Black Americans report racist text messages nationwide: Details

Just days after Election Day 2024, anonymous text messages have targeted Black Americans across nearly a dozen states, instructing them to “pick cotton" at local plantations.

Birmingham mass shooting: 4 dead, 17 injured in entertainment district crossfire

Four people have died and more than 20 have been wounded in a shooting in a nightlife area in Birmingham, in the US state of Alabama, according to police and news reports.

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.

Man accused of killing wife, 4 children in Alabama shooting

Brandon Allan Kendrick II, 32, is accused of killing his wife and four children in a shooting that took place Thursday evening.

Texas-based ammo vending machines criticized by gun control advocates

Gun control advocates are concerned about bullets being sold out of vending machines after a Texas-based company placed its ammunition retail machine in several stores across the country.

4 rescued after boat capsizes near Alabama coast

Four individuals were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after their boat capsized near Dauphin Island, Alabama.

'Severe' solar storm could trigger Northern Lights as far south as Alabama Friday night

NOAA upped the Geomagnetic Storm Watch from Moderate to Severe for Friday through Sunday. This is the first Severe Watch in 19 years. That could grace the northern tier skies with auroras but also trigger GPS problems, hamper satellite communication and black out high-frequency radio.

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.