| Streaky Alabama hosts Ole Miss Alabama forward JaMychal Green and the Crimson Tide will host Ole Miss today with an eye on improving to .500 in SEC play. (Rogelio V. Solis | Associated Press |... | |
| Artist Moore battles Alabama over football paintings ATLANTA — Daniel Moore made a name for himself drawing iconic images of famous University of Alabama sporting events. But his work has also drawn the ire of school administrators, who claim his... |
| Club security saw murder suspect with gun A security guard testified Friday that he saw another security guard shoot a gun just outside a Dothan nightclub on the same night another man was shot to... |
| Chinese culture front and center at Troy concert The Nanjing University Traditional Instruments Orchestra performed Friday for local middle school students at Troy University's Dothan campus. According to Troy officials, the group's visit... |
| Dothan men plead guilty to catalytic converter crime spree Prosecutors say two Dothan brothers recently pleaded guilty to multiple thefts of catalytic converters across the city, including a catalytic converter from a... |
| Meeting could lead to compromise on Civil Service Board changes A meeting was held Friday at Gadsden City Hall between the mayor, local legislators, city councilmen and representatives from the Civil Service Board and the police and fire departments. The meeting... |
| Autopsy: Bingo defendant died of natural causes An autopsy showed Ray Crosby, pictured last June, died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease. (Dave Martin | Associated Press |... |
| Students check out careers at Gadsden State event Gadsden State Community College hosted a career fair Friday, exposing high school students from all around Etowah County to more than 30 career... |
| Pate pulls out of congressional primary MONTGOMERY — Tuscaloosa businessman on Friday said he’s informed state Republican officials that he’s withdrawing from the March 13 primary for the Sixth District congressional seat... |
| Attalla councilman to hold district meeting <p>Attalla Councilman Bob Cross will have a District 5 town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Carnes Recreation Center.</p><p>A variety of topics will be discussed, including the... |
| On The Job with Deborah Alford While she was dressed up on the day I stopped by, most days you’ll find Deborah Alford in overalls, up to her elbows in dirty work. And her job is one where the commute is measured not in... |
| Police Report for Feb. 4 Burglary/Theft• A jacket, cash, checkbook and medication were taken from a vehicle parked at the YMCA between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Feb. 2.• A 1999 Jeep Cherokee stolen from a residence on... |
| Mobile police officer, robbery suspect die MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- A Mobile police officer was killed Friday while taking to jail a robbery suspect, who escaped and later was fatally shot by officers, authorities... |
| Air Force aircraft retirement could affect Maxwell MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Cuts to the U.S. Department of Defense budget prompted an announcement from the U.S. Air Force that it would retire older aircraft - which could include seven of Maxwell Air... |
| Stan Pate withdraws from Ala.'s 6th District race Pate said he notified party officials Friday that he won't run. Pate said he didn't realize when he signed up last month that his Tuscaloosa home would no longer be in the 6th District... |
| Alabama police shoot dead fugitive cop killer MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - Authorities shot and killed an escaped inmate Friday who stabbed one Mobile police officer to death and wounded a second after fleeing in a stolen police... |
| Black WWII pilot shares his legacy FORT RUCKER-The name alone, Lt. Col. Herbert Eugene Carter, may have meant little to most of those in attendance at a Black History Month kickoff at the installation’s Post Exchange on... |
| After delay, corruption retrial begins Monday Alabama’s gambling corruption retrial begins Monday, almost six months after the first trial ended in numerous acquittals and several hung counts and eight days after one of the defendants was... |
| December sales tax collections strong in Houston County Houston County Commission Chairman Mark Culver’s Christmas present came in early February. Culver beamed at the most recent Houston County sales tax collection report, which showed the county... |
| Hokes Bluff teenager, two others injured in wreck Jonathan Daniel Evans, 16, was driving a Toyota Tacoma pickup about 7:15 a.m. and pulled from McClain Street into the path of a Hummer, driven by Thomas Howell Cash, 46, of Hokes Bluff, Police Chief... |
| UA in the News: February 3, 2012 AL.com - Feb. 2 Author and former Charlotte Observer Southern editorFrye Gaillardhas won the 2012 Clarence Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing, presented by... |
| Senator offers changes to Alabama immigration law Dial's bill amends a section prohibiting the harboring or transporting of illegal immigrants to allow churches or other "good Samaritans" to provide assistance to people without fear... |
| Ala. senators push bills to ban synthetic pot MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Though Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley ordered a halt to the sale of synthetic marijuana last fall, a pair of bills in the state Senate would make sure chemists can't change... |
