General Electric Co. is expanding an appliance plant in north Alabama. Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said Friday the company will enlarge its Decatur factory in a $115 million project that will increase the workforce by 255 full-time positions.

The Senate Appropriations Committee did on Thursday what no one thought it could do by passing fiscal year 2019 appropriations bills for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Defense, thereby completing the Senate’s regular appropriations process sooner than any year since 1988. “We’re trying to make this more adult behavior,” Shelby, […]

Sen. Doug Jones appeared on CNN this week to respond to Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) calling on people to confront members of President Trump’s administration in public. In the interview, Jones said Democrats should be “focusing on the issues of the day” instead of “name-calling and bullying.”

Storms that swept across Alabama with powerful winds left thousands of people without power and are being blamed for one death. The Storm Prediction Center and news outlets report that a man died in the east Alabama city of Lineville when a tree fell on a car as storms moved through Thursday.

An auto supply plant says it’s undergoing a $40 million expansion that will create 70 jobs at its production facility in the Alabama town of Steele. Al.com reports the St. Clair County Economic Development Council and the Alabama Department of Commerce announced Unipres’ move Thursday.

A line of strong thunderstorms pushed through Alabama downing trees and leaving thousands of people without electricity. Alabama Power Co. on Thursday afternoon said that 156,000 customers were without electricity.

Former Alabama House Majority Leader Micky Hammon has been released from federal prison. The Federal Bureau of Prisons lists that Hammon was released Wednesday after serving a 90-day sentence for mail fraud.

It’s been nearly three years since Alabama Republican Congresswoman Martha Roby was the first member to give an impassioned one-minute speech on the House floor decrying Planned Parenthood after alarming undercover videos surfaced about the abortion provider’s sale of fetal body parts. Roby, who will next month face former Democrat Congressman Bobby Bright in a GOP […]

With the high profile suicides of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, fashion designer Kate Spade, and, more locally, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s wife, Bridgette, dominating recent headlines, WBRC reports the Crisis Center in Birmingham has seen an increase in calls. Marshall cited mental illness as part of his wife’s struggle, which he said ultimately led to her […]

Equifax Inc. has reached an agreement with eight states that will require the credit-reporting agency to put stronger security measures in place to prevent future data breaches. About 147.9 million Americans were impacted by Equifax’s 2017 data breach, which was the largest exposure of personal information in history.

A teacher in Mobile has received the nation’s highest honor for the profession. At a ceremony Wednesday at the White House, WKRG-TV reports Chasity Collier was presented the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science teaching.

LG Electronics is building a solar panel assembly plant in Huntsville. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday that LG Electronics will establish the new factory at the company’s existing site in Huntsville.

The Alabama Department of Corrections says some prison guards can expect raises later this year. Al.com reports Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn announced Wednesday maximum security guards will get a 10 percent raise starting July 1. Medium security prison guards will get a 5 percent raise.

The ride-sharing company Uber on Wednesday announced that it would launch operations statewide in Alabama. The decision will bring part-time jobs and a new transportation option to many rural counties that have a shortage of both. Kasra Moshkani, southeast general manager of the company, said in a statement that the expansion would begin on Sunday. […]

Alabama had President Trump’s ear on Tuesday when he hosted a meeting at the White House for Republican appropriators. Present at the meeting, where members shared their concerns and wishes as they relate to the process of funding the government, were Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, as well as Reps. […]

This story has been updated.  Albertville — Slamming what he called “reckless” reporting and rumors that required his response, Attorney General Steve Marshall confirmed to reporters and community members Wednesday morning that his wife Bridgette Marshall died in Tennessee on Sunday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and that he was on the phone with her before […]

Two Tennesseans are awaiting extradition to Alabama for the fatal shooting of a man earlier this month. Florence Police Chief Ron Tyler said Tuesday that 18-year-old Hannah Burrows and 31-year-old Jessie Parker have been arrested in the death of 23-year-old Christopher “Devan” Cobb.

Authorities say a man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting at an Alabama barbershop. The Tuscaloosa News reports 35-year-old Kevin Frankas Riley, also known as “ChiTown,” was arrested Monday in the shooting that happened in Tuscaloosa on Friday.

The attorney for a former Tampa Bay and University of Alabama defensive end arrested in Florida on drug charges says the public should withhold judgment until a proper investigation is complete.

The case of an Alabama county board of education that’s trying to stop the opening of a charter school this fall will be heard in court this week. The Tuscaloosa News reports the Sumter County Board of Education is seeking an injunction against a charter school set to open in Livingston this year.

While he still used the platform to promote the Trump Administration’s tough immigration policies, Attorney General Jeff Sessions returned his department’s focus to the issue of school safety on Monday, during a speech to the National Association of School Resource Officers. “At the direction of President Trump, the entire government has put renewed attention on […]

A man has been accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl for a year in Alabama. Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman Lt. Teena Richardson tells news outlets that 35-year-old Steven Markell Wells was taken into custody at his home Sunday.

A Montgomery non-profit scored big on June 9 when more than 300 volunteers helped to construct a brand-new playground on its property, and it took less than six hours. Common Ground Montgomery’s new toys were made possible by Dr. Pepper Snapple Group’s ‘Let’s Play’ initiative and its non-profit partner KaBOOM, as well as a coalition […]

Police say a man has been arrested on kidnapping and robbery charges after a police chase in Alabama. Robertsdale Police told WALA-TV that 39-year-old Charles Stillwell took a car and nearly hit an officer after he was being check for drug use at the police station Sunday.