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Two Alabama Electric Company Employees Killed While Working on Storm Restoration
Sep 3 2021 // Two electric company employees contracted to work with Alabama Power were killed while working on storm restoration, according to the company. WBMA-TV reports that the Pike Electric workers were on duty near an...
Alabama Convention Center Explosion Caused by Natural Gas Issue
Aug 27 2021 // An explosion that damaged Selma’s city convention center on Monday was caused by a natural gas problem, the mayor told city leaders. The Selma Times-Journal reported that Mayor James Perkins Jr. told a City Council...
Selma, Alabama Convention Center Damaged by Explosion
Aug 26 2021 // An explosion rocked an Alabama convention center, heavily damaging the building but causing no injuries, authorities said. The cause of the Monday night blast at Selma’s convention center _ which was unoccupied at...
Former Alabama Officer Sentenced 25 Years for Killing Suicidal Man
Aug 23 2021 // A judge sentenced a former Alabama police officer to 25 years in prison Friday for the shooting death of a suicidal man who was holding a gun to his own head. Former Huntsville police officer William “Ben”...
Tyson Farms Agrees to $3M Settlement for Causing 2019 Alabama Fish Kill
Aug 13 2021 // A $3 million settlement has been reached with Tyson Farms, Inc. over a 2019 wastewater spill that killed an estimated 175,000 fish _ one of the largest recorded fish kills in Alabama history, Attorney General Steve...
Judge Tosses Defamation Claim Against Unsuccessful Alabama Senate Campaign
Aug 12 2021 // A judge in Alabama has dismissed a defamation claim against Roy Moore’s unsuccessful Senate campaign that was filed by a woman who accused Moore of molesting her decades ago when she was 14. The case against Moore,...
Alabama Lawsuit Says Minor League Baseball Manager Sexually Harassed Batboy
Aug 11 2021 // A former minor league batboy has filed a lawsuit accusing longtime major league shortstop Omar Vizquel of sexual harassment during Vizquel’s tenure as manager of the Birmingham Barons, an affiliate of the Chicago...
Trucking Companies Sued Over Alabama Crash That Killed 10
Aug 11 2021 // The driver of a girls home van in which eight children died in a fiery interstate crash in Alabama has filed suit against trucking companies based in California and Georgia and a driver, her lawyers said Monday. The...
Alabama Crash That Killed 10 Caused by Tractor-Trailer
Aug 6 2021 // A crash that killed 10 people, including nine children, on a rain-slicked Alabama interstate happened after a tractor-trailer truck slammed into vehicles that had slowed down because of minor crashes, according to a...
Alabama COVID Hospitalizations Soar
Jul 29 2021 // The number of COVID-19 patients in Alabama hospitals Monday climbed to more than 900 _ a number the state has not seen since February _ as the state sees a surge in virus cases. There were 947 COVID-19 patients in state...
Alabama Reports July Spike in COVID-19 Cases
Jul 23 2021 // Alabama is suffering a “self-inflicted wound” from COVID-19, with hospitals again filling up as the state trails the nation in vaccinations and pandemic precautions like face masks and social distancing are all...
Heavy Rains Cause Sewer Overflows, Flood Problems in Alabama
Jul 22 2021 // Heavy rains caused more than 430,000 of sewage overflows near Mobile, while another round of downpours prompted flash flood alerts in central Alabama. In Prichard, just north of Mobile, health officials told residents to...
Judge Dismisses Alabama Candidate Moore’s $95M Suit Against Comedian, Showtime
Jul 14 2021 // British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen on Tuesday won the dismissal of a $95 million defamation lawsuit by Roy Moore, a former U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama who claimed he was tricked into being portrayed falsely as a sex...
Southeastern Alabama Utility Hit By Ransomware Attack
Jul 7 2021 // A utility that provides power in rural southeastern Alabama said it was hit by a ransomware attack that means customers temporarily can’t access their account information. Wiregrass Electric Cooperative, which serves...
Mississippi Yards Flood Due to Barge Stuck on Alabama Dam
Jun 17 2021 // A barge is stuck against a dam in Alabama, causing flooded yards in Mississippi, officials said. The barge can’t be removed from the Tom Bevill Lock and Dam in Aliceville, Alabama, until the water goes down, Lowndes...
Alabama Woman Acquitted of Theft Sues Former Boss Over False Claim for $4M
Jun 16 2021 // An Alabama woman who was cleared of theft charges after a former employer accused her of stealing from his wedding venue business is now suing her one-time boss for $4 million. Gayla White, a former member of the city...
Alabama City, Police Officer Seek Delay in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Jun 11 2021 // The city of Huntsville is again siding with a police officer convicted of murder and asking a federal court to delay action on a wrongful death lawsuit filed by relatives of the victim. The city and officer William Darby,...
FBI Offers Reward for Information on Walmart Fires in Alabama, Mississippi
Jun 8 2021 // Federal investigators are offering $2,500 rewards for tips leading to people who set fires inside Walmart stores in Alabama and Mississippi. The FBI posted Saturday security camera photos of masked people inside stores in...
Alabama Beverage Firm Pays $800K to Settle Racial Discrimination Claims
Jun 7 2021 // A beverage distributor that operates across Alabama and played a role in the state’s craft beer craze agreed to pay more than $800,000 to settle claims that it discriminated against Black employees for years by...
Alabama Supreme Court Tosses County Claims Against Abbott Over Opioid Crisis
Jun 2 2021 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court sided with Abbott Laboratories on Friday and threw out a lawsuit filed by Mobile County against the company over the opioid epidemic. In an 8-0 opinion in which one...
