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Company Asks Judge to Block Alabama Medical Marijuana Licenses
Aug 17 2023 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A company that failed to win a potentially lucrative medical marijuana license in Alabama asked a judge Tuesday to block the state from issuing the licenses to anyone, arguing a state...
Alabama Tow Truck Operator Set for Trial on Overcharging Insurance Companies
Aug 15 2023 // One of five Alabama tow truck operators charged with overcharging insurance companies will go to trial in April, almost four years after the men were hit with insurance fraud charges. Danny Williams, owner of Southport...
AM Best Downgrades Alabama Muni Insurance Pool, Citing Law Enforcement Liability
Aug 7 2023 // The A.M. Best financial rating firm has downgraded the financial strength rating of the Alabama Municipal Insurance Corp., citing weather losses as well as law enforcement liability costs. “AMIC’s law...
Valent Group Acquires Coastal Professional Insurance in Alabama
Aug 4 2023 // Birmingham-based Valent Group, an insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Coastal Professional Insurance Inc., an independent agency in Mobile, Alabama. Coastal, or CPI, has been in the business for...
Ways to Mitigate Mobile Home Wind Damage Often Ignored, Even as Deaths Rise
Jul 31 2023 // Rolling Fork, Mississippi (AP) — Many were not just killed at home. They were killed by their homes. Angela Eason had visited Brenda Odoms’ tidy mobile home before. It was a place where Odoms, who had many...
Alfa Insurance Agent in Alabama Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Elderly Victims
Jul 28 2023 // A former Alfa insurance agent in Alabama has pleaded guilty to defrauding people, most of them elderly, of more than $862,286 in life insurance. The plea agreement for Bret Chappell, 44, of Warrior, comes six months after...
Alabama Firefighter Dies, Another Wounded After Attack at Fire House
Jul 25 2023 // An Alabama firefighter who was shot inside his fire station will be laid to rest today, providing a small measure of closure after what authorities have called a targeted attack that left another fireman critically...
Muscogee Nation Renews Lawsuit Over Alabama Casino on Sacred Site
Jul 24 2023 // The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has asked a federal appellate court to reinstate its lawsuit against the Poarch Creek Band of Indians and Auburn University for improperly removing graves from a sacred site in Alabama to build...
Heavy Rainfall Floods Homes, Businesses in East Mississippi, West Alabama
Jul 14 2023 // Extreme rainfall flooded roads and property in east-central Mississippi Thursday, leading authorities to rescue three people from vehicles and homes. Water pushed a car into a ditch, and the driver escaped before the car...
Louisiana Homeowners Eligible for Roofing Retrofitting Grants
Jul 3 2023 // Louisiana homeowners will soon be able to apply for grants to retrofit their roofs to beyond-code construction standards, spurring discounts to their insurance premiums. State lawmakers appropriated $30 million to the...
Frustration After Former NFL QB, Nine Others Drown at Florida, Alabama Beaches
Jun 30 2023 // A firefighter from Georgia and two fathers who drowned while trying to save their children are among at least 10 recent victims of dangerous rip currents along Gulf of Mexico beaches stretching across Florida’s...
Alabama Town Gearing up for Micro Nuclear Reactor Assembly Plant
Jun 28 2023 // A Seattle-based nuclear energy company has selected Gadsden as the site of a microreactor assembly plant. Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation said the facility will manufacture and assemble modules needed to construct the...
Alabama Judge Halts Medical Cannabis Licensing After Irregularities Found
Jun 26 2023 // A judge on Friday ordered Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to temporarily halt the issuance of licenses to growers and distributers as two companies argue the state used a flawed and secretive process to selecting...
Piedmont Airlines Fined $15,000 After Alabama Worker Sucked into Engine in 2022
Jun 23 2023 // Piedmont Airlines failed to follow safety procedures before a worker was sucked into a jet engine and killed in December, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a $15,000 citation against the...
Fired Amazon Labor Organizer in Alabama Reinstated After Filing Complaint, Union Says
Jun 22 2023 // A union organizer who was fired by Amazon was reinstated by the company after she filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, according to the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The union had said...
Louisiana Homeowners Eligible for Roofing Retrofitting Grants
Jun 19 2023 // Louisiana homeowners will soon be able to apply for grants to retrofit their roofs to beyond-code construction standards, spurring discounts to their insurance premiums. State lawmakers appropriated $30 million to the...
Tornadoes, Strong Winds Caused Property Damage Across South
Jun 19 2023 // Damaging winds and possible tornadoes toppled trees, damaged buildings and blew cars off a highway Wednesday as powerful storms crossed the South from Texas to Florida to Georgia late last week. The National Weather...
Storms Across Southeast Damage Buildings, Toss Cars, Topple Trees
Jun 16 2023 // Damaging winds and possible tornadoes toppled trees, damaged buildings and blew cars off a highway Wednesday as powerful storms crossed the South from Texas to Georgia. The National Weather Service issued numerous tornado...
Alabama High Court Declines to Lift Injunction Blocking Coastal Bridge
Jun 9 2023 // A divided Alabama Supreme Court on Friday declined to lift a preliminary injunction blocking construction of a new coastal bridge. Justices in a 5-3 decision declined the emergency request from the Alabama Department of...
Amazon Activist Terminated While Recovering from Work Injury, Union Says
Jun 8 2023 // A union organizer at Amazon who testified before a Senate committee has been terminated by the company, according to the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The union says Jennifer Bates is dealing with injuries...
