Amazon union vote count begins for Alabama warehouse workers — here’s what to know about historic push
Thousands of Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, are deciding whether they want to form a union, the biggest union push in the company’s history that could have broad implications for labor nationwide.
Tornado damage: Roofs ripped off, trees uprooted, 5 killed after severe weather slams South
Residents throughout the South are reeling after severe weather and tornadoes ripped across the region, killing at least five people and leaving behind widespread destruction.
Alabama House votes to end yoga ban in schools, but don’t say 'namaste'
Yoga done in school would be limited to poses and stretches. The bill says the use of chanting, mantras and teaching the greeting "namaste" would be forbidden.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey extends statewide mask mandate for another month
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is bucking the Republican trend to extend the state’s mandatory face mask order by a month.
7-year-old Alabama girl sells lemonade to help fund her brain surgeries
Liza Scott has always tried to 'lift a bit of the burden' around the home.
Waffle House feeds Ala. neighborhood after deadly tornado knocked out power
A Waffle House in Alabama turned to a propane-fueled flattop grill and set up shop outdoors after a deadly tornado left the area without power earlier this week.
Tornado rips through Alabama, killing 1 and causing 'significant damage'
The tornado in Alabama damaged businesses, homes, knocked out power, and blocked roads in the Fultondale area of Jefferson County.
Alabama high school basketball player's thunderous dunk brings down entire hoop in scary scene
An Alabama high school basketball game was postponed Friday night after some chaos involving the hoop.
Georgia, Alabama lower flags to honor Hank Aaron
The states of Georgia and Alabama have lowered its flags to half-staff to honor baseball great Hank Aaron, who died Friday.
6,000 Amazon workers in Alabama to vote on forming first US union in tech giant’s history
Thousands of Amazon workers at an Alabama facility will vote in February on whether to unionize, potentially becoming the first U.S.-based union in the company’s history.
Thousands of Alabama fans pack streets celebrating Crimson Tide win despite COVID-19 warnings
Thousands of maskless Alabama fans partied Monday night in the streets of Tuscaloosa after Crimson Tide’s national championship win, despite coronavirus warnings from several officials.
Alabama's Smith becomes 1st WR to win Heisman in 29 years
Alabama's DeVonta Smith became the first wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy in 29 seasons Tuesday night, breaking the monopoly quarterbacks have had on college football's most prestigious award by beating out three of them.
Soldier faces murder charge for ordering girlfriend’s son out of car on busy highway as punishment
An active-duty soldier is facing criminal charges after his girlfriend’s 5-year-old son was struck and killed on a busy highway in Alabama after he allegedly forced the child to get out of the car in the rain and after dark as punishment.
Alabama: Tommy Tuberville elected to US Senate, flipping seat held by Democrat Doug Jones
Political newcomer Tommy Tuberville bested incumbent Sen. Doug Jones in the Nov. 3 election, according to the Associated Press, flipping the seat back into Republican hands for the first time since Jones’ improbable 2017 victory over Judge Roy Moore.
Gulf storm damage from Zeta causes polling place moves ahead of 2020 election
Storm destruction caused polling places to be moved in Louisiana, and utility companies and election officials scrambled to restore power, or make sure generators were available, at polling places in Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.
US Navy identifies crew killed in Alabama plane crash
U.S. Navy Lt. Rhiannon Ross, 30, and 24-year-old U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Morgan Garrett were the two-person crew piloting a U.S. Navy T-6B Texan II trainer aircraft when it crashed in Alabama.
2 on board Navy aircraft killed in Alabama crash, authorities say
A U.S. Navy training plane that took off from Florida crashed Friday in an Alabama residential neighborhood near the Gulf Coast, killing both people in the plane, authorities said.
College Football Betting: Week 7 games to watch
Alabama and Georgia square off in a matchup for tops in the SEC to highlight a big weekend of College Football.
Nick Saban, Alabama AD Greg Byrne test positive for COVID-19
Alabama coach Nick Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne have tested positive for COVID-19, four days before the Southeastern Conference’s biggest regular-season showdown.
Alabama man sentenced to 600 years for sexual exploitation of children
Matthew Tyler Miller, accused of getting two preschoolers to engage in sexual contact so he could record them, has been sentenced to 600 years in prison.