All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 12 2021 // A judge in Alabama has dismissed a defamation claim against Roy Moore’s unsuccessful Senate campaign that was filed by a woman who accused Moore of molesting her decades ago when she was 14.The case against Moore,...
Aug 11 2021 // A former minor league batboy has filed a lawsuit accusing longtime major league shortstop Omar Vizquel of sexual harassment during Vizquel’s tenure as manager of the Birmingham Barons, an affiliate of the Chicago...
Aug 11 2021 // The driver of a girls home van in which eight children died in a fiery interstate crash in Alabama has filed suit against trucking companies based in California and Georgia and a driver, her lawyers said Monday.The federal...
Aug 6 2021 // A crash that killed 10 people, including nine children, on a rain-slicked Alabama interstate happened after a tractor-trailer truck slammed into vehicles that had slowed down because of minor crashes, according to a...
Jul 29 2021 // The number of COVID-19 patients in Alabama hospitals Monday climbed to more than 900 _ a number the state has not seen since February _ as the state sees a surge in virus cases.There were 947 COVID-19 patients in state...
Jul 23 2021 // Alabama is suffering a “self-inflicted wound” from COVID-19, with hospitals again filling up as the state trails the nation in vaccinations and pandemic precautions like face masks and social distancing are all...
Jul 22 2021 // Heavy rains caused more than 430,000 of sewage overflows near Mobile, while another round of downpours prompted flash flood alerts in central Alabama.In Prichard, just north of Mobile, health officials told residents to...
Jul 14 2021 // British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen on Tuesday won the dismissal of a $95 million defamation lawsuit by Roy Moore, a former U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama who claimed he was tricked into being portrayed falsely as a sex...
Jul 7 2021 // A utility that provides power in rural southeastern Alabama said it was hit by a ransomware attack that means customers temporarily can’t access their account information.Wiregrass Electric Cooperative, which serves...
Jun 17 2021 // A barge is stuck against a dam in Alabama, causing flooded yards in Mississippi, officials said.The barge can’t be removed from the Tom Bevill Lock and Dam in Aliceville, Alabama, until the water goes down, Lowndes...
Jun 16 2021 // An Alabama woman who was cleared of theft charges after a former employer accused her of stealing from his wedding venue business is now suing her one-time boss for $4 million.Gayla White, a former member of the city...
Jun 11 2021 // The city of Huntsville is again siding with a police officer convicted of murder and asking a federal court to delay action on a wrongful death lawsuit filed by relatives of the victim.The city and officer William Darby,...
Jun 8 2021 // Federal investigators are offering $2,500 rewards for tips leading to people who set fires inside Walmart stores in Alabama and Mississippi. The FBI posted Saturday security camera photos of masked people inside stores in...
Jun 7 2021 // A beverage distributor that operates across Alabama and played a role in the state’s craft beer craze agreed to pay more than $800,000 to settle claims that it discriminated against Black employees for years by...
Jun 2 2021 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court sided with Abbott Laboratories on Friday and threw out a lawsuit filed by Mobile County against the company over the opioid epidemic.In an 8-0 opinion in which one justice...
Jun 1 2021 // A lawsuit filed over a dock fire that killed eight people at a county marina in north Alabama last year contends officials failed to ensure the safety of the structure.The wrongful death suit names Jackson County...
Jun 1 2021 // AssuredPartners has acquired Anchor Pardue Insurance of Mountain Brook, Ala.Anchor Pardue is the second acquisition in May for Assured Partners and its 18th acquisition in 2021. The team will remain under the leadership of...
May 28 2021 // The Strengthen Alabama Homes program has funded grants for 3,000 FORTIFIED roofs to help families protect their homes from severe weather, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) said in a...
May 26 2021 // Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed a bill that prohibited private businesses and public institutions from requiring COVID-19 “vaccine passports” to access services or refusing those not inoculated...
May 20 2021 // Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed medical marijuana legislation Monday as Republican opposition to the issue faded after decades of debate.The program will allow people with a qualifying medical condition to purchase medical...