Latest Alabama Headlines
All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Alabama Court Gives Go Ahead to Workers Comp Suit Against AIG, Coventry
Nov 4 2019 // An Alabama appellate court has cleared the way for a lawsuit that alleges outrageous and fraudulent conduct by American International Group and Coventry against a worker who was injured in an explosion and sought...
Officials Say Warehouse Fire Most Costly in Alabama City’s History
Oct 31 2019 // Officials say a fire at an Alabama warehouse is the most disastrous in the city of Attalla’s history. Alabama State Fire Marshal Scott Pilgreen told the Gadsden Times Friday that investigators estimate warehouse...
Alabama Power to Pay $222K Over Chemical Spill, Dead Fish
Oct 29 2019 // Alabama Power Company has agreed to pay about $222,000 to settle a chemical spill that killed hundreds of fish near its coal-fired plant about 30 miles northwest of Birmingham, according to a notice Wednesday from the...
Alabama Auto Parts Manufacturer Cited for Amputation Hazards After Worker Injury
Oct 29 2019 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Strahle + Hess USA Inc. for exposing employees to amputation hazards at the company’s Auburn, Alabama, facility. The...
Alabama-Based CNC Hires Kattermann as SVP of Claims Operations
Oct 25 2019 // Insurance adjusting firm CNC Catastrophe & National Claims has added George Kattermann as senior vice president of Claims Operations. He joins the team with more than 30 years of experience in catastrophe claims and...
Family of Alabama Student Awarded $9M in Wrongful Death, Med Mal Suit
Oct 23 2019 // The family of an Alabama college student who died from complications of improperly prescribed birth control medication has been awarded $9 million in their wrongful death, medical malpractice suit. Court records obtained...
University of Alabama Researchers to Study How People React to Severe Weather
Oct 15 2019 // A new research project getting under way around Tuscaloosa aims to document how people react to severe weather. The University of Alabama says research sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and...
Alabama Hospitals Back Online 10 Days After Malware Attack
Oct 14 2019 // An Alabama hospital chain that quit accepting new patients after a malware attack crippled computer systems said it has resumed normal operations after paying a ransom demand. The DCH Health System said its hospitals in...
Report: Alabama Hospitals Pay Hackers in Ransomware Attack
Oct 7 2019 // An Alabama hospital system that quit accepting new patients after a ransomware attack said Saturday it had gotten a key to unlock its computer systems. A statement from DCH Health Systems didn’t say how the...
Alabama Hospital System Halts Admissions Amid Malware Attack
Oct 3 2019 // A hospital system that serves a large part of rural west Alabama temporarily quit accepting new patients after a ransomware attack crippled some of its computer systems Tuesday. Brad Fisher, a spokesman for DCH Health...
3M Halts Work in Alabama Over Environmental Issues
Sep 30 2019 // A company that’s facing lawsuits and public scrutiny over pollution from a north Alabama plant says it’s suspending some manufacturing work because of environmental reasons. A statement issued by 3M Co. says it...
Gulf Coast Seafood Biz Slammed by Freshwater from This Year’s Floods
Sep 23 2019 // Fresh water from Midwestern floods has killed oysters along the coasts of three states and cost Mississippi half of its blue crabs. Water that came through a Louisiana spillway killed 95% of the oysters in...
More Than 60 Rescued from Flooding after Heavy Rains in Alabama
Sep 23 2019 // Mobile, Ala., firefighters staged more than 60 water rescues after heavy rains prompted flooding across the city. Storms that dumped more than 7 inches of rain across Mobile in a few hours left streets and parking lots...
Lawsuit Claims Poor Information About Pipeline Led to Fatal Blast in Alabama
Sep 17 2019 // A federal lawsuit accuses a major pipeline company based in Georgia of failing to tell work crews where a major underground pipeline was located before they ruptured the line, touching off a deadly explosion in...
Alabama Investigates 5 Cases of Lung Disease Linked to Vaping
Sep 12 2019 // The Alabama Department of Public Health says it’s investigating five reports of potentially severe lung disease associated with electronic cigarettes or vaping. The department told news outlets that it’s...
Storm Damage Leaves Thousands Without Power in Alabama
Aug 22 2019 // Strong storms that knocked down trees and limbs left thousands without power in north Alabama. Decatur Utilities says service was restored by early Tuesday to most of the 8,600 homes and businesses that were left in the...
Georgia-Based Colonial Pipeline Sues Contractor Over Alabama Spill
Aug 21 2019 // Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline Co. has sued an Alabama contractor over a spill that threatened gasoline supplies along the East Coast three years ago. The pipeline operator contends faulty work by the Birmingham-based...
Alabama Woman Sentenced for Embezzling More Than $600K from Fire Departments
Aug 20 2019 // A federal judge has sentenced an Opelika, Alabama, woman to prison for embezzling more than $600,000 from volunteer fire departments in Alabama. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town said Wednesday that a judge sentenced 63-year-old...
Alabama High School Closed After Students Sickened
Aug 19 2019 // Eight students from a south Alabama high school are suffering elevated levels of carbon monoxide, and officials are trying to determine why. News outlets report that New Brockton High School canceled classes Friday after...
Alabama Truck Driving School Accused of Bribing Examiners
Aug 9 2019 // An Alabama truck driving school owner has been charged with bribing a license examiner to show favoritism toward his students. News outlets report 72-year-old James Welburn was indicted and arrested July 25. He’s...
