Melanie Peeples appears in the following:
Alabama's high court rules frozen embryos are 'children' under state law
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Fertility clinics in Alabama are contemplating next steps after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen fertilized eggs are children — and discarding them would be a crime.
Missing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway's killer has confessed
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Eighteen years after the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba, Joran van der Sloot finally confessed to killing her.
18 years after she disappeared, Natalee Holloway's family finally has answers
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Holloway went to Aruba in 2005 on a high school graduation trip. She was last seen with Joran van der Sloot the night she vanished. He told Holloway's mom how she died and what he did with the body.
Six months after getting lost, an orange cat found its way back to the right person
Sunday, March 26, 2023
An orange cat named Buddy showed up in Homewood, Ala., after leaving his Atlanta home six months earlier.
2020 Not Scary Enough? Try A Haunted Car Wash
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
It's one type of business offering a frighteningly good time, with trick-or-treating discouraged and haunted houses seeming even scarier than other years because of COVID-19.
Not Flying This Summer? Many Americans Are Hitting The Road — In RVs
Sunday, August 02, 2020
The summer vacation, an annual rite for so many, is not an easy thing to give up, even during a pandemic.
Baseball-Starved Fans Turn Out To Watch Middle-Aged Men Play
Thursday, July 16, 2020
With Major League Baseball games to be played in empty stadiums, and the minor league season cancelled, fans are showing up at amateur leagues.
Zoos Look For Ways To Offset An Elephant-Sized Plunge In Revenues
Saturday, April 18, 2020
With no paying visitors because of the coronavirus shutdown, zoos are struggling to cover the fixed costs of caring for their residents.
After Complaint Over Lights, Alabama Town Celebrates Christmas In March
Tuesday, March 07, 2017
An anonymous letter complaining about two lingering strings of Christmas lights angered a tightly knit neighborhood near Birmingham, Ala., and prompted a heartwarming response.
Yes, Cat Yoga Is A Thing Now, And It's Pretty Purrfect
Monday, October 31, 2016
The Greater Birmingham Humane Shelter in Alabama hosts yoga sessions — for people — right alongside the shelter's cats.
50 Years Ago, A White Seminarian Gave His Life To The Civil Rights Movement
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Jonathan Daniels is a little-known civil rights martyr who died 50 years ago. The seminarian from New Hampshire was killed near Selma, Ala., where he was trying to help black citizens register to vote.
The Racist History Behind The Iconic Selma Bridge
Thursday, March 05, 2015
The Edmund Pettus Bridge is a sacred place in America's civil rights history. It also was named after a Grand Dragon of the state Ku Klux Klan. There's a strong generational divide on renaming it.
Demonstrators In Birmingham, Ala., Rally In Support Of Police
Monday, January 12, 2015
It's been rough for the nation's police departments over the last several months. Many are dealing with mounting criticism after black men died in encounters with police in Missouri and New York.