December 29, 2023 Alabama group pushes for medical marijuana program launch in 2024 despite legal hurdles The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission is actively working to launch the state's medical marijuana program in 2024 despite delays, according to the group.
December 29, 2023 Armed women nationwide refused 'to be victims' in 2023 as gun ownership increases Women from coast to coast have used their firearms to prevent crimes and attacks in 2023, as gun ownership among women has increased in recent years.
December 28, 2023 Massachusetts trial for man in 1988 case of 11-year-old's murder stalls as jury deadlocks The trial of a 76-year-old Alabama man accused of the 1988 killing of 11-year-old Melissa Ann Tremblay in Massachusetts has ended in a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury.
December 27, 2023 Alabama agency wraps up probe into fatal police shooting in man's front yard The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has wrapped up its inquiry into a deadly police shooting that resulted in the death of a man in his front yard in September.
December 26, 2023 ‘Miracle twins’ are born to Alabama woman with double uterus: ‘True medical surprise’ After making headlines for her “one in 50 million" pregnancy, Kelsey Hatcher, 32, gave birth to twin daughters. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital shared details of the delivery.
December 22, 2023 Beauty queen charged in ex-NFL hubby's Bahamas murder plot allowed to return home for holidays A judge allowed Lindsay Shiver to leave the Bahamas, where she is facing charges connected to a murder-for-hire plot, to visit family in Alabama.
December 21, 2023 US judge weighs Alabama's controversial plan to execute inmate with nitrogen gas A federal judge is considering whether Alabama should be allowed to use nitrogen gas for the nation's first execution of this method after a lawsuit challenging the plan.
December 20, 2023 Alabama mayor resigns, pleads guilty to using inmates, city employees for private labor Mayor Kenneth Nail of Hanceville, Alabama, has resigned and pleaded guilty to charges alleging he used city employees and inmates for private labor.
December 20, 2023 Ex-Alabama correctional officer receives prison sentence for inmate assault and cover-up A former Alabama correctional officer has been sentenced to 87 months in prison and three years of supervised release for assaulting an inmate and attempting to cover it up.
December 20, 2023 Crimes that shocked the country in 2023 Suspected killer Bryan Kohberger, convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh and New York City architect Rex Heuermann named in most high-profile crime stories of 2023.