February 21, 2024 University of Alabama at Birmingham pauses in vitro fertilization following state Supreme Court embryo ruling The University of Alabama at Birmingham stopped in vitro fertilization procedures after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos have the same legal status as children.
February 21, 2024 Alabama frozen embryo ruling will limit fertility treatment access, critics say The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos created during fertility treatments are children under state law. Critics said this risks limiting fertility treatments in the state.
February 20, 2024 Alabama Supreme Court rules couples can sue for wrongful death after embryos were dropped The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children. This allows couples to sue over the death of their unborn children after their embryos were destroyed.
February 20, 2024 Original murder case dropped against inmate whose escape left jail guard accomplice dead Former Alabama jailbreaker Casey White, whose 11-day manhunt left his corrections officer accomplice dead, is no longer the suspect in Connie Ridgeway's murder.
February 19, 2024 Alabama drive-by shooting leaves 4 dead, police say Dozens of shots were fired outside a Birmingham home in an Alabama drive-by shooting that left four men dead. No one has yet been arrested.
February 18, 2024 Alabama mom runs over her 7-year-old son with car after making him walk home from school as punishment: police An Alabama mother punished her 7-year-old son by making him walk home from school and then ran him over accidentally, according to police.
February 17, 2024 GOP senator fumes over 'wacko' Democrats' lack of 'common sense' on trans sports: 'Going to get hurt' In an interview with Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Digital, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., fumed over the "wacko" Democrats he said were not standing up to protect women's ability to participate in sports.
February 16, 2024 Opponents of Alabama's nitrogen executions want nitrogen companies to withhold supply AL's execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith using nitrogen gas for the first time has sparked controversy. Opponents want nitrogen companies to refuse to supply prisons.
February 16, 2024 On this day in history, February 16, 1968, first 911 call is made, emergency system fueled by shocking murder The first call using the standard 911 emergency number system was made on this day in history, Feb. 16, 1968. It came years after a murder proved the need for the system.
February 15, 2024 Alabama House to vote on casino, lottery proposal The Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee approved a proposal to to authorize a lottery, sports betting, and multiple casinos across Alabama.