Alabama News

Six puppies were found abandoned near the intersection of Wall Triana Highway and Beadle Lane by a pair of bicyclists earlier this week.

The Alabama Supreme Court has declined to hear a former University of Alabama in Huntsville professor's appeal of his murder conviction.

State health officials lifted swimming advisories on the Alabama coast Friday but cautioned oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico may appear sporadically.

Published: Friday, July 30, 2010 at 4:19 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 30, 2010 at 4:19 p.m. Trey DePriest , Scout.com five-star middle linebacker from Springfield High School in Ohio, excited the Alabama coaching staff and fans when he committed to the Crimson Tide Friday afternoon over the Ohio State Buckeyes.

The National Resources Defense Council's annual survey of water quality and public notification at United States beaches found the number of beach closings and advisories in 2009 hit their sixth-highest level in the 20-year history of the report.

The Alabama Supreme Court has overturned a Macon County circuit judge's order that had blocked Gov.

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Temperatures across Alabama are expected to rise to near 100 degrees and stay in the mid to upper 90s for awhile.

You may have heard the phrase "politics is show business for ugly people." But with hundreds of nominations for its "50 Most Beautiful" list every year, a Capitol Hill newspaper is putting that rumor to rest.

Russell Wade Bundy, a 44-year-old Brundidge man, was arrested earlier this week when authorities say they found drug a small black bag hidden inside his shoe that contained what he needed to take methamphetamine, the Dothan Eagle reports .

Published: Friday, July 30, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 11:07 p.m. THOMASVILLE A Canadian steel pipe manufacturer is opening a facility in Thomasville.

An escaped Tennessee inmate could be in Alabama. The Tennessee Department of Correction are searching for 38-year-old Arthur Milks.

Daniel Moore has done sports paintings of famous Crimson Tide moments since 1979.

With an extremely active hurricane season looming, an oil spill in the Gulf that could make matters even worse, and local disasters such as home fires, the Mid Alabama Region which includes 25 counties is launching today a new disaster relief fundraising drive.

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., has been accused of steering $250 million in earmarks to entities represented by his former aides.

Alabama State Troopers on July 1, 2010, block the front entrance to Greenetrack, where more than 800 electronic bingo machines were the target of the state task force on illegal gambling.

DOTHAN -- The Alabama Securities Commission has ordered a Dothan man and a Pensacola, Fla., woman to stop selling investments in expensive cookware -- a deal that may have cost some investors millions of dollars.

Seven existing Alabama companies are to receive a total of more than $158,000 to help them train existing employees in modern skills.

Only 1 of the 30 grocery stores being closed by Winn-Dixie is in Alabama. It's a store in Helena.

Hyundai plans to sell the Avante, as it's called in South Korea, in the U.S. under the name Elantra.