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MONTGOMERY, Ala — Montgomery police have identified a woman killed in a weekend murder-suicide as social media posts continue to tie the case to Alabama rapper Li Spell and a separate homicide investigation in the city.
The woman was identified online as Adriana Grant, also known as Ari P. Kari, while posts circulating on social media said the suspect, identified as...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama voters are casting ballots Tuesday in a primary election that includes statewide contests, all 140 seats in the Legislature and two constitutional amendments, even as a fast-moving redistricting battle hangs over the state’s congressional map. A federal three-judge panel has set a hearing for May 22 in Birmingham in the long-running congressional re...
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. — A Trussville man has been charged in the March shooting death of Whitney Harlow Robeson, a 22-year-old Auburn University graduate whose cause of death was recently ruled a homicide by the Jefferson County Coroner and Medical Examiner’s Office.
Jeffrey Scott Towers, 54, was arrested Monday on a manslaughter charge in connection with the March 7 sho...
SYLACAUGA, Ala. — Sylacauga is moving forward with plans to install a Safe Haven Baby Box at the city fire department, giving parents in crisis a legal, anonymous way to safely surrender a newborn.
The project is a partnership between the city and ACT Families, a local community service effort founded by Sylacauga resident Peyton Crist. The Sylacauga City Council ap...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Protesters from across Alabama and beyond gathered Saturday in Selma and Montgomery for “All Roads Lead to the South,” a voting rights demonstration organized in response to the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais ruling and renewed redistricting fights across the South. Organizers said the day was meant to honor the civil rights movement’s legacy...