Seven demonstrators protesting against Alabama's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law were led away in handcuffs after they tried to block entry to each chamber of the Alabama Legislature. Four were cuffed today...More >>
Both the House and Senate have agreed to let a conference committee work out differences between the two chambers' versions of a General Fund budget for non-education state services.More >>
Both the House and Senate have agreed to let a conference committee work out differences between the two chambers' versions of a General Fund budget for non-education state services.More >>
Seven demonstrators protesting against Alabama's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law were led away in handcuffs after they tried to block entry to each chamber of the Alabama Legislature.More >>
Seven demonstrators protesting against Alabama's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law were led away in handcuffs after they tried to block entry to each chamber of the Alabama Legislature.More >>
Four demonstrators protesting against Alabama's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law were led away in handcuffs after they tried to block entrance to the state Senate chamber.More >>
Four demonstrators protesting against Alabama's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law were led away in handcuffs after they tried to block entrance to the state Senate chamber.More >>
Four demonstrators protesting against Alabama's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law were led away in handcuffs after they tried to block entrance to the state Senate chamber.More >>
A conference committee of six legislators is using the Legislature's last meeting day to try to work out differences between the House and Senate over Alabama's $5.5 billion education budget.More >>
A conference committee of six legislators is using the Legislature's last meeting day to try to work out differences between the House and Senate over Alabama's $5.5 billion education budget.More >>
Republican state Sen. Shadrack McGill of Woodville missed the start of the Legislature's final meeting day because his 7-year-old daughter was hospitalized.More >>
Republican state Sen. Shadrack McGill of Woodville missed the start of the Legislature's final meeting day because his 7-year-old daughter was hospitalized.More >>
Wildlife biologists have tracked endangered bats from a cave in Tennessee to the Talladega National Forest in Alabama, where they discovered something unexpected.More >>
Wildlife biologists have tracked endangered bats from a cave in Tennessee to the Talladega National Forest in Alabama, where they discovered something unexpected.More >>
One ticket matched the four winning numbers plus the Mega Ball number to collect $1.4 million in the Mega Money game, the Florida Lottery said Wednesday.More >>
One ticket matched the four winning numbers plus the Mega Ball number to collect $1.4 million in the Mega Money game, the Florida Lottery said Wednesday.More >>
The legislative session that began in February wraps up Wednesday, with plenty for the legislators to do on their final meeting day in Montgomery.More >>
The legislative session that began in February wraps up Wednesday, with plenty for the legislators to do on their final meeting day in Montgomery.More >>
As the Alabama Legislature's regular session draws to a close, the Senate is expected to take up a measure to tweak the state's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law.More >>
As the Alabama Legislature's regular session draws to a close, the Senate is expected to take up a measure to tweak the state's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law.More >>
John G. Ladner, the interim superintendent of the Moss Point School District, is no longer a candidate for superintendent of the Columbus Municipal School District.More >>
John G. Ladner, the interim superintendent of the Moss Point School District, is no longer a candidate for superintendent of the Columbus Municipal School District.More >>
Alabama's top economic development official says ThyssenKrupp is exploring its options for its carbon steel mill in Alabama, but that shouldn't affect the operation of the plant in Calvert or threaten any jobs there.More >>
Alabama's top economic development official says ThyssenKrupp is exploring its options for its carbon steel mill in Alabama, but that shouldn't affect the operation of the plant in Calvert or threaten any jobs there.More >>
Authorities say a Northport woman is charged in the gunshot slaying of her ex-husband, who investigators say was killed after making an obscene gesture at her.More >>
Authorities say a Northport woman is charged in the gunshot slaying of her ex-husband, who investigators say was killed after making an obscene gesture at her.More >>
Neither bad weather nor car accident nor even feeling bad could stop Gennesaret Sealy from attending school every single day, nor could they stop her brother before her.More >>
Neither bad weather nor car accident nor even feeling bad could stop Gennesaret Sealy from attending school every single day, nor could they stop her brother before her.More >>
Gov. Robert Bentley is leaving Alabama legislators guessing about whether he will call them into special session a few hours after their regular session ends Wednesday night.More >>
Gov. Robert Bentley is leaving Alabama legislators guessing about whether he will call them into special session a few hours after their regular session ends Wednesday night.More >>
A former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about how much oil was leaking from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico claims evidence federal investigators did not possess will prove him...More >>
A former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about how much oil was leaking from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico claims evidence federal investigators did not possess will prove him...More >>
