BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An underground fire has been raging at an environmental landfill near Birmingham for almost a month, covering Alabama’s largest metro area with smoke. Now, state…
Read more Landfill fire near Birmingham burning for almost a monthJACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi man who pleaded guilty to raping and killing a 16-year-old girl is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday evening. He would become…
Read more Mississippi set to execute man for killing 16-year-old girlToday in History Today is Monday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2022. There are 19 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 12,…
Read more Today in History: December 12, Paris climate accord adoptedBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sought a pause in executions and ordered a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system Monday after an unprecedented third…
Read more Alabama pausing executions after 3rd failed lethal injectionMONTGOMERY, Ala. — A former corrections officer on Friday compared Alabama prisons to a “third world country with a concrete floor” and said he believes federal officials should…
Read more Former officer: Alabama ‘not in control’ of state prisonsMONTGOMERY, Ala — An Alabama inmate said prison staff poked him with needles for over an hour as they tried to find a vein during an aborted lethal…
Read more Attorneys: Inmate endured ‘torture’ during execution attempt
