The Latest Breaking News from Alabama

Carlee Russell says she lied about seeing a lost child and being abducted

Earlier this month, the 25-year-old Alabama nursing student claimed that she was abducted, blindfolded and forced to undress by two captors.

WEKU · Jul 24, 2023

Carlee Russell admits she was never kidnapped, Alabama police say

‘There was no kidnapping on Thursday, July 13. My client did not see a baby on the side of the road,’ a statement by an attorney representing Ms Russell read

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023

Carlee Russell falsely claimed she was kidnapped. Could she face consequences from police?

Alabama police say there was ‘no evidence’ to Carlee Russell’s report of a toddler walking along the interstate alone

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023

Two Alabama firefighters shot at station, one fatally

Jordan Melton, 29, died after the attack at Birmingham fire station which also wounded fellow firefighter Jamal Jones

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2023

Carlee Russell – latest: Donors $63k money withheld despite abduction hoax claims

Alabama police expresses doubt over Russell’s abduction claims

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2023

The fight over Alabama's congressional redistricting now shifts back to federal court

The fight over Alabama's congressional map is shifting back to federal court after Republican lawmakers declined to create a second majority-Black congressional district

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023

Carlee Russell – latest: Alabama woman ‘fired’ from spa after alleged kidnapping as search history revealed

Alabama police say much of nursing student’s statement about what she claims happened to her during alleged abduction from Interstate 459 could not be verified

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023

Alabama lawmakers refuse to create a 2nd majority-Black congressional district

Alabama lawmakers refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy an order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice in elections.

WEKU · Jul 21, 2023

Alabama lawyer says police is using ‘every other synonym for lie except saying she lied’ in Carlee Russell case

‘It’s going to be much more difficult for African American women to be believed, and it may actually decrease the number of actual reports of things,’ Eric Guster says

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Civil rights groups blast Alabama GOP for defying Supreme Court order for second Black congressional district

Republican lawmakers refuse to draw a second majority-Black congressional district despite a ruling from the nation’s highest court

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023