An attorney advising a Panhandle county on an ongoing fraud investigation involving the possible theft of tourism funds provided by BP after the 2010 Gulf oil spill says major changes need to be approved immediately.More >>
An attorney advising a Panhandle county on an ongoing fraud investigation involving the possible theft of tourism funds provided by BP after the 2010 Gulf oil spill says major changes need to be approved immediately.More >>
The NFL players' union is going to have its grievance against the league in the Saints bounties case heard Wednesday by an arbitrator. The union claims NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell doesn't have the authority to...More >>
An Alabama man has filed a lawsuit against a Florida blood bank, charging that a transfusion during a coronary bypass surgery infected him with HIV.More >>
An Alabama man has filed a lawsuit against a Florida blood bank, charging that a transfusion during a coronary bypass surgery infected him with HIV.More >>
Alabama craft beer loves got a victory with the passage of a bill to allow bigger brew bottles, but they're still waiting action on a measure to make the state the 49th to allow home brewing.More >>
Alabama craft beer loves got a victory with the passage of a bill to allow bigger brew bottles, but they're still waiting action on a measure to make the state the 49th to allow home brewing.More >>
Some Alabama farmers say they are planting less produce rather than risk having crops rot in the fields a second straight year because of labor shortages linked to the state's crackdown on illegal immigration.More >>
Some Alabama farmers say they are planting less produce rather than risk having crops rot in the fields a second straight year because of labor shortages linked to the state's crackdown on illegal immigration.More >>
The Alabama Legislature has a full plate to deal with on the final day of the 2012 regular session, including the budgets needed to fund schools and most state agencies.More >>
The Alabama Legislature has a full plate to deal with on the final day of the 2012 regular session, including the budgets needed to fund schools and most state agencies.More >>
Police said a man driving the wrong way on a Huntsville highway caused a crash that sent six people to the hospital, including one person with life-threatening injuries.More >>
Police said a man driving the wrong way on a Huntsville highway caused a crash that sent six people to the hospital, including one person with life-threatening injuries.More >>
Actor George Lindsey was remembered Friday as the grinning Goober who made television viewers laugh for three decades on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw."More >>
Actor George Lindsey was remembered Friday as the grinning Goober who made television viewers laugh for three decades on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw."More >>
Hanging in limbo as Alabama legislators head into the last day of the 2012 session is a bill aimed at keeping Alabama courts running in the midst of a financial crisis.More >>
Hanging in limbo as Alabama legislators head into the last day of the 2012 session is a bill aimed at keeping Alabama courts running in the midst of a financial crisis.More >>
Law enforcement officers from across the state and members of an officer's motorcycle club joined state officials and families gathered at the Alabama Capitol to honor their fallen.More >>
Law enforcement officers from across the state and members of an officer's motorcycle club joined state officials and families gathered at the Alabama Capitol to honor their fallen.More >>
Authorities say a 23-year-old newspaper carrier apparently startled two men after he saw them holding handguns on the clerk at an Elkmont truck stop.More >>
Authorities say a 23-year-old newspaper carrier apparently startled two men after he saw them holding handguns on the clerk at an Elkmont truck stop.More >>
Columbus Municipal School District Board President Tommy Prude says four finalists have been identified in the district's search for a new superintendent of schools.More >>
Columbus Municipal School District Board President Tommy Prude says four finalists have been identified in the district's search for a new superintendent of schools.More >>
Funeral services are Friday in Nashville for George Lindsey, the grinning character Goober for decades on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw."More >>
Funeral services are Friday in Nashville for George Lindsey, the grinning character Goober for decades on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw."More >>
The Alabama House has given final approval to a $1.4 billion General Fund budget that restores $184 million to Medicaid and takes it from Alabama's prison system.More >>
The Alabama House has given final approval to a $1.4 billion General Fund budget that restores $184 million to Medicaid and takes it from Alabama's prison system.More >>
Most Alabama school children will be headed back to school later after the Alabama Legislature has voted to override Gov. Robert Bentley's veto of a bill that proposes many school children returning to class later in the...More >>
Most Alabama school children will be headed back to school later after the Alabama Legislature has voted to override Gov. Robert Bentley's veto of a bill that proposes many school children returning to class later in the...More >>
An Etowah County Circuit Judge has denied bond for the stepmother of a 9-year-old girl who died in March after she was run to death as punishment.More >>
An Etowah County Circuit Judge has denied bond for the stepmother of a 9-year-old girl who died in March after she was run to death as punishment.More >>
In a somber, reflective ceremony, dozens of descendants of Southern troops gathered on the Battery in Charleston to mark Confederate Memorial Day in the state where the Civil War began.More >>
In a somber, reflective ceremony, dozens of descendants of Southern troops gathered on the Battery in Charleston to mark Confederate Memorial Day in the state where the Civil War began.More >>
