In theory, the death penalty is reserved for “the worst of the worst.” In practice, it is very different. People who are ...

Sheriff Nick Smith denies wrongdoing as investigators probe Tony Mitchell’s death. Mitchell died after being held in a cell known as “The Freezer.” ...

Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the sentence just two days before the execution was set to take place.

Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law a bill making rape of a child younger than 12 a capital crime in Alabama. The bill was a priority for the governor and Republican leaders in the Legislature. It makes ...

Police recovered the hanging body of a nurse in the capital’s Chawkbazar area on Thursday night.“The body was found hanging ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WIAT) — Alabama was revealed as having the 4th highest gun death rate in the nation, an improvement from the previous year. According to the recently released 2024 Centers for Disease ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alabama is asking a federal appellate court to stop the new trial for a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row for a ...

It’s Friday, so we’re starting with the Alabama News Quiz (the “Down in Alabama” podcast player is below): ...

The state of Alabama will continue seeking the death penalty against Marcus Spanevelo. He's charged with kidnapping resulting in the death of Cassie Carli during a custody exchange in 2022. Just days ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Alabama Supreme Court has issued an order to carry out the sentence of death row inmate Charles Lee Burton. Burton was sentenced to death for the 1991 capital murder of ...

The US president has called for regime change following a massive US and Israeli attack, which prompted an unprecedented wave ...

A 35-year-old Bessemer woman was found unresponsive inside her cell at the Trussville City Jail earlier this month.The ...