February 5 - The Alabama House Judiciary Committee approves proposed legislation by Matt Simpson. The legislation is a Death penalty bill for child rapists, that could ultimately challenge the precedent of Kennedy v. Louisiana. The bill is similar to the laws passed in Florida (2023) and Tennessee (2024).[1][2]
July 4 – Four people are shot to death in an apartment in Talladega.[5]
July 23 – Seven people are charged in connection with a suspected child sex-trafficking ring based out of a bunker in Brent. Ten children, ages ranging from 3 to 15, are taken into state custody.[6]
August 30 – Two adults are killed and seven children are injured after an ATV accident at a park in Piedmont.[7]
September 26 – Parts of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi experience 911 outages. AT&T reports the outages were caused by fiber cuts made by "third-parties".[9]
October 4 – Two people are killed and 12 injured in a shooting in Montgomery. The police chief says the shooting stemmed from a disagreement that resulted in a shoot-out.[10]
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