A 25-year-old woman in Alabama was last heard from on Thursday night after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler walking along the side of an interstate and would pull over to help, prompting a sprawling search for her as investigators raced to find clues about her disappearance. The woman, Carlee Russell, told…
At least four people were killed and several others were injured in a shooting on Saturday night in an Alabama city, officials said. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said in a statement on Sunday that the shooting in Dadeville took place around 10:34 p.m. and that there were “multiple injuries.” The shooting took place at…
Alabama’s governor issued a sweeping order on Monday suspending all executions in the state and ordering a review of Alabama’s execution process following a series of problems delivering lethal injection drugs this year. The move by Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, comes four days after prison officials said they had been unable to insert one…
“Although that justice could not be carried out tonight because of last-minute legal attempts to delay or cancel the execution, attempting it was the right thing to do,” said Ms. Ivey, a Republican. “My prayers are with the victim’s children and grandchildren as they are forced to relive their tragic loss.” In a brief email…
What started out as a relaxing potluck dinner at an Episcopal church in Alabama on Thursday evening took a sudden and deadly turn when a man pulled out a handgun and opened fire, killing three people, the authorities said. The gunfire inside the Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Ala., ended when a fifth…