In the 10 months since the April 27 tornado, destroyed businesses in Tuscaloosa have been slowly rebuilding. Some have returned to a sense of normalcy, while others have yet to...

Alabama's Tony Mitchell goes up for a dunk during Saturday night's game against Ole Miss. (Michelle Lepianka Carter | Tuscaloosa...

The 2012 Alabama Legislative Session begins on Tuesday. Budget shortfalls, revisions to the imigration law, and charter schools are all issues expected to be...

Local school officials said they are seeking ways to address an increase in "cyber bullying," which can take place when threatening messages are sent through social networks like Facebook...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Former Democratic state Sen. "Walking" Wendell Mitchell, who served the 30th District outside Montgomery as a Democrat for almost three decades, died Saturday. He...

Steele picked up a loose ball just before the shot clock ran out and drilled a long jumper for the Crimson Tide (15-7, 4-4 Southeastern Conference), which has won two straight after a four-game...

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Robert Bentley says both state budgets for the next fiscal year could be cut significantly in the upcoming legislative session because state tax income still isn’t...

LifeSaver helicopter ambulance has a new aircraft flying from its base in Rainbow City. The new helicopter, a Bell 407, can fly faster, farther and carry more weight than the previous...

Little River Canyon National Preserve will host the second of the park’s monthly 2012 programs at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Little River Canyon Center. It’s called ';Plants: Love Them,...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Authorities in Tuscaloosa County say six people were shot, including two who suffered critical injuries, when gunmen opened fire while trying to rob a group of teenagers at a...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama lawmakers expect to search for a solution to a General Fund budget crisis and attempt to make fixes to the state's immigration law as the Legislature enters its...

The Eddins Estates apartment complex on Ken Sealy Drive in Cottondale is shown. The complex is where six people were shot Friday night according to the Tuscaloosa Sheriff's Office. (AP Photo/The...

Alabama forward JaMychal Green and the Crimson Tide will host Ole Miss today with an eye on improving to .500 in SEC play. (Rogelio V. Solis | Associated Press |...

ATLANTA — Daniel Moore made a name for himself drawing iconic images of famous University of Alabama sporting events. But his work has also drawn the ire of school administrators, who claim his...

A security guard testified Friday that he saw another security guard shoot a gun just outside a Dothan nightclub on the same night another man was shot to...

The Nanjing University Traditional Instruments Orchestra performed Friday for local middle school students at Troy University's Dothan campus. According to Troy officials, the group's visit...

Prosecutors say two Dothan brothers recently pleaded guilty to multiple thefts of catalytic converters across the city, including a catalytic converter from a...

A meeting was held Friday at Gadsden City Hall between the mayor, local legislators, city councilmen and representatives from the Civil Service Board and the police and fire departments. The meeting...

An autopsy showed Ray Crosby, pictured last June, died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease. (Dave Martin | Associated Press |...

Gadsden State Community College hosted a career fair Friday, exposing high school students from all around Etowah County to more than 30 career...

MONTGOMERY — Tuscaloosa businessman on Friday said he’s informed state Republican officials that he’s withdrawing from the March 13 primary for the Sixth District congressional seat...

<p>Attalla Councilman Bob Cross will have a District 5 town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Carnes Recreation Center.</p><p>A variety of topics will be discussed, including the...

While she was dressed up on the day I stopped by, most days you’ll find Deborah Alford in overalls, up to her elbows in dirty work. And her job is one where the commute is measured not in...

Burglary/Theft• A jacket, cash, checkbook and medication were taken from a vehicle parked at the YMCA between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Feb. 2.• A 1999 Jeep Cherokee stolen from a residence on...

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- A Mobile police officer was killed Friday while taking to jail a robbery suspect, who escaped and later was fatally shot by officers, authorities...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Cuts to the U.S. Department of Defense budget prompted an announcement from the U.S. Air Force that it would retire older aircraft - which could include seven of Maxwell Air...

Pate said he notified party officials Friday that he won't run. Pate said he didn't realize when he signed up last month that his Tuscaloosa home would no longer be in the 6th District...

MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - Authorities shot and killed an escaped inmate Friday who stabbed one Mobile police officer to death and wounded a second after fleeing in a stolen police...