Authorities say a burglary suspect died after being apprehended by a police dog in Montgomery, Alabama. A police statement says a canine unit responded to a report of a burglary in progress early Sunday, and the animal apprehended a man inside a home.

A week before the GOP runoff, challenger Troy King filed an ethics complaint Monday against Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, saying the heavy financial support he has received from the Republican Attorneys General Association is illegal. However, a lawyer for the Republican group called the complaint a “desperate ploy of a flailing campaign.”

An Alabama man who authorities say took over a church pulpit during worship and talked about his pending divorce was tackled by congregation members and arrested after allegedly trying to pull out a gun. Limestone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Stephen Young tells news outlets 34-year-old Thomas Zebulun Lewter of Athens is charged with making a […]

Police in Mississippi say a man charged in a crime spree that included a killing in Alabama has been apprehended in Houston. News outlets report U.S. Marshals took 31-year-old Devarian Edwards into custody Friday.

A floating bale of cocaine has been recovered in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida. Citing a U.S. Coast Guard release, news outlets report more than 75 pounds (35 kilograms) of cocaine was found in the package on Sunday.

Like the old Johnny Cash song, the Alabama Blues Project will soon have its own home of the blues — a permanent spot, just around the corner from heartache. The Tuscaloosa-based Alabama Blues Project has been migrating from one available space to another for the past two decades, The Tuscaloosa News reported .

Alabama’s busiest airport is adding a new convenience for travelers with electric cars: free vehicle chargers. Officials say nine new chargers are being added in the parking deck at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.

Volunteer groups from several U.S. states were stranded in Haiti Sunday after violent protests over fuel prices canceled flights and made roads unsafe. Church groups in South Carolina, Florida, Georgia and Alabama are among those that haven’t been able to leave, according to newspaper and television reports.

No damage is being reported after a minor earthquake rattled northwest Alabama. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 2.8 earthquake happened around 3:30 a.m. Friday about a half-mile southwest of Muscle Shoals.

An Alabama woman is charged with felony animal cruelty in the death of a dog left in a hot car outside a Walmart store. Jefferson County jail records show 34-year-old Stephanie Shae Thomas of Trussville was released on bond early Friday after spending a few hours in custody.

Police in Alabama say a man broke into his estranged wife’s home and tried to sexually assault her before she shot him. Jefferson County Chief Deputy Randy Christian tells AL.com that 31-year-old Eric Austin was arrested Thursday on charges of attempted rape and second-degree domestic violence. Christian says the woman told responding deputies she shot […]

The second tropical depression of the 2018 hurricane season has formed over the Atlantic Ocean. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the depression formed Thursday morning.

Authorities are trying to answer questions surrounding the death of a woman whose body was found at a northwest Alabama landfill. Police say state medical examiners will conduct an autopsy to determine what killed 29-year-old Casie Winborn of Russellville.

The body of a man who disappeared while swimming in a lake at Alabama’s largest state park has been located. Authorities in the Birmingham suburb of Pelham say divers recovered the body Wednesday night at Oak Mountain State Park after a search that included the use of underwater radar at the beach area.

A fraternity hoping to rent a restaurant pavilion for a social event says in a lawsuit that the Alabama business refused because most of its members are black. The Tuscaloosa Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity made the allegations in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed last week against the Cypress Inn in Tuscaloosa.

Less than two months after he took the oath of office, former Northport Mayor Wayne Rose has resigned his appointed position as a representative on the City Council. The Tuscaloosa News reports Rose was sworn in on May 7 and attended the following council meeting May 21.

A Marine veteran is running from Alabama to his hometown in Indiana to raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide among veterans. Kyle Killinger left a veterans memorial in Huntsville, Alabama, before dawn on Tuesday.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is ordering flags lowered to half-staff to honor victims of the shooting at a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland. Ivey’s office issued a statement saying flags will be lowered through sunset Tuesday to show respect for the five people who were killed at The Capital Gazette last week.

Authorities say a high school teacher in eastern Alabama is facing a sex charge involving a student. The Auburn-Opelika News reports that 24-year-old Beauregard High School teacher Hunter Herring Armstrong of Auburn was arrested Monday.

An Alabama man accused of assaulting a Tennessee state trooper has been captured after three days on the run. Al.com reports that 31-year-old Joseph Ray Perkins was taken into custody Monday in Mobile County.

Former Mississippi head football coach Billy Kinard has died at the age of 84. The University of Mississippi said Monday that Kinard died Saturday at his home in Fort Payne, Alabama after an extended illness.

Monday is the final day to register to vote in the July 17 primary runoffs. A number of Republican primaries, including contests for attorney general and lieutenant governor, will be decided in the runoff.

If you want to catch a shark, Alabama has the place for you. The state conservation agency says it is expanding a program to allow shark fishing off the pier at Gulf State Park at Gulf Shores.

University of South Alabama officials are asking for $15 million to help build an on-campus football stadium. The university is asking for $10 million from the city and $5 million from taxpayers, WALA reported .