Marion County

An Alabama lawmaker has been arrested on a domestic violence charge after his wife accused him of threatening to beat her. Republican state Rep. Tracy Estes, 57, was booked Friday night at the Marion County jail on a misdemeanor charge of third-degree domestic violence.

The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized an execution date for a man convicted in the 2004 slaying of a couple during a robbery. Justices on Wednesday granted the Alabama attorney general’s request to authorize an execution date for 50-year-old Jamie Mill. Gov. Kay Ivey will set the exact date.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A new program is being developed to address the opioid problem in parts of west Alabama.A statement from the University of Alabama…