Latest Alabama Headlines
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IBHS: After Katrina, Roofing Regulations Stronger on Gulf Coast
Aug 26 2015 // According to new research by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, stronger building codes and standards, along with more stringent requirements for inspections, building permits, and contractor...
Texas-Based Blue Bell Gets OK to Make Ice Cream at Alabama Plant
Aug 7 2015 // Brenham, Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries can resume production and sale of ice cream manufactured at its Alabama plant, the Alabama Department of Public Health announced. A state inspection found that Blue Bell’s...
Willis Appoints Norris Managing Partner in Alabama
Aug 5 2015 // Willis North America has appointed Ben Norris as managing partner, Willis of Alabama, effective immediately. In this role, he will be responsible for Willis’s operations across its offices in Birmingham, Huntsville,...
Alabama Police Department Granted Access to 2,000 Surveillance Cameras
Jul 29 2015 // Mobile, Ala., officials have unveiled a new public safety initiative that will allow police access to more than 2,000 surveillance cameras. AL.com reports that as of July 23, the Mobile Police Department had access to over...
Officials on Gulf Coast Have ‘Unanswered Questions’ on BP Settlement
Jul 16 2015 // Gulf Coast officials worry that their communities won’t get their fair share of Alabama’s $2.3 billion portion of the BP oil spill settlement. Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft told Alabama’s Press Register...
Blue Bell to Test New Quality-Control, Safety Procedures at Alabama Plant
Jul 13 2015 // Blue Bell Creameries said July 8 that it plans to test production runs at its Alabama plant as the company inches toward putting its ice cream back on grocery store shelves. Blue Bell notified Alabama health officials and...
Report: Staph Cause of Nearly 90 Sick Kids at Alabama Day Care
Jul 8 2015 // The Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed staph in several types of food served at a Montgomery day care was what sent nearly 90 children to the emergency room and required 30 to be hospitalized. Multiple media...
Lawsuits Filed Against Alabama Day Care Over Child Illnesses
Jun 29 2015 // Parents have filed two lawsuits against a Montgomery, Alabama day care where health officials say nearly 90 children suffered suspected food poisoning this week. Court documents show the suits were filed last week within...
Alabama Officials: Food Poisoning at Day Care Likely Cause of 86 Sick Kids
Jun 26 2015 // Alabama state health officials say food poisoning is the suspected culprit after 86 children became ill at a Montgomery day care. State Health Officer Don Williamson said Wednesday that health officials have ordered Sunny...
Alabama Investigates Day Care After 38 Children Hospitalized With Illness
Jun 25 2015 // Alabama State health officials are evaluating food that was served at a Montgomery day care after dozens of children were hospitalized with an undisclosed illness. Merrill South of Baptist Health told local media that 38...
Fire Destroys Alabama Apartment Complex
Jun 24 2015 // Four people have been injured in a fire that destroyed a Bessemer, Ala., apartment complex. Multiple news outlets report the fire broke out Sunday evening at the General Clay Apartments. According to Battalion Chief Kenny...
Alabama Metro Mayors Paving the Way for Uber in Their Cities
Jun 16 2015 // Mayors in several major Alabama cities are working to clear roadblocks to bring ride-hailing company Uber and others like it to their areas. “If it can work in Nashville, if it can work in Charlotte, then it can work...
Geologists Studying Cause of Recent String of Alabama Earthquakes
Jun 15 2015 // Jim Sterling didn’t know what had hit his 156-year-old antebellum home when an earthquake struck Alabama’s old plantation region early one morning last November. Startled, he grabbed a gun and ran outdoors. In...
Alabama Pharmacist Saves Hostages From Gunman Who Fell Asleep During Robbery
Jun 11 2015 // An Alabama pharmacist told a man who took hostages he could have any drugs he wanted – then grabbed his gun and walked out of the building after he took the medications and fell asleep. Police say the situation began...
Alabama Man Steals 39 Patient Identities, Buys 14 Cars
Jun 10 2015 // Police say an Irondale, Ala., man stole the identities of dozens of patients at a Birmingham doctor’s office and used their credit to buy 14 automobiles worth an estimated half million dollars. Multiple news outlets...
Blue Bell Reviewing Report of Listeria in Alabama-Made Ice Cream
Jun 9 2015 // Blue Bell Creameries is reviewing a report from a private laboratory that found evidence of listeria in a carton of ice cream manufactured at its Alabama plant. Brent McRae, 75, of Florida, who had recently eaten Blue...
Blue Bell Reaches Product Contamination Agreement with Alabama Health Officials
Jun 4 2015 // Blue Bell Creameries says it has entered a voluntary agreement with the Alabama Department of Public Health that includes requiring the company to inform the state whenever there is a positive test result for listeria in...
Son of Alabama Lawmaker Sues College Over Fraternity Hazing
Jun 1 2015 // A former Birmingham-Southern College football recruit who said he was hazed and injured while he was trying to join a fraternity has filed a lawsuit against the college and the organization. Jonathan Ford, son of Alabama...
Federal Water Center in Alabama to Provide Aid in National Water Crises
May 29 2015 // A new federal center will help improve forecasts and emergency response during future water crises like the California drought and flooding in Texas, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker said this week. Pritzker’s...
Insurers Get Ready to Comply With New Mississippi Property Insurance Clarity Act
May 27 2015 // Property insurers in Mississippi have until October 1, 2015 to respond to the Mississippi Insurance Department’s (MID) first call for homeowners’ insurance policy data that will be used to satisfy the...