| New Montgomery police unit to target burglaries Montgomery Public Safety Director Chris Murphy said the Special Response Bureau will use the crime statistics collected daily by CompStat, which pinpoints where and what kind of crimes take place in... |
| Alabama lawmakers file bills to legalize medical marijuana Two Alabama House members from opposing parties have filed similar bills seeking to legalize the medical use of marijuana. With the 2012 session to begin Tuesday,... |
| Top of the List: Hispanic-owned businesses print edition of the Birmingham Business Journal, we ran our annual list of the largest Hispanic-owned businesses in Birmingham. Hispanic Employment Labor Pool Inc. came in No. 1 again this year... |
| Real estate roundup: Cashing in on the medical market Follow this company LLC is hoping to get a piece of the action. The company recently bought a 10,400-square-foot, class-B medical office building... |
| BBVA Compass sued by former employee in overtime pay case Follow this company failed to give legally required overtime pay to its mortgage banking officers. The lawsuit was filed in Texas on Thursday... |
| Photos from the Birmingham ballpark groundbreaking Yesterday, we reported on the groundbreaking ceremony at the new ballpark in downtown Birmingham. As we reported, it was unveiled at the ceremony... |
| Mobile has state's top transportation salaries Follow this company data by On Numbers, ship captains, mates and water vessel pilots earn an average of $87,950 per year. Commercial air pilots in Montgomery ($82,590) and Birmingham... |
| Medical Properties offering $200M in senior notes Follow this company today said it would offer $200 million in senior shares in another move to finance the planned acquisition... |
| $122M C-RAM contract awarded to Northrop A $122 million contract to install and sustain Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at bases in Iraq and Afghanistan has been awarded... |
| Slumping Alabama trying to salvage NCAA spot A recent four-game losing streak has left a Crimson Tide team once ranked as high as No. 11 needing a strong finish to end a six-year NCAA drought. The Tide does have nonconference wins over Wichita... |
| Whooping cranes opting for Alabama instead of Citrus County CRYSTAL RIVER -- The flock of whooping cranes heading for the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge apparently won't make it to Citrus County this year. According to the US Fish and Wildlife... |
| Time Warner Executive to Address UA Students journalism graduate, began her professional career as a reporter and editor at various daily newspapers, including a stint as assistant city editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She was vice... |
| Aronov Lecture at UA Focuses on Democratic Social Life in Light of Controversies Dr. Ann Pellegrini , associate professor of performance studies and religious studies at New York University, will speak on "Discomforting Democracy: Religion, Performance, and the Space of... |
| Shooting victim's family sues school officials MADISON, Ala. (AP) -- The family of a boy who was shot to death at a Madison County middle school in 2010 is suing Madison school officials and others. They say the school officials failed to protect... |
| This Week in the Civil War ---- This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, Feb. 5, 1862: Battle of Roanoke Island, N.C. This week 150 years ago in the war, Union Brigadier Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside leads an amphibious... |
| Michael Foods widens egg recall Michael Foods, of Minnetonka, is recalling eggs in brine sold in 10- and 25-pound pails for institutional use in 34 states. The eggs carry six brand names: Columbia Valley Farms, GFS, Glenview Farms,... |
| Mild temps reduce electricity sales for TVA KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Valley Authority said a mild winter so far has reduced electricity sales by 5 percent in the first quarter of the fiscal year and will cause the utility to... |
| School board decides not to ban 'Bible Man' SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) -- School board members in Jackson County have decided not to ban a man known as the "Bible Man" from holding monthly meetings with elementary school... |
| Center Point okays plan to turn debris into wood chips According to the Birmingham News , H & H Line Clearing of Gadsden was awarded the contract at an emergency called meeting. City council members also authorized Mayor Tom Henderson to begin... |
| Bill would provide incentives to lure data centers to Alabama Dan Williams , R-Athens, said Thursday he will sponsor a bill that would provide tax abatements to draw the centers, which typically have high employee counts, to Alabama from states like Virginia. ... |
| Tuscaloosa okays final flood map revisions According to the Tuscaloosa News , the map revisions are crucial to home and business owners in the recovery zone who cannot yet rebuild because their property is in a federally designated floodway,... |
| Meet the 2012 Top 40 Under 40 Meet the 2012 Top 40 Under 40 in this slideshow. In the show, you'll meet this year's honorees, get links to their full profiles and see which super powers they'd like to use to help... |