An Alabama lawmaker has been indicted in what prosecutors say was a scheme to pressure the state’s largest insurance companies into covering treatments at a chain of diabetes clinics where he had a financial interest. Federal court documents show that Republican Rep. Randy Davis of Daphne was indicted Tuesday on conspiracy to commit bribery and […]

Defeated Senate candidate Roy Moore has filed a defamation lawsuit against a super PAC that ran an advertising blitz focused on sexual misconduct accusations against him during the campaign, his attorney announced Wednesday. Moore’s attorney, Melissa Isaak, said Highway 31 super PAC ran defamatory and misleading ads during the 2017 race, including one that said […]

A federal appeals court says a lawsuit can go forward challenging an Alabama law that blocked the city of Birmingham’s attempt to set a minimum wage. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed a judge’s order dismissing the lawsuit.

A south Alabama sheriff wants the state to close a prison facility where three inmates escaped in 24 hours. Baldwin County Sheriff Huey “Hoss” Mack tells WPMI-TV prisoners are just walking away from the work release center at Loxley.

A man has died after he was electrocuted while working on an Alabama high school. Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans told news outlets that 35-year-old Ladarius Williams of Birmingham was on a ladder at Thompson High School in Alabaster working on an electrical line in the ceiling around 3 p.m. Tuesday.

A Mobile street will be named in honor of a victim of a racially motivated Jim Crow-era murder. Al.com reports the agenda item calling for Tennessee Street to also be named in honor of Rayfield Davis was initially listed under resolutions being introduced, which means it would have been held over for a week for […]

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in October over whether Alabama can execute an inmate diagnosed with stroke-related dementia who lawyers contend can no longer remember killing a police officer in 1985. The court set oral arguments for Oct. 2 in the case of Vernon Madison.

An Alabama woman has made history as the first black female pilot in the state National Guard’s history. News outlets report that 2nd Lt. Kayla Freeman of Huntsville graduated from Fort Rucker’s Army Aviation School last month, following her 2016 graduation from Tuskegee University where she was enrolled in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

The federal government says up to $250,000 is available for grants to promote U.S. mine safety. The Labor Department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration said the deadline for the Brookwood-Sago grant program is Aug. 23, with grants to be awarded by Sept. 28.

An Alabama gas station clerk suffered life-threatening injuries while being dragged by a car as she tried to stop a theft. Alabama news outlets report that it happened Sunday in Tuscaloosa.

Another guard at a county jail in Alabama has been arrested and charged with having sex with an inmate. Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade told news outlets Monday that Justin Avery Stamps is charged with custodial sexual misconduct.

Competing in a contested runoff campaign for Georgia’s governor, Brian Kemp did not see it coming: the single-most prized endorsement in Republican politics. When President Donald Trump tweeted his support last week of Kemp over his Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, the Georgia secretary of state was holding a news conference announcing an endorsement […]

The Alabama Department of Public Health has closed shellfish growing waters in an area of Mobile Bay. The order by State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris closed Area II to harvesting as of 3 p.m. on Friday.

Google says it will offer free digital skills workshops in Alabama. AL.com reports Google announced Monday it’s bringing its “Grow with Google” tour to three cities starting with Birmingham on Aug. 6. The other two workshops are Aug. 8 in Opelika and Aug. 10 in Scottsboro.

The National Weather Service says a tornado toppled trees and damaged homes in Opelika in eastern Alabama. AL.com reports it was an EF-0 tornado with winds of 85 miles per hour that touched down on Saturday evening.

Birmingham is offering amnesty for those facing traffic tickets or misdemeanor court cases. Mayor Randall Woodfin says anyone with traffic or parking tickets or misdemeanor cases through Municipal Court can now get a “fresh start.”

A company will be building an air compressor plant in southern Alabama. Al.com reports that Kaishan Group is making an $11 million capital investment in the facility to open an estimated 62 jobs at the company.

Alabama’s recreational fishing season for red snapper will close in territorial waters six weeks earlier than usual. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division said the season officially closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. The planned closing date was Sept. 3.

An Alabama public school district is ditching its mandatory uniform policy, freeing the district’s 24,000-plus students to wear whatever they want that complies with the new dress code.

Target will begin rolling out speedy service for thousands of products by the end of the month in New York, less than a year after spending $550 million to acquire the same-day delivery company Shipt, based out of Birmingham, Ala.

Officials say an Alabama city school system has received full accreditation. News outlets report that Birmingham City Schools gained the approval from AdvancED. Superintendent Lisa Herring said during a news conference Tuesday this is the first time that Birmingham City Schools has been accredited as a system.

The house where Rosa Parks sought refuge after fleeing the South amid death threats is scheduled for auction next week with a minimum bid of $1 million. Auctioneer Guernsey’s plans to put the house up for auction July 26 in New York City, and has set a pre-auction estimate of $1 million to $3 million.

Officials in Alabama say a two-year-old girl who fell into a pool has died. St. Clair County Coroner Dennis Russell tells AL.com that the child who fell into the pool on Wednesday has been identified as Charlotte Jordan.

Alabama authorities say a woman who had been arguing with her husband in the street broke into a neighbor’s vehicle, stole a handgun and fatally shot the man. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Tuesday that 33-year-old Amanda Leigh Hilyer shot 41-year-old Keith Hilyer on Saturday in Sylvan Springs, about 30 […]