In Alabama, rare 400-pound spotted eagle ray jumps into boat, gives birth

"She was weighing the boat down," said April Jones of the spotted eagle ray that made a sudden appearance near Dauphin Island, Alabama.

Floating abortion clinic proposed in Gulf of Mexico to bypass bans in southern states

A California doctor is proposing a "floating abortion clinic" aboard a ship in the Gulf of Mexico's federal waters as a way to maintain access for people in southern states where abortion bans have been enacted.

Alabama church shooting: Services resume after 3 were killed

Worship services resume Sunday at the Alabama church where a gunman opened fire and killed three senior citizens at a potluck dinner last week.

Alabama high school helps stage graduation for sick father

An Alabama man suffering from late-stage cancer got to see his son graduate from high school with help from school officials and his family.

Alabama church shooting: 3rd victim dies, police say

A third elderly church member who was shot when a man pulled out a handgun during a potluck dinner has died, police said Friday. 

Lightning kills cow ‘on the spot,’ prompting warning from farmer

“We are always saddened at a loss like this, but realize that events like this happen in nature,“ an Alabama farmer said.

Sheriff: Alabama inmate Casey White, prison officer were prepared for a shootout

A murder suspect and the jailer who helped him escape from an Alabama lockup were carrying $29,000 in cash, four handguns and an AR-15 rifle and were prepared for a shootout when they were captured, an Indiana sheriff said Tuesday.

Alabama prison escape: Inmate Casey White seen in new mugshot photo

Records show murder suspect and convicted felon Casey White was booked into Vanderburgh County Jail in Evansville, Indiana, at 1:42 a.m. local time.

Alabama corrections officer Vicky White dies of self-inflicted gunshot in Casey White manhunt

Vicky White, the Alabama corrections officer who scandalized the country by allegedly walking a murder suspect and convicted felon out of the Lauderdale County Jail last month, has died. She was 56.

Casey White escape: Alabama inmate could try 'suicide by cop' as doc shows he wanted to ‘have police kill him'

As the manhunt for escaped Alabama inmate Casey Cole White and fugitive prison guard Vicky White moves into its 11th day, experts are warning that White may attempt "suicide by cop" like he has threatened in the past. In a 2015 warrant, where he was charged with the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend, White said he "wanted to kill her and have the police kill him. His only regret was that neither was successful."

US Marshals: Fugitive Casey White has tattoos associated with white supremacist gang

Casey White, who escaped from an Alabama jail with the help of a correctional officer, has multiple tattoos associated with the white supremacist prison gang Southern Brotherhood, the U.S. Marshals said.