Thursday, May 23 2013 4:42 PM EDT2013-05-23 20:42:57 GMT
Phillips Elementary School in Bear Creek has been evacuated due to a nearby train derailment, Marion County officials confirm. The Marion County Sheriff's Department says the train derailed around 12:30More >>
A school in Marion County was evacuated after a train derailed Thursday afternoon.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 4:14 PM EDT2013-05-23 20:14:28 GMT
In a 1:00 P.M. news conference today, Dr. Don Williamson, head of the Alabama Department of Public Health, assuaged concerns about the mysterious illness in south east Alabama.According to Williamson,More >>
Dr. Don Williamson, head of the Alabama Department of Public Health: "No evidence of anything unusual in the flu viruses in the 7 patients."More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:29 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:29:15 GMT
FOX6 News reporter Jonathan Hardison is in Moore, OK covering the devastating aftermath of Monday's tornado that killed at least 24 people. Hardison tweeted a photo of the first signs of damage in theMore >>
FOX6 News reporter Jonathan Hardison is in Moore, OK covering the devastating aftermath of Monday's tornado that killed at least 24 people.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:06 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:06:52 GMT
Donations have been pouring in to organizations set to help tornado survivors in Oklahoma. However, those donations sometimes mean more work.Billy Green with the Tuscaloosa EMA says the cash is king. ButMore >>
EMA employee Bill Green says not to send items like loose clothes right after disaster because they can't be used right away. Stick to water and toiletries...More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:36 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:36:35 GMT
You can help those affected by the deadly, severe weather that hit Oklahoma Monday. Over the weekend, Missouri, Iowa, Kasas and Illinois also experienced severe weather.The American Red Cross is acceptingMore >>
Learn how you can help victims of severe weather recover in the Plains States...More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:21:12 GMT
(RNN) - British officials are saying one man is dead and two others were injured in a possible terrorist attack in London on Wednesday.According to BBC News, eyewitnesses said man was attacked in a streetMore >>
One man is dead after two men attacked him in broad daylight with knives and meat cleavers. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-05-22 20:20:12 GMT
FOX6 News and the Salvation Army began taking bottled water donations Tuesday at Colonial Brookwood Village.Our goal was to fill one tractor trailer and now we've doubled that goal, thanks to your generosity!ThereMore >>
Our goal was to fill one tractor trailer and now we've doubled that goal, thanks to your generosity!More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:23 PM EDT2013-05-22 01:23:02 GMT
The silence is broken: Paul Finebaum confirms to FOX6 News that he will return to the airwaves with ESPN.Finebaum says he will move to Charlotte in August to broadcast his show from the ESPN studios there.More >>
The silence is broken: Paul Finebaum confirms to FOX6 News that he will return to the airwaves with ESPN.More >>
The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations...More >>
In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday on whether to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth...More >>
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.More >>
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.More >>
Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects.More >>
President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no...More >>
The British government's emergency committee is going to meet after two attackers butchered a man in a brutal daylight attack in London amid fears that terrorism has returned to the capital.More >>
Two Muslim hardliners say the man seen wielding a bloody butcher's knife after the killing of a British soldier is a Muslim convert who took part in demonstrations with the banned radical group al-Muhajiroun.More >>
Fox6 News reporter Jonathan Hardison meets up with some firefighters from Athens, Ala. who are helping out folks in Moore, Ala. recover from the tornado.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:17 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:17:12 GMT
Hale County investigators have arrested a suspect in the murder of a 50-year-old woman and attempted murder of a 66-year-old man. Deputies with the Hale County Sheriff's Office responded to a shootingMore >>
Hale County investigators have arrested a suspect in the murder of a 50-year-old woman and attempted murder of a 66-year-old man.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:23 PM EDT2013-05-23 17:23:22 GMT
Police say one person has been shot near Norwood Elementary School Wednesday afternoon.The man was reportedly sitting on his porch when someone walked up and fired at him with an assault rifle. The victimMore >>
Police say one person has been shot near Norwood Elementary School Wednesday afternoon.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:21 PM EDT2013-05-23 17:21:26 GMT
Time to GIVE and help others! A group that worked together after the April 27, 2011 tornadoes in Alabama is collecting donations for the animals affected by the tornado that hit in Oklahoma. The groupMore >>
