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The child's body was found after his parents spoke at a press conference.

View Comments As he tried to recall details of the last time he was with his missing 5-week-old son and family, Caleb Whisnand shook his head and furrowed his brow outside the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday evening. "I don't remember much," Whisnand said. Hours later, investigators discovered Caleb Michael Whisnand, Jr.'s body buried in a remote area of Lowndes County, according to court documents, and charged his father with reckless manslaughter.  Now, authorities plan to upgrade the charge to capital murder based on additional evidence uncovered during the infant's auto...

Alabama National Guard turns to vaccinating inmates, the homebound Alabama National Guard turns to vaccinating inmates, the homebound By Lydia Nusbaum | May 11, 2021 at 6:24 PM CDT - Updated May 11 at 7:06 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama National Guard is working with county health departments to help people who can’t access the coronavirus vaccine get their shots. Guard members finished their mass vaccination clinics in 24 rural counties last month and will now split up into smaller groups to find hard-to-reach populations. This could include people who do not have transporta...

How can police mistake a gun for a taser? ‘Rare but possible’ Updated 7:50 AM; Today 7:00 AM A stun gun, commonly called a "taser" has become a popular crime-fighting device since 1999. The devices are shaped like a handgun, but are different in look and feel from a police officer's service weapon. They are also often worn on the non-dominate side of a police officer. Al Amrhein | For NJ Advance Media Facebook Share Alabama law enforcement officers receiving routine training in using tasers, and there are no known instances in which a case of so-called “weapons confusion” has result...

UpdatedMon, Feb 1, 2021 at 3:54 pm CT Reply The 2021 Alabama Legislative Session will officially convene on Tuesday. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) TUSCALOOSA, AL — A Tuscaloosa-area lawmaker is continuing his fight to ease restrictions on Alabama gun owners and allow for concealed carry of a handgun in a vehicle and certain public spaces without a permit. Republican state Sen. Gerald Allen pre-filed a bill to address the matter ahead of the 2021 Alabama Legislative Session, arguing that the current law punishes law-abiding citizens, further restricting their constitutional rights, while detr...