Scruggs has ties to Republican Sen. Trent Lott and Democrats Hood and Clinton Mississippi Lawyer Timothy Balducci pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bribe a judge and is assisting federal prosecutors in a case involving one of the nation’s wealthiest trial …
While hurricanes stayed away, tornadoes did not. Powerful tornadoes killed at least 20 people and left a swath of central Florida in shambles in early February. It was the second-deadliest tornado in Florida history. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. paid out …
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon believes there is “light at the end of the tunnel” for the property insurance market in his state. The devastation of the coastal areas in 2005 via Hurricanes Katrina and Rita threw a wrench into …
The Worst Storm “This is without question the worst ice storm in state history, and it will require a historic response from all levels of government.” —Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry, following severe ice storms that hit his state in December …
Birmingham, Ala., Mayor Larry Langford will not say why he refused to answer questions from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, but says he believes he is the target of a federal criminal investigation. “I’d be a liar if I …
Cullman County, Ala., Commissioner Wayne Willingham won the Republican nomination for Alabama House District 12 and advances to the general election Jan. 29 against Democrat James C. Fields. In light voting in the Republican runoff Dec. 18, Willingham received 1,059 …
National Weather Service forecasters and officials with the Alabama Forestry Commission say Alabama is at an unusually high risk for wildfires, despite a cold snap. The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for much of the southern …
The criminal contempt case of Mississippi trial lawyer Richard Scruggs was reassigned to a Florida judge Wednesday because 16 federal judges in north Alabama recused themselves from the case. C. Roger Vinson, Northern District of Florida, will preside in the …
A new study comparing the composite output of 22 leading global climate models with actual climate data finds that the models do an unsatisfactory job of mimicking climate change in key portions of the atmosphere. This research, published on-line in …
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says the bribery charges against the prominent lawyer he used as a “confidential informant” in a Hurricane Katrina investigation won’t affect the state’s lawsuits over storm damages. Richard “Dickie” Scruggs was indicted Nov. 28 on …