Time to GIVE and help others! A group that worked together after the April 27, 2011 tornadoes in Alabama is collecting donations for the animals affected by the tornado that hit in Oklahoma. The groupMore >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:55 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:55:08 GMT
(RNN) - Dozens of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life. Charles Ramsey, the guy who famously stopped eating his Big MacMore >>
More than a dozen of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:11 AM EDT2013-05-23 11:11:14 GMT
The number of mystery illness cases affecting Alabama is growing. Wednesday, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Dr. Mary McIntyre confirmed the number rose to ten overnight from a previous report of seven.More >>
The number of mystery illness cases affecting Alabama is growing. Wednesday, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Dr. Mary McIntyre confirmed the number rose to ten overnight from a previous report of seven.More >>
Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that...More >>
Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many...More >>
Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year.More >>
Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year.More >>
An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest five years ago is back on the mountain to make another attempt at the title.More >>
An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer on Thursday became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest - although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his...More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:34 AM EDT2013-05-23 04:34:50 GMT
NEW YORK CITY – Former University of Alabama Director of Athletics Mal Moore was named the winner of the College Athletic Director of the Year Award Wednesday night at the 2013 Sports Business Awards banquetMore >>
Former University of Alabama Director of Athletics Mal Moore was named the winner of the College Athletic Director of the Year Award Wednesday night at the 2013 Sports Business Awards banquetMore >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:21 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:21:24 GMT
It's not abnormal for lawmakers to begin a political meeting with a prayer. But in Arizona, an atheist state representative began the daily session with a quote from a well-known atheist.More >>
It's not abnormal for lawmakers to begin a political meeting with a prayer. But in Arizona, an atheist state representative began the daily session with a quote from a well-known atheist.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:08 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:08:10 GMT
Alabama Power is warning customers about a phone scam.Officials say someone is calling customers, telling them their power will be shut off at a certain time if they don't pay. The customers are told toMore >>
Alabama Power is warning customers about a phone scam.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:38 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:38:14 GMT
MOORE, OK - The trembling, mud-spattered dog whose photo went viral on Tuesday was not actually standing watch over her owner's body - her name is Susie, her owner is named Curtis Collins, and he's alive.ThanksMore >>
There's a happy ending to the story of the little dog who was found standing guard over a body after the EF-5 tornado that decimated her neighborhood in Moore, OK. Her owner is alive, and they have been reunited thanks to the viral photo. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:32:31 GMT
ORLANDO, FL (RNN) – A man with possible ties to a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was shot and killed after the FBI interviewed him early Wednesday. The FBI confirmed a special agent fatally shot a manMore >>
A man killed Wednesday during questioning by the FBI said he and Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev were accomplices in a 2011 slaying. More >>
The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban openly gay boys belonging to the scouting movement.More >>
As protesters made one last stand, the Boy Scouts of America's leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to allow openly gay Scouts - a decision that,...More >>
Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on.More >>
Anthony Weiner knows there may be a lot of New Yorkers who would never consider voting for him again, but he says he's running for mayor because he wants to bring his ideas to the fore - and win.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:56 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:56:01 GMT
(RNN) – Of the 24 killed in the EF-5 tornado that decimated Moore, OK, 10 are children - two of which are infants according to a release by the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office. All the childrenMore >>
The last of the missing from Monday's massive tornado that tore through the town of Moore, OK, have been accounted for. More >>
A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness.More >>
At the center of a political storm, an Internal Revenue Service supervisor whose agents targeted conservative groups swore Wednesday she did nothing wrong, broke no laws and never lied to Congress. Then she refused to answer...More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:56 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:56:29 GMT
MOORE, OK (RNN) - The devastation left behind the massive tornadoes that hit Moore, OK and the surrounding areas on May 19 leveled homes, flattened trees and killed more than 20 people, many of them children.More >>
