All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
May 12 2021 // President Joe Biden has approved federal disaster aid for eight Alabama counties where tornadoes and strong winds caused damage over two days in March, the White House said. Biden approved assistance that can include...
May 10 2021 // Alabama lawmakers overcame years of resistance and gave final passage to medical marijuana legislation on Thursday, capping a long and emotional debate in which key Republican lawmakers described switching sides in favor...
May 7 2021 // Fifteen cows were killed when lightning struck a family farm in Alabama as severe weather moved through the area, according to an emergency management director.The cattle were struck Monday night at the farm in Macon...
May 5 2021 // Investigators continue to seek the cause of a fire that destroyed an Alabama petting zoo barn and killed roughly 75 animals.Park Supervisor Christina Richardson tells The Gadsden Times that Noccalula Falls Park remained...
Apr 30 2021 // President Joe Biden has approved federal disaster aid for eight Alabama counties where tornadoes and strong winds caused damage over two days in March, the White House said Monday. Biden approved assistance that can...
Apr 29 2021 // Mike Weaver, who served as Alabama Insurance Commissioner under Gov. Guy Hunt from 1988 to 1993, passed away Sunday after an extended illness. He was 70.Weaver was a longtime resident of Randolph County, a graduate of...
Apr 28 2021 // Palomar Insurance has added Tammy White to its expanding marketing team as a transportation marketing representative.A native of Birmingham, Ala., White has more than 20 years of experience working for a transportation...
Apr 27 2021 // Alabama will create a database to track disciplinary actions and excessive force complaints against law enforcement officers, a measure aimed at weeding out “bad apples” in the profession.Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey...
Apr 23 2021 // West Town Insurance Agency, Inc. has added Amy S. Roberson, a business development professional in the medical industry with over 10 years of experience, to the company as an insurance producer, effective April 1,...
Apr 16 2021 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) has issued a cease and desist order to a Birmingham, Ala., insurance agency, Senior Care Services LLC, alleging the company uses false or misrepresentative facts and information...
Apr 15 2021 // The Alabama House of Representatives last week narrowly rejected a proposal to fine people for using a smartphone while driving.The bill by Republican Rep. K.L. Brown of Jacksonville would have prohibited a driver from...
Apr 9 2021 // A medical marijuana bill on Wednesday cleared its first major hurdle in the Alabama House of Representatives.The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill after lengthy debate and multiple amendment attempts. The bill...
Mar 30 2021 // Linda Burns was excited at first to land a job at the Amazon warehouse outside Birmingham, Alabama. The former nursing assistant had always enjoyed ordering from the company, Now, she would be working for them.A cog in a...