Latest Alabama Headlines
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Alabama Neighborhood Slammed by Twister During Virus Quarantine
Apr 2 2020 // An apparent tornado slammed into an Alabama neighborhood, shattering more than a dozen homes Tuesday while people were hunkered down inside because of the coronavirus outbreak, as storms caused damage from Mississippi to...
Alabama Issues Industry Guidance on COVID-19, Classifies Insurance as Essential
Apr 1 2020 // Alabama Commissioner of Insurance Jim Ridling has asked insurers writing business in the state to consider leniency and flexibility for policyholders in light of the current coronavirus outbreak, as well as confirmed that...
Suspected Tornado Causes Damage Along Mississippi-Alabama Line
Mar 26 2020 // Teresa Hazelwood stopped by a Dollar General store in northern Mississippi to get some chips, and soon found herself riding out a suspected tornado in the parking lot and felt it lifting her car. She gripped the steering...
Southern States Challenged by Increasing Acceptance of Medical Marijuana
Mar 17 2020 // Facing a potentially historic vote on whether to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky, Republican lawmaker John Schickel is conflicted. A retired law enforcement officer, Schickel once steadfastly opposed medical...
Alabama Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Bill
Mar 16 2020 // A medical marijuana bill cleared its first floor vote Thursday in the Alabama Legislature as advocates hope to make headway after years of setbacks. The Alabama Senate vote 22-10 for the bill by Republican Sen. Tim Melson...
Tennessee Left Reeling by Devastating, Destructive Tornadoes
Mar 4 2020 // Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing 24 people. One of the twisters caused severe damage across downtown Nashville, destroying the stained glass in a historic church...
PointeNorth Insurance Group Acquires Iron Mountain Insurance of Alabama
Mar 4 2020 // PointeNorth Insurance Group, LLC (PNIG), an independent insurance agency in the Southeast with local ownership, has expanded its reach in the region with the acquisition of Iron Mountain Insurance, located in Birmingham,...
Medical Marijuana Bill Clears Alabama Senate Committee
Feb 21 2020 // A medical marijuana bill cleared its first hurdle Wednesday in the Alabama Legislature, giving hope to advocates after years of setbacks. Audience members applauded as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8-1 for the bill,...
Days of Torrential Rains in Southeast Leave Swollen Rivers, Mudslides
Feb 14 2020 // Days of torrential rain across the Southeast left residents to deal with rising rivers, falling trees, weakened dams and mudslides Thursday as storms finally subsided. An Alabama town asked residents to cut back on water...
Parts of Alabama Face Millions of Gallons of Sewage Overflow After Storms
Feb 14 2020 // Days of rain have left parts of Alabama awash in millions of gallons of dingy water that overflowed from sanitary sewer systems. On Wednesday, reports submitted to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management showed...
Officials Monitoring Dams as Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc Across Multiple Southeast States
Feb 13 2020 // A Tennessee hillside collapsed, roads were flooded and rivers were rising across the Southeast on Tuesday after a day of heavy rains that once again threatened a Mississippi lake where a dam previously was in danger of...
Heavy Downpours Cause Flooding Across Alabama, Mississippi
Feb 12 2020 // Storms stretching across the Deep South dumped heavy rains on Mississippi and Alabama on Monday, causing flash floods that covered roads and forced some schools to close. Dozens of roads were under water in low-lying areas...
CNC of Alabama Hires Baker as Brand Manager
Feb 12 2020 // CNC Catastrophe & National Claims, based in Mobile, Ala., has added Seneth Baker as brand manager. Baker comes to CNC with a background in advertising, graphic design and brand management. During her career, she has...
Severe Storm Sweeps Through Southeast, Causes 5 Deaths
Feb 10 2020 // More than 260,000 homes and businesses in the southeastern United States were without power early Friday after a powerful storm raked the region. At least five people were killed. North Carolina had the most customers...
Winter Storm in Deep South Brings Snow, Floods, 1 Death
Feb 7 2020 // A powerful winter storm raked across the Deep South early Thursday, with high winds and flooding causing damage that killed one person, injured several others and littered at least 10 states. Rescue crews repeatedly pulled...
3M Subpoenaed by Federal Grand Jury Over Alabama Chemical Discharges
Feb 4 2020 // 3M has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in connection to discharges from a chemical plant in northern Alabama that may not have complied with permit requirements. Michael Roman, the Minnesota-based company’s...
Investigators Probe Cause of Deadly Fire at Alabama Marina
Jan 30 2020 // Roughly two dozen people lived on Dock B at Jackson County Park Marina, and none was rich or famous. They were middle-class adults and children, not yachters, folks who liked having a Tennessee River bywater for their...
At Least 8 Killed, 35 Vessels Burned in Alabama Marina Fire
Jan 29 2020 // A massive fire that killed at least eight people and destroyed dozens of boats in an Alabama marina early Monday was spread so rapidly by the wind that “we didn’t have time to do nothing,” said one...
2 Construction Workers Injured at University of Alabama Stadium
Jan 28 2020 // Two construction workers, participating in the renovation of Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama, were injured Saturday when beams fell on a piece of equipment they were operating. Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue...
Alabama Agencies Ordered to Pay $540K in Back Wages to Disabled Workers
Jan 21 2020 // A recycling center that employs adults with intellectual disabilities in Alabama should have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to its workers, federal labor officials said. The U.S. Department of Labor recently...