As the survivors of the tornadoes in Moore, OK, begin their recovery efforts, many will be trying to locate pets and photos.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:43 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:43:26 GMT
A man accused of abusing his pit bulls has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty.The original case of animal abuse dates back to 2011. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says 33-year-old Denearious MoodyMore >>
A man accused of abusing his pit bulls has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:38 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:38:18 GMT
Preliminary autopsy results show that a Talladega race fan who went missing died of an accidental drowning.Nick Bower went missing the weekend of May 4. His body was recovered from a nearby creek May 14.Wednesday,More >>
Preliminary autopsy results show that a Talladega race fan who went missing died of an accidental drowning.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:32 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:32:24 GMT
Jefferson County did not get a lot of help from the recently completed legislative session. But, one bill may help shorten some of the long lines for those trying to renew car tags or to do other countyMore >>
Jefferson County did not get a lot of help from the recently completed legislative session. But, one bill may help shorten some of the long lines for those trying to renew car tags or to do other county business.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:02 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:02:33 GMT
JOPLIN, MO (RNN) - Two years after a devastating tornado ripped through Joplin, MO, new landscape is emerging, but there is still work to be done. Joplin was hit by an EF-5 tornado on May, 22, 2001, thatMore >>
Two years after a devastating tornado ripped through Joplin, MO, new landscape is emerging, but there is still work to be done.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:58 PM EDT2013-05-22 21:58:16 GMT
Della Mae prepares for album release with free music Della Mae, a country band comprised of five multitalented women from all over the U.S, developed a following through their high-energy performancesMore >>
Is she or isn't she? Who knows? But new Beyonce music is here. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:42 PM EDT2013-05-22 21:42:42 GMT
This week the Birmingham City Council approved spending $101,000 as a penalty to tear down the Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority building on Morris Avenue. The building has been around forMore >>
The project is expected to start late this summer and be completed in 18-24 months. The work is not expected to interfere with bus routes or riders.More >>
Attorney General Eric Holder says four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009.More >>
The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major...More >>
An Army soldier has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom.More >>
An Army sergeant has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping at least a dozen women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom.More >>
A judge in Italy has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia to stand trial in the shipwreck of the cruise liner, which struck a reef off Tuscany last year, killing 32 people.More >>
An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 2:19 PM EDT2013-05-22 18:19:16 GMT
MOORE, OK - The Tinker Federal Credit Union branch in Moore, OK, was demolished by the EF-5 tornado that decimated the city, but 22 people who took shelter in the facility's vault survived the storm andMore >>
A bank vault sheltered 22 people who huddled in the concrete-and-steel structure during the Oklahoma tornado. The vault was the only part of the building that wasn't obliterated.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:54 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:54:10 GMT
(RNN) - Yesterday Steve Wilhite, the creator of the popular file format GIF, or Graphics Interchange Format, dropped a bombshell about the ubiquitous internet mainstay and put an end to more than a decadeMore >>
Wilhite was honored with a lifetime achievement award at The Webby Awards and spoke out about the pronunciation of the popular file format. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:23 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:23:47 GMT
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Lea Industries, in conjunction with the The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has issued a voluntary recall of several models of their children's loft and bunk beds due to a fall hazard. The bed'sMore >>
Lea Industries, in conjunction with the The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has issued a voluntary recall of several models of their children's loft and bunk beds due to a fall hazard. The bed'sMore >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:20 AM EDT2013-05-22 10:20:22 GMT
Birmingham Police are investigating a shooting in Ensley.The incident happened in the 1600 block of Avenue T. Officers responded to a call around 7 p.m. Tuesdsay of a man lying in the street after beingMore >>
Birmingham Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Ensley.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 2:14 AM EDT2013-05-22 06:14:07 GMT
As reports emerge from Moore, Oklahoma, that nation has learned that schools caught the full impact of Monday's EF-5 tornado.Alabamians have also seen their share of devastation. Eight students died atMore >>
