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Nichole Smith signs a memorial sign Sept. 23, 2024, remembering the four people who were killed in a shooting outside a nightclub in Birmingham, Ala., (AP Photo/Safiyah Riddle)
In wake of mass shootings, Alabama lawmakers eye ban on Glock switches and public safety bills
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and many lawmakers are supporting a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that make semi-automatic weapons fire like a machine gun.
February 4
Alabama schedules fourth nitrogen gas execution amid debate over method
Alabama has scheduled its fourth execution by nitrogen gas. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday set a Feb. 6 execution date for Demetrius Frazier. Her office said the execution will be carried out by nitrogen gas.
January 7
Alabama carries out nation’s third nitrogen gas execution on a man for a hitchhiker’s killing
An Alabama man convicted in the 1994 killing of a female hitchhiker cursed at the prison warden and made obscene gestures before being put to death in the nation’s third execution using nitrogen gas.
November 22, 2024
Abe Bonowitz of Death Penalty Action leads a outside the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, against a scheduled execution in Alabama using nitrogen gas. (Kim Chandler/Associated Press)
Federal appeals court won’t block upcoming nitrogen gas execution in Alabama
A federal appeals court says it will let the nation’s third execution with nitrogen gas go forward this week. The 11th U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed on Monday a lower court’s decision to let Carey Dale Grayson’s execution proceed Thursday night.
November 18, 2024
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Carey Dale Grayson, one of the state's death row inmates who asked to have his execution carried out by nitrogen gas. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP, File)
Judge refuses to block nation’s third scheduled nitrogen execution
A judge on Wednesday refused to stop the nation’s third scheduled execution by nitrogen gas that is planned in Alabama for later this month. U.S. District Judge R.
November 6, 2024
FILE - Shomari Figures, who is running for Alabama's 2nd Congressional District, speaks during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Figures wins Alabama’s redrawn 2nd Congressional District
Democrat Shomari Figures has won election to Alabama’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District. That flips a seat that had been previously held by the GOP. Figures defeated Republican Caroleene Dobson to win the open seat.
November 6, 2024
This combination image shows the candidates for Alabama's new 2nd Congressional District, Republican Caroleene Dobson, Aug 31, 2024, and Democrat Shomari Figures, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, left, J. Scott Applewhite)
Figures, Dobson make closing pitches to voters in Alabama congressional race
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The two candidates for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, which was redrawn by a federal court after a lengthy redistricting battle, made their final campaign pushes this week, seeking to drive turnout in the race that could play a role in the battle for control of the U.S
November 2, 2024
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, right, appears with Shomari Figures, the Democratic nominee in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District, during an event in Mobile, Ala., Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
Former US attorney general says House candidate Shomari Figures in Alabama will fight for equality
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder called next week’s election in Alabama an opportunity for the state’s voters. Holder appeared with Democratic congressional nominee Shomari Figures at a series of Monday campaign stops in Mobile.
October 29, 2024
Family members of people incarcerated in the Alabama prison system wear shirts calling for reform during a Legislative Prison Oversight Committee meeting in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
Alabama lawmakers question parole board chair on low releases, lack of responsiveness
Alabama lawmakers have sharply questioned the head of the state parole board about their low release rates. Leigh Gwathney is the chairwoman of the three-person Board of Pardons and Paroles.
October 24, 2024
FILE - CRC, of Alabama, has 1,500 medical marijuana plants, shown here on July 23, 2024, growing at their Pike County, Alabama facility. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)
An Alabama judge appoints a mediator in a long-running medical marijuana dispute
A judge has appointed a mediator to try to negotiate an end to a long-running dispute over who gets licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in Alabama.
October 23, 2024
FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, photo, Derrick Dearman, 27, of Leakesville, Miss., center, is escorted into Mobile County Metro Jail in Mobile, Ala. (Lawrence Specker/Press-Register via AP, File)
Alabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death
A man who admitted to killing five people in 2016 has been executed by lethal injection in Alabama. Derrick Dearman was pronounced dead Thursday at Holman prison in southern Alabama.
October 18, 2024
Judge maintains injunction against key part of Alabama absentee ballot law
A federal judge on Friday refused to stay an injunction against a portion of a new Alabama law that limits who can help voters with absentee ballot applications. Chief U.S.
October 4, 2024
Judge refuses to dismiss Alabama lawsuit over solar panel fees
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against the Alabama Public Service Commission over solar panel fees.
October 3, 2024
This combination of photos shows Alabama's new 2nd Congressional District Republican candidate Caroleene Dobson, left, and Democratic candidate Shomari Figures during the Macon County Day Festival in Tuskegee, Ala., on Saturday, Aug 31, 2024. (AP Photo/ Butch Dill)
Figures, Dobson clash in congressional debate
Congressional hopefuls Shomari Figures and Caroleene Dobson clashed in a Wednesday debate. The two candidates running for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District met in a candidate forum in Montgomery.
October 2, 2024
Justice Department sues Alabama saying state is purging voter rolls too close to election
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Alabama and its top election official. Federal officials accused the state of illegally purging people from voter rolls too close to the November election.
