Latest Alabama Headlines
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4 Dead After Storms Leave ‘Trail of Destruction’ Across the South
Dec 19 2019 // A swarm of tornadoes and storms that left a trail of destruction across the Southeast killed four people, injured at least a dozen more and left victims to bundle up against the cold as they picked up pieces of their homes...
4 Dead, Including 1 in Louisiana, as Twisters, Storms Batter the South
Dec 18 2019 // A swarm of tornadoes and storms that left a trail of destruction across the Southeast killed four people, injured a dozen more and left victims to bundle up against the cold as they picked up pieces of their homes...
11 People Treated for Injuries from Chemical Reaction at Alabama Plastic Plant
Dec 11 2019 // Medical workers treated nearly a dozen people and firefighters evacuated a building Monday after a chemical reaction caused injuries inside a manufacturing plant. The Montgomery Fire Department said the incident happened...
Tests Reveal High Level of Radioactive Gas in Alabama Public Housing
Nov 25 2019 // Huntsville, Ala., housing officials aren’t saying what they will do about independent testing that found high levels of radioactive gas in public housing. Al.com reports that the testing found high levels of radon in...
Alabama Court Allows Workers Comp Suit Against AIG, Coventry
Nov 18 2019 // An Alabama appellate court has cleared the way for a lawsuit that alleges outrageous and fraudulent conduct by American International Group and Coventry against a worker who was injured in an explosion and sought...
Scientists Focus On Wiregrass Region of Alabama, Georgia for Tornado Study
Nov 14 2019 // Tornado researchers want to know more about how tornadoes form from squall lines in the Wiregrass region of Alabama and Georgia. That part of the South is of interest to Chris Weiss, a professor of atmospheric science at...
Farmers Hit by Hurricanes in Alabama, Florida, Georgia to Get $800M in Federal Aid
Nov 12 2019 // The federal government announced $800 million in aid Friday to farmers in three southern states that were devastated by last year’s hurricanes. Nearly half that money will go to Florida, where timber farmers suffered...
Alabama Construction Co. Fined $30K by Labor Department Over Fall Hazards
Nov 6 2019 // The U.S. Department of Labor says it’s fined a construction company approximately $32,000 for not properly protecting against falls at an Alabama work site. Al.com reports the labor department’s Occupational...
Alabama Court Gives Go Ahead to Workers Comp Suit Against AIG, Coventry
Nov 4 2019 // An Alabama appellate court has cleared the way for a lawsuit that alleges outrageous and fraudulent conduct by American International Group and Coventry against a worker who was injured in an explosion and sought...
Officials Say Warehouse Fire Most Costly in Alabama City’s History
Oct 31 2019 // Officials say a fire at an Alabama warehouse is the most disastrous in the city of Attalla’s history. Alabama State Fire Marshal Scott Pilgreen told the Gadsden Times Friday that investigators estimate warehouse...
Alabama Power to Pay $222K Over Chemical Spill, Dead Fish
Oct 29 2019 // Alabama Power Company has agreed to pay about $222,000 to settle a chemical spill that killed hundreds of fish near its coal-fired plant about 30 miles northwest of Birmingham, according to a notice Wednesday from the...
Alabama Auto Parts Manufacturer Cited for Amputation Hazards After Worker Injury
Oct 29 2019 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Strahle + Hess USA Inc. for exposing employees to amputation hazards at the company’s Auburn, Alabama, facility. The...
Alabama-Based CNC Hires Kattermann as SVP of Claims Operations
Oct 25 2019 // Insurance adjusting firm CNC Catastrophe & National Claims has added George Kattermann as senior vice president of Claims Operations. He joins the team with more than 30 years of experience in catastrophe claims and...
Family of Alabama Student Awarded $9M in Wrongful Death, Med Mal Suit
Oct 23 2019 // The family of an Alabama college student who died from complications of improperly prescribed birth control medication has been awarded $9 million in their wrongful death, medical malpractice suit. Court records obtained...
University of Alabama Researchers to Study How People React to Severe Weather
Oct 15 2019 // A new research project getting under way around Tuscaloosa aims to document how people react to severe weather. The University of Alabama says research sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and...
Alabama Hospitals Back Online 10 Days After Malware Attack
Oct 14 2019 // An Alabama hospital chain that quit accepting new patients after a malware attack crippled computer systems said it has resumed normal operations after paying a ransom demand. The DCH Health System said its hospitals in...
Report: Alabama Hospitals Pay Hackers in Ransomware Attack
Oct 7 2019 // An Alabama hospital system that quit accepting new patients after a ransomware attack said Saturday it had gotten a key to unlock its computer systems. A statement from DCH Health Systems didn’t say how the...
Alabama Hospital System Halts Admissions Amid Malware Attack
Oct 3 2019 // A hospital system that serves a large part of rural west Alabama temporarily quit accepting new patients after a ransomware attack crippled some of its computer systems Tuesday. Brad Fisher, a spokesman for DCH Health...
3M Halts Work in Alabama Over Environmental Issues
Sep 30 2019 // A company that’s facing lawsuits and public scrutiny over pollution from a north Alabama plant says it’s suspending some manufacturing work because of environmental reasons. A statement issued by 3M Co. says it...
Gulf Coast Seafood Biz Slammed by Freshwater from This Year’s Floods
Sep 23 2019 // Fresh water from Midwestern floods has killed oysters along the coasts of three states and cost Mississippi half of its blue crabs. Water that came through a Louisiana spillway killed 95% of the oysters in...
