An underwater forest found five miles south of Coastal Alabama is providing valuable insights for scientists at the University of Idaho.

A 19-year-old man who posted a housekeeping job on social media is accused of raping the woman he hired, Alabama police said. Lorenzo Guzman-Reyes is charged with rape in the first degree, the Fairhope Police Department said in a Feb. 28 news release.

An Alabama man is charged seven months after a 5-year-old boy, his mother and a man were found dead in a crashed car, police said. Jacorrian McGregor, 25, is charged with capital murder in the July deaths of Landon Brooks, Arkia Berry, 28, and Eric Ashley Jr., 28, the Birmingham Police Department said in a Feb. 26 news release.

Alabama's governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers' sentence to life in prison over questions about the case.