Year: 2026

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital has performed its first robotic kidney transplant, a milestone that puts the state’s largest hospital in the vanguard of a…

HOOVER, Ala. — A Tuscaloosa County rape suspect is in custody after an hours-long standoff at a Hoover motel ended when the man fell through an attic space into a…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 19 Alabama counties as primary natural disaster areas due to prolonged severe drought, opening access to emergency loans for farmers…

OZARK, Ala. (AP) — A 61-year-old Florida man faces felony charges after Alabama police seized 81 gallons of illegal moonshine from his vehicle during a traffic stop earlier this month,…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama courts are navigating a delicate boundary in United Methodist Church property disputes fueled by the denomination’s embrace of LGBTQ+ inclusion, applying state law to deeds and…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court has once again cleared the way for executions on death row, tightening the state’s grip on capital punishment even as critics say Alabama…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal jury has awarded Birmingham-based Drummond Co. $256 million in a long-running defamation and racketeering case over allegations that the coal company backed violent paramilitary groups…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama senator has filed a bill to create a state minimum wage of $10 an hour for many workers, marking one of the most aggressive pushes…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Former Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Jude Washington has filed a lawsuit accusing Sheriff Mark Pettway and other top officials of retaliation, wrongful termination and civil rights…

BESSEMER, Ala. — A barrage of gunfire erupted outside Amazon’s massive BHM1 fulfillment center in Bessemer late Sunday, leaving one person dead in the latest high-profile shooting linked to the…