A Southern Baptist leader has apologized to President Barack Obama and other black leaders for accusing them of exploiting Trayvon Martin's death for political gain.More >>
A Southern Baptist leader has apologized to President Barack Obama and other black leaders for accusing them of exploiting Trayvon Martin's death for political gain.More >>
A group of universities claims in a federal lawsuit that a Georgia firm is violating their trademark rights and selling counterfeit products with their logos.More >>
A group of universities claims in a federal lawsuit that a Georgia firm is violating their trademark rights and selling counterfeit products with their logos.More >>
The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $5 million after no one matched the six winning numbers in the latest drawing, lottery officials said Thursday.More >>
The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $5 million after no one matched the six winning numbers in the latest drawing, lottery officials said Thursday.More >>
An Alabama House panel has effectively killed a contentious bill that would have allowed the creation of taxpayer-funded charter schools in the state.More >>
An Alabama House panel has effectively killed a contentious bill that would have allowed the creation of taxpayer-funded charter schools in the state.More >>
A bill to establish a comprehensive system to grade the performance of schools and school systems is on its way to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley's desk.More >>
A bill to establish a comprehensive system to grade the performance of schools and school systems is on its way to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley's desk.More >>
The fate of a bill designed to boost tourism spending by extending summer vacation for school children is in limbo as the Alabama Senate has delayed a vote on overriding a veto by Gov. Robert Bentley.More >>
The fate of a bill designed to boost tourism spending by extending summer vacation for school children is in limbo as the Alabama Senate has delayed a vote on overriding a veto by Gov. Robert Bentley.More >>
Major League Baseball and a charitable foundation for players are working with Habitat for Humanity to build nine homes for the tornado-ravaged cities of Joplin and Tuscaloosa, Ala. About half the funding will come from...More >>
Major League Baseball and a charitable foundation for players are working with Habitat for Humanity to build nine homes for the tornado-ravaged cities of Joplin and Tuscaloosa, Ala. About half the funding will come from...More >>
A joint committee is proposing new districts for the Alabama House and Senate that could force four sitting Democratic representatives to face off against one another in primary elections.More >>
A joint committee is proposing new districts for the Alabama House and Senate that could force four sitting Democratic representatives to face off against one another in primary elections.More >>
A retired Birmingham police officer who also worked for two school systems is going to prison after pleading guilty to producing child pornography.More >>
A retired Birmingham police officer who also worked for two school systems is going to prison after pleading guilty to producing child pornography.More >>
A military program to provide health care in some of the South's poorest communities has treated more than 12,000 people in Alabama in less than two weeks in its latest outing.More >>
A military program to provide health care in some of the South's poorest communities has treated more than 12,000 people in Alabama in less than two weeks in its latest outing.More >>
A former employee who handled check cases for the Escambia County District Attorney's Office has been sentenced after pleading guilty to felony ethics and second-degree forgery convictions.More >>
A former employee who handled check cases for the Escambia County District Attorney's Office has been sentenced after pleading guilty to felony ethics and second-degree forgery convictions.More >>
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has signed into law a bill to increases the penalties for people who are convicted of committing unemployment compensation fraud.More >>
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has signed into law a bill to increases the penalties for people who are convicted of committing unemployment compensation fraud.More >>
Gov. Robert Bentley says he will sign a bill the Legislature passed that will provide $300 to every public school classroom teacher in grades K-12 for classroom supplies.More >>
Gov. Robert Bentley says he will sign a bill the Legislature passed that will provide $300 to every public school classroom teacher in grades K-12 for classroom supplies.More >>
The Alabama House has given final passage to a bill that will allow the state to opt out from providing insurance coverage for abortions under the new federal health care program.More >>
The Alabama House has given final passage to a bill that will allow the state to opt out from providing insurance coverage for abortions under the new federal health care program.More >>
Just how unpopular is President Barack Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that a man in prison in Texas is getting nearly 4 out of 10 votes in West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary.More >>
Just how unpopular is President Barack Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that a man in prison in Texas is getting nearly 4 out of 10 votes in West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary.More >>
The Alabama Legislature has given final approval to legislation that would require public employees to forfeit their state pensions if they commit a crime related to their government positions.More >>
The Alabama Legislature has given final approval to legislation that would require public employees to forfeit their state pensions if they commit a crime related to their government positions.More >>
