Latest Alabama Headlines
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Alabama Governor Says State Will Not Enforce Federal Health Law’s Protections
Apr 8 2013 // Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has rejected another provision of the federal health care overhaul pushed by President Barack Obama, saying Alabama insurance regulators won’t enforce parts of the law aimed at protecting...
Crews Secure Cruise Ship That Tore Loose in Alabama
Apr 5 2013 // The crippled cruise ship whose sewage-filled breakdown in the Gulf of Mexico subjected thousands to horrendous conditions tore loose Wednesday from the dock where it’s being repaired, lumbered downriver and crunched...
Seat Belts Not Buckled in 59% of Alabama Car Crash Fatalities
Apr 4 2013 // Alabama Department of Transportation officials said more than half of the people killed in car crashes last year were not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident. State officials released a report based on...
Court Dismisses Alabama Catholic TV Station’s Suit Against Obamacare
Apr 2 2013 // An Alabama-based religious broadcasting organization is reviewing its options after a federal judge dismissed its lawsuit challenging part of the new federal health care law. U.S. District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn...
Relatives Sue Over University of Alabama Cheerleader Bus Crash
Apr 1 2013 // A family is suing over a fatal crash involving a bus that was carrying University of Alabama cheerleaders back to campus after the national championship football game in January. A statement released by the Beasley Allen...
Turning Tornado Debris Into Better Storm Warnings
Mar 22 2013 // Photos and mementoes that were snatched up and blown hundreds of miles during tornados in the south of the United States two years ago are giving researchers new insight on how debris is carried by the storms and how it...
Ratings: American Resources, Attorneys Mutual, Markel (notes), Caelus Re, National Automotive
Mar 21 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B’ (Fair) from ‘B-‘ (Fair) and issuer credit rating to “bb+” from “bb-” of Alabama-based American Resources...
Alabama, Georgia Homes, Businesses Still Without Power Following Storms
Mar 19 2013 // About 130,000 homes and businesses were still without power early Tuesday in Alabama and Georgia following severe thunderstorms on Monday. Alabama Power, a unit of Southern Co., said on Tuesday that it had about 98,200...
Alabama Woman Sues Wal-Mart, Alleges Moldy Mr. Goodbar
Mar 1 2013 // A Huntsville, Alabama woman says in a new lawsuit that she became ill after eating a moldy Mr. Goodbar candy bar that she claims was nine months beyond its expiration date. Al.com reported that Terrica Brown is suing...
Alabama Looks to Limit Lawsuits Against Airbus Suppliers
Feb 28 2013 // Alabama officials are trying to cut down on competition from Mississippi and Florida for Airbus suppliers by limiting lawsuits against commercial aircraft manufacturers and companies that supply them with parts. The Senate...
Alabama Court System Endangered by Budget Woes, Says Chief Justice
Feb 25 2013 // Alabama’s new chief justice, Roy Moore, said the state judicial system is in danger and conditions will worsen if the Legislature approves a budget recommended by the governor. Moore said the system already is...
Alabama Weighs Wind-Proofing Grants, Insurance Research Center
Feb 25 2013 // Some of the money that Alabama receives from BP over the Gulf oil spill could end up helping coastal residents make their homes more resistant to wind damage from hurricanes. That is one of the recommendations from a...
Better Late Than Never
Feb 25 2013 // Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has finally released the long-awaited report by a commission to study what to do about insurance availability and prices. Bentley first created the commission on April 6, 2011 – almost two...
Alabama Insurers Must Register or Face Fine
Feb 25 2013 // Hundreds of property/casualty insurance companies have not registered with Alabama regulators as required, prompting the state insurance department to issue a warning and extend the registration deadline to March 31. The...
Alabama Weighs Grants for Wind-Proofing, Creation of Insurance Research Center
Feb 15 2013 // Some of the money that Alabama receives from BP over the Gulf oil spill could end up helping coastal residents make their homes more resistant to wind damage from hurricanes. That is one of the recommendations from a...
How Identity Theft Ruined Alabama Victim’s Finances, Career
Feb 12 2013 // Air National Guard Maj. Zane Purdy was making more than $100,000 a year working for a defense contracting company when his identity was stolen and sold to a tax fraud ring. Now, Purdy makes $7.25 an hour at a Krystal...
Alabama Warns Hundreds of Insurers to Register or Face Fine
Feb 8 2013 // Hundreds of property/casualty insurance companies have not registered with Alabama regulators as required, prompting the state insurance department to issue a warning and extend the registration deadline to March 31. The...
BP Balks at Oil Spill Price Tag Sought by States
Feb 6 2013 // BP Plc has tallied up claims made by states and local governments on the U.S. Gulf Coast for economic and property damages from the Macondo oil spill, and come up with a figure of $34 billion, which it deems...
Alabama School System Sues BP Over Revenue Lost Due to Oil Spill
Jan 22 2013 // An Alabama school system on the Gulf Coast says it’s filing a claim seeking compensation for lost revenues blamed on the BP oil spill in 2009. WKRG-TV reported that attorneys for the Baldwin County public schools...
Alabama School Safety Summit Focuses on Preventing Shootings
Jan 11 2013 // Participants in a heavily attended Statehouse summit in Montgomery on school safety agreed Wednesday that taking steps to prevent tragedies like the Connecticut shooting massacre will be a priority when the Alabama...