Tuesday, reporter Karen Church investigated how Alabama's newest schools, like Concord Elementary, are being designed to save lives. More >>
A Senate panel says Apple Inc. is avoiding paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes, but the world's most valuable company says it is complying with the laws and pays "an extraordinary amount" in taxes to the...More >>
Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take...More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:31 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:31:03 GMT
One of the two FBI agents who fell to his death during a counter terrorism training exercise last Friday part of the team that went in to rescue child hostage "Ethan" during the week-long Midland City,More >>
One of the two FBI agents who fell to his death during a counter terrorism training exercise last Friday part of the team that went in to rescue child hostage "Ethan" during the week-long Midland City,More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:30 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:30:38 GMT
Investigators say a pedestrian was killed in a hit and run in Northport Monday night. The victim was male, but his identity has not yet been released. Authorities say he was on Highway 82 westbound, justMore >>
Tuscaloosa County investigators have arrested a suspect in a deadly hit and run in Northport from Monday night.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:16 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:16:08 GMT
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular attentionMore >>
The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine children. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:31 PM EDT2013-05-22 01:31:57 GMT
Pleasant Grove Police Chief Robert Knight confirms that a Hueytown woman made up the story that she was attacked in a cemetery.The woman was found around 5 a.m. by a Jefferson County deputy near the ForestMore >>
Pleasant Grove Police Chief Robert Knight confirms that a Hueytown woman made up the story that she was attacked in a cemetery.More >>
U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year. The officials say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them...More >>
The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists,...More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:16:48 GMT
MOORE, OK - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's office tweeted a photo of a frightened, muddy dog Monday after the deadly EF-5 tornado ripped through the town.The comment accompanying the photo said, "scared,More >>
A heartbreaking photo of a little dog guarding the body of his owner, who was killed in the Moore, OK, tornado, is going viral.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:12 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:12:08 GMT
Four men have pleaded guilty to the hazing of a Jacksonville State University student.Justavious Quintae Johnson, 22, Juston Eugene Thomas, 22, Mikel Deloch Whittier, 22, and Varian May all pleaded guiltyMore >>
Four men have pleaded guilty to the hazing of a Jacksonville State University student.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:05 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:05:06 GMT
After three years of heated debate the Birmingham City Council has approved a new amended ordinance to cover booting and towing illegally parked vehicles. Several drivers have complained about their vehiclesMore >>
City leaders hope the new ordinance will protect businesses and customers...More >>
The Senate is debating cuts to the federally subsidized crop insurance program as it considers a massive farm bill this week.More >>
The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a $400 million annual cut - or roughly a half of 1 percent - to the food stamp program as part of a major five-year farm bill.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:43 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:43:30 GMT
The FBI confirms eight arrests in a large-scale narcotics trafficking investigation.Agents allege that the men involved in the trafficking ring brought about $5 million worth of heroin and cocaine to theMore >>
The FBI confirms eight arrests and 10 people charged in a large-scale narcotics trafficking investigation.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:38 PM EDT2013-05-21 18:38:01 GMT
(RNN) - After an estimated 26 tornadoes hit five states on Sunday, and a massive EF-4 tornado leveled the Oklahoma City metropolitan area killing 24 on Monday - more severe weather is expected to impactMore >>
The Storm Prediction Center at the National Weather Service believes there is a high probability for severe weather in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:21 PM EDT2013-05-21 18:21:03 GMT
A Taco Bell in Leeds was evacuated Monday night after a fire broke out in the drive-through section of the restaurant. The fire happened at the Taco Bell on Ashville Road around 11:30 p.m. Monday. It tookMore >>
A Taco Bell in Leeds was evacuated Monday night after a fire broke out in the drive-through section of the restaurant.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:50 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:50:22 GMT
MOORE, OK (RNN) – In one of the few positive stories to come from the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, an elderly woman was reunited with a four-legged friend she thought was dead. Barbara Garcia, a residentMore >>
Elderly resident Barbara Garcia frantically called for her dog after the tornado had leveled her house, but with no success.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:17 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:17:25 GMT