The federal fisheries agency says that by the start of next year's shrimp season, all trawls should be required to include trap-doors for endangered and threatened sea turtles.More >>
The federal fisheries agency says that by the start of next year's shrimp season, all trawls should be required to include trap-doors for endangered and threatened sea turtles.More >>
Alabama school bus drivers would be required to undergo additional physical and medical testing before getting behind the wheel under a bill on its way to the governor's desk.More >>
Alabama school bus drivers would be required to undergo additional physical and medical testing before getting behind the wheel under a bill on its way to the governor's desk.More >>
The Alabama Senate blocked a vote on a House-passed bill to create a health insurance exchange in the state as part of the federal Affordable Care Act.More >>
The Alabama Senate blocked a vote on a House-passed bill to create a health insurance exchange in the state as part of the federal Affordable Care Act.More >>
Two Alabamians convicted of running a stolen identity fraud ring that took millions from the Internal Revenue Service have been sentenced to federal prison.More >>
Two Alabamians convicted of running a stolen identity fraud ring that took millions from the Internal Revenue Service have been sentenced to federal prison.More >>
A Montgomery woman has been sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison after prosecutors say she filed false tax returns using stolen identities.More >>
A Montgomery woman has been sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison after prosecutors say she filed false tax returns using stolen identities.More >>
The lawyer for Joran van der Sloot says his client will fight extradition from Peru to the United States, where he is charged with extortion and wire fraud.More >>
The lawyer for Joran van der Sloot says his client will fight extradition from Peru to the United States, where he is charged with extortion and wire fraud.More >>
By BOB JOHNSON Associated Press An Alabama Senate Committee has passed a General Fund budget that depends on voters approving the transfer of money from an oil and gas revenue savings account and from...More >>
By BOB JOHNSON Associated Press An Alabama Senate Committee has passed a General Fund budget that depends on voters approving the transfer of money from an oil and gas revenue savings account and from...More >>
House budget committee Chairman Jay Love has devised an education budget that would cut fewer teachers' jobs than the one passed by the Alabama Senate.More >>
House budget committee Chairman Jay Love has devised an education budget that would cut fewer teachers' jobs than the one passed by the Alabama Senate.More >>
Washington National Cathedral is preparing to dedicate a new carving of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks in a section of the church devoted to human rights.More >>
Washington National Cathedral is preparing to dedicate a new carving of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks in a section of the church devoted to human rights.More >>
The leaders of the Alabama Legislature's reapportionment committee intend to unveil their proposed plans Wednesday for drawing new legislative districts.More >>
The leaders of the Alabama Legislature's reapportionment committee intend to unveil their proposed plans Wednesday for drawing new legislative districts.More >>
Newly hired public employees would pay less of their pay toward pension benefits and get smaller retirement checks than current public workers under a bill up for final passage in the Alabama House.More >>
Newly hired public employees would pay less of their pay toward pension benefits and get smaller retirement checks than current public workers under a bill up for final passage in the Alabama House.More >>
A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss the civil lawsuit against former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville that alleges a hedge fund he helped manage defrauded clients of more than $1.7 million.More >>
A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss the civil lawsuit against former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville that alleges a hedge fund he helped manage defrauded clients of more than $1.7 million.More >>
The cemetery chairman of an eastern Alabama town says several graves are in poor shape, and he's asked the City Council to consider what can be done to repair them.More >>
The cemetery chairman of an eastern Alabama town says several graves are in poor shape, and he's asked the City Council to consider what can be done to repair them.More >>
Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the trial of a federal court suit accusing Macon County Sheriff David Warren and VictoryLand casino owner Milton McGregor of working together to keep out a second electronic bingo...More >>
Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the trial of a federal court suit accusing Macon County Sheriff David Warren and VictoryLand casino owner Milton McGregor of working together to keep out a second electronic bingo...More >>
The 29-mile walking and cycling Eastern Shore Trail is nearly finished, and organizers are now looking at how to expand the route to other areas of Baldwin County.More >>
The 29-mile walking and cycling Eastern Shore Trail is nearly finished, and organizers are now looking at how to expand the route to other areas of Baldwin County.More >>
An Alabama judge has stopped lawyers from publicly discussing the murder charges against a grandmother and stepmother accused of making a 9-year-old girl to death as punishment for a lie, but a debate over the case is still...More >>
An Alabama judge has stopped lawyers from publicly discussing the murder charges against a grandmother and stepmother accused of making a 9-year-old girl to death as punishment for a lie, but a debate over the case is still...More >>
The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $4 million after no one matched the six winning numbers in the latest drawing, lottery officials said Sunday.More >>
