A federal judge is considering whether to hold Alabama prisons in contempt of court for failing to provide inmates with adequate mental health care. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson is hearing testimony in Montgomery on a request by inmate attorneys to sanction the department.

Birmingham’s traffic could get a lot worse beginning next month. The Alabama Department of Transportation says it will shut down Interstate 20/59 through the state’s largest city beginning in mid- to late January 2019.

One of the nation’s largest for-profit college chains announced Wednesday that it was abruptly closing in dozens of locations nationwide, after its accrediting agency suspended approval. Birmingham, Alabama-based Education Corp. of America said it was closing schools operating as Virginia College, Brightwood College, Brightwood Career Institute, Ecotech Institute and Golf Academy of America in more […]

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder says he wants a rematch with Tyson Fury “ASAP.” Wilder said in a conference call Tuesday that he’s “ready and willing to give Tyson Fury the opportunity ASAP.” The two heavyweights fought to a split-decision draw Saturday night in Los Angeles in one of the bigger heavyweight bouts in America […]

An Ohio-based lift truck manufacturer plans to move part of its operations to west Alabama next year as part of an expansion plan. AL.com reports Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. announced Tuesday that its Bolzoni line’s North America attachment manufacturing will move from the company’s Homewood, Illinois, facility to its Sulligent, Alabama, facility.

A high-ranking Alabama prison official has retired in the midst of a misconduct investigation. A Department of Corrections spokesman said Monday that Associate Commissioner Grant Culliver has retired after being on leave for several months.

The National Weather Service says it has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in Alabama last weekend. The emergency management director for Dothan and Houston County, Chris Judah, says a weak twister hit Dothan early Sunday.

The official state Christmas tree has arrived at the Alabama Capitol and will soon be aglow in lights. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s office says the annual lighting ceremony will be held Friday at 5:30 p.m.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Attorney General Steve Marshall said they are dissatisfied with the parole board’s improvement plan and are asking the board to make additional changes and provide more information. Ivey and Marshall intervened earlier this year after prosecutors and victim advocates expressed concerns over who was being released from prison and the […]

Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is giving the keynote address at an annual gathering of Alabama farmers. The Alabama Farmers Federation is holding its 97th annual meeting Sunday and Monday in Montgomery.

The SEC championship thriller between Alabama and Georgia on CBS drew the highest television rating for regular-season college football game in seven years. CBS announced Sunday the game drew a 10.52 rating, an increase of 25 percent over last year’s SEC title game between Auburn and Georgia and the best rating for any non-bowl game […]

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The FBI will bring hundreds of jobs to an Army base in Alabama as part of an expansion including the agency’s first large-scale operations support building. News outlets report the FBI announced the expansion Thursday at Redstone Arsenal just outside Huntsville.

An Alabama attorney and his son are accused of defrauding investors and a bank out of millions of dollars. An indictment was handed down Thursday against Donald V. Watkins Sr., 70, of Atlanta, and Donald V. Watkins Jr., 46, of Birmingham, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Jay Town.

An Alabama mental health provider is marking two years since it merged with a regional mental health provider, and it says the new organization is now able to provide more services. AltaPointe Health merged with the former Cheaha Regional Mental Health Center in 2016.

A small Alabama town is getting $23 million to upgrade a sewer system that has been overflowing for years. The Montgomery Advertiser reported the money is coming from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reconfigure the city’s wastewater treatment system.

A former Alabama sheriff has pleaded guilty to giving an inmate a gun and the keys needed to escape jail. AL.com reports former Sumter County Sheriff Tyrone Clark also pleaded guilty Monday to promoting prison contraband, including allowing an inmate to run a drug operation.

Alabama’s only cruise ship will continue docking at the port of Mobile. Mayor Sandy Stimpson says the city has extended its contract with Carnival Cruise Line for the company to keep offering trips aboard the Carnival Fantasy from Mobile.

The number of unlicensed day cares is falling in Alabama. According to numbers from the Alabama Department of Human Resources, the number of day cares that claim a licensure exemption dropped from 953 to 838 over the last year, The Montgomery Advertiser reported.

Authorities say a woman asleep in her home has been killed after an impaired driver crashed into her bedroom. Huntsville police said 53-year-old Anthony Wu was charged with manslaughter after the crash around 11:30 p.m. Saturday killed 48-year-old Joy Vaughn.

A lawsuit filed against former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley by his one-time law enforcement secretary will go to trial in March. Court records show that Montgomery Circuit Judge Greg Griffin set a March 4 trial date for the case.

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An energy project proposed for southeast Alabama could become the state’s largest solar farm. The Dothan Eagle reports that Houston County commissioners have approved a 10-year property tax abatement for about 1,000 acres of land selected for a huge solar array.

Four Gulf states are getting an additional $280 million in restoration grants from the BP oil spill of 2010. Louisiana is getting $161.4 million to restore two barrier islands and a headland in the Terrebonne Basin.