Latest Alabama Headlines

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Alabama Chiropractor Gets 3 Years in Trucker Health Exam Fraud Case

Jan 15 2019 // An Alabama-based chiropractor, who was accused in a scheme to conduct fraudulent physical examinations on prospective long-haul truckers and submit false documents to federal transportation regulators, has been sentenced...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Complete Benefit Alliance of Alabama

Jan 11 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Complete Benefit Alliance, LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1997, Complete Benefit Alliance (CBA) is a full-service benefits enrollment and...

Alabama Company Recalls Sausages Contaminated with Metal Bits

Jan 3 2019 // An Alabama company has recalled tons of hot sausages because they may be contaminated with bits of metal.The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recall notice says it has not had any reports of injury from the R.L....

Judge: Alabama Sheriff Not Immune from Blogger Lawsuit

Dec 27 2018 // A federal judge says a blogger can sue an Alabama sheriff for allegedly trying to silence her criticism of the officer.The Decatur Daily reports that U.S. District Judge Madeline Haikala ruled that Morgan County Sheriff...

Jury Awards $774K to Worker Permanently Injured at Alabama Plant

Dec 11 2018 // A man permanently injured at an Alabama manufacturing plant in 2015 has been awarded $774,000. Al.com reported Dec. 5 that a jury has decided Italian company Tenax SPA should pay punitive and compensatory damages to Tenax...

2 Tornadoes Cause Damage in Alabama

Dec 6 2018 // The National Weather Service says it has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in Alabama last weekend.The emergency management director for Dothan and Houston County, Chris Judah, says a weak twister hit Dothan early...

Deck Collapse During Alabama House Fire Injures 9

Dec 5 2018 // Authorities in Alabama say nine people were injured when a deck collapsed during a house fire.Birmingham Fire Battalion Chief Sebastian Carrillo tells local news outlets that the accident happened Saturday night when a...

Alabama Condo Complex Earns IBHS’ First-Ever Hurricane Gold Designation

Dec 3 2018 // Local developers in coastal Alabama that utilized Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety’s (IBHS) FORTIFIED Commercial construction standards in the design of a coastal condominium complex have earned the...

OSHA Fines Alabama Steel Firm $320K Over Safety Hazards

Nov 27 2018 // An Alabama steel company is being fined more than $320,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over hazardous working conditions. Al.com reports OSHA announced the fine Nov. 13 for Montgomery-based Sabel...

Red Tide Found in Gulf Off Alabama Shore

Nov 26 2018 // The Alabama Department of Health says that red tide has been found in water samples taken near Orange Beach and Gulf Shores.WKRG-TV reports the department says water samples taken from Alabama Point to Little Lagoon Pass...

Severe Weather Leads to Threat of Flooding in Alabama, Parts of Georgia

Nov 14 2018 // Rain and the threat of flooding continue across the northern Gulf Coast.Forecasters say unofficial rainfall totals show parts of Alabama received as much as 3.5 inches (9 centimeters) of precipitation Monday, and it was...

Locker Room Wall Collapse Injures 5 at Alabama High School

Nov 13 2018 // Five Alabama high school football players were injured in a locker room when a brick wall collapsed onto them while they were getting ready for a game.News outlets report that the Oakman High School players were in the...

New Alabama State Park Buildings Utilize IBHS Commercial Resiliency Standards

Nov 8 2018 // The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has utilized construction standards from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety’s (IBHS) FORTIFIED Commercial in the creation of new...

4 Alabama Counties Declared Federal Disaster from Hurricane Michael

Nov 7 2018 // Four south Alabama counties have been declared a disaster area because of damage from Hurricane Michael last month.The governor’s office says President Donald Trump has issued a disaster declaration that includes...

Georgia Farmers Face Long Recovery From Hurricane Michael Crop Losses

Nov 2 2018 // Hurricane Michael left a snowy landscape of ruined white cotton on Georgia’s red clay, destroying a crop and likely bringing hard times to the region’s many small communities built on agriculture.When the storm...

7 Children Hurt in Alabama School Bus Crash

Nov 1 2018 // State troopers say seven children have been injured in a school bus crash in Alabama. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency spokesman Cpl. Jeremy Baker tells news outlets six children were released after being treated for minor...

Most of Southeast Mostly Drought-Free But Alabama, Georgia Worsening

Oct 31 2018 // The Southeastern United States is mostly free of drought, but a new federal assessment shows conditions are worsening slightly in Georgia and Alabama. A new map released last week by the U.S. Drought Monitor shows about...

Alabama Woman Awarded $10K in Damages in Cyberbullying Lawsuit

Oct 30 2018 // An Alabama woman who claimed in a lawsuit that she was cyberbullied has been awarded $10,000 in damages.The Tuscaloosa News reports Victoria Love was awarded the money Oct. 23 by a Tuscaloosa County jury in her suit...

Alabama School Bus Crash Kills 1, Injures 11

Oct 26 2018 // A crash between an Alabama school bus and a passenger vehicle has killed one person in the vehicle and injured 11 on the bus.State Police Trooper Cpl. Jimmy Harrell tells AL.com 31-year-old Amanda Nicole Hubbard died in...

4 Alabama Counties to Receive Federal Disaster Funds for Michael Damage

Oct 16 2018 // President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid relief for four Alabama counties affected by Hurricane Michael.The emergency disaster declaration covers Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston counties, which are near the...