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May 19, 2016

Mystery solved: Man claims human ashes, flag found near road

Paul Derek Treaster says his Vietnam-veteran father, whose ashes were discovered beside a south Alabama road, must have been looking down from above, helping to guide him back to the remains..

May 16, 2016

Crews search Alabama river for missing 5-year-old girl

Crews have been searching a southeast Alabama river and areas nearby for a missing 5-year-old girl.

May 16, 2016

Coast Guard: 3 boaters are 10 days missing in Gulf of Mexico

The Coast Guard is searching for three people who went missing during a sailing trip in the Gulf of Mexico ten days ago.

May 16, 2016

Jury selection set for indicted Alabama speaker of the House

The speaker of the Alabama House is going on trial on felony ethics charges that could result in his removal from office.

May 14, 2016

Woman's obituary: In lieu of flowers, don't vote for Trump

A family grieving the death of an Alabama-born woman has a request for friends and relatives: Don't vote for Donald Trump.

May 14, 2016

Alabama university apologizes for T-shirt with racist image

An Alabama university is apologizing after discovering a sorority on the Birmingham campus had T-shirts printed with an image of a black man eating watermelon.

May 13, 2016

Hacker blamed for racy photo on Alabama digital billboards

The owner of a digital billboard company is blaming a hacker for posting a large, lewd photo on the company's roadside signs in Alabama.

May 13, 2016

Assault case dismissed against north Alabama police officer

A judge has dismissed state charges against a north Alabama police officer accused of assaulting an Indian man during a suspicious person investigation.

May 13, 2016

World's oldest person dies in New York at age 116

Susannah Mushatt Jones, the world's oldest person, has died in New York at age 116.

May 13, 2016

Alabama inmate's execution halted after Supreme Court upholds stay

A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the execution of an Alabama inmate so a lower court can review claims that strokes and dementia have rendered him incompetent to understand his looming death sentence.