A