Alabama mom faces felony for filling doctor’s prescription while pregnant
AL.com - Thu Jul 22, 2021
An Alabama mom battling chronic back pain faces felony charges for refilling her prescription while pregnant – in a case her attorneys say tests the limits of legal protections for women receiving medical care. More»
North Alabama synagogues vandalized with swastikas, anti-Semitic slurs
WBMA-TV - Sat Apr 11, 2020
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Alabama authorities on Friday said they are investigating a second case of a synagogue being vandalized with swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti. More»
Alabama top cop suggests Nancy Pelosi could be targeted by 'roadside bomb on her way home
Daily Mail - Sat Feb 8, 2020
A top Alabama cop has been forced to apologize for a Facebook post where he said Nancy Pelosi could be targeted with a roadside bomb on her way home and called Democrats 'Dumbocrats' after she was seen ripping up Donald Trump's State of the Union speech. More»
Alabama man, 48, admits planning to kidnap a 'young, clean virgin', 14, so he could SELL her to a Tennessee sex trafficker
Daily Mail - Tue Mar 20, 2018
An Alabama man who hatched a plan to hire someone to kidnap a woman and her 14-year-old daughter and then sell the teen to a sex trafficker has pleaded guilty to federal charges. More»
Alabama Jailers Let Prisoners Die From Easily Treatable Illnesses to Save Money
AlterNet - Mon Oct 20, 2014
Three lawsuits recently filed in federal court accuse the state of Alabama of denying prisoners with easily treatable illnesses or injuries proper medical care resulting in the prisoner's death. More»
Journal Editor Resigns Over Problematic Climate Paper
BBC - Thu Sep 1, 2011
The editor of a science journal has resigned after admitting that a recent paper casting doubt on man-made climate change should not have been published. More»
Sheriff jailed for pocketing money meant for inmate meals
CNN - Thu Jan 8, 2009
ALABAMA - A federal judge ordered a north Alabama sheriff jailed this week, saying the lawman intentionally served jail inmates "woefully insufficient" meals in order to pocket more than $200,000. More»
NASA pioneer Ernst Stuhlinger dies at 94
Associated Press - Mon May 26, 2008
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Ernst Stuhlinger, one of the last surviving German rocket scientists who came to America after World War II and formed the engineering foundation of the nation's space program, has died. More»
UFO Sighting In Decatur, Alabama
WSFA-TV - Sun May 25, 2008
What was it last night around Decatur that had people talking? Friday night and into today, our newsroom has been flooded with people inquiring about a strange sighting in the western sky. More»