Federal appeals court won’t block upcoming nitrogen gas execution in Alabama

The 11th U.S. Court of Appeals swiftly affirmed a lower court's decision to let Carey Dale Grayson's execution proceed. Grayson had sought a preliminary injunction to block the execution. The three-judge panel wrote that evidence “did not show that nitrogen hypoxia creates a substantial risk of conscious suffocation."


Who pays for Alabama’s $5 billion ‘zombie’ highway project? Not Alabama

Alabama is poised to use 100% federal funding to build an interstate that won’t alleviate any of the state’s largest traffic gridlocks and is promoted as an economic development plan rather than a transportation necessity.

Alabama’s presidential results shift right — but not because of new GOP voters

Unofficial returns show a nearly 10% drop in Democratic votes between 2020 and 2024 as Trump support remained steady.

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Why this winter could bring more tornadoes to Alabama

Scientists are finding the tornado map of the United States is changing. In recent years, the Tornado Alley of the Great Plains has twisted into the southeast, a region known as Dixie Alley.

Here are 3 questions to ask before panic buying during a supply chain breakdown

The dock worker strike in October led to some shoppers panic buying the wrong items. Here are tips for how to prep the right way, according to experts.

Gunshots at Tuskegee University sent terrified students running for their lives

The shooting left one man dead and injured at least 16 other people early Sunday, a dozen of them by gunfire, authorities said. An arrest was announced hours later. Many of the injured were students.


Bobby Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer and 3-time Daytona 500 winner, dies at 86

Allison’s family that said he died at home in Mooresville, North Carolina. A cause of death wasn’t given, but Allison had been in declining health for years.

Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in Alabama and prompt investigations

The messages, sent anonymously, were reported in several states, including Alabama. They generally used a similar tone but varied in wording.

It’s Peanut Butter Jelly Time in McCalla: Smuckers opens biggest Uncrustables factory in the country

The facility represents a more than $1 billion capital investment from Smuckers and is predicted to bring in 750 jobs to the community.

Amazon workers in Alabama will have third labor union vote after judge finds illegal influence

Administrative law judge Michael Silverstein on Tuesday ordered the third vote for Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama after determining that Amazon committed six violations leading up to the second election in March 2022.

Federal regulators waited 7 months to investigate a deadly home explosion above a gassy coal mine 

Coalfield residents across the country feel ignored as their homes sink and flammable gas rises from underground mining. In Alabama, U.S. regulators dragged their feet until a former top official called them out for failure to protect the public.

Challenges to forced prison labor gain steam, have resonance in the Gulf South

A lawsuit objecting to conditions on the Louisiana State Penitentiary's "farm line" is among at least three legal challenges percolating in the Gulf South.