'COVID fee': 2 colleges in West Virginia, Alabama billing unvaccinated students

A college in West Virginia and another in Alabama will be charging students unvaccinated against COVID-19 hundreds of dollars in extra fees this fall.

Georgia man sentenced in fake autograph scheme in Alabama

Georgia man who created websites to sell memorabilia bearing fake autographs was sentenced to more than three years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to federal charges in Alabama, prosecutors said.

Alabama recycling plant fire: Video captures ‘smokenado’

A “smokenado” formed during a fire at a recycling and salvaging plant in Burnsville, Alabama, on August 2.

Alabama inmate, wanted in Georgia, released from jail early

A man who was mistakenly released from an Alabama jail by posing as another inmate has turned himself in, authorities said.

Mom urges vaccination after loss of ‘healthy’ 28-year-old son to COVID-19

After losing her son to COVID-19, Christy Carpenter and her family are encouraging hesitant people to get the vaccine — if not for themselves, then for the people around them.

Alabama police officer shooting: Suspect arrested in ambush

A man sought in the killing of an Alabama police officer who was gunned down in an ambush while taking a lunch break has been arrested, authorities said Wednesday.

Alabama governor on COVID-19: 'It’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated'

Kay Ivey, Alabama’s governor, told reporters on Thursday that “it’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks” for the recent surge in COVID-19.

Alabama official recorded using N-word at council meeting

Attendees and a livestream audience watched John “Tommy” Bryant, who is White, stand up and use a racial epithet at an Alabama city council meeting.

94-year-old grandmother tries on wedding dress for 1st time

Martha Mae Ophelia Moon Tucker finally got the chance to wear a wedding dress nearly 70 years after getting married.

Worker thrown across tarp by winds whipping through baseball stadium

Video shared by the Birmingham Barons shows one unlucky worker holding on to the tarp in shallow right field as the wind snatched it off the ground.

Reward offered in Alabama killing of Georgia prison worker

Georgia Officer Airreyon Trice was found shot to death in Alabama in 2019. His killer has never been found.

Deadly Alabama crash: More than $300K raised for funerals of 8 kids in van

A GoFundMe has raised more than $300,000 for funerals and other expenses related to an Alabama multi-vehicle crash that left several children dead.

15-vehicle crash in storm-drenched Alabama kills 8 children in youth ranch van

The 15-vehicle crash happened Saturday in a curvy area of Interstate 65 "notorious" for hydroplaning. Eight of the victims were kids traveling in a youth ranch van.

2 killed in shooting at Mueller fire hydrant plant in Alabama

Two people and the suspected gunman are dead in Albertville, Alabama after a shooting at a Mueller Co. fire hydrant plant early Tuesday morning.

CDC issues health advisory of increased RSV across southern US

RSV is primarily spread via respiratory droplets when a person coughs or sneezes, and through direct contact with a contaminated surface. RSV can be associated with severe disease in young children and older adults.