Cherokee County men accused of killing Alabama women after party

The Georgia men are accused of killing two Alabama women over a dispute about a wallet and dumping their bodies off a bridge. The victims were found by highway workers getting ready to perform an inspection.

Alabama flash flooding kills 4, swamps roadways, officials say

The deaths of four people were blamed on Alabama flooding, officials said. Flash flood warnings and watches were issued Thursday for much of the state.

Bubba Wallace 1st Black driver to win NASCAR Cup race since 1963

Bubba Wallace became just the second Black driver to win at NASCAR’s top Cup Series level when rain stopped the playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Lawsuit blames baby’s death on ransomware attack at Alabama hospital

A lawsuit filed by an Alabama woman attributes her baby’s death to a ransomware attack at Springhill Medical Center, which resulted in diminished care.

Man sentenced to prison for impersonating air marshal at Georgia traffic stop

The Alabama man told a Georgia deputy he was a federal air marshall and flashed a badge to try to get out of a speeding ticket. Turns out he wasn't an air marshall at all, and now he's spending over a year in prison for the lie.

US Marshals arrest Stockbridge murder suspect in Alabama

Deputies said the U.S. Marshals arrested 31-year-old Decatur resident Aqontise Phanique Glenn on murder charges without incident on Sept. 24.

'Goodbye kisses': Animal hospital lets dogs taste chocolate before being put to sleep

An animal hospital in Alabama is tugging on the heartstrings of pet owners everywhere with their now-viral post, showing how they provide a moment of comfort to dogs at the end of their life.

Gov. Ivey, who blamed 'unvaccinated folks' for COVID-19 surge, vows to resist Biden orders

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, who said it was “time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks” for this summer’s COVID-19 surge, has vowed to resist President Joe Biden’s executive orders on vaccines.

Alabama ICU patients outnumber available beds, hospital association says

The Alabama Hospital Association says the surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations has depleted ICU capacity beyond a critical point — there are now more patients than beds.

Georgians travel to gulf coast to aid Ida evacuees

The American Red Cross said 30 trained disaster volunteers and employees from Georgia make up the 580 Red Cross workers assisting the Hurricane Ida relief operation with more arriving in the coming weeks.

Some Chick-fil-A locations close dining rooms due to worker shortage

"We are seeing far less job applicants or people not showing up for their interviews," one Chick-fil-A location wrote, saying they were in the middle of a "hiring crisis." Another location said it was closing its dining room because "our team members are exhausted and there is no relief for them in our roster."

Trump targets Biden over Afghanistan but gets booed briefly on vaccines at Alabama rally

"I believe totally in your freedoms, I do, you gotta do what you gotta do, but I recommend take the vaccines. I did it. It's good," Trump said, eliciting brief boos from his supporters.

Fred brings damage, flooding to north Georgia

Tropical Depression Fred continued to leave damage, power outages and heavy rains in Georgia as it moved across the southeast Tuesday.

Church of MLK’s 1st leadership position gets museum funding

As the Alabama church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was elected to his first leadership position in the civil rights movement marks its 155th anniversary, work has begun to make a museum out of the crumbling building where that vote was taken.