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Upcoming research will buck the ‘consensus’ and show Antarctica is still gaining ice
Is Antarctica melting or is it gaining ice? A recent paper claims Antarctica’s net ice loss has dramatically increased in recent years, but forthcoming...
Veterans from chef Frank Stitt family tree opening Blueprint on 3rd “American brasserie” at Birmingham’s Pepper Place
Dean Robb and James “Huck” Huckaby call it a “perfect marriage.”
Some two decades after working together at chef Frank Stitt’s famed Bottega Restaurant and...
Alabama jobless rate increases slightly
Alabama's unemployment rate is up slightly from a month ago.
The state says the May jobless rate was 3.9 percent, up one-tenth of a percent...
Auburn raises tuition amid hikes at other state universities
Auburn University has raised its tuition following increases at other colleges in Alabama.
AL.com quotes a statement from Auburn's president's office in a Thursday report...
Two arrested for north Alabama slaying of 13-year-old
Two men are charged with capital murder in the slaying of a 13-year-old girl in north Alabama, and her grandmother is missing.
The Madison County...
Facebook’s codename for the $750 million Alabama data center
Facebook announced plans Thursday to build a $750 million data center in Huntsville that will create 100 high-paying jobs and provide a boost to...
Crews search for man missing in south Alabama river
Crews are searching for a man who went missing in the Tombigbee River near McIntosh.
The U.S. Coast Guard said early Friday that a helicopter...
Funeral set for Alabama WWII pilot missing since 1944 crash
An American pilot is being buried at Arlington National Cemetery more than 70 years after he crashed on a Pacific island during World War...
NOT REAL NEWS: Alabama Democrat reported to have been ‘recently’ arrested
A story circulating online falsely suggests the head of the Alabama Democratic Party has recently been arrested.
The stories posted this week on sites called...
Facebook to build data center in Huntsville
Facebook announced Thursday that it is investing $750 million to build a new data center in Huntsville.
Gov. Kay Ivey announced the project during a...
Student headed to Fort Rucker Alabama gets a personal graduation ceremony
A New Hampshire high school senior class president about to head out for military training couldn't make his graduation, so he got his own...
Movie adaptation planned for true-crime podcast centered around Alabama town
The popular true-crime podcast "S-Town" is being developed as a movie.
The film production company Participant Media has acquired the feature-film rights to the seven-episode...
Amazing story: 18-year-old elected as Geneva County Commissioner
On May 18, Weston Spivey graduated high school from Ridgecrest Christian in Dothan.
In the June 5 primary elections, he beat incumbent Geneva County Commissioner...
Decatur man pleads guilty in killing over domino game
An Alabama man will serve 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing an opponent who was shot to death over a game...
Birmingham area in line for Amazon project after failed bid for HQ
The Birmingham area's failed bid to be the site of Amazon's second headquarters is being credited with helping it get in line for another...
Bradley Byrne: Trump worthy of Nobel Peace Prize if U.S. reaches agreement — Says Obama got prize ‘in his first year of office before...
In an interview with Mobile NBC affiliate WPMI 15 on Wednesday, Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) addressed the possibility of President Donald Trump being awarded...
Huntsville man arrested for having child porn videos
Police say a 35-year-old Alabama man accused of having more than 30 child pornography videos on his computer has been arrested.
Huntsville Police Lt. Michael...
Northern home of Alabama native Rosa parks to be offered at auction this summer
The house where Rosa Parks sought refuge after fleeing the South will be offered at auction after being turned into a work of art...
2 men charged in Alabama church break-in
Two men who are accused of breaking into a church in Alabama have been arrested.
Birmingham police Sgt. Johnny Williams tells AL.com that members of...
Doug Jones calls for an additional Mobile-built LCS to be included in Annual Defense Bill — ‘Alabama stands ready to support’
Wednesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) called on his colleagues to support funding for additional production of...
Lawsuit claims Congressional maps dilute black voters in 3 states including Alabama
A Democratic political group launched a legal campaign Wednesday to create additional majority-minority congressional districts in three Southern states, claiming the current maps discriminate...
Teddy bear surveillance leaked voice recordings of children
Retail giants have finally stopped selling a company’s baby monitoring stuffed animals after it was discovered that audio and visual recordings were leaked online...
Maddox wants to debate Ivey in governor’s race
Democratic candidate for governor Walt Maddox wants to debate incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey ahead of the November election.
Maddox said after winning the Democratic nomination...
Inmate stabbed to death in Elmore county state prison
An inmate has been fatally stabbed at a state prison in Elmore County.
Alabama Department of Corrections spokesman Bob Horton said Wednesday that the stabbing...