MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama health officials are taking a cautious step on marijuana rescheduling even as the federal government moves ahead, underscoring how the state remains behind a policy shift that advocates say should have happened long ago. The governing body of the Alabama Department of Public Health voted to object to the federal marijuana…

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…

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…

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…

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…