Alabama

U.S. 03/07/22, 17:32

Joe Biden's second-in-command used a historical civil rights anniversary in Alabama to push for voting reforms on March 6. Kamala Harris urged U.S. Congress to approve the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and Freedom to Vote Act before marching across Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma–50 miles west of Montgomery. "If we ...

U.S. 12/12/21, 17:29

A former FedEx driver in Alabama has admitted to getting rid of hundreds of packages in a ravine last month. Law enforcement officials expect him to turn himself in. USA Today citing the county sheriff's department reported that around 300 to 400 packages were detected in a ravine in a ...

Inspired Stories 11/14/21, 03:17

A baby born at 21 weeks in Alabama last year has set a world record for the most premature baby to survive. As Live Science reported, Curtis Means and his twin sister C'Asya Means were born at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) hospital on July 5, 2020. According ...

Inspired Stories 10/29/21, 22:26

In Oct. 2021, Kimberly Waterbury and her 95-year-old mother, Dottie Schneider, from Chandler, Indiana, traveled to Orange Beach, Ala., for a vacation. Schneider, who is wheelchair bound, was unable to stroll through the sand on her own. To make the mother’s vacation more enjoyable, a team of lifeguards planned to pick ...

U.S. 06/21/21, 02:09

An overwhelming majority of people who died in storm-related highway accidents were underage. Tropical Storm Claudette has been blamed for causing a pile-up of at least 15 vehicles along the Alabama stretch of Interstate 65 on June 19. The hazardous mix of heavy rain and strong winds created deadly conditions for motorists. ...

U.S. 05/22/21, 19:41

Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama has signed a bill allowing public schools to provide Yoga, breaking a nearly 30-year moratorium in the state. Christian conservatives who support the ban say Yoga will encourage people to convert to Hinduism. Yoga will also be offered as an elective in grades K-12 under the ...

U.S. 04/26/21, 00:41

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed legislation on Friday, April 23, that makes it illegal for student athletes who are transgender to participate in certain programs. After signing the bill, the governor's office stated that Alabama "may never allow a biological male to participate on a female team." These athletes still can ...

U.S. 03/13/21, 19:36

The Alabama Republican Party will acknowledge former President Donald Trump as one of the 'greatest' presidents in U.S. history at a reception held at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday evening, March 13. Perry Hooper Jr., a member of the state party’s executive committee, said that he will present Trump with a framed resolution that grants ...

News 03/04/21, 01:31

A southeastern U.S. state that is famous for monuments to the civil rights movement is reportedly preparing to stop requiring residents to cover their noses and mouths. Alabama is widely expected to join 16 other states in ending an order for everyone to wear a face mask across the Yellowhammer State. An ...

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. ...

2022 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 ...