Alabama state Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Tuscaloosa, has pre-filed a bill for the 2014 legislative session requiring drivers to give cyclists at least three feet of space in passing. Allen told the Anniston Star drivers have shouted for him to get …
An Alabama-based military agency says fatal accidents are declining in the Army. The U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center at Fort Rucker says accidental death rates of almost all types have stayed the same or fallen since this time last year. …
A black Labrador retriever wearing a harness that read “do not pet” hurriedly sniffed every person in the room, searching for the telltale odor of an explosive device. When “Unity” caught wind of the scent she was looking for, she …
Alabama lawmakers have approved a bill to steer $15 million to help rebuilt a tornado-ravaged high school and five other schools struck by storms. Al.com reports that the Alabama House of Representatives approved the bill on Tuesday. It now moves …
Firefighters on Thursday extinguished a huge blaze that erupted hours earlier when two fuel barges exploded, leaving three people with critical burns and forcing the evacuation of crew from a nearby cruise ship. The cause of the explosions remained under …
Police were on the lookout Sunday for an ambulance they said was stolen from the entrance to an Alabama hospital emergency room. Authorities said a Haynes ambulance was taken from UAB hospital about 8 p.m. Saturday. It was parked on …
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has announced DeKalb, Etowah and surrounding counties have been approved for low-interest loans to cover damage from the March 18 storms. The loans are being disbursed by the U.S. Small Business Administration, and Bentley says the …
Authorities were searching for a shipyard worker who was thrown into the water in strong winds that also tore a troubled Carnival cruise ship away from its mooring at an Alabama port. The man was one of two people in …
A 3-year-old boy is recovering from injuries after he fell from a balcony at a beachfront condominium complex in Gulf Shores, Ala. WKRG-TV reports the boy was playing on the balcony at Harbor House condominiums when the railing gave way …
Alabama is getting nearly $120 million in federal assistance to help with recovery from the deadly tornadoes in April 2011. Gov. Robert Bentley announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will provide the state government with …