Latest Alabama Headlines
All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ala. Student Arrested, But Not Expected to be Prosecuted in School Fire
Mar 17 2004 // A 16-year-old Alabama student allegedly dropped a cigarette butt into a trash can filled with mops in a janitor’s closet at Jackson High School last week. A small fire ensued, but the school’s principal...
NAIW Education Foundation Tourney Tees Off May 20
Mar 16 2004 // The Alabama State Council of Insurance Women will hold a golf tournament on Thursday, May 20, beginning at 7 a.m. at the Indian Oaks Golf Course in Anniston, Alabama. Proceeds will benefit the NAIW Education...
Ala. Fire Destroys Business, Damages Five Others
Mar 15 2004 // A March 11 fire at the Boaz Shopping Center in Alabama brought eight area fire departments to fight the blaze, which destroyed one business and damaged five others. Three Boaz firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation...
American Medical Security Group Completes Ala. Class-Action Lawsuit
Mar 12 2004 // American Medical Security Group Inc. (AMS) and plaintiffs’ representatives have reportedly reached an agreement of understanding to certify and settle a class-action lawsuit, Gadson v. AMS, pending in the Circuit...
Ala. Family Killed in Apparent Electrical Fire
Mar 10 2004 // A fire early Monday morning took the lives of a Tarrant, Alabama family. The fire, which started in the attic, appears to be electrical in nature and likely will be deemed to be an accident. No monetary damages to the home...
Financial Luncheons for Agency Personnel visit Alabama March 29-April 2
Mar 10 2004 // Here Comes Danny! Independent Finance Company Road Show Luncheons will be held March 29-April 2 in different parts of Alabama. Agency principles, office managers, financing managers or other agency decision makers can join...
Ala. Department of Insurance Unveils Updated Web Site
Mar 9 2004 // The Alabama Department of Insurance has launched an updated Web site. It remains at the same address, which is http://www.aldoi.gov/. The new site, designed by department webmaster Jelene Hardy, should reportedly provide...
Several Ala. Businesses Damaged in Fire
Mar 9 2004 // A Sunday night fire in Selma damaged two businesses and the Alabama Employment Office. All three were located in the 1000 block of Broad Street in downtown Selma. The fire originated in the Family Dollar Store. The...
Tort Reformers Look to Score in States after Washington Strikes Out
Mar 8 2004 // Last fall at a University of Virginia Law School forum on tort reform, some of the nation’s top tort experts agreed there were no easy answers on how to solve the nation’s longstanding love-hate relationship...
Georgia Legislature Gives Checkup to Reform Bills
Mar 8 2004 // The Georgia Legislature is certainly getting its share of tort reform news this session, considering almost a dozen House bills dealing with civil justice reform and medical malpractice reform. “We commend the...
A New Day in Alabama for the Independent Agent
Mar 8 2004 // We have found not all members are knowledgeable about all of the programs we have available for them, which means they are not getting the full value of their membership in the association. It’s hard to believe that...
Improper Use of Extension Cords Seen as Cause of Ala. Fire
Feb 26 2004 // Acting State Fire Marshal Richard Montgomery said Wednesday that the improper use of extension cords as permanent wiring was the cause of a fire that destroyed three buildings Monday in McKenzie, Alabama. A hardware store,...
BB&T Insurance Services Finalizes Acquisition of Ala. Firm
Feb 2 2004 // North Carolina-based BB&T Insurance Services has completed its acquisition of McGriff, Seibels & Williams Inc. of Birmingham, Ala., creating the sixth largest insurance broker in the nation. The transaction was...
Ala. Workers’ Comp Fund Would Reportedly Benefit from Assessment Increase
Jan 28 2004 // With the Alabama Insurance Guaranty Association (AIGA) facing unprecedented budgetary shortfalls, the state’s employers and injured workers could reportedly be left with unpaid claims in the event of insurer...
Small Fire Breaks Out in Ala. Jail
Jan 19 2004 // Inmates at the Chilton County Jail in Alabama were temporarily evacuated last week when a fire broke out in the jail’s laundry room. No one was injured. The fire occurred at 3 p.m. “Our investigation has...
Ala. Community Center Destroyed in Fire
Jan 16 2004 // Nine Alabama fire departments were unable to save the Lillian Community Center, which was destroyed in a fire early last Wednesday morning. Acting State Fire Marshal Richard Montgomery said his office had been requested to...
Ala. Father, Son Killed in Fire; No Smoke Detectors Found in Home
Dec 12 2003 // A father and son died Wednesday morning during a fire at their home in Chilton County, Alabama. Charles Edward Morrow, 28, and his son, Charles Edward Morrow III, 3, were found in the burned home by Maplesville...
Ala. Resident Dies in Fire, No Smoke Detectors in House
Dec 9 2003 // Anniston, Alabama resident Bruce Cooper, 79, died Sunday morning during a fire at his home. Investigators say there were no smoke detectors installed in the home at the time of the fire. The fire was discovered by a...
Ala. Commissioner Orders American Resource Trust to Cease Operations
Nov 24 2003 // A Fultondale, Alabama company that has reportedly marketed medical malpractice insurance to physicians and hospitals has been ordered to terminate all activities in Alabama, Commissioner Walter Bell announced. The formal...
Ala. Resident Dies in Fire, No Smoke Alarm Found in Home
Nov 20 2003 // An Albertville, Alabama man was killed Nov. 16 during a fire at his residence. No one else was injured in the fire. Marcelo Lopez, 18, died around 10:30 p.m. when fire damaged his one story wood frame home at 119 First...
