Alabama

13 hours ago — Everything Alabama Respiratory illnesses that killed two in southeast Alabama are unrelated
Respiratory illnesses are unrelated in southeast Alabama cluster. MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Respiratory illnesses, which killed two and sickened at least eight others, in southeast Alabama are not ...

13 hours ago — Alabama Local News BREAKING: Rep. Jo Bonner resigning from Congress
Rep. Jo BonnerMOBILE - U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, confirmed today that he intends to resign from Congress later this year and take a job at the University of Alabama.Bonner, 53, has represen...

13 hours ago — Alabama Local News Huntsville-based NAPS sings, consoles at funeral for child killed in Oklahoma tornado
The NAPS group - which traveled to Newtown, Conn., after the school shootings in December -- today attended the funeral for a 9-year-old girl who died along with six classmates at Plaza Towers E...

13 hours ago — Alabama Local News Department of Justice asking questions about Alabama Accountability Act, says state superintendent
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- State Superintendent Tommy Bice said this morning that the U.S. Department of Justice has contacted state education officials with concerns regarding Alabama's new school ...

13 hours ago — Alabama Local News Bice says department will have so-called failing school list by June 13
Alabama State Superintendent Tommy Bice (AP) MONTGOMERY, Alabama - State Superintendent Tommy Bice said by June 13 state education officials will have prepared the list of the so-called failing ...

13 hours ago — Alabama Local News Political leaders react to Rep. Jo Bonner's resignation
MOBILE - Reactions poured in from across Alabama and beyond as news spread of U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner's decision to retire from Congress and take a job as vice chancellor of government relations and...

13 hours ago — Alabama Local News Common core: Proposed federal legislation could save Alabama's curriculum standards
Proposed federal legislation to block U.S. Department of Education influence over states curriculum standards could help curb opposition to Alabama's beleaguered math and English standards known...

13 hours ago — abc3340 Conflict arises over sentence for Ala. juveniles
The sentence a juvenile who has been convicted of capital murder should receive is currently up in the air. That's because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling and failure of the Alabama Legisl...

13 hours ago — abc3340 "Mystery Illness" identified by Dept of Public Health
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and the Houston County Health Department have determined that the cause of a respiratory illness cluster in southeast Alabama was a combination of ...

13 hours ago — Fort Payne Times-Journal Late Mal Moore wins Athletic Director of Year honor
NEW YORK CITY - Former Alabama Director of Athletics Mal Moore was named the winner of the College Athletic Director of the Year Award on Wednesday night at the 2013 Sports Business Awards banqu...

14 hours ago — Examiner.com Hosts of new local radio program appear on local TV program
On Thursday, May 23rd, Stewart Gordon and Mike Bailey of the new local radio program "Sip & Chew with Mike & Stu" appeared on "Studio 10", a local entertainment and lifestyle program produced by...

14 hours ago — Everything Alabama Critics deserve a roundhouse kick: Chuck Norris is in Tebow's corner
Tim Tebow is a controversial subject in the football world. Associated PressWhile undergoing a period of uncertainty in his career, Tim Tebow has found an unlikely ally in his defense against th...

14 hours ago — Everything Alabama Serving time for theft from one motel, clerk pleads guilty to stealing from another
Bryant ONell Niles, who ran from the Baymont Inn & Suites when a manager confronted him, pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft as part of a deal in which pr...

14 hours ago — The Times Daily Franklin County man indicted for sexual abuse of a child
TUSCUMBIA --; Authorities said a Franklin County man is in jail after he was arrested on a grand jury indictment for child abuse. Christopher Hubert Martin, 30, Franklin 63, Russellville, was ...

14 hours ago — The Times Daily School evacuated after train derails
BEAR CREEK --; Students at Phillips High School got an unexpected field trip this afternoon when a northbound train derailed near the school. "Everyone is fine, and no one was every in danger, ...

14 hours ago — The Times Daily Justice Department has concerns with Accountability Act, Bice says
MONTGOMERY --; State Superintendent Tommy Bice said today that the U.S. Department of Justice has contacted the state department of education twice in recent weeks with questions about the state...

14 hours ago — The Times Daily Cherokee not expecting less revenue after Tishomingo vote
CHEROKEE --; Mayor Terry Cosby says he doesn't expect the town to be adversely affected financially by the legalization of alcohol sales in neighboring Tishomingo County, Miss. As of Tuesday, t...

14 hours ago — The Times Daily 'Failing' schools list to be ready by June 13
MONTGOMERY --; State Department of Education officials said today they will have a list of schools that are deemed "failing" under the state's new Accountability Act by June 13. Alabama lawmake...

14 hours ago — The Times Daily Men accused of hacking soldier to death had been investigated
LONDON (AP) --; Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had been investigated previously by security services, a British official said today, as investigators searched several locations ...