Latest Alabama Headlines
All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
12 People Hurt in Tent Collapse at Alabama Traditions Bank Event
Aug 20 2018 // Authorities say 12 people have been hospitalized, including three who were seriously injured, after a tent collapsed at a bank’s shareholders’ event. WBMA-TV says about 400 people were under the tent Thursday...
Ex-Alabama Police Officer Sentenced to 10 Years for Insurance Fraud, Theft
Aug 17 2018 // A former police officer in Alabama who pleaded guilty to insurance fraud and burglary has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The Montgomery Advertiser reports 51-year-old Leon Todd Townson was sentenced Aug. 13. The...
EPIC Adds Glassford to Energy Construction Practice in Alabama
Aug 14 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added attorney Jeremy Glassford to the firm’s Birmingham-based National Energy Construction practice as a senior client executive, reporting to EPIC Managing Principal...
Tornado Confirmed in Eastern Alabama
Jul 26 2018 // The National Weather Service says a tornado toppled trees and damaged homes in Opelika in eastern Alabama. Al.com reports it was an EF-0 tornado with winds of 85 miles per hour that touched down on Saturday evening. No...
EPIC Insurance Brokers Adds Close to Energy Construction Practice in Alabama
Jul 18 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has tapped Josh Close as client services coordinator in the firm’s Birmingham, Ala.-based national energy construction practice, reporting to EPIC Principal Brian Tanner. Close...
Alabama Farmer Pleads Guilty in $919K Crop Insurance Scam
Jul 18 2018 // Authorities say an Alabama farmer has acknowledged falsifying documents that allowed him to receive $919,000 in crop insurance money he wasn’t entitled to. The Dothan Eagle reported last month that Dexter Day Gilbert...
Reward Upped to $20K for Artifacts Stolen in 1980 from University of Alabama
Jul 16 2018 // The reward for information leading to the recovery of more than 260 artifacts stolen from the University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park decades ago has been increased from $15,000 to $20,000. Dr. Jim...
Alabama Ridesharing Law Now in Effect
Jul 16 2018 // A new Alabama law allows ridesharing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to operate statewide. The law, approved by the Alabama Legislature earlier this year, went into effect July 1. The Alabama Public Service Commission...
Reward Upped to $20K for Artifacts Stolen in 1980 from University of Alabama
Jul 9 2018 // The reward for information leading to the recovery of more 260 artifacts stolen from the University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park decades ago has been increased from $15,000 to $20,000. Dr. Jim Knight,...
Alabama Storms Cause 1 Death, Widespread Outages
Jul 2 2018 // Storms that swept across Alabama with powerful winds left thousands of people without power and are being blamed for one death. The Storm Prediction Center and news outlets report that a man died in the east Alabama city...
Alabama Ridesharing Law Takes Effect
Jul 2 2018 // A new Alabama law allows ridesharing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to operate statewide. The law, approved by the Alabama Legislature earlier this year, went into effect July 1. The Alabama Public Service Commission...
Alabama Mobile Home Uprooted by Possible Tornado
Jun 26 2018 // A possible tornado tore through a northern Alabama county, uprooting and destroying a mobile home and leaving two adults and two children with minor injuries. Cullman County Assistant Emergency Management Director Scott...
Alabama Farmer Accused of Stealing $919K in Crop Insurance Money
Jun 6 2018 // An Alabama farmer has been charged with stealing crop insurance money and federal prosecutors want him to repay more than $919,000. The Dothan Eagle reports Dexter Day Gilbert was charged Thursday in U.S. District Court...
Alabama Golf Cart Dealership Blaze Sends 4 Firefighters to Hospital
Jun 5 2018 // Four north Alabama firefighters were taken to hospitals for heat-related illnesses as they battled an explosive fire at a golf cart dealership. All the firefighters are expected to recover. News outlets report that Decatur...
State Farm to Cut Personal Auto Rates by 3% in Alabama
Jun 4 2018 // Approximately 950,000 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. personal auto insurance customers in Alabama will see rate reductions starting this month, according to the nationwide insurance company. Thanks to the...
Alberto Weakens to Depression, Moving North Across Alabama
May 29 2018 // Storm Alberto weakened to a subtropical depression, moving across central Alabama after making landfall in the Florida Panhandle and bringing heavy rains that threaten the U.S. South with economic losses of $1...
State Farm to Cut Personal Auto Rates by 3% in Alabama
May 24 2018 // Approximately 950,000 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. personal auto insurance customers in Alabama will see rate reductions starting next month, according to the nationwide insurance company. Thanks to the...
Roof Aging Farm Research Project Developed in Alabama
May 7 2018 // The Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association (AIUA) has partnered with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) to develop a roof aging farm in Foley, Ala. This longer-term research project was...
S.S. Nesbitt & Co. in Alabama Hires Leeth, Rogers
Apr 27 2018 // S.S. Nesbitt & Co. Inc., a Southeastern insurance agency and division of EBSCO Industries Inc. (EBSCO), has added attorney Tracy Leeth as a senior benefits compliance consultant and Tim Rogers as safety manager and...
