Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.
At least 10 people died and hundreds of thousands were without power in five states as a massive winter storm system dumped snow, freezing rain and hail from Texas to Michigan. Zachary Goelman reports.
Tornadoes swept across swaths of the southeastern United States killing at least three people, tearing roofs off buildings and downing power lines, officials said. Chris Dignam has more.
Residents of Pickens County, Alabama returned on Sunday to survey damage done by a tornado one day earlier. The National Weather Service said a tornado packing winds of at least 134 mph hit Pickens.. USATODAY.com - Published
HOUSTON: Severe storms sweeping across southern portions of the US and up into the Midwest were blamed on Saturday in the deaths of at least 11 people, including two first responders, as high winds,.. WorldNews - Published
In Clay County, Alabama, two longtime rival high schools were part of a contentious merger in 2012. The new high school has gone on to win consecutive state football championships. (Jan. 9)
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Burger King will soon start testing the Impossible Croissan'wich in markets including Albuquerque, New Mexico; Montgomery, Alabama; Lansing, Michigan.
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US congressman John Lewis has announced he has advanced pancreatic cancer. The 79-year-old Democrat is the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, a group once led by the Rev.. WorldNews - Published
The new year will bring new charges for some owners of electric vehicles, as an increasing number of states seek to plug in to fresh revenue sources to offset forgone gas taxes. In Hawaii, the charge.. WorldNews - Published
Tornadoes swept across swaths of the southeastern United States killing at least two people in northern Alabama and one person in Louisiana, tearing roofs off buildings, splintering trees and downing.. Reuters - Published
A contract worker was arrested at an Alabama bus station Friday, hours after officials say he shot and killed a fellow worker in a suburban Atlanta factory. (Dec. 13)
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Alabama's football program helped popularize the analyst position, which doesn't pay much but helps fired coaches meet big buyout obligations.
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Sailors from Alabama, Florida and Georgia were killed in the attack at a naval air station in Pensacola, and eight others were injured. NYTimes.com - Published
The College Football Playoff committee released its fifth rankings of the 2019 season. There were winners and losers, including Alabama and Utah.
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Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a man charged with capital murder in the shooting death of the stepdaughter of UFC fighter Walt Harris, authorities announced Monday. Ibraheem Yazeed.. USATODAY.com - Published
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg told CBS News' LaCrai Mitchell his trip through North Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama is part of an ongoing effort to boost his engagement with black voters,.. CBS News - Published
A new statue of Parks was dedicated in Alabama’s capital city on Sunday, the 64th anniversary of her refusal to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man. NYTimes.com - Published
A new statue was dedicated to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks in Alabama’s capital of Montgomery on Sunday. The bronze monument was unveiled on the 64th anniversary of one of the key moments in the.. CBS News - Published
With Alabama now out of the College Football Playoff debate, the focus shifts to the Big 12 (either Baylor or Oklahoma) and Pac-12 favorite Utah.
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Rivalry weekend brings major matchups with Ohio State-Michigan and Alabama-Auburn leading the lineup. Our staff picks for college football's Week 14.
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William Chase Johnson, the suspect in the killing of Alabama Sheriff "Big John" Williams, is the son of a sheriff's deputy in a neighboring county.
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Sheriff John Williams was responding to a disturbance call at an Alabama gas station when he was fatally shot. William Chase Johnson, 18, has been charged with his murder. NYTimes.com - Published
Alabama authorities say Lowndes County Sheriff John Williams was killed in the line of duty Saturday night. The suspect in custody was identified as 18-year-old William Chase Johnson. (Nov. 25)
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John Williams' towering height gave him his nickname. A beloved lawman serving in his home county, he was regarded highly by the home folk.
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Bloomberg has also filed to get on the primary ballot in Alabama, but has not filed in any early primary states CBS News - Published Also reported by •WorldNews
Several law enforcement sources confirmed that Lowndes County Sheriff John Williams was answering a call at a convenience store when he was shot.
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Prosecutors argued Aaron C. Smith escalated a consensual stop to deadly force, killing Greg Gunn feet away from the home he lived in with his mother.
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The officer, who is white, shot Greg Gunn after initiating a stop-and-frisk encounter as the man was walking home from a card game in 2016. NYTimes.com - Published
Salad products containing meat and poultry are being recalled due to possible E. coli contamination. The products were sold October 14-16 in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,.. CBS News - Published
An Alabama judge is ordering DNA testing for a man charged with kidnapping in the disappearance of the missing stepdaughter of a UFC heavyweight fighter. (Nov. 20)
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Though at the center of Alabama's deteriorating prison system, incarcerated individuals are rarely heard. These are their stories.
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Steven Reed made history Tuesday when he was sworn in as the first African-American mayor to lead Montgomery, Alabama, the first capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Jericka Duncan spoke.. CBS News - Published
It was literally freezing in Florida and Alabama and parts of Maine, Michigan and New York were digging out a foot of snow. Blame an Arctic air mass.
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The reward is growing in the case of a missing 3-year-old Alabama girl. It's up to $33,000 in the search for Kamille "Cupcake" McKinney. CBS News - Published
There is a critical new clue in the disappearance of a 3-year-old girl from Alabama. Police hope a newly released surveillance video helps lead them to her. Michelle Miller reports. CBS News - Published
A wintry weather pattern was rolling across a wide swath of the nation, threatening to break hundreds of records and a freeze as far south as Alabama.
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LSU has taken the No. 1 spot in the Amway Coaches Poll after beating then-No. 1 Alabama. Minnesota moved in the top 10 after beating Penn State.
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