Alabama Weather Alert: Severe Storms, Large Hail Possible Thursday from 8 AM to 7...
Birmingham, AL – Severe storms are expected across central Alabama on Thursday, bringing a risk of large hail and damaging winds. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Level 1 risk for severe storms, with potential impacts across multiple cities, including Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, and Montgomery. According...
Alabama Woman Sentenced To Over 11 Years For Arson Attack At Apartment Complex
An Alabama woman has been sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for placing an incendiary device outside an apartment, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Nashville Field Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Jason Stankiewicz. Kimberly Lanetta...
Alabama school district faces state takeover amid financial, academic struggles
The Alabama State Board of Education is set to vote Thursday on whether to approve State Superintendent Eric Mackey’s recommendation to intervene into Dallas County Schools, a rural district facing years of financial and academic struggles and declining enrollment. If approved, Dallas County would become the third...
Montgomery police launch investigation after shooting death of a 38-year-old man
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a death investigation for a 38-year-old Montgomery man, authorities said. Officers and fire medics responded to the scene of a shooting at 2:27 p.m. Tuesday in the 2800 block of Fieldcrest Drive and made contact with Thomas Berg, who had a life-threatening gunshot wound,...
Ala. State rep. files bill for police abuse registry
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - State Representative Juandalynn Givan has filed a bill in the Alabama House of Representatives for a police abuse registry. It would require the attorney general to create, maintain and publish a registry for individuals convicted of using or threatening to use force against a law...
GE Aerospace to invest $73 million across Alabama, $22 million in Huntsville facility
GE Aerospace announced Wednesday its plans to invest nearly $1 billion into its U.S. factories including several million dollars in Alabama.
Alabama faces 3 rounds of severe storms this weekend: Where and when you need...
The National Weather Service is warning Alabamians that they could be in for three rounds of severe storms starting on Thursday. Forecasters think the risk for severe weather could climb each day, culminating on Saturday, when widespread severe storms and tornadoes (some of them strong ones) will be possible statewide.
Alabama lawmaker wants dental insurance carriers to allow unused benefits to roll over
State Rep. Phillip Rigsby, R-Huntsville, has filed a bill that would require Alabama dental insurers to allow beneficiaries to roll over unused benefits into subsequent years. Rigsby’s bill follows the model of other states, like Massachusetts, that currently offer this option to their residents. Under HB400, the...
Alabama Man Sentenced to 276 Months for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Minor
Disclosure: State of Alabama-based writer. This article is a work from cited sources for informational purposes and is used with permission. No affiliate links are included. According to an official press release by the United States Attorney's Office of Northern Alabama, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, a U.S. District...
10 Famous Singers from Alabama
Alabama has long been a breeding ground for musical greatness, producing some of the most legendary voices across multiple genres. From the heart of the Deep South, where blues, country, rock, and soul converge, this state has given the world artists whose influence stretches far beyond their hometowns. Whether it’s...