January 12, 2017 Teen with BB gun held hostages near Alabama school, official says Officials say an 18-year-old accused of holding 11 people hostage at a credit union branch near the University of Alabama was armed with a BB gun.
January 12, 2017 ‘Bama Drama: Top Alabama leaders all embroiled in controversy If Alabama were a company, this would be where the stockholders demand the board clean house. In a startling outbreak of political scandal in the Deep South, leaders of all three branches of the Alabama state government are under fire and facing calls for their removal.
January 12, 2017 Alabama official: Teen with BB gun held hostages near school Officials say an 18-year-old accused of holding 11 people hostage at a credit union branch near the University of Alabama was armed with a BB gun.
January 12, 2017 Alabama fans catch man who sold fake tickets to title game Three brothers from Louisiana pulled a fast one on a man they say sold them fake tickets to root for Alabama during the national championship game against Clemson in Tampa.
January 11, 2017 Superintendent: Special education allegations false An Alabama school superintendent says allegations in a lawsuit involving a special needs student are "absolutely and unequivocally false." The student's father claims his 6-year-old son was punished by being restrained in a chair designed for therapeutic purposes at Arab Primary School.
January 11, 2017 Sessions says he'd be fair as AG, defy Trump if necessary Sen. Jeff Sessions cast himself as a strong protector of law and order at his confirmation hearing Tuesday, promising that as attorney general he would crack down on illegal immigration, gun violence and the "scourge of radical Islamic terrorism." Sessions, echoing rhetoric used on the campaign trail by President-elect Donald Trump, warned of a country struggling to combat illegal drugs flooding across the border, spikes in violent crime in American cities and low morale among police.
January 10, 2017 The Latest: Sessions doesn't support ban on Muslims The Latest on the Senate confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump's selection for attorney general (all times EST): 11:45 a.m.
January 10, 2017 Hostage situation reported near University of Alabama campus Police are responding to reports of a hostage standoff near the University of Alabama campus.
January 10, 2017 Father: Alabama school used 'buckle chair' to punish son The father of a special-needs student in Alabama claims his son was punished by being restrained in a chair designed for therapeutic purposes.
January 5, 2017 German man admits to torching iconic Auburn University tree A German man has pleaded guilty and apologized after setting a fire that engulfed an oak tree at Auburn University's landmark Toomer's Corner.