September 27, 2024
FILE - Officials escort murder suspect Alan Eugene Miller away from the Pelham City Jail in Alabama, Aug. 5, 1999. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
Alabama puts man convicted of killing 3 to death in the country’s second nitrogen gas execution
A man convicted of killing three people in workplace shootings has been executed with nitrogen gas in Alabama. It was the second time the state has carried out an execution with nitrogen gas.
September 27, 2024
Judge blocks one part of new Alabama absentee ballot restrictions
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a portion of a new Alabama law limiting help with absentee ballot applications. Chief U.S.
September 25, 2024
This image provided by WBMA shows police working on the scene of a shooting in Birmingham, Ala., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (Bill Castle/WBMA via AP)
A city proud of its role in facing down hatred confronts a new wave of violence
There was a time when the city of Birmingham, Alabama, earned the nickname “Bombingham,” renowned for senseless violence and its strength in confronting the racial hatred that fueled it.
September 24, 2024
Robyn Soweka Sr., of Hickory Ground Tribal Town, right, describes a tribal challenge issued to the Poarch Band, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Wetumoka, Ala. At left is George Thompson, who is the Mekko, a ceremonial leader, of Hickory Ground in the Muscogee Nation. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
A bitter fight between two tribes over sacred land where one built a casino
Thousands once filled the Muscogee tribe’s territory in present-day Alabama. Hickory Ground was a town, a ceremonial site, burial ground, and the last tribal capital before the people were forcibly removed from the Southeast.
September 25, 2024
This undated photo provided by Sheila Everson shows Tahj Booker who was killed on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in a mass shooting outside of a Birmingham, Ala., nightclub. Booker was 27. (Sheila Everson via AP
Birmingham, Alabama, leaders plead for information on mass shooting and announce reward money
Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, are pleading with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people and injured more than a dozen others.
September 23, 2024
This image provided by WBMA shows bystanders near the scene of a shooting in Birmingham, Ala., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (Bill Castle/WBMA via AP)
Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 17 in nightlife district in Birmingham, Alabama
A search is underway for the shooters who killed four people and injured 17 others in a popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama. Police say victims were caught in the crossfire during the shooting shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday.
September 23, 2024
Trey Forrest, Absentee Election Coordinator for the Jefferson County/Birmingham (Ala) Division, prepares absentee ballots for the November election, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
The first general election ballots are going in the mail as the presidential contest nears
The first general election ballots for the presidential race are going out as Alabama officials begin mailing them to absentee voters with the Nov. 5 contest less than two months away.
September 11, 2024
This combination of photos shows Alabama's new 2nd Congressional District Republican candidate Caroleene Dobson, left, and Democratic candidate Shomari Figures during the Macon County Day Festival in Tuskegee, Ala., on Saturday, Aug 31, 2024. (AP Photo/ Butch Dill)
Alabama congressional district redrawn to better represent Black voters sparks competitive race
Alabama’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District is sparking a heated election. Democrat Shomari Figures, a former top aide to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, is trying to flip the seat.
September 8, 2024
FILE - Derrick Dearman, right, who faces six counts of capital murder charges for the massacre of five adults in Citronelle Ala., is escorted into Mobile County Metro Jail, Aug. 22, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. (Lawrence Specker/The Birmingham News via AP, File)
Alabama sets mid-October execution date for man who killed 5 in ax and gun attack
Alabama’s governor has set a mid-October execution date for a man who admitted killing five people with an axe and gun. Derrick Dearman is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Oct. 17.
September 3, 2024
11th Circuit allows Alabama to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Alabama can continue enforcing its ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The 11th U.S. Court of Appeals declined to reconsider a January decision that let the law take effect.
August 29, 2024
FILE - The Littoral Combat Ship Coronado sits alongside the Austal USA facilities on the Mobile River in Mobile, Ala., following christening ceremonies for the ship, Jan. 14, 2012. (G.M. Andrews/Press-Register via AP, File)
US Navy shipbuilder Austal USA agrees to pay $24 million to settle accounting fraud probe
A shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy has agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay $24 million to settle an accounting fraud investigation. The U.S.
August 27, 2024
Judge limits scope of lawsuit challenging Alabama restrictions on help absentee ballot applications
A federal judge has sided with the state of Alabama in a voting rights case. The ruling narrows the scope of a challenge to a new Alabama law criminalizing some ways of helping other people apply for an absentee ballot. Chief U.S.
August 23, 2024
Judge dismisses lawsuit after Alabama says new felon voting law won’t be enforced this election
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit over the effective date of a new Alabama law that expands the list of felonies that would cause a person to lose their voting rights.
August 21, 2024
This undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Carey Dale Grayson, one of the state's death row inmates who asked to have his execution carried out by nitrogen gas. The Alabama Supreme Court on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, authorized the execution of Grayson by nitrogen gas. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP File)
Alabama sets November date for third nitrogen execution
Alabama’s governor has set a Nov. 21 execution date for what is scheduled to be the nation’s third death sentence carried out by nitrogen gas. Gov. Kay Ivey sat the execution date for Carey Dale Grayson.
August 19, 2024
Alabama Supreme Court authorizes third nitrogen gas execution
Alabama has authorized the execution of a third person by nitrogen gas. The Alabama Supreme Court granted on Wednesday the state attorney general’s request to authorize the execution of Carey Dale Grayson. Alabama Gov.
August 14, 2024
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