The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $4 million after no one matched the six winning numbers in the latest drawing, lottery officials said Sunday.More >>
Unionized workers for United Launch Alliance will vote Sunday on whether to accept the company's final offer on a contract, potentially setting the stage for a strike.More >>
Unionized workers for United Launch Alliance will vote Sunday on whether to accept the company's final offer on a contract, potentially setting the stage for a strike.More >>
It was 150 years ago this month that a slave conscripted into the Confederate Navy commandeered a supply boat in Charleston, ran it past Confederate batteries and turned it over to the federal blockade ships.More >>
It was 150 years ago this month that a slave conscripted into the Confederate Navy commandeered a supply boat in Charleston, ran it past Confederate batteries and turned it over to the federal blockade ships.More >>
The city of Mobile has a looming problem: How to pay for a more than $20 million cruise terminal that's now used for dances and weddings rather than tourist embarkations.More >>
The city of Mobile has a looming problem: How to pay for a more than $20 million cruise terminal that's now used for dances and weddings rather than tourist embarkations.More >>
No tickets matched the four winning numbers plus the Mega Ball number, so the jackpot rolled over to an estimated $800,000 in the Mega Money game, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.More >>
No tickets matched the four winning numbers plus the Mega Ball number, so the jackpot rolled over to an estimated $800,000 in the Mega Money game, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.More >>
Two bills aimed at further restricting abortions failed to come up for debate in the Alabama Legislature Thursday, hurting their chances of passing.More >>
Two bills aimed at further restricting abortions failed to come up for debate in the Alabama Legislature Thursday, hurting their chances of passing.More >>
Federal health officials say at least 14 people in nine states have been infected with salmonella from tainted dog food made at a South Carolina plant.More >>
Federal health officials say at least 14 people in nine states have been infected with salmonella from tainted dog food made at a South Carolina plant.More >>
Democrats in the Alabama Legislature have proposed what they say would be fair plans to redraw the state's 105 House districts and 35 Senate districts.More >>
Democrats in the Alabama Legislature have proposed what they say would be fair plans to redraw the state's 105 House districts and 35 Senate districts.More >>
After years of talking about modernizing Alabama's 111-year-old Constitution, the Legislature is going to let voters decide in November if they want to revise the portions regulating corporations and banks.More >>
After years of talking about modernizing Alabama's 111-year-old Constitution, the Legislature is going to let voters decide in November if they want to revise the portions regulating corporations and banks.More >>
Members of the Birmingham Ballet are preparing to honor a former patron who was found stabbed to death in her mansion more than three decades ago, but discovered that some of the information about the case has disappeared.More >>
Members of the Birmingham Ballet are preparing to honor a former patron who was found stabbed to death in her mansion more than three decades ago, but discovered that some of the information about the case has disappeared.More >>
Gov. Robert Bentley is looking in on a program where members of the Alabama National Guard and reservists are providing health care to residents in the state's Black Belt region.More >>
Gov. Robert Bentley is looking in on a program where members of the Alabama National Guard and reservists are providing health care to residents in the state's Black Belt region.More >>
By The Associated Press Votes Thursday as the House, on a 66-29 vote, approved a measure to raised fees in Alabama courts. Voting yes were 49 Republicans and 17 Democrats. Voting no were 15 Republicans and...More >>
By The Associated Press Votes Thursday as the House, on a 66-29 vote, approved a measure to raised fees in Alabama courts. Voting yes were 49 Republicans and 17 Democrats. Voting no were 15 Republicans and...More >>
Alabama legislators finally got good budget news in a regular session that has seen lawmakers struggle to find enough money to fund Medicaid and other non-education services.More >>
Alabama legislators finally got good budget news in a regular session that has seen lawmakers struggle to find enough money to fund Medicaid and other non-education services.More >>
Gov. Robert Bentley has vetoed a trio of bills that would take tobacco tax money in three Alabama counties and create community service grant programs.More >>
Gov. Robert Bentley has vetoed a trio of bills that would take tobacco tax money in three Alabama counties and create community service grant programs.More >>
The Alabama Senate has passed a bill that would give the Jefferson County Commission new authority to increase taxes to address the county's financial problems.More >>
The Alabama Senate has passed a bill that would give the Jefferson County Commission new authority to increase taxes to address the county's financial problems.More >>
Investigators say a teenage girl who was fatally shot during an alleged burglary at a remote Alabama fish camp was an active participant in the break-in.More >>
Investigators say a teenage girl who was fatally shot during an alleged burglary at a remote Alabama fish camp was an active participant in the break-in.More >>
A retired Shelby County schoolteacher has pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges of sexually abusing students throughout his long Alabama teaching career.More >>
A retired Shelby County schoolteacher has pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges of sexually abusing students throughout his long Alabama teaching career.More >>
