Alabama killer curses and makes obscene gesture as he is executed by

Alabama has put to death inmate Carey Dale Grayson for the 1994 murder of a hitchhiker, the third execution using nitrogen gas in the US. Grayson, 50, was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. on Thursday at William C. Holman Correctional Facility in the state …

US state of Alabama carries out third execution by nitrogen gas

Carey Grayson was executed using controversial method after being convicted of the 1994 murder of a hitchhiker. A man convicted of murdering a hitchhiker 30 years ago has become the third person in the United States to be executed by nitrogen gas. Carey …

Alabama death row inmate's last meal revealed before being third execution by nitrogen

An Alabama death row inmate was executed Thursday evening by nitrogen gas, but not before a Tex-Mex-style last meal and a profane rant directed at the execution staff. Carey Dale Grayson had been on death row for 28 years following the 1994 murder and …

Alabama has carried out nation's 3rd nitrogen gas execution, putting a man to death for the murder of a hitchhiker

Alabama earns an F on this key health issue, report card says

Alabama continues to have one of the nation’s highest rates of babies being born too early, according to a recent report by March of Dimes. The annual report, which looks at preterm births and other maternal health outcomes, again gave Alabama an F grade. …

Physicians press Alabama Medicaid on child gun violence prevention

A physician told Alabama’s Medicaid Agency Thursday that the state needed to spend newly-available federal money to address child gun violence cases.  “We learned that there would be money on the table for state Medicaid to reimburse pediatricians for …

Alabama football fan rooting guide: Games with CFP, SEC implications that could help

Let’s start with the easy one. Rooting for No. 7 Alabama football is the top priority if you’re a Crimson Tide fan. Alabama (8-2, 4-2 SEC) needs to win out in the regular season to stay alive for the College Football Playoff and the SEC Championship Game. …

Alabama football's DeBoer excited about development of local freshmen Sanders and Riley

Alabama football recruiting became a national brand under legendary coach Nick Saban. That's not to say the Crimson Tide was incapable of attracting talent from coast to coast prior to Saban's arrival in 2007 — his predecessor Mike Shula, for …

Alabama Senate Republicans quiet on their preferences as leadership vote approaches

The Alabama Republican State Senate Caucus will pick a new leader after Thanksgiving, but its members aren’t advertising their choices.  The caucus, which holds 27 of the 35 seats in the state Senate, is scheduled to vote Dec. 3 for a new Senate President …

As fight over Alabama library book complaints continues, board reinstates grant program

The executive board of the Alabama Public Library Service on Thursday heard complaints from several parents about books they considered inappropriate for children, part of an ongoing public debate how libraries should control access to books with sexual …