All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 14 2019 // An Alabama hospital chain that quit accepting new patients after a malware attack crippled computer systems said it has resumed normal operations after paying a ransom demand.The DCH Health System said its hospitals in the...
Oct 7 2019 // An Alabama hospital system that quit accepting new patients after a ransomware attack said Saturday it had gotten a key to unlock its computer systems.A statement from DCH Health Systems didn’t say how the...
Oct 3 2019 // A hospital system that serves a large part of rural west Alabama temporarily quit accepting new patients after a ransomware attack crippled some of its computer systems Tuesday.Brad Fisher, a spokesman for DCH Health...
Sep 30 2019 // A company that’s facing lawsuits and public scrutiny over pollution from a north Alabama plant says it’s suspending some manufacturing work because of environmental reasons.A statement issued by 3M Co. says it...
Sep 23 2019 // Fresh water from Midwestern floods has killed oysters along the coasts of three states and cost Mississippi half of its blue crabs.Water that came through a Louisiana spillway killed 95% of the oysters in...
Sep 23 2019 // Mobile, Ala., firefighters staged more than 60 water rescues after heavy rains prompted flooding across the city.Storms that dumped more than 7 inches of rain across Mobile in a few hours left streets and parking lots...
Sep 17 2019 // A federal lawsuit accuses a major pipeline company based in Georgia of failing to tell work crews where a major underground pipeline was located before they ruptured the line, touching off a deadly explosion in Alabama.The...
Sep 12 2019 // The Alabama Department of Public Health says it’s investigating five reports of potentially severe lung disease associated with electronic cigarettes or vaping.The department told news outlets that it’s...
Aug 22 2019 // Strong storms that knocked down trees and limbs left thousands without power in north Alabama.Decatur Utilities says service was restored by early Tuesday to most of the 8,600 homes and businesses that were left in the...
Aug 21 2019 // Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline Co. has sued an Alabama contractor over a spill that threatened gasoline supplies along the East Coast three years ago.The pipeline operator contends faulty work by the Birmingham-based Ceco...
Aug 20 2019 // A federal judge has sentenced an Opelika, Alabama, woman to prison for embezzling more than $600,000 from volunteer fire departments in Alabama.U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town said Wednesday that a judge sentenced 63-year-old...
Aug 19 2019 // Eight students from a south Alabama high school are suffering elevated levels of carbon monoxide, and officials are trying to determine why.News outlets report that New Brockton High School canceled classes Friday after...
Aug 9 2019 // An Alabama truck driving school owner has been charged with bribing a license examiner to show favoritism toward his students. News outlets report 72-year-old James Welburn was indicted and arrested July 25. He’s...
Aug 8 2019 // Birmingham, Ala.-based Cobbs Allen is continuing its expansion of its insurance brokerage team with the addition of David Payne.Payne will join the leadership team that is building a national specialty platform focused on...
Aug 5 2019 // The Hilb Group, 360 Corporate Benefit AdvisorsThe Hilb Group LLC has acquired New England-based 360 Corporate Benefit Advisors. The transaction became effective May 1, 2019. With offices in Fairfield, Conn., and Wayland,...
Jul 26 2019 // Cobbs Allen has hired industry veterans Paul Sparks and Darren Sonderman to lead its new specialty insurance brokerage.Sparks and Sonderman each bring more than 25 years of experience from founding and leading the...
Jul 25 2019 // Alabama has already had its deadliest year in two decades for boaters – and the summer isn’t nearly over yet.Boating accidents in the first 6 1/2 months of 2019 have killed 25 people, Al.com reported . Already,...
Jul 17 2019 // Police in Alabama have searched five towing companies that are under investigation for possible insurance fraud. New outlets report officers executed search warrants Friday at more than a dozen locations. Mobile Police...
Jul 12 2019 // Confie, a national provider of personal and commercial lines insurance, is acquiring Southern Harvest Insurance. The move will broaden Confie’s U.S. presence to include Georgia and further develop its presence in...
Jul 10 2019 // Huntington Beach, CA, July 10th, 2019 – Confie, a national provider of personal and commercial lines insurance, announced today that it will acquire Southern Harvest Insurance. This move will broaden the broker’s...