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…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Protesters from across Alabama and beyond gathered Saturday in Selma and Montgomery for “All Roads Lead to the South,” a voting rights demonstration organized in response to the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais ruling and renewed redistricting fights across the South. Organizers said the day was meant to honor the civil rights…

MOBILE, Ala. — Authorities safely detonated a grenade-style improvised explosive device found underwater during a routine maintenance dive at the Converse Reservoir dam, prompting a multi-agency response and renewed concern about security at a critical piece of infrastructure in Mobile’s water system. The device was discovered during a dive conducted by the Mobile Area Water…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The director of the Birmingham Museum of Art is leaving his post after nearly two decades at the institution to become director and CEO of the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Graham C. Boettcher, the R. Hugh Daniel Director and CEO of the Birmingham Museum of Art since 2017, will depart…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A legal firestorm is erupting in Alabama following a Monday ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that cleared the way for the state to use a congressional map with only one majority-Black district, just days before the scheduled May 19 primary. The decision has triggered a high-stakes standoff between the Republican-led Legislature…