Alabama News

Demolition has begun on some of the last buildings in Tuscaloosa slated to be torn down after being damaged by a massive tornado in April 2011.

Police in Montgomery say they suspect car crash played a role in a fatal shooting that is the city's 26th homicide of the year.

Prosecutors have charged an Ohatchee man with capital murder in the 2009 slaying of a man whose body was found the day after Christmas.

Police say an Alabama man suffered only scratches and bruises after a train crashed into his pickup truck and pushed it more than 500 feet along the tracks.

An aide to Gov. Robert Bentley says the administration will continue to explore its options after lawmakers adjourned Monday without acting on 70 nominees to various state boards.

Sheriff's officials south of Birmingham say a high school teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student has been arrested.

The new owners of an Auburn apartment complex are giving it a different name and a fresh look as they try rebranding it following a shooting that killed three people, including two former Auburn University football players.

The campaign to replace U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner of Mobile has begun one day after he announced he would step down in August to take a job with the University of Alabama System.

Four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement are receiving the highest honor Congress gives to civilians.

Gov. Robert Bentley has signed two bond issues into law, along with a bill changing Alabama's campaign finance law.