MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s long-running battle over congressional redistricting has entered another fast-moving phase, with federal judges blocking the state’s latest map, state officials rushing back to the U.S. Supreme Court and Justice Clarence Thomas temporarily declining to give Alabama an immediate win. At the center of the dispute is whether Alabama can use a…

CLAY COUNTY, Ala. — The Talladega National Forest has grown by 1,446 acres in Clay County, adding land along its southern boundary that conservation advocates say will protect wildlife habitat, strengthen forest connectivity and preserve views from the Pinhoti Trail. The newly acquired tract has been transferred to the U.S. Forest Service and folded into…

CLAY, Ala. — A fire destroyed two donation trailers outside the Lovelady Thrift Store in Clay early Wednesday, damaging inventory but leaving the store itself and the center’s other thrift location open, according to the organization and local news reports. The Lovelady Center said the trailers were filled with donated inventory and were intentionally set…

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…