Best Read Alabama Headlines
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#1 Alabama Prisoners Work at Stores But Not Eligible for Parole or Workers’ Comp
Dec 23 2024 // DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A storm was looming when the inmate serving 20 years for armed robbery was assigned to transport fellow prisoners to their jobs at private manufacturers supplying goods to companies like Home Depot...
#2 Is a Binder Binding? Yes, Says Alabama Supreme Court in Win for Arbitration Clauses
Feb 19 2025 // Is a binder binding, even if the property owner never received the insurance policy? Yes, it is, the Alabama Supreme Court decided last week in a case that marks another win for insurers relying on binding arbitration...
#3 Rare Bipartisan Push for Ban on Machine Gun Conversion in Alabama
Feb 14 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A bipartisan coalition of mayors, lawmakers and law enforcement in Alabama endorsed a public safety package on Thursday that would ban the devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine...
#4 Alabama House Advances Bill to Let Police Enforce Immigration Laws
Apr 25 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation last week that would allow local law enforcement to enforce immigration law, as conservative legislators push for increased alignment with the federal...
#5 Alabama Study Shows Fortified Homes Paying Off for Insurers, Homeowners
May 28 2025 // A new Alabama study of hurricane-affected homes sends a clear message to insurers and homeowners nationwide: climate-resilient construction methods can protect homes, and save a lot of money. The first-of-its-kind...
#6 Alabama Sheriff Arrested for Hiring Uncertified Officers, One Accused of Violence
Jun 10 2025 // The sheriff of an Alabama county mired in allegations of abuse was arrested on Monday for hiring officers without state training or certification, according to an indictment. Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith, 41, was...
#7 Fire Chief Fatally Shot While Helping Couple Whose Car Hit a Deer in Alabama
Jan 24 2025 // A man fatally shot a Georgia fire battalion chief and wounded the driver of a car that hit a deer in rural Alabama, authorities said. The Coweta County, Georgia, fire department is mourning the death of James Bartholomew...
#8 Alabama Senate Advances New Regs on Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Mar 24 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two blocks from the Alabama Statehouse, a black wreath hung on the door of Adams Drugs — a symbol to draw attention to the number of neighborhood pharmacies that have closed, or are in danger of...
#9 Alabama Lawmakers Approve Ban on Machine-Gun Conversion Devices
Mar 20 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns, after a deadly year that included multiple mass...
#10 Aspiring Alabama Country Singer/Claims Adjuster Charged After Violating Bond at CMA
Dec 2 2024 // An Alabama public adjuster known as an aspiring country music singer has been re-arrested after reportedly violating the terms of his bond from an arrest earlier this year. Austin Tanner, of Orange Beach, also appears to...
#11 Alabama Lawmakers Advance Bill Making it Harder to Sue Police for Excess Force
Feb 28 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Divisive legislation that would expand legal immunity for police officers who use excessive force or kill someone in the line of duty advanced in the Alabama legislature on Wednesday, sparking...
#12 Longtime Alabama Insurance Agent Announces Run for Governor
Jun 5 2025 // Longtime Alabama insurance agent and former congressional candidate Ken McFeeters announced he is running for governor of Alabama next year, casting himself as a political outsider and accusing his opponent U.S. Sen. Tommy...
#13 Family of Alabama Man Killed by Police Will Get $750,000 Settlement
Jan 16 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama city will pay $750,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit against a police officer who fatally shot one person and wounded another in 2019, after defendants appealed the original...
#14 Family Settles with Officer Whose K9 Killed an Alabama Man in 2018
Aug 19 2024 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The family of a man killed by a police dog in Montgomery, Alabama, has agreed to settle its federal lawsuit against the police officer who handled the animal, but their lawyers said Friday that...
#15 Alabama Shipbuilder Austal to Pay $24M to Settle Accounting Fraud Probe
Aug 29 2024 // MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Austal USA, an Alabama-based shipbuilder that makes vessels for the U.S. Navy, has admitted wrongdoing and agreed to pay a $24 million fine to settle an accounting fraud investigation, the U.S....
#16 Alabama Lawmakers Approve Additional Legal Protections for Police Officers
May 16 2025 // Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday approved enhanced legal protections for police officers, changes that Republicans said show support for law enforcement but Democrats called “a green light to kill Black...
#17 Alabama Insurance Producer Pleads to Threatening Prosecutor in Trump Case
Jun 20 2024 // ATLANTA (AP) — An Alabama insurance producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to leaving threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the county sheriff last summer because he was angry over the...
#18 In Wake of Mass Shootings, Alabama Lawmakers Eye Ban on Glock Switches
Feb 7 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — After a violent year marked by multiple mass shootings in Alabama, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey and many lawmakers from both parties are backing a proposed ban on so-called Glock switches and other...
#19 14-Year-Old Dies After Collapsing During Football Practice in Alabama
Aug 19 2024 // NEW BROCKTON, Ala. (AP) — A 14-year-old football player in Alabama died Tuesday after collapsing during afternoon practice. Semaj Wilkins, a freshman at New Brockton High School, suffered a medical emergency early in...
#20 Nonresident Surplus Brokers in Alabama Must Have $50,000 Bond Starting Jan. 1
Nov 12 2024 // Nonresident surplus lines brokers working in Alabama, like their in-state brethren, must secure a $50,000 fidelity bond to be licensed in the state, starting Jan. 1. The Alabama Department of Insurance posted the bulletin...
