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Alabama Power Offering Businesses A Break

Businesses helping the state to recover could get a price break.

04/02/2011 8:19 PM

Honor Flight Awarded $75,000 Grant

Honor Flight says the grant will pay for an entire plane of WWII vets, and then some. Click here to find out how WWII vets can apply for a future flight to Washington, D.C. to see the WWII Memorial.

03/29/2011 9:43 PM
"Facebook Depression" New Term for Parents, Kids

A group of pediatricians claims social media sites like Facebook can cause depression for teens and preteens. The American Academy of Pediatrics argues that virtual reality can be even more damaging than real-life situations for kids.

03/28/2011 10:39 PM
BP Cleanup Machinery Moving Out For Good

BP says they will move out the heavy machinery from the beaches today. The oil giant has finished the five-month long deep cleaning of Alabama's beaches. But do people who live and work there think it's clean?

03/28/2011 5:18 PM
Feinberg Gets $400,000 Raise

The man in charge of paying oil spill claims is now getting $1.25 million a month from BP.

03/25/2011 10:24 PM
Seven Arrested in Foley High Fight

A brawl at Foley High School sent a teacher to the hospital and seven students to jail.

03/25/2011 9:45 PM
Brawl At Foley High School

Police say what started as a fight on Facebook, spilled over into the classroom. Seven girls were arrested and could be expelled.

03/25/2011 6:25 PM
Feinberg Fights Back

In a response to Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, Ken Feinberg, the man in charge of the controversial oil spill claims process, says "I am not dragging my feet."

03/23/2011 6:30 PM
Pipe Piece Caused Blowout Preventer Failure

A federal probe has found that a trapped piece of drill pipe prevented a blowout preventer from properly sealing to stop last year's massive Gulf oil spill.

03/23/2011 4:34 PM
Dale Peterson is Back With a Vengeance

You've seen him on YouTube and Fox News for his 'reckless' political campaigns. Now Alabama's 'gun-slinging' Dale Peterson wants to take back Washington with his own Political Action Committee.

03/23/2011 4:31 PM
Foley Man Arrested For Armed Robbery

Foley Police arrested a man, they say, robbed the Tom Thumb store on Hwy 59 in Foley on March 21.

03/22/2011 4:00 PM
Alabama AG: GCCF Dragging Its Feet On Oil Spill Claims

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange says the Gulf Coast Claims Facility has dragged its feet until victims are desperate to settle for anything.

03/21/2011 8:23 PM
Operation Scared Safe

Foley High School partnered with local emergency services to do a crash reenactment for their students during their prom week.

03/16/2011 9:02 PM
Americans Are Living Longer

Life expectancy in the U.S. is now 78 years, a new record.

03/16/2011 5:29 PM
Bayway Closed For Two Hours

The westbound lanes of the I-10 Bayway were closed for two hours because of two separate wrecks.

03/14/2011 2:24 PM
Hollywood Making Movie About Gulf Oil Spill

The studio behind the "Twilight" franchise said the film will portray the heroism of Deepwater's crew and evoke the raw emotion depicted in the newspaper piece.

03/13/2011 10:58 PM
Spring Forward Tonight

Don't forget to set your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed.

03/12/2011 10:12 PM
Surveillance Video Captures Tornado Destruction

VIDEO: Surveillance cameras inside Alexander Hardware and Small Eng in Theodore were rolling as an EF 2 Tornado whipped through the store, collapsing the roof and destroying store merchandise.

03/10/2011 3:44 PM
Severe Weather Hits Our Area

An EF 2 tornado is confirmed to have touched down in Theodore.

03/09/2011 3:00 PM
EADS Won't Protest Boeing Contract

In a press conference out of Washington D.C. Friday morning, some of EADS' top officials announced the company would not be protesting the contract award between Boeing and the U.S Air Force.

03/04/2011 5:47 PM
Baldwin Hispanic Population Grows

Baldwin County's Hispanic population increases 225% in a decade...creates new challenges for police, educators.

03/04/2011 1:50 AM
Ala. Lawmakers Consider Immigration Bill

Opponents of the controversial immigration reform are already planning to rally outside the Alabama State House.

03/03/2011 5:56 PM
Ala. Democrats Push for Rewrite of Constitution

Democrats in the Alabama Legislature plan to try again to have a statewide referendum on whether citizens want a new state constitution.

03/03/2011 3:48 PM
FBI: VictoryLand Owner Investigated Before

An FBI agent says Alabama's gambling corruption investigation is related to a 2004 federal probe of VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor and former state Attorney General Troy King.

03/02/2011 3:42 PM
Democrats to Governor: Temper State Job Cuts

House Miniroty Leader Craig Ford warns Gov. Bentley not to balance the budget on the backs on teachers and other state employees.

03/02/2011 2:39 PM