Powerful Storms Leave At Least 5 Dead In Alabama And Florida
Four people were killed in southern Alabama when a tree fell on their mobile home. One man in the Florida Panhandle drowned.
Alabama
This Mostly White City Wants To Leave Its Mostly Black School District
Jefferson County, Ala., schools have been under a desegregation order for decades. Now that a majority-white city wants to form its own district, a judge must decide if it's violating civil rights.
Alabama Inmate Coughed, Heaved For About 13 Minutes During Execution
Ronald Bert Smith Jr. died by lethal injection late Thursday night, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to stay his execution. A judge sentenced Smith to die for murdering a man in 1994.
Alabama's Prison System Goes On Trial
A trial starts Monday over conditions in Alabama's prisons. Mentally ill inmates say they're denied basic care. Meanwhile, the Justice Department is conducting a civil rights probe into the prisons.
William Christenberry, Artist Whose Muse Was Rural Alabama, Dies At 80
The photographer, who also painted and sculpted, returned to the place of his youth every summer, chronicling the lives of old buildings and roadside businesses as they changed with age.
At Least 5 Reportedly Killed As Strong Storms, Including Tornadoes, Hit Southeast
Four children were critically wounded in Alabama by a tornado and severe thunderstorms, the National Weather Service says. Tornadoes were also reported in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Ala. Chief Justice Roy Moore Suspended For Rest Of Term Over Gay Marriage Stance
The head of the state's Supreme Court loses his judicial ethics case and is ordered to pay the costs of the proceedings against him.
Alabama's Chief Justice Faces Ethics Charges For Second Time
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was ousted on ethics charges in 2003 for defying a federal court order. On Wednesday he faces trial for defying the U.S. Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling.
Gas Shortages, Price Spikes Seen Across The South Following Pipeline Spill
The pipeline's operator plans to have a workaround in place by the end of the week, but in the meantime prices are up 20 to 30 cents per gallon and some stations are running dry.
Cursive Law Writes New Chapter For Handwriting In Alabama's Schools
Schools in Alabama were already required to teach cursive writing, but a new law now requires schools to provide cursive instruction by the end of the third grade, and report proficiency levels.