A historic building in a downtown Alabama city will be sold for more than $2 million. The Montgomery Water Works and Sanitation Board will pull in the funds for the historic Murphy House, which was built in 1851, the Montgomery Advertiser reported. The city council board plans to use the funds to move into a […]

A court is allowing antitrust litigation against health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield to proceed. U.S. District Judge David Proctor of Birmingham, Alabama, in a ruling late Thursday refused to accept the insurer’s claim that it’s a single entity operating across the nation. Instead, Proctor agreed to let plaintiff lawyers move ahead with allegations that […]

The state is trying to get Alabama’s religious communities more involved in fighting crime and drugs. Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office says it will stage a series of “faith forums” in Alabama’s four largest cities this month and next.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Aerospace and defense leader Boeing today marked the completion of a major expansion at its Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile seeker facility in Alabama’s “Rocket City.” Boeing officials joined military leaders, Governor Kay Ivey and local officials at a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning for the new 28,000-square-foot facility at 499 Boeing Boulevard […]

With the havoc left by tornadoes and severe storms, many Jacksonville residents are facing many uncertainties after losing homes and possessions. There’s been some uneasiness, as well, for students at Jacksonville State University (JSU), where some Gamecocks feared they’d return to a decimated campus. Even more so, many international students had the additional concern of trying […]

Brewton may not be the first place you would expect to find jobs in software development, website design and technology help desk staffing, but Provalus is finding great success in this south Alabama town. Atlanta-based Optomi launched Provalus with the intent of growing technology jobs in rural areas. Brewton was announced as the flagship for […]

Auto parts maker Yorozu on Tuesday marked the grand opening of its $110 million manufacturing plant in Walker County, where hiring has been ramping up and will continue to grow. A grand opening ceremony at the Yorozu facility included a ribbon cutting, a tree planting and tours of the plant, followed by a luncheon that included […]

Decorated Air Force combat pilot Col.Leland Bohannon, who was stripped of his command and denied promotion opportunity for refusing to sign a certificate of appreciation for a retiree’s gay spouse, has won an appeal affirming religious liberty. Bohannon did not sign the “optional, unofficial” spouse appreciation letter because he has a deeply-held religious objection to […]

Commenting on the worldwide reaction to Pope Francis’ interview with his longtime atheist friend, Eugenio Scalfari, in which the latter claimed the Pope said there is no Hell and that the souls of the damned are not eternal, Cardinal Burke, an American who serves on the Vatican’s highest court, said the situation was “beyond tolerable” […]

Police say a man was shot and killed in Alabama. Bessemer police Lt. Christian Clemons tells news outlets 20-year-old Vincent Webster Cole, aka Vincent Cortez Webster, was shot Wednesday afternoon and pronounced dead at the scene. Clemons says the shooter fled in a dark-colored Chevrolet Trailblazer and there may be more than one suspect. (Associated […]

A 71-year-old man who volunteered with a kindergarten program in north Alabama is charged with inappropriately touching and exposing himself to children. Authorities say James Lamar Horton of Red Bay faces multiple counts of sex-related crimes following an indictment by grand jurors in Franklin County.

An apartment fire in the northeast Alabama city of Scottsboro has killed three people. Firefighters found an apartment building filled with thick smoke after receiving a call Thursday night. Flames were coming from one unit and shooting through part of the roof.

Collin Sexton, Alabama’s dynamic freshman point guard, is heading to the NBA. Sexton announced his decision on Friday and said he plans to hire an agent. A projected lottery pick, he led Alabama to its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2012, thanks partly to a personal hot streak in the Southeastern Conference Tournament. “It was […]

Facebook’s acknowledgement that most of its 2.2 billion members have probably had their personal data scraped by “malicious actors” is the latest example of the social network’s failure to protect its users’ data. Not to mention its apparent inability to even identify the problem until the company was already embroiled in scandal. CEO Mark Zuckerberg […]

Ford is recalling about 350,000 trucks and SUVs in the U.S., Canada and Mexico because they might be in a different gear than the one shown on the shift indicator. The recall covers the 2018 F-150 pickup and Expedition large SUV with 10-speed automatic transmissions. Also covered are 2018 F-650 and F-750 trucks with six-speed […]

A man has been sentenced to life nearly a decade after his stepfather was gunned down outside of his Huntsville home. Clarence Fearn maintained his innocence when he was sentenced Thursday, looking George Woodard’s family in the eyes as he said, “I did not shoot Mr. Woodard.” AL.com reports prosecutors have said Fearn felt disrespected […]

Searchers have located the body of a 4-year-old boy who was missing for more than a week in the Chattahoochee River at Columbus, Georgia. Area media report that the child’s remains were found Friday morning on the ninth day of a search. Authorities planned a news conference to discuss the case.

A long-suffering minority party pulls off a major upset in a special election for the U.S. Senate, fueling hopes among partisans of major gains in the upcoming midterm elections. Alabama and Doug Jones? Try, Massachusetts and Scott Brown. Like Democrat Jones in 2017, Republican Brown in 2010 stunned the political establishment by beating a candidate […]

Frederick D. Reese, an early leader in the civil rights movement who invited Martin Luther King Jr. to work in Selma, died Thursday at age 88. James Perkins, pastor of Selma’s Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church where Reese served as pastor of for 50 years, confirmed Reese’s death.

A Tennessee teacher who set off a nationwide manhunt last year after he fled with a 15-year-old student broke down in court after pleading guilty to crossing state lines to have sex with a minor. Former forensics teacher Tad Cummins, 51, also pleaded guilty Thursday to obstruction of justice before U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger […]

Police say a man has been charged in the killing of another man who was shot several times in Alabama. AL.com reports the man who Birmingham police found March 23 with multiple gunshot wounds behind an apartment building was a father of four daughters and a local rapper. Police spokesman Lt. Pete Williston says 29-year-old […]

Evonik Corp. officials last week announced that significant new investments in the company’s Birmingham labs will add extensive manufacturing and R&D capabilities while also creating more than 50 high-paying jobs. Following $50 million in investments over the past four years, the Birmingham site is now home to Evonik’s global Competence Center for Medical Devices, which […]

The owners of the dogs that mauled a woman whose death prompted legislation have been charged. AL.com reports that 43-year-old Brian Keith Graden and 45-year-old Melody Ann Grader were booked Tuesday on charges of criminally negligent homicide and failure to immunize a pet for rabies. The Gradens owned the five dogs that fatally attacked 24-year-old […]

Police say the death of a man found decomposing inside his Alabama home has been deemed a homicide. Birmingham police Lt. Pete Williston tells AL.com that the body was discovered on the floor of the home Friday by family who hadn’t heard from the man in several days.