Severe weather moves east toward Carolinas after tornadoes

Funnel clouds, tornado sirens and trees and power lines scattered across roads were just the beginning

• Apr 1, 2016

Husband and wife teachers charged with student sex

Charli and James Parker were arrested on separate allegations of having sex with students at locations outside of school, including at a cemetery

• Mar 31, 2016

Top aide to Alabama gov. resigns amid scandal

Announcement comes a week after Gov. Robert Bentley admitted making inappropriate remarks to Rebekah Caldwell Mason, but denied they had an affair

• Mar 30, 2016

California to enact nation's first statewide $15 minimum wage

Gov. Jerry Brown says planned hike in the state's baseline pay is a matter of "economic justice" and "family values"

• Mar 28, 2016

Global Catholic Network founder Mother Mary Angelica dies at 92

Known to millions of viewers simply as "Mother Angelica," the founder of the Eternal Word Television Network died Easter Sunday

• Mar 27, 2016

Medical helicopter crew, patient killed in Alabama crash

Helicopter was taking unconscious patient with broken leg to hospital when it went down in early morning crash

• Mar 26, 2016

No appeal for man serving life for stealing tool

Court documents show Conner left a Lowe's store without paying for a roofing nailer in 2012, he was sentenced to life as a habitual offender

• Mar 25, 2016

Alabama city cracking down on diaperless horses

Selma councilman says disobedience of three-year-old law is causing a big problem

• Mar 24, 2016

Alabama gov. denies affair, admits "inappropriate" remarks

Gov. Robert Bentley acknowledges he said "some inappropriate things" to senior political adviser Rebekah Caldwell Mason: "I made a mistake"

• Mar 23, 2016

A life (without parole) story: Part 2

How much punishment does an offender deserve? Part two in a three-part series taking a deep look at America's 'lifers' --- the neglected leftovers of mass incarceration

• Mar 22, 2016

A life (without parole) story: Part 1

How much punishment does an offender deserve? Part one in a three-part series taking a deep look at America's 'lifers' --- the neglected leftovers of mass incarceration

• Mar 21, 2016

Alabama middle school "rape bait" case settled

Special needs teen at a middle school said she was raped after school worker tried to use her as bait to catch an alleged sexual predator

• Mar 15, 2016

Widespread flooding drowns Louisiana, Mississippi

Floodwaters overwhelm parts of five Southern states, submerging roads and cars, washing out bridges and forcing residents to flee homes

• Mar 12, 2016

Lawmaker introduces sex offender castration bill in Alabama

Bill would require sex offenders older than 21 to pay for their own surgical castration before being released from state custody

• Mar 7, 2016

Contents of Harper Lee's will to remain a secret

Alabama judge has ordered the will of the late "To Kill a Mockingbird" author to be sealed from public view

• Mar 7, 2016

​Ex-trooper accused of on-duty rape gets jail time

Samuel McHenry II accused of threatening woman with arrest after car accident if she didn't have sex with him

• Mar 5, 2016

Arrests after slain teen warned of murder attempt

A sixth person was arrested this week in the murder of an Alabama teen found slain and wrapped in sheets at a dump site

• Mar 4, 2016

​Alabama cop charged with murder in fatal shooting

Charges come days after white Montgomery police officer Aaron Smith shot and killed unarmed black man Greg Gunn outside neighbor's house

• Mar 2, 2016

House, Senate GOP incumbents survive Tuesday primaries

Victories by Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby and Texas Rep. Pete Sessions, others, give hope that Trump won't entirely upset GOP order

• Mar 2, 2016

​At least 4 hurt in Alabama tornado

Powerful storm Tuesday evening near Birmingham leaves homes damaged, trees uprooted and power lines down

• Mar 1, 2016

Donald Trump notches first Senate endorsement

​Trump teased the endorsement amid KKK controversy fallout just before his Alabama rally began

• Feb 28, 2016

Ala. city raises minimum wage, legislature strips it

Alabama governor and GOP lawmakers move quickly to remove local control of minimum wage after Birmingham raises it to $10.10 per hour

• Feb 28, 2016

At least 3 dead as dangerous storms slam Deep South

As many as 10 million people in five states under tornado warnings as multiple twisters touch down

• Feb 23, 2016

Author Harper Lee buried in Alabama hometown

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of "To Kill a Mockingbird" laid to rest in a private ceremony, a reflection of how she had lived

• Feb 20, 2016

​Alabama woman convicted in girl's running death dies

Joyce Hardin Garrard was convicted of killing nine-year-old Savannah Hardin by making her run as punishment for a lie about eating candy

• Feb 12, 2016

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