Latest Alabama Headlines
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Alabama Farmer Pleads Guilty in $919K Crop Insurance Scam
Jul 18 2018 // Authorities say an Alabama farmer has acknowledged falsifying documents that allowed him to receive $919,000 in crop insurance money he wasn’t entitled to. The Dothan Eagle reported last month that Dexter Day Gilbert...
Reward Upped to $20K for Artifacts Stolen in 1980 from University of Alabama
Jul 16 2018 // The reward for information leading to the recovery of more than 260 artifacts stolen from the University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park decades ago has been increased from $15,000 to $20,000. Dr. Jim...
Alabama Ridesharing Law Now in Effect
Jul 16 2018 // A new Alabama law allows ridesharing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to operate statewide. The law, approved by the Alabama Legislature earlier this year, went into effect July 1. The Alabama Public Service Commission...
Reward Upped to $20K for Artifacts Stolen in 1980 from University of Alabama
Jul 9 2018 // The reward for information leading to the recovery of more 260 artifacts stolen from the University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park decades ago has been increased from $15,000 to $20,000. Dr. Jim Knight,...
Alabama Storms Cause 1 Death, Widespread Outages
Jul 2 2018 // Storms that swept across Alabama with powerful winds left thousands of people without power and are being blamed for one death. The Storm Prediction Center and news outlets report that a man died in the east Alabama city...
Alabama Ridesharing Law Takes Effect
Jul 2 2018 // A new Alabama law allows ridesharing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to operate statewide. The law, approved by the Alabama Legislature earlier this year, went into effect July 1. The Alabama Public Service Commission...
Alabama Mobile Home Uprooted by Possible Tornado
Jun 26 2018 // A possible tornado tore through a northern Alabama county, uprooting and destroying a mobile home and leaving two adults and two children with minor injuries. Cullman County Assistant Emergency Management Director Scott...
Alabama Farmer Accused of Stealing $919K in Crop Insurance Money
Jun 6 2018 // An Alabama farmer has been charged with stealing crop insurance money and federal prosecutors want him to repay more than $919,000. The Dothan Eagle reports Dexter Day Gilbert was charged Thursday in U.S. District Court...
Alabama Golf Cart Dealership Blaze Sends 4 Firefighters to Hospital
Jun 5 2018 // Four north Alabama firefighters were taken to hospitals for heat-related illnesses as they battled an explosive fire at a golf cart dealership. All the firefighters are expected to recover. News outlets report that Decatur...
State Farm to Cut Personal Auto Rates by 3% in Alabama
Jun 4 2018 // Approximately 950,000 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. personal auto insurance customers in Alabama will see rate reductions starting this month, according to the nationwide insurance company. Thanks to the...
Alberto Weakens to Depression, Moving North Across Alabama
May 29 2018 // Storm Alberto weakened to a subtropical depression, moving across central Alabama after making landfall in the Florida Panhandle and bringing heavy rains that threaten the U.S. South with economic losses of $1...
State Farm to Cut Personal Auto Rates by 3% in Alabama
May 24 2018 // Approximately 950,000 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. personal auto insurance customers in Alabama will see rate reductions starting next month, according to the nationwide insurance company. Thanks to the...
Roof Aging Farm Research Project Developed in Alabama
May 7 2018 // The Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association (AIUA) has partnered with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) to develop a roof aging farm in Foley, Ala. This longer-term research project was...
S.S. Nesbitt & Co. in Alabama Hires Leeth, Rogers
Apr 27 2018 // S.S. Nesbitt & Co. Inc., a Southeastern insurance agency and division of EBSCO Industries Inc. (EBSCO), has added attorney Tracy Leeth as a senior benefits compliance consultant and Tim Rogers as safety manager and...
NWS: Alabama, Florida Storms Spawned At Least 3 Tornadoes
Apr 25 2018 // The National Weather Service confirms at least three tornadoes in Alabama from Sunday storms, and is surveying other parts of southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. A storm with estimated winds of 80 mph (130 kph)...
IBHS, Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association Partner on Roof Aging Farm
Apr 24 2018 // The Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association (AIUA) has partnered with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) to develop a roof aging farm in Foley, Ala. This longer-term research project was...
Bosley Appointed VP of Alabama-Based Agency S.S. Nesbitt
Apr 18 2018 // S.S. Nesbitt (SSN), a Southeastern insurance agency and division of EBSCO Industries, Inc. (EBSCO), has appointed Jason Bosley as vice president in the property and casualty insurance practice. Bosley began as an...
Hailstone Sets New Weather Record in Alabama
Apr 17 2018 // All hail the newest entry in Alabama weather record books. AL.com cites a release from state climatologist Dr. John Christy saying a hailstone that fell March 19 in Cullman County is the largest on record in the state....
Severe Thunderstorms Injure 1, Cause Damage in Alabama
Apr 6 2018 // Officials say one person has been injured after severe weather caused damage in a northern Alabama city. City of Decatur spokeswoman Emily Long said Wednesday the person was taken in for evaluation, but did not provide any...
Georgia-Based Auto Insurer Access Insurance To Be Liquidated
Apr 4 2018 // Insurance regulators in the Southeast are notifying policyholders in their states of a Texas-domiciled/Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered property/casualty insurance company that is to be liquidated after being placed in...
