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Alabama band to host concert for Jacksonville tornado relief

Country music band Alabama will be hosting a benefit concert in Alabama for Jacksonville tornado relief. A statement by Jacksonville State University says Alabama has...

Former Green Bay Packers player shot to death in Alabama

Authorities say a former Green Bay Packers player has been found shot to death in his home in Alabama. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office says...

Opelika hosts premiere of new Melissa McCarthy movie

Hollywood rolled out the red carpet in Opelika as college students and residents had the chance to see the premiere of Melissa McCarthy's new...

TVA’s new gas plant in Tennessee ready to run

The Tennessee Valley Authority's new gas-fired power plant in Tennessee is ready to run. TVA said Monday that the Allen Combined Cycle Natural Gas Plant...

Judge sets June ‘Mockingbird’ trial if Alabama judge Oks it

A New York judge says she'll preside over a June trial over the disputed Broadway production of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," if...

Republican candidate for Montgomery County School Board alleged to be longtime Democrat, teacher’s union supporter

Larry Lee, a candidate for the Republican nomination for a seat on the Montgomery County Board of Education, has been described in a memo...

Police: Student arrested after school threat causes absences

Authorities say a 15-year-old student has been arrested after a threat resulted in classroom absences and extra police at Dothan High School in southeastern...

Failed US Senate candidate Moore: New suit against accusers

Failed Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama filed a new lawsuit Monday against some of the women who accused him of sexual misconduct, claiming...

Prosecutor: Predator sent packages to Alabama girls at their school

Prosecutors say unsolicited packages have been sent to two Alabama girls that were addressed to them in care of their elementary school. The Covington County...

Alabama doctor, husband revive boy in Georgia near-drowning

An Alabama couple is credited with reviving a 4-year-old boy who was found unresponsive at the bottom of a pool in Georgia. Dr. Elizabeth Jacobson tells...

Alabama to add more than 100 pre-K classrooms in fall

The Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education will add 107 Pre-K classrooms in 33 counties this fall. Gov. Kay Ivey made the announcement in a...

Alabama-based chicken processor to open $40M Mississippi plant, hiring 300

An Alabama-based chicken processor will open a plant in northeast Mississippi to process and distribute frozen chicken products. Peco Foods on Monday announced its plan...

Alabama boy, 12, shot while asleep at home

Authorities say a child was shot while he was asleep inside his home in Birmingham. Birmingham police say the shots were fired around 3 a.m....

Counselors on hand at Alabama high school after 3 killed

Officials say counselors will be on hand at a Birmingham high school following a car crash that killed three students after prom. A statement from...

Child, 3, dies in camping trailer fire in northern Alabama

Authorities say a 3-year-old child has died after a fire in a camping trailer in northern Alabama. The Cullman Times reports that the fire happened...

2 north Alabama men indicted for counterfeiting money

A federal grand jury indicted two north Alabama men in separate counterfeiting cases Friday, a U.S. Department of Justice press release announced. The indictment charges...

Gulf Shores, Alabama unveils changes to public beach area

The city of Gulf Shores has completed another step in a facelift of its main public beach in time for summer. Leaders cut the ribbon...

Pew: 65% of white Democrats don’t believe in ‘all-knowing, all-powerful, all-loving’ God

Two-thirds (65%) of white Democrats do not believe in a God or higher spiritual power that is “all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-loving,” Pew Research Center...

Colts take LB Leonard, OG Smith to open 2nd night of draft

Second-year Colts general manager Chris Ballard has used five NFL draft picks in two days on prospects he is hoping will toughen up his...

Pro-life, Ten Commandments on Alabama’s ballot in November

Alabama voters will face the choices of whether to declare the state pro-life and allow the Ten Commandments to be displayed on state property...

Legislators share dissatisfaction with embattled BCA head Bill Canary

As embattled Business Council of Alabama CEO Bill Canary’s time as head of the organization is debated among insiders, some of the state’s heavy-hitters...

NASCAR acquires ARCA series, a launching pad to top level

NASCAR has acquired the ARCA series, a launching pad for drivers looking to reach stock car racing's top level. NASCAR vice chairman and executive vice...

Alabama’s Mo Brooks is the Republican least likely to support Democrat bills in Congress, study claims

The least likely Republican to support Democrat-backed bills in Congress is U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), according to rankings released Tuesday by a think...

Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers welcomes constituents to DC with first-of-its-kind approach

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It's 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning and business as usual on Capitol Hill. A line extends out the door of the Rayburn...