night, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

Alabama executes inmate convicted in killing of 3 officers

A man convicted in the 2004 killings of three police officers who were shot by another man was executed Thursday evening in Alabama.

Democratic candidates join Selma bridge march

Thousands of people joined the Democratic presidential candidates on Sunday to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma in honor of the black civil rights protesters attacked by white police there.

Alabama cop shows off dance moves at Mardi Gras parade

A cop marching behind a group of dancers in a Mardi Gras parade couldn’t resist but join in the festivities.

Photo shows stranger kneeling in rain during procession of fallen police officer

During the procession for a fallen Alabama police officer, someone captured a photo of a man kneeling in the pouring rain to pray as police vehicles drove by. 

Teen accused of killing mother, twin 13-year-old brothers

An Alabama teen allegedly stabbed his mom and 2 brothers to death and then went off to school as if nothing had happened.

Remains IDed as missing Alabama woman who texted she was ‘in trouble’

Human remains found buried in a shallow grave in a backyard have been identified as Paighton Houston, an Alabama woman who texted she feared she was “in trouble” before disappearing last month, police said Friday.

Alabama man caught with meth, heroin asks for photo with arresting deputies

An Alabama man who was found to be in possession of meth and heroin during his arrest on Saturday had an unusual request for the arresting officers: to take a photo with them.

Alabama man charged with abusing baby who had 22 broken ribs

A 19-year-old Alabama man was charged with aggravated child abuse after his infant daughter was found with 22 broken ribs, a broken arm and a broken leg.

3 teens killed in Christmas night crash in Alabama

Three 16-year-olds were killed and a fourth was seriously injured when a vehicle left a road and ran into trees on Christmas night in south Alabama, authorities said Thursday.

Report: Murdered 3-year-old Alabama girl had been given meth, sedative

The child, known as "Cupcake" to relatives, vanished while outside a birthday party on Oct. 12. Her body was found in a trash bin that had been taken to a landfill.

US-born Alabama woman who joined ISIS is not an American citizen, judge rules

A federal judge ruled Thursday that an American-born woman who traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS) group and now wants to return to her family in Alabama is not a U.S. citizen.

Waffle House customers jump behind counter to help lone, late-night employee

A recent late-night experience at a Waffle House location in Birmingham, Alabama left one customer truly humbled after he saw how fellow customers pitched in to support the lone employee on duty when he became overwhelmed.