Raven Johnson

An Alabama inmate convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment as she slept was put to death Thursday evening in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas. Demetrius Frazier, 52, was pronounced dead at 6:36 p.m. CST at a south Alabama prison for his murder conviction in the 1991 rape and killing of 41-year-old Pauline Brown.

The State of Alabama is preparing to conduct its third execution with nitrogen gas tonight. Carey Grayson is within hours of a death sentence for the 1994 killing of a Jefferson County woman. The use of nitrogen hypoxia is still considered controversial and experimental. We got an international view of the situation, and an explanation on how we got here.

A city in North Alabama is about to become the home of the state’s newest Medieval Festival. The Scottsboro Renaissance Faire gets underway for the first time tomorrow.

A new report says Alabama could be doing more for residents who are disabled. The financial website Wallethub says a new study shows our state has several cities that rank low on accommodating citizens with special needs.