5/25/18: CBSN Evening News

Subtropical storm Alberto eyes Gulf coast; A prom date match made in pre-kindergarten.

• May 25, 2018
• 50:25

Tropical storm Alberto set to arrive on Saturday

Tropical storm watches were posted today along the Gulf Coast ahead of Alberto, the first named storm of the season. Cancun, Mexico, is already experiencing 40 mile an hour winds and up to a foot of rain. Alberto is expected to hit the U.S. on Saturday. Parts of Alabama are already swamped from prior storms. Craig Setzer from WFOR joins "CBS Evening News" with more on the storm.

• May 25, 2018
• 01:15

iPad in cap and gown stands in for hospitalized girl at graduation

When she was hospitalized a week before graduation, this Alabama girl and the hospital staff worked out a creative solution so she wouldn't miss it

• May 17, 2018

4-year-old superhero getting lots of love for crusade to help homeless

Since we first told you about 4-year-old Austin Perine, his cause has gotten a lot of attention

• May 9, 2018

"No other explanation but God": Boy regains consciousness after severe brain trauma

13-year-old Trenton McKinley suffered the injury two months ago, and his parents were told he would never be the same again

• May 7, 2018

Boy wakes up after accident

A 13-year-old boy from Mobile, Alabama, is recovering after suffering a brain injury. Just a day before doctors were going to end his life support, his mother said a miracle happened.

• May 6, 2018
• 02:09

Boy regains consciousness after parents sign papers to donate organs

Trenton McKinley, 13, suffered severe brain trauma when a small utility trailer he was riding flipped over

• May 6, 2018

Why a 4-year-old is on a caped crusade to feed the homeless

Once a week, Austin Perine turns into his alter ego: a superhero set on feeding as many homeless people as possible

• May 4, 2018

Rare eye cancer mystery

Researchers want to know what may be causing ocular melanoma, a rare eye cancer in two states. First, a group of 18 patients were identified in Huntersville, North Carolina. Now there's a second group in Auburn, Alabama, home of Auburn University. CBS News correspondent Anna Werner reports.

• Apr 30, 2018
• 05:16

Authorities: Predator sending packages to underage girls at school

Alabama prosecutors say sender also ordered materials for dozens of underage girls in 3 states

• Apr 30, 2018

Why 60 Minutes aired disturbing photos

The reason behind the broadcast's decision to show graphic photographs of lynchings in this week's report by contributor Oprah Winfrey

• Apr 27, 2018

Inside the memorial to victims of lynching

Oprah Winfrey reports on the Alabama memorial dedicated to thousands of African-American men, women and children lynched over a 70-year period following the Civil War

• Apr 27, 2018

Officers throw woman to floor during arrest

In this video recorded by Canita Adams, police officers in Saraland, Alabama, are seen throwing Adams' friend Chikesia Clemons to the floor of a Waffle House and arresting her. Clemons' mother Chiquitta Clemons-Howard told AL.com that the police arrived at the restaurant after her daughter asked for the contact information for its district manager. Clemons wanted to complain about one of the restaurant's servers, her mother said. The police department is investigating the incident.

• Apr 23, 2018
• 01:34

"I'm about to break your arm": Waffle House arrest video sparks probe

Alabama police department investigating arrest of 25-year-old black woman at Waffle House by 3 white officers

• Apr 23, 2018

Reported tornado in Alabama flips trailers, injures 5

Several trailers overturned at an RV park; Army says in a statement that severe weather caused damage at Fort Rucker

• Apr 23, 2018

Alabama executes oldest inmate in modern history

Walter Leroy Moody Jr.​, 83, was convicted of out four mail bombs in December 1989, killing two

• Apr 19, 2018

Package bomber to be executed in judge's 1989 murder

Walter Leroy Moody Jr. created a wave of terror across the south 30 years ago

• Apr 19, 2018

"Poop train" finally leaves town

An Alabama mayor says the last train car full of New York City sewage sludge that has stunk up her town has finally been emptied and removed.

• Apr 19, 2018
• 01:37

NFL player Don Jones takes teen to prom for special-needs students

27-year-old defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers said it was a "blessing" to go to the prom with 18-year-old Lindsey Preston, who has Down syndrome

• Apr 17, 2018

Youth evangelist reportedly arrested on child sex charges

Alabama media say man facing multiple charges involving teen boy who is a family acquaintance

• Apr 12, 2018

The legacy of lynching

The new memorial is dedicated to the thousands of victims of lynching that took place over a 70-year period following the Civil War

• Apr 6, 2018

Oprah visits Alabama memorial for lynching

A new memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, reflects on one of the most difficult periods in American history: when thousands of African-American men, women and children were killed by lynching in the decades after the Civil War. "60 Minutes" special contributor Oprah Winfrey visited the memorial with Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of Equal Justice Initiative who spearheaded the project. Watch the full report Sunday, April 8, 2018 on "60 Minutes."

• Apr 6, 2018
• 02:13

Grassroots in Alabama: An emerging women's movement

"I decided to run because I want to be the change, not just talk about being the change," says one of the women taking on the political establishment

• Mar 25, 2018

"The spark that lit the flame": Women take action in Alabama

In the CBSN Originals documentary, "Grassroots in Alabama: An Emerging Women's Movement," we meet three women working to change politics from the ground up

• Mar 24, 2018

Sheriff defiant amid claims he turned jail into his personal piggy bank

"This is a jail, this is not a bed and breakfast," the sheriff said. "If you're used to eating grandma's fried chicken, ordering pizza several times a week, you're not going to be happy,.

• Mar 23, 2018

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