Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has appointed 24 people to a panel that will examine the state’s insurance market and suggest improvements. The commission will be led by Baldwin County Probate Judge Tim Russell. Bentley has said he’ll hold a special …
The upgrade of one of the April 27 tornadoes to an EF5 ranking puts Alabama at No. 1 in the nation for the most severe tornadoes. The tornado that hit Fyffe, Rainsville and Sylvania in DeKalb County at about 6 …
More than 60 representatives of private, public and nonprofit groups are discussing ways to help Alabama recover from an outbreak of deadly tornadoes that struck April 27. This week’s meeting was the first meeting of Gov. Robert Bentley’s Long-Term Community …
Anyone with a suggestion or complaint about Alabama’s recovery from the deadly tornadoes in April should know that the buck stops with the governor. Gov. Robert Bentley said he’s not looking to the Federal Emergency Management Agency or anyone else …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is issuing 13 citations and $1,939,000 in fines to a Phenix City, Alabama lumber yard for 24 safety violations, including exposing employees to amputation and fall hazards. OSHA said it inspected the worksite after …
Alabama’s second largest insurer of homes, Alfa Insurance, announced plans Friday to not renew policies on one out of every six homes it insures in Alabama. The company said it will send notices involving about 73,000 homes when they come …
The Alabama Legislature has taken another step toward erasing the state’s one-time reputation for juries returning big cash lawsuit verdicts. The Alabama House gave final approval last week to three bills aimed at curtailing what some consider lawsuit abuse. The …
Many of the states hammered by what’s already the deadliest year for tornadoes in more than half a century have among the nation’s highest rates of homes without hazard insurance despite being among the most twister-prone, data analyzed by The …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday it has provided grants to about 15 percent of the more than 72,000 people who sought assistance after tornadoes killed hundreds across Alabama last month, but twice as many were turned down for …
The swarm of tornadoes that killed more than 230 people across Alabama last month destroyed or heavily damaged more than 13,000 homes statewide and will smash the record set by Hurricane Ivan in 2004 to become the state’s costliest disaster …
