DOTHAN, Ala. — A suspected tornado slammed into WDHN, the ABC affiliate in Dothan, on Monday night while the station was live on the air, knocking down part of the roof, breaking windows and damaging vehicles outside, according to broadcast reports and videos shared online. The storm hit during severe weather coverage, when the station…

PELHAM, Ala. — Guitar Gallery’s Pelham store will close next month after 28 years in business, the company said in a May 12 social media post and in local reporting that cited staff confirmation. The store said it has sold the building and is winding down the location as part of a move toward retirement.…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Jefferson County jury on Thursday convicted 65-year-old Michael Kermit Murray of provocation manslaughter in the 2023 shooting death of locksmith Darnell Michael Puidokas at a Birmingham gas station during a dispute over $200. The case stemmed from a Feb. 11, 2023, confrontation at the Chevron on Bessemer Road after a disagreement…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers were quick to act on one of the most alarming uses of artificial intelligence: synthetic sexual images of children. But as state leaders celebrated a 2024 law aimed at AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Alabama has so far stopped short of enacting a broader consent-based rule for AI images that…

UPDATE: The Civil Rights Institute will remain open during repairs as they have acquired a temporary HVAC system. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is temporarily closed to the public because of an ongoing HVAC system failure affecting the facility, according to notices posted May 22 and reports published May 22 and May…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama health officials are taking a cautious step on marijuana rescheduling even as the federal government moves ahead, underscoring how the state remains behind a policy shift that advocates say should have happened long ago. The governing body of the Alabama Department of Public Health voted to object to the federal marijuana…