January 3, 2017 The Latest: Lightning blamed for house fire near Charleston The Latest on severe storms in parts of the South (all times local): 9:50 a.m.
January 3, 2017 Storms push across South, damaging buildings, cutting power A line of severe thunderstorms moved out of Texas and across the South on Monday, bringing flash flooding, power outages and wind damage.
January 3, 2017 The Latest: Storm system damages Wal-Mart in Louisiana The Latest on severe weather in the South (all times local): 4:45 p.m.
December 28, 2016 Feds: Alabama to expand license office hours after probe U.S. Department of Transportation officials say they have reached an agreement with Alabama after determining that black residents were disproportionately hurt by the state's closure of rural driver's license offices.
December 23, 2016 Trump rally tree to be used for cat scratching, bird feeding Alabama officials say a tree cut down in a city park and used as a prop at President-elect Donald Trump's recent rally will be used to build cat scratching posts and bird houses.
December 23, 2016 Pennsylvania man, 89, heads out to store, ends up in Alabama A suburban Philadelphia man whose weekend trip to a neighborhood store somehow led to a 900-mile detour to Alabama is safely back with his family, thanks to breakfasting police officers who realized something wasn't right.
December 22, 2016 Alabama to keep passport of German man accused of fire A judge has refused to return a German man's passport as he faces charges in Alabama accusing him of setting a fire at Toomer's Corner in Auburn, a popular spot to celebrate Auburn University football victories.
December 22, 2016 Oregon smokejumper deployed to Alabama dies after fall A federal smokejumper deployed to Alabama to help battle wildfires has died a month after falling over a concrete railing while walking back to his hotel.
December 21, 2016 Officer critical, suspect dead after shooting in Alabama Authorities say a police officer was shot and critically wounded while responding to a domestic call in the south Alabama city of Saraland.
December 19, 2016 Off-duty Alabama police officer wounded in shooting at party Authorities say an off-duty police officer is hospitalized after he was wounded by gunfire during a surprise party for his wife.