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Alabama chief justice denies defying US Supreme Court
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore — ousted from office a decade ago when he refused to remove a Ten Commandments monument from state property — on Thursday stood by his assertion...
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Tuscaloosa turns into party town after Alabama title win
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama may have won its fourth national championship in seven seasons, but for the students in Tuscaloosa the party never gets old. Crowds of people poured out from bars onto...
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Federal judge tosses Alabama officer’s excessive force case
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a civil rights case against an Alabama police officer accused of using excessive force on an Indian man. U.S. District Judge Madeline...
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Infant death: Manslaughter charge dismissed against woman
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge on Thursday dismissed a reckless manslaughter charge against a woman in a case in which police said her infant daughter was fatally beaten by a boy while she...
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Officer’s civil, state cases loom after federal acquittal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A north Alabama police officer who was acquitted of using excessive force on an Indian man still faces state and federal charges, but legal experts said the outcome of the civil...
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More than 1,000 tested for tuberculosis in rural Alabama
MARION, Ala. (AP) — Tuberculosis, a global scourge, has mostly been eradicated in the United States, but minorities and poor people who lack regular health care remain vulnerable. Marion, the town...
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Wal-Mart’s shutdown creates new food deserts
FAIRFIELD, Ala. (AP) — Wal-Mart’s decision to shutter 154 stores across the country means that, starting Thursday, residents without cars in a neighborhood near a historically black college outside...
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SPLC notes uptick in hate, extremist groups in 2015
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The number of hate groups and anti-government organizations in the United States jumped sharply in 2015 as political speech became more divisive, violent encounters between...
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Critics: SPLC targets, demonizes conservative groups
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Many consider The Southern Poverty Law Center’s annual list of U.S. extremist groups an authoritative glimpse into racist and anti-government activity, but some of its targets...
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Alabama hometown was refuge of privacy for author Harper Lee
MONROEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — This south Alabama town with a domed courthouse and tree-lined streets served as both a literary inspiration and a place of refuge for “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper...
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Ex-trooper accused of rape while on duty faces court hearing
GREENVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama state trooper charged with rape is fighting a request to submit a saliva sample to authorities, who say in court documents that he told a woman he’d throw her...
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Contempt hearing set in Alabama excessive police force case
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A contempt hearing has been scheduled for an Alabama police chief and captain accused of violating a sequestration order and attempting to intimidate witnesses in an officer’s...
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Police: Suspect fled to Europe, wanted to fight IS group
ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama jailer is accused of fathering a child with a 15-year-old girl before fleeing to Europe years later and boasting to a bed and breakfast owner that he wanted to...
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Six-month sentence for ex-trooper accused of raping woman
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An ex-Alabama state trooper who was accused of raping a woman while on duty was sentenced to six months in jail after he pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor sexual...
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High court voids Alabama ruling against lesbian adoption
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Alabama’s top court went too far when it tried to upend a lesbian mother’s adoption of her partner’s children. The justices threw out a ruling by...
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Tornado outbreak, 5 years later: Piecing lives back together
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — On April 27, 2011, a series of tornadoes killed hundreds of people, injured thousands and reduced countless buildings to rubble across a swath of the U.S. More than 120...
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Alabama city’s leaders vote to recall bathroom ordinance
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Leaders of an east Alabama city Wednesday repealed an ordinance that would have imposed criminal penalties on people for using a restroom that doesn’t match their gender at...
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Harsh history: Alabama county may cover up slavery murals
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As officials across the South wrestle with what to do about public monuments that reflect a racist heritage, an Alabama county may cover up two courthouse murals that some call...
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Assault case dismissed against north Alabama police officer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A judge has dismissed state charges against a north Alabama police officer accused of assaulting an Indian man during a suspicious person investigation. Limestone County...
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FBI chief speaks at civil rights, law enforcement conference
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Working to protect Americans’ civil rights is in some ways more difficult today because of an assumption that advances mean the fight for equality has been settled, FBI Director...
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