Pleasant Grove police confirm a female was found alive with a bag over her head on a roadside near a cemetery Tuesday morning. The female was found sometime around 5 a.m. near the Forest Grove MemorialMore >>
Pleasant Grove police confirm a female was found alive with a bag over her head on a roadside near a cemetery Tuesday morning.More >>
The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven children.More >>
The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including nine children.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:36 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:36:49 GMT
(RNN) – A day after long track tornadoes devastated Shawnee and Edmond, OK, another round has begun near Oklahoma City.KOCO broadcast a slow rotating cloud that slowly extended down towards the groundMore >>
Dozens of people have died after a second day of tornadoes twisted through Oklahoma, this time taking aim at the town of Moore, south of Oklahoma City.More >>
By CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.More >>
By CHRIS TALBOTT and HILLEL ITALIE AP Entertainment Writers Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's...More >>
Jefferson County officials are investigating a bizarre case in which a female was found alive with a bag over her head on a road near a cemetery in Pleasant Grove.More >>
It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize.More >>
It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly...More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:53 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:53:12 GMT
The Alabama Legislature is close to rejecting the Governor's proposed changes to the controversial Alabama Accountability Act. Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives voted Monday afternoonMore >>
The Alabama Legislature Monday rejected Governor Robert Bentley's proposed changes to the controversial Alabama Accountability Act, instead overriding his veto and executive amendment by a 19-15 margin.More >>
The quest for the fountain of youth is never ending but, is often coming up with new possibilities offering a lot of promise. The latest so called "magic potion" is sure getting our attention -- eyebrowsMore >>
The quest for the fountain of youth is never ending but, is often coming up with new possibilities offering a lot of promise. More >>
The city of Gardendale is holding their 12th annual Magnolia Festival this Friday and Saturday "rain or shine," according to the website www.magnoliafest.org.More >>
Patriot Park in west Homewood will be covered with brightly colored inflatables, rides for kids, and arts and crafts vendors this Saturday, May 4, as the city celebrates We Love Homewood Day 2013.More >>
A new farmers market is opening Friday, May 3 in Bessemer. The Bessemer Farmers Market will be open each Friday between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m .throughout the summer and fall.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:34 AM EDT2013-05-23 04:34:50 GMT
NEW YORK CITY – Former University of Alabama Director of Athletics Mal Moore was named the winner of the College Athletic Director of the Year Award Wednesday night at the 2013 Sports Business Awards banquetMore >>
Former University of Alabama Director of Athletics Mal Moore was named the winner of the College Athletic Director of the Year Award Wednesday night at the 2013 Sports Business Awards banquetMore >>
Friday, May 17 2013 6:40 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:40:02 GMT
Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban received another honor Friday as he joins the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2013.Saban and seven other sports heroes will be inducted into the hall Saturday evening.More >>
Saban and seven other sports heroes will be inducted into the hall Saturday evening.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 6:39 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:39:31 GMT
One of the oldest buildings on the University of Alabama campus is almost history.A backhoe continued tearing down the Kilgore House on campus Friday. The house was originally built in 1890 at Bryce Hospital.More >>
One of the oldest buildings on the University of Alabama campus is almost history.More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 5:33 PM EDT2013-05-13 21:33:59 GMT
A man was seriously injured after he fell out of the truck he was driving and was possibly run over by it in Tuscaloosa, police say. Tuscaloosa police responded around 2:07 p.m. Monday to the scene ofMore >>
A man was seriously injured after he fell out of the truck he was driving and was possibly run over by it in Tuscaloosa, police say.More >>
Wednesday, April 24 2013 6:36 PM EDT2013-04-24 22:36:42 GMT
Since the April 27 tornadoes, many folks are wondering how the cities in west Alabama are doing. Mayors from Tuscaloosa and Northport held a "State of the Community" breakfast Wednesday morning and answeredMore >>
Mayors from Tuscaloosa and Northport held a "State of the Community" breakfast Wednesday morning and to discuss how their communities are doing two years after the April 27 tornadoes. More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 4:06 PM EDT2013-05-23 20:06:19 GMT
LONDON (CNN) - The British soldier slain in a gruesome cleaver attack in London was a well-liked infantryman and machine gunner who served in Afghanistan and Cyprus, and then became a military recruiterMore >>
