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Coroner: Alabama Hostage-Taker Shot Multiple Times
(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — An Alabama coroner says the body of a man who held a 5-year-old hostage for nearly a week before being killed in a shootout with the FBI...
Rural Rescue: A Timeline of the Alabama Hostage Crisis
The hostage standoff in Midland City, Ala., ended with a shootout between kidnapper Jimmy Lee Dykes and law enforcement and the rescue of the 5-year-old boy he...
Boy in the Bunker: Alabama 5-Year-Old Starts the Road to Recovery
A week after he was taken hostage in an underground bunker, Ethan is now free.
Alabama Hostage Crisis Ends: Boy Rescued, Kidnapper Is Dead
Police say a hostage situation at a bunker in Midland, Ala., has ended after a seven day standoff between police a 65-year-old gunman who kidnapped a 5-year-old...
Poll: Alabama Most Conservative State in the Union, Massachusetts Most Liberal
Gallup reveals the Top 10 Most Conservative and Most Liberal states in America.
Alabama
Every football coach at the University of Alabama lives in the shadow of the legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant, who led the Crimson Tide to six national championships...
Alabama-Notre Dame National Title Game: Who Made Those “Catholics vs Cousins” Shirts?
How a catchphrase - which many find offensive -- got started
WATCH: Tornado Descends on Southern Alabama, Exploding Power Transformers
It was a white Christmas in many parts of the U.S., and while the weather made the holidays pretty to look at it also caused plenty of holiday chaos. More than...
91-Year-Old Mayor Stole $201K from Tiny Alabama Town
The biggest crook in one small Alabama town certainly doesn’t fit the usual profile. On Thursday, 91-year-old Mary Ella Hixon pleaded guilty to swindling over...
Whites Only Pastor Conference Has West Alabama Residents Upset
The good folk of Winfield, Ala. have been very upset by the news of an annual pastors conference taking place near their town. Not because of any animosity...
Alabama’s National-Title Crystal Trophy Smashed in Accident
There’s something to be said for display cases, especially when you’re trying to show off your $30,000 crystal football.
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–The portion of 5,592 political ads aired over the last month on broadcast TV in Mississippi and Alabama that were paid for by super PACs.
A Girl is Punished to Death in Alabama: Does Running Count as Corporal Punishment?
Earlier this month, a Healthland story about spanking elicited 730 comments: disciplining children is clearly a subject about which parents feel strongly. Some...
Alabama’s BCS Win: A Fitting End to a Subpar Bowl Season
Well, Alabama’s defense sure is strong. As a takeaway from the BCS national championship game Monday night, that’s not too thrilling. But what else can you say...
Alabama Town Gives Offenders a Choice: Jesus or Jail
Given the choice between jail and church, which would you choose? The small southern Alabama town of Bay Minette is giving non-violent offenders a chance to...
Obama Administration Brings Immigration Legal Fight to Alabama
One of the most remarkable things to come out of Washington this week had nothing to do with debt. It was about immigration. The Obama Administration on Monday...
Alabama's Second District: Bobby Bright vs. Martha Roby
If the Democratic Party manages to hang onto Alabama's Second Congressional District, it will be because its candidate, Bobby Bright, isn't a typical Democrat...
Scenes from a Sale: Gadsden, Alabama
Traffic is jammed, bumper to tailgate, but no one seems to mind. Drivers cruise along at crawl speed, hanging out their windows from time to time to wave and...
