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Alabama Committee approves ethics exemption for economic developers
An Alabama Senate committee has approved legislation, pushed by the state's top industry recruiter, to exempt professional economic developers from the state ethics law.
The...
Human trafficking bill that would impose severe penalties for obstruction is step closer to becoming law
Anyone who obstructs a human trafficking investigation in Alabama could be met with the same penalties as the traffickers if the governor signs a...
Ex-Tuskegee football coach accused of selling cocaine, pot
A former assistant football coach at Tuskegee University is accused of selling cocaine and marijuana in Alabama.
U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin Sr. says in...
Alabama House approves school security money
Schools could soon be able to tap a state technology fund for security measures such as paying for school resource officers or surveillance cameras.
The...
Alabama man pleads guilty to wife’s 2014 disappearance, slaying
An Alabama man who led police to his wife's remains two years after she went missing has pleaded guilty in her shooting death.
Jefferson County...
Tornado damage closes Alabama university until early April
The Jacksonville State University president says the school will be closed until April 2 as officials assess the damage of Monday's tornado.
Standing in front of a roofless freshman...
Bidding up slightly in US offshore oil lease sale
Oil and gas companies bid on about 1 percent of the Gulf of Mexico waterbottom offered in what the Trump administration has been calling...
Alabama eyes potential economic impact of fatal deer disease
A fatal deer disease is inching closer to Alabama, where whitetail deer are the most popular game animal and hunting generates a $1.8 billion...
Bill advances to allow Bible elective in Alabama schools
Alabama’s public schools are a step closer to offering an elective examining the Bible and its influence on history, government, law, literature, and culture...
Alabama to execute convicted bomber nearly 30 years later
Judge Robert S. Vance was at his kitchen table on Dec. 16, 1989, when he opened a package that had been mailed to his...
Alabama Senate votes to track civil asset forfeiture cases
The Alabama Senate has voted to track how often law enforcement authorities use civil actions to seize a person's property when the person hasn't...
Alabama Legislature update: Gun bills, the budget, equal pay and ethics
The Alabama Legislature on Wednesday killed gun legislation, passed a budget and contemplated the pay disparity between men and women.
In addition, a controversial proposal...
Gun control, arming teachers bills dead for Alabama session
Gun control proposals failed in the Alabama Legislature after most Republican committee members skipped out on Wednesday debate on the bills, including a proposal to raise...
Baldwin County leads Alabama in latest population estimates; most counties stagnant or shrinking
Another year, another census report showing blistering growth in Baldwin County.
The Census Bureau population estimates released Thursday show that the coastal Alabama county added...
Alabama eyes potential economic impact of fatal deer disease
A fatal deer disease is inching closer to Alabama, where whitetail deer are the most popular game animal and hunting generates a $1.8 billion...
Alabama ranks 4th most federally dependent state
Alabama is the fourth most federally dependent state in the union, according to analysis done by the personal finance website WalletHub.
The details:
Researchers compared the...
Alabama senator says Congress must act on gun violence
Alabama Sen. Doug Jones says Congress must address gun violence, even as lawmakers protect the Second Amendment rights of gun owners.
In his maiden speech...
Hot dog chili sauce recalled due to mislabeling
A Tennessee company has issued a recall of Southgate Hot Dog Chili Sauce distributed in 13 states due to mislabeling.
Vietti Foods in Nashville said...
Alabama man sentenced in theme park fraud
A man who promised to build a $3.5 billion theme park in northwest Alabama is going to prison for fraud.
A judge in Florence sentenced...
Alabama lawmakers approve execution by nitrogen gas
Alabama lawmakers voted Tuesday to allow the use of nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates, a method that has so far not been used to...
Sessions to address black law enforcement group in Alabama
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be in his home state of Alabama this week to address a black law enforcement group that is...
Alabama governor offering reward for info in 2016 homicide
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is offering $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in a 2016 slaying in Dallas County.
WSFA-TV reports on...
Storms strike Alabama college, leave trail of damage across South
With violent weather plowing through the Southeast, the kitchen windows exploded at Richard Brasher's home in eastern Alabama.
Using couch cushions for protection, Brasher hid...
Alabama House committee to debate raising age for rifle purchases
Alabama lawmakers will discuss whether to raise the minimum age to buy an AR-15, or similar rifle, from 18 to 21.
The House Public Safety...