Apr 14 Death toll from tornado outbreak rises to at least 34 By Associated Press Hundreds of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed, and heavy rains caused flooding in some areas. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 2:16 News Wrap: Virus delays GOP run-off for Alabama Senate seat In our news wrap Wednesday, Alabama postponed a Republican primary run-off for a U.S. Senate seat because of the coronavirus pandemic. The race pits former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions against former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville. Also, a… Continue watching
Mar 10 Trump spurns Sessions, backs Tuberville for Alabama Senate By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The winner will face Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, the current incumbent, in November. Continue reading
Mar 06 Alabama executes man convicted in officers' murders amid calls to save inmate By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Alabama's first execution of the year came after a last minute bid to stop it, that included support from the son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Continue reading
Mar 04 Trump attacks Sessions ahead of Senate primary runoff By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The newest Twitter scolding by the president, who previously been largely quiet on the race, could further damage Jeff Sessions' hopes of a political resurrection in the state where he had been a conservative icon. Continue reading
Mar 03 Sessions, Tuberville head to runoff in Alabama Senate race By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The 73-year-old Sessions served in the Senate for two decades before becoming President Donald Trump's first attorney general. Continue reading
Mar 03 Biden wins Alabama primary By Associated Press Former Vice President Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the Alabama primary. Continue reading
Mar 01 Democrats gather for 'Bloody Sunday' commemoration in Selma By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidates gathered Sunday in this crucible of the civil rights movement to appeal for black support in a town where demonstrators were once beaten for marching for the right to vote. Continue reading
Feb 05 WATCH: Sen. Doug Jones says he will vote to convict Trump By Alan Fram, Associated Press Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, the most endangered Democrat in this November's elections, said Wednesday that he will vote to convict President Donald Trump as the Senate impeachment trial reaches its climax. Continue reading
Jan 27 Deaths confirmed in Alabama fire that destroyed 35 boats By Associated Press The blaze was reported shortly after midnight as people living in the boats were sleeping, and consumed the wooden dock and an aluminum roof that covered many of the vessels, cutting off escape routes and raining debris into the water. Continue reading