A west Alabama school district is seeing an increase in drivers who do not stop for school bus stop arms and flashing safety lights. No accidents have been reported, but school district leaders said they fear one could happen if drivers do not pay more attention.
According to Alabama State Troopers, 15-year-old Jalencia Bryant died in the crash, which happened on Greene County Road 20 near Saved Lane in Boligee, roughly six miles from the high school.
More of us are dealing with those fall seasonal allergies, colds and infections. Doctors are saying they are seeing more cases as we head into the cooler weather and the holidays.
Thieves reportedly stole two air conditioning units from Hebron Baptist Church in Pickens County, and no one has been arrested, Sheriff Jordan Powell said Tuesday.
A University of Alabama fraternity will be suspended for nearly four years after an investigation found seven people hazed new members, according to a report on the university’s End Hazing website.
Congresswoman Terri Sewell’s office learned Thursday that lease negotiations between USPS and the property owner had resumed and that a new five-year lease has been completed.
Business leaders and residents got an update on completed, ongoing and planned road and bridge work during the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama’s annual Transportation Summit.
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell said the post office in the Akron community in Hale County is now closed, more than two weeks before it was scheduled to shut down.
Six Jefferson County restaurants that previously scored below 85 have returned to satisfactory compliance in the latest health inspections, while a Northport gas station was closed over a roach infestation.
Crews finished final setup Friday ahead of the 55th annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts, set for Saturday and Sunday at Snow Hinton Park in Tuscaloosa.
A Tuscaloosa County family says they rode the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia about an hour before a fatal accident on the ride.
Brooke Foster said her family had a two-day visit to the park. Foster rode Goliath for the first time on Monday.
Thousands of high school students are visiting Shelton State Community College this week for Worlds of Work (WOW), a two-day event designed to show them potential career paths.
