OPELIKA, Ala.—Since 2012, the remains of the small child found behind a mobile home in Alabama were known only as “Baby Jane Doe.” On Thursday, police in Opelika announced that they identified the girl as Amore Joveah Wiggins and arrested her father as a suspect in her death. Police Chief Shane Healey said investigators identified […]
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and another man have been charged with capital murder after a fatal shooting near campus. Tuscaloosa Police Capt. Jack Kennedy said that the shooting occurred early Sunday morning in the Strip off University Blvd. near campus. He said Jamea Harris, 23, of the Birmingham area was shot and killed. […]
President Joe Biden approved major disaster declarations for California and Alabama on Jan. 14 to assist state and local recovery efforts following major storms in both states. Storms in California have left at least 19 people dead amid widespread flooding, mudslides, and other adverse weather incidents, while severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes affected Alabama on Jan. 12. […]
Four members of the same family were among the seven people killed in Autauga County, Alabama, last week, the sheriff’s office said, as a powerful tornado swept the area. The four related victims lived in two homes on Sandy Ridge Road in Prattville, about 27 miles northwest of Montgomery, the Autauga County Sheriff’s Office said […]
SELMA, Ala.—Rescuers raced Friday to find any survivors trapped in debris after tornadoes barreled across parts of the South in a system that killed at least nine people in Alabama and Georgia and inflicted heavy damage on Selma, Alabama. A better picture of the damage was expected to emerge later in the day as authorities […]
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel faces another hurdle in her bid to retain leadership in a vote later this month, as the Alabama GOP issued (pdf) a vote of no confidence for her and called on a leadership change following the midterm elections. “The Alabama Republican Party leadership is committed to representing our […]
ROJ CAMP, Syria—A woman who ran away from home in Alabama at the age of 20, joined the ISIS terrorist group and had a child with one of its fighters says she still hopes to return to the United States, serve prison time if necessary, and advocate against the terrorists. In a rare interview from […]
MOBILE, Ala.—One person was killed and nine hurt in a shooting a few blocks away from where thousands were in the streets for a New Year’s Eve party in downtown Mobile, Alabama, police said. TV news footage showed police officers running and on horseback rushing to the area where the shooting took place about 45 […]
JACKSON, Miss.—A cold snap blanketing the Deep South has upended water systems as local officials struggle to repair widespread leaks and broken pipes, forcing some people to take drastic measures to get by without reliable access to running water. Breakdowns in infrastructure arose in rapid succession after days of freezing temperatures in areas where extended […]
Utah and Alabama on Monday joined a growing number of Republican states in banning video-sharing app TikTok from government devices, amid concerns of threats to the states’ cybersecurity. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, issued an executive order (pdf) to prohibit TikTok use on all state-owned electronic devices. “China’s access to data collected by TikTok […]
