Alabama Plans to Execute Woman's Killer; Her Daughters Say No
A man is scheduled to be executed for killing a woman in Birmingham, but the woman's daughters and their uncle want him to live.
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A man is scheduled to be executed for killing a woman in Birmingham, but the woman's daughters and their uncle want him to live.
The shooting happened just before 7:00 p.m. in the area of Traction Avenue and Pauline Street.Â
Police say the two-vehicle accident happened on July 19 around 10:30 a.m. in the area of Eastern Boulevard and Hitching Post Lane.
79-year-old Jessie Lawson was last seen on the morning of July 25 in the area of Dabney Avenue in Montgomery.
Rain coverage looks lower than it was Monday. Tuesday afternoon looks plenty hot, with highs in the mid 90s and peak heat indices generally just below 105°.
MPD called off the chase in the area of Bell Road and Vaughn Road due to the driving behaviors of the suspects posing a risk to the safety of the citizens.Â
Prattville Police Chief Mark Thompson said officers responded to Pratt Park after receiving several calls related to shots being fired.
50 years ago, a news reporter broke the story that shocked a nation -- that the U.S. government had denied hundreds of poor, Black men treatment for syphilis -- in what became known as the "Tuskegee Study."
It was July 25, 1972, that a news story revealed the federal government's Tuskegee syphilis study.
Police say 40-year-old Shelby McGhee, of Montgomery, was shot and killed early Saturday morning.
Monday looks like another partly cloudy and hot day with scattered showers and storms during the afternoon and early evening.
It's been nearly one year since an arsonist attempted to set fire to the historic church.
Alabama State Troopers say three people have been hurt in a boating accident near Lake Gantt in Covington County.
Alabama State Troopers say a Tuskegee woman has been killed in a pickup truck crash in Macon County.
Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead.
Alabama State Troopers say a man has been killed in a one-car wreck in Chilton County.
A man was shot and killed in Montgomery 2019. Three years later, his family still seeks answers about his death.
Montgomery Police have announced a drug bust that netted more than 25k in cash and more than 20 pounds of marijuana.
The Pilgrim Rest Senior Center put together a birthday parade for Mrs. Hazel McCain to celebrate a big milestone for her and for the community to come out and show her some love.
More and more, young people are using TikTok and Instagram for searches and shopping instead of Google.
A report from the Reuters news service says that SMART Alabama, a plant in Luverne that makes parts for the Hyundai auto assembly plant in Montgomery, has used child labor.
For the third consecutive month, Alabama has recorded a record low unemployment rate.
Two babies were killed when a huge tree crashed into a home during a storm in Birmingham with wind gusts near 50 mph on Thursday.
Former Auburn and professional sports superstar Bo Jackson helped pay for the funerals of the 19 children and two teachers killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre in May.
Firefighters were called to Bright Spot Street in The Waters community just after 9 p.m.



