MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Democratic state representative has prefiled legislation that would let Alabama voters decide whether to abolish the death penalty, thrusting the issue back into the spotlight in…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A faint rumble in the dead of night jolted sleepy residents southwest of Tuscaloosa, as a magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck just after 12:53 a.m. Saturday, rattling nerves…

TRUSSVILLE, Ala. — A man was shot to death early Saturday in the parking lot of Velma’s, the storied Gadsden Highway bar that has loomed large in Trussville’s nightlife —…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham has graduated the largest police academy class in its history, a milestone city leaders say is part of a broader push to pull the city back…

VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. — Vestavia Hills police are warning parents about a “disturbing” new scam in which criminals use artificial intelligence to clone children’s voices and call families with fake…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A new PBS “American Masters” documentary on avant-garde jazz legend and Birmingham native Sun Ra is set to bring the visionary bandleader’s life and legacy to a…