HOOVER, Ala. — A family member pushed open the door to a quiet Hoover residence Tuesday morning, stepping into a shadowed scene where former WBRC sports reporter Christina Chambers and her husband lay dead from gunshot wounds. Hoover police responded around 9:03 a.m. to the 700 block of Highland Manor Court, where fire-medics pronounced Chambers,…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Nearly 20 years after Natalee Holloway vanished during a graduation trip to Aruba, Netflix is preparing a three-part documentary series revisiting the case that gripped Birmingham, the state of Alabama and the nation. The untitled docuseries will stream globally and center on Holloway’s mother, Beth Holloway, as she recounts what the streamer…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Immigrants convicted of crimes in Alabama are receiving significantly longer prison sentences than citizens convicted of similar offenses, raising fresh questions about bias and inequality in a state already under federal scrutiny for its overcrowded and violent prisons. A new ProPublica investigation reviewed more than 100 Alabama court cases involving immigrants who…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama’s peanut farmers are reeling from a total collapse in exports to China this year, with shipments of the state’s signature crop dropping from $19.2 million in 2024 to nothing, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture data. The plunge, part of a broader 66% decline in Alabama agricultural exports to…

HEFLIN, Ala. — A frantic carjacking pursuit ignited a barrage of gunfire on Interstate 20 Friday night, as suspects fleeing Calhoun County deputies barreled into Cleburne County and triggered a massive law enforcement showdown that paralyzed traffic near Heflin. Multiple agencies swarmed the eastbound lanes, boxing in the stolen vehicle amid the chaos of flashing…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama took its most significant step yet toward legal access to medical marijuana this week, approving the state’s first dispensary licenses after years of political resistance, lawsuits and false starts that have left patients waiting since 2021. State officials now say products could reach patients as soon as spring 2026, marking a…