Drummer Lee Rigby, 25, was part of the Regimental Recruiting Team in London, and as a machine gunner, he was part of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 3:54 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:54:32 GMT
(CNN) – It looks like the passengers stuck at sea for days on board the Carnival Triumph didn't suffer in vain. A cruise industry group just announced a passenger bill of rights. It will apply to all NorthMore >>
It looks like the passengers stuck at sea for days on board the Carnival Triumph didn't suffer in vain. A cruise industry group just announced a passenger bill of rights.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 3:28 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:28:24 GMT
CLEARWATER, FL (BAY NEWS 9/CNN) – A 400 pound tiger named Ty is feeling better after having a football sized hairball removed from his stomach. Vernon Yates, with Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, saidMore >>
A 400 pound tiger named Ty is feeling better after having a football sized hairball removed from his stomach.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:50 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:50:16 GMT
TOKYO (APTN/FOX) - An 80-year-old climber became the oldest person ever to climb Mount Everest, despite undergoing heart surgery in January. Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura called his daughter from theMore >>
The old-age ascent is just the latest in a lifetime of daring feats for adventurous Yuichiro Miura.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:26 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:26:22 GMT
MONTAGUE COUNTY, TX (KTVT/FOX) - A law enforcement officer who took three bullets at close range will return to work Sunday after two months away from the job. Deputy James Boyd pulled over a car MarchMore >>
The officer's bulletproof vest saved his life, but some physical and mental scars will remain visible for a long time.More >>
Working moms with young children may be always strapped for time, energy and money. But Gwyneth Paltrow has a solution that worked for her — and might work for you: modeling.More >>
Working moms with young children may be always strapped for time, energy and money. But Gwyneth Paltrow has a solution that worked for her — and might work for you: modeling.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:36 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:36:09 GMT
BARTOW, FL (BAY NEWS 9/CNN) - A Florida high school student accused of setting off an explosion at school made her first public statement Wednesday. Kiera Wilmot was arrested last month on two felonyMore >>
A Florida high school student accused of setting off an explosion at school made her first public statement Wednesday.More >>
Pretty soon, just about everything we do on the Web will be logged, analyzed, and used for things outside of our control. Here are some ways to help stop that.More >>
Pretty soon, just about everything we do on the Web will be logged, analyzed, and used for things outside of our control. Here are some ways to help stop that.More >>
True to its name, Social Roulette is a game of roulette in which you're gambling your digital life. After giving the app permissions, you then take a one-in-six chance of letting it delete your Facebook account.More >>
True to its name, Social Roulette is a game of roulette in which you're gambling your digital life. After giving the app permissions, you then take a one-in-six chance of letting it delete your Facebook account.More >>
Weird accommodation options are part of Airbnb's charm, so we'd like to propose seven current listings that should be verified immediately.More >>
Weird accommodation options are part of Airbnb's charm, so we'd like to propose seven current listings that should be verified immediately. If these folks are offering what they say they're offering, we just might book a night or two. More >>
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Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:36 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:36:35 GMT
You can help those affected by the deadly, severe weather that hit Oklahoma Monday. Over the weekend, Missouri, Iowa, Kasas and Illinois also experienced severe weather.The American Red Cross is acceptingMore >>
Learn how you can help victims of severe weather recover in the Plains States...More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 4:21 PM EDT2013-05-17 20:21:58 GMT
The Lt. Dan Band is helping a wounded Alabama Marine through Operation Ben.Sgt. Ben Tomlinson of Jacksonville was paralyzed in Afghanistan after being hit by enemy fire. A police escort brought TomlinsonMore >>
The Lt. Dan Band is helping a wounded Alabama Marine through Operation Ben. They will headline a benefit concert for Sgt. Ben Tomlinson May 19... More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 10:14 AM EDT2013-05-17 14:14:41 GMT
The only flying B-29 bomber is at Birmingham Shuttlesworth through the weekend. This B-29 is named FiFi and was built in 1945. The B-29 is often credited as the aircraft that ended World War II. TheMore >>
The only flying B-29 bomber is at Birmingham Shuttlesworth through the weekend. This B-29 is named FiFi and was built in 1945. The B-29 is often credited as the aircraft that ended World War II.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 7:39 AM EDT2013-05-15 11:39:25 GMT
Crime Stoppers Poker Run 2013 Fundraiser for Tuscaloosa County Crime Stoppers Saturday, May 18 Bank of Tuscaloosa parking lot – 2200 Jack Warner Parkway Check in begins: 9:30 am $25 per bike, includesMore >>
Here is more info on the Crime Stoppers Poker Run 2013...More >>
