Latest Alabama Headlines
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4 Alabama Counties Declared Federal Disaster from Hurricane Michael
Nov 7 2018 // Four south Alabama counties have been declared a disaster area because of damage from Hurricane Michael last month. The governor’s office says President Donald Trump has issued a disaster declaration that includes...
Georgia Farmers Face Long Recovery From Hurricane Michael Crop Losses
Nov 2 2018 // Hurricane Michael left a snowy landscape of ruined white cotton on Georgia’s red clay, destroying a crop and likely bringing hard times to the region’s many small communities built on agriculture. When the...
7 Children Hurt in Alabama School Bus Crash
Nov 1 2018 // State troopers say seven children have been injured in a school bus crash in Alabama. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency spokesman Cpl. Jeremy Baker tells news outlets six children were released after being treated for minor...
Most of Southeast Mostly Drought-Free But Alabama, Georgia Worsening
Oct 31 2018 // The Southeastern United States is mostly free of drought, but a new federal assessment shows conditions are worsening slightly in Georgia and Alabama. A new map released last week by the U.S. Drought Monitor shows about...
Alabama Woman Awarded $10K in Damages in Cyberbullying Lawsuit
Oct 30 2018 // An Alabama woman who claimed in a lawsuit that she was cyberbullied has been awarded $10,000 in damages. The Tuscaloosa News reports Victoria Love was awarded the money Oct. 23 by a Tuscaloosa County jury in her suit...
Alabama School Bus Crash Kills 1, Injures 11
Oct 26 2018 // A crash between an Alabama school bus and a passenger vehicle has killed one person in the vehicle and injured 11 on the bus. State Police Trooper Cpl. Jimmy Harrell tells AL.com 31-year-old Amanda Nicole Hubbard died in...
4 Alabama Counties to Receive Federal Disaster Funds for Michael Damage
Oct 16 2018 // President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid relief for four Alabama counties affected by Hurricane Michael. The emergency disaster declaration covers Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston counties, which are near...
Update: Hurricane Michael Could Bring 12 Ft. Storm Surge to Panhandle Wednesday
Oct 9 2018 // Michael is forecast to become the second hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. in a month as it heads toward Florida with winds of 90 miles per hour. The fast-moving storm has already sent cotton prices to a one-week high...
38 Sickened in 7 States From Tainted Eggs from Alabama
Oct 5 2018 // The government says 38 people in seven states have gotten sick from eggs produced by an Alabama poultry farm. The Food and Drug Administration says the illnesses are linked to salmonella-tainted eggs from Gravel Ridge...
Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee Deal with Major Flooding
Sep 28 2018 // Flash floods trapped people in homes and vehicles in north Alabama on Wednesday, as heavy rain in Mississippi caused flash flooding that inundated about 100 homes and 25 businesses and one person died and emergency...
Explosion at Alabama Chemical Plant Kills 1
Sep 27 2018 // One person is dead following an explosion at a chemical plant in north Alabama. Arab Fire Chief Ricky Phillips tells WHNT-TV that a contract worker died in a blast that happened Tuesday at Umicore Specialty Chemicals in...
S.S. Nesbitt Adds Fountain as Market Executive in Alabama
Sep 19 2018 // S.S. Nesbitt, a Southeastern insurance agency and division of EBSCO Industries Inc., has appointed Senior Vice President L. Dickerson (Dick) Fountain as Market executive in Huntsville, Ala. Over the past year, S.S....
Tower Hill Specialty Expands Homeowners Products into Alabama
Sep 18 2018 // Tower Hill Specialty insurance products for homeowners are now available in Alabama, as the Ohio-based company expands its regional focus in the Southeast. Specializing in personal lines property products, Tower Hill...
Roy Moore Files $95M Defamation Suit Against CBS, Comedian Cohen
Sep 6 2018 // Roy Moore, the former U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama, on Wednesday filed a $95 million defamation lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen, claiming he was duped into appearing on the British comedian’s Showtime series...
Florida Insurance Chief Warns of AOB Scams as Storm Gordon Lingers Over Gulf Coast
Sep 5 2018 // Florida’s top insurance regulator has issued a warning to residents facing damage from Tropical Storm Gordon, the first major storm to impact the state in the 2018 Hurricane Season. Florida Insurance Commissioner...
Update: Tropical Storm Gordon Weakens as It Makes Landfall
Sep 4 2018 // Tropical Storm Gordon weakened after making landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi border and lashing the U.S. Gulf Coast with high winds and heavy rain early on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC)...
EPIC Insurance Brokers Adds Glassford to Energy Practice in Alabama
Sep 4 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added attorney Jeremy Glassford to the firm’s Birmingham, Ala.-based National Energy Construction practice as a senior client executive, reporting to EPIC Managing Principal...
Small Earthquake Shakes North Alabama
Aug 29 2018 // No damage is being reported after a minor earthquake rattled northern Alabama. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 2.1 earthquake happened around 7:22 a.m. Monday about 15 miles north of Huntsville near the...
Back-to-School Delayed for Alabama Students After Fire Damages High School
Aug 23 2018 // More than 400 students are missing class this week after a fire damaged their high school in Alabama. News outlets report that Booker T. Washington Magnet High School in Montgomery caught fire early Saturday. Montgomery...
FEMA: Alabamians Need Flood Insurance
Aug 20 2018 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is encouraging those in Alabama to purchase flood insurance. Though flooding is Alabama’s second-most common natural hazard, occurring on average every 12 days, FEMA...
