Police say a man has been charged with attempted murder after attempting to shoot a man, but shooting his own dog instead. AL.com reports that Trussville police were responding to a report of shots fired on Saturday and found 38-year-old Michael Jeremy Downs trying to leave the scene.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is being honored by a civil rights group in his home state of Alabama. Cook will receive the 2018 Human Rights Award from the Birmingham Metro Southern Christian Leadership Conference for his advocacy for equality and safety in the workplace. The organization will present the award at a banquet on Wednesday […]

The National Weather Service says much of the Deep South is at risk for strong storms on Tuesday. The Storm Prediction Center says northwestern Mississippi is part of an area that faces an enhanced risk of severe weather starting Tuesday afternoon. The threat of storms extends as far north as central Ohio.

A tuberculosis case has been confirmed at an Alabama school but there is no longer a risk of others being exposed to the disease. News outlets report the Jefferson County health department notified Birmingham schools last week about the case at Green Acres Middle School. Students return to classrooms Tuesday after school officials had alerted […]

The small, tired house with peeling white paint once served as a refuge for Rosa Parks in Detroit. It has traveled across the world and back in an odyssey conceived by an artist and a Parks family member determined to preserve the civil rights activist’s legacy. It was rescued for $500 off a demolition list, […]

An Alabama lawmaker and a lobbyist charged in a corruption case have attended federal court in shackles. Republican state Rep. Jack D. Williams of Vestavia Hills and lobbyist Marty Connors appeared in federal court in Montgomery on Monday facing charges of conspiracy to commit bribery and mail fraud. Each was shackled around his waist and […]

A North Texas company has recalled nearly 4 tons (3.63 metric tons) of raw beef wrongly produced and packaged without federal inspection. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the recall involves PFP Enterprises, operating as Texas Meat Packers of Fort Worth.

Police say five teenagers were shot and two others were trampled at what was advertised as a concert for high school students on Easter night in Mobile, Alabama. Police Chief Lawrence Battiste told a news conference Monday that all seven victims are teenagers between the ages of 15 and 18. Six people were treated and […]

An Alabama legislator and a lobbyist who once chaired the Alabama Republican Party were arrested Monday on conspiracy charges related to payments made to another lawmaker to advance an insurance bill, prosecutors announced. State Republican Rep. Jack D. Williams of Vestavia Hills and lobbyist Marty Connors were charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and mail […]

Alabama authorities say a plane crash has killed a pilot from Los Angeles. WVTM-TV reports that he was identified late Friday as 52-year-old Brett James Leistyna. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office identified him after the wreckage of his plane was found Friday evening near Ashville.

An Alabama city has committed $90 million to renovate a downtown stadium and arena over the next 30 years. The Birmingham City Council will contribute $3 million annually toward the expansion of Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex, which includes the 19,000-seat Legacy Arena, Al.com reported . The council approved the funding and project cooperation agreements between the […]

The federal government will offer 77.3 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas exploration and development on Aug. 15. An Interior Department statement Friday said the lease sale will include all 14,474 unleased tracts. They’re in water 3 to 231 miles (5 to 370 kilometers) offshore, and in water from 9 […]

An Alabama prosecutor says he’s asking state courts to allow more time for a grand jury that is investigating the disappearance and death of an 11-year-old girl more than 16 years ago. District Attorney Randall Houston told the Montgomery Advertiser that grand jury secrecy keeps him from giving any specifics, but he doesn’t think there […]

A proposed high-tech industrial park and residential community near Barber Motorsports in Alabama could receive $6 million in federal grants. The funds could help push forward development of the project that could create more than 1,200 jobs, Al.com reported. The Alabama Department of Labor says the project could generate an economic impact of more than […]

An Alabama building has won a national award as the best historical renovation under $25 million. Associated Builders and Contractors, a national trade group, announced the award to the Kress Building in Montgomery during its March convention in Long Beach, California. AL.com says developer Montgomery BUILDS turned a dilapidated three-story building into a five-story mixed-use […]

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing the owner of an Alabama fast food restaurant over allegations of sexual harassment, according to a lawsuit filed Friday. The federal lawsuit alleges that a team leader at an Arby’s in Atmore, Alabama, pressured several young female employees to have sex with him, used crass language while […]

Two Alabama police officers have been injured in a car crash while responding to a call. Birmingham police Lt. Peter Williston tells AL.com that two officers were responding to a report of a wanted felon driving around Thursday night and had activated their emergency lights when their vehicle collided with the second vehicle.

Connecticut State Police say a trooper killed in a highway crash rear-ended a slow-moving tractor-trailer in the right lane. Trooper 1st Class Kevin Miller died Thursday on Interstate 84 eastbound in Tolland. The truck driver, Melvin Purvis, of Wadley, Alabama, was not injured. Authorities say Purvis was driving in the right lane slower than the […]

A contract worker has pleaded guilty to violating the federal Clean Water Act in connection with a deadly oil platform explosion off Louisiana’s coast. Don Moss, of Groves Texas, pleaded guilty Thursday.

A former high school band director in Alabama is accused of touching a student’s buttocks. News outlets report a March 9 indictment made public Wednesday charged 26-year-old Adam Bearden with having sexual contact with a student under the age of 19 as a school employee, a felony. Bearden resigned from Pinson Valley High School amid […]

Nine years after a judge began supervising a multitude of federal lawsuits that claim homes were damaged by Chinese drywall, he says it’s time to return thousands of remaining cases for trial in the courts where they were filed. The panel that put Judge Eldon Fallon in charge in 2009 said the first 1,700 would […]

Auburn freshman point guard Davion Mitchell is transferring. Tigers coach Bruce Pearl announced Mitchell’s decision on Thursday, calling Mitchell “one of the most coachable players I’ve ever had.”

An Alabama woman has been sentenced to more than 22 years in federal prison for her role in the robbery of a North Mississippi post office and the shooting of the postmaster during the crime. Federal authorities say 36-year-old Angela Roy of Wilmer was sentenced Thursday to 270 months— consecutive 150-month and 120-month terms — […]

Alabama lawmakers had vowed to steer clear of controversy in an election year session. They found it anyway. In a scandal-battered state, lawmakers said they were looking toward a low-key session that focused on budgets. It remained that way largely until near the end when they adjourned Thursday amid last-minute disputes over ethics legislation, the […]