Alabama

Trending 01/07/20, 06:02

A deadly act of terrorism in Kenya claimed the life of a young Illinois man on Jan. 5. The Department of Defense confirmed Evergreen Park local Henry J. Mayfield Jr., 23, died during the al-Shabab terror group's Sunday morning raid at the Manda Air Strip in Lamu county, about 415 miles ...

U.S. 12/04/19, 21:10

Fourteen years after her death, civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks is going to be remembered forever as a new statue of her was erected in downtown Montgomery,  Alabama, just a few feet away from where she boarded the city bus. On Sunday, Dec. 1, exactly 64 years after Parks was arrested ...

U.S. 11/23/19, 22:09

An Alabama sheriff was fatally shot Saturday evening in a community near the state’s capital, authorities announced, and an 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody after an hourslong manhunt. Gov. Kay Ivey tweeted that Lowndes County Sheriff John Williams had been “tragically killed” in the line of duty and that she ...

U.S. 11/23/19, 18:58

An Alabama sheriff was fatally shot Saturday evening in a community near the state’s capital, authorities announced, later saying they were seeking a man considered to be a “serious risk” who may be traveling on foot. Gov. Kay Ivey tweeted that Lowndes County Sheriff John Williams had been “tragically killed” in ...

U.S. 11/12/19, 08:40

An Alabama man charged with criminal mischief in the slashing of a towering "Baby Trump" balloon has defended his actions, saying it was a matter of good versus evil. Al.com reports Hoyt Deau Hutchinson called the syndicated radio show "Rick & Bubba Show" on Monday, Nov. 11, to describe what happened. ...

2020 Campaign 11/11/19, 00:56

An Alabama man charged with puncturing a "baby Trump" balloon quickly raised more than six times the amount he needed to cover legal expenses for his defense on Nov. 10. A fundraising campaign for Northport local Hoyt Deau Hutchinson has raised more than $36,375, eclipsing his original $6,000 target to help ...

Football 11/10/19, 10:55

President Donald Trump was greeted with a warm welcome and loud cheers from the crowd during his Saturday, Nov. 9, attendance of University of Alabama’s football game against Louisiana State University. The president sat one tier above the field with First Lady Melania Trump, where he waved at fans while smiling ...

Politics 11/06/19, 18:20

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce that he is entering the race for his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, two Republicans with direct knowledge of his plans said Wednesday, Nov. 6. Sessions, 72, will be making a return to the political stage a year after stepping down as President ...

U.S. 10/21/19, 08:23

The Macon County Coroner’s Office has released the identities of a brother and sister killed in a double homicide Sunday, Oct. 20, in Macon County, Alabama. Coroner Hal Bentley has identified the victims as Sharon Gess, 48, and her brother William Gess Junior, 60, WRBL reported. The siblings were found deceased in ...

U.S. 09/07/19, 16:31

President Trump has again become "the cake" for the mainstream media "divide" as he mentioned on Twitter that Alabama was threatened by Hurricane Dorian. Though critics want to believe it or not, he was still right. President Trump tweeted over Labor Day that Alabama, among other states, could be hit hard ...

U.S. 09/03/19, 15:10

A 14-year-old boy in Alabama called police to report all five members of his family had been shot and then confessed to the crime, officials said Tuesday, Sept. 3. The Limestone County Sheriff's Office said that deputies responded to a 911 call by the 14-year-old in Elkmont early Tuesday morning, according ...

U.S. 06/27/19, 07:40

The Hoover Police Department verified that one person was murdered in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon, June 26, at Riverchase Galleria's north parking deck. Police and firefighters replied around 1:30 p.m. to the deck's fifth floor. They discovered an adult white male suffering from a gunshot wound when they came. He ...

Politics 06/20/19, 16:41

Alabama Republican Roy Moore announced Thursday that he is running for U.S. Senate again in 2020 after failing to win the seat two years ago amid sexual misconduct accusations. With his return to the political stage, Moore ignores the urgings of some Republican Party leaders to stay out of the race ...

U.S. 06/20/19, 13:04

Potent thunderstorms have been blamed for one death and left more than 200,000 people without power across the southern United States — and fierce winds were expected to wallop parts of several states as new storms form Thursday, forecasters said. Fallen trees ripped down power lines and crashed into buildings along ...

U.S. 06/19/19, 14:37

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation permitting Briarwood Presbyterian Church to establish its own police force for its church and school campuses. The law, approved two weeks ago allows the Birmingham-based church to set up a private law enforcement department to make arrests when crimes are committed on its properties. Church ...

U.S. 06/19/19, 12:18

An overnight fire near the Alabama-Florida state line has destroyed multiple condominiums near the beach at Perdido Key and injured a resident and a firefighter.Escambia County officials say the blaze broke out early Wednesday at a development within yards of the Flora-Bama bar and spread quickly. People reportedly ran from ...

U.S. 06/17/19, 13:48

One prison inmate was stabbed to death by another over the weekend, state officials said Monday in Alabama, where high rates of prison violence have recently been criticized by the U.S. Justice Department.Alabama Department of Corrections spokesman Bob Horton said in a news release that 29-year-old Jeremy Reshad Bailey was ...

U.S. 06/16/19, 07:57

Some Alabama sex offenders who abuse young children will have to undergo "chemical castration" while on parole, under a new law, but the requirement has prompted legal concerns and it appears to be rarely used in some states that allow it. The procedure uses medications that block testosterone production in order ...

U.S. 06/14/19, 15:38

An Alabama man says he has completed his quest to mow lawns for veterans in all 50 states.Rodney Smith Jr. tweeted Friday that he's headed home from Hawaii after cutting grass in Oahu. He got to his last state with help from Delta Air Lines.He says he will now continue ...

U.S. 06/13/19, 17:35

A South Carolina father was sentenced to death Thursday for killing his five children with his own hands. After they were dead, he drove around with their bodies for nine days before dumping them in garbage bags on the side of an Alabama dirt road. Timothy Jones Jr. showed no emotion ...