Tag: Alabama
5-Year-Old Boy Hit & Killed After Mom’s Boyfriend Forced Him Out of Car As Punishment for “Acting Out”
A 5-year-old Alabama boy is dead after he was hit by a car Saturday night (Nov. 28) in Fort Mitchell after his mom's boyfriend forced him out of the car as punishment for "acting out" and "being unruly."
Black Broadway Actor Robert Hartwell Buys House Built by Slaves in 1820 After Seller Implied He Couldn’t Afford It
Broadway actor Robert Hartwell says he's "never been prouder to be a black man" after he was able to purchase a historic house built by slaves in 1820.
Alabama High School Star Athlete & UAB Football Signee Jamari “Chop” Smith, 18, Dies After Drowning in Lake
Jamari "Chop" Smith—a standout athlete out of Montgomery, Alabama and rising UAB freshman—has died at the age of 18 after an accidental drowning at a lake in Auburn.
Video Shows Alabama Cop Body Slamming Black Woman at Walmart for Not Wearing a Mask
A police officer in Birmingham, Alabama is under investigation after video footage surfaced showing him body-slamming a Walmart customer for allegedly refusing to wear a face mask.
Alabama Detective Shot & Killed Girlfriend After Catching Her Having an Affair With Male Detective
A veteran Birmingham police detective is facing serious charges after she was arrested for shooting and killing her girlfriend who she'd caught having an affair with a male detective.
Alabama Executes Nathaniel Woods, Man Convicted in Killing of 3 Cops Who Were Shot By Someone Else
A man convicted in the 2004 killings of three police officers who were shot by another man was executed Thursday evening in Alabama.
Alabama Elementary Teacher Charged with Having Sex With Student, 2nd Teacher in School District Charged Within a Year
Catherine Lynn Coffey, an Alabama elementary school teacher, has been charged with two felonies for having sex with a high school student.
Man Facing Capital Murder Charges After Fatally Shooting Pregnant Mom in Front of Their Two Kids
Two young children are left without a mother after their father shot her dead right in front of them while in a grocery store.
Human Remains Found in Woods Confirmed As Missing Teen Aniah Blanchard, Third Suspect Arrested
The set of human remains found in a wooded area in Macon County, Alabama have been confirmed to belong to missing 19-year-old college student Aniah Blanchard, police announced Wednesday (Nov. 27).
Cops Believe They’ve Found Remains of Missing 19-Year-Old Aniah Blanchard, UFC Fighter Walt Harris’ Stepdaughter
Alabama police say remains possibly belonging to 19-year-old missing college student Aniah Blanchard were found Monday morning (Nov. 25) in Macon County.
Alabama Woman Shot While Trying to Save Friend From Murder-Suicide Killed by Friend’s Boyfriend’s Brother
Shameka Stabler was shot three weeks ago while trying to save her best friend from being killed by her boyfriend in a murder-suicide. Now she too is dead as the result of a shooting at the hands of a relative of the man who killed her friend.
Body of Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney Found Inside Dumpster at Landfill, Birmingham Police Confirm
Police have confirmed that the body of a 3-year-old girl who went missing more than a week ago in Birmingham, Alabama was found inside a dumpster at a landfill.
Mom of 2 Shot & Killed in Front of Kids By Boyfriend in Murder-Suicide
The shooting death of an Alabama woman who was killed in front of her kids by her boyfriend is making headlines as police investigate the incident as a murder-suicide.
10 Teens Shot at High School Football Game in Alabama, 17-Year-Old Arrested for Attempted Murder
Police say an Alabama teen has been arrested and is facing attempted murder charges after 10 people were shot after a high school football game in Mobile.
Alabama Man Who Served 36 Years of Life Sentence for Stealing $50 Granted Early Prison Release
Alvin Kennard, an Alabama man sentenced to life in prison without parole for a $50 robbery, has been granted an early release after spending the past 36 years behind bars.
Alabama Rapper Arrested in Atlanta After Throwing $250K Worth of Meth Over Balcony
Kelvin James Dark—an Alabama rapper who goes by the names "Mr. Alabama" and "K Digga"—was arrested in Atlanta after he allegedly tossed $250K worth of meth over an apartment balcony during a police raid.
Alabama Man Sentenced to Over 600 Years in Prison for Molesting 5 Girls Under the Age of 16
Raven Smith—an Alabama man who admitted to raping, sodomizing and sexually abusing young girls—was sentenced to more than 600 years in prison.
Republican Congressman Says Colin Kaepernick Should Move to Another Country Since He Hates America So Much
Republican Congressman Morris Jackson "Mo" Brooks Jr. condemned Colin Kaepernick for expressing his concerns over Nike's now-pulled Betsy Ross flag sneakers possibly invoking racism, saying that the athlete turned activist should "consider moving to a country where he believes the laws are better for his purposes."
Alabama Woman Shot in the Stomach While 5 Months Pregnant Charged With Unborn Baby’s Death
An Alabama woman whose unborn baby was killed in a shooting that she initiated has now been indicted in the infant's death. 27-year-old Marshae Jones, of Birmingham, was arrested Wednesday (Jun. 26) after she was indicted by a grand jury in Jefferson County on a manslaughter charge.
Extreme Alabama Law Moves Keke Palmer to Reveal She Had an Abortion: “I Was 24, in Europe, Very Far Away from Home”
Responding to the #YouKnowMe hashtag currently trending on Twitter, Keke Palmer was one of the celebrities to bravely reveal that she had an abortion when she was 24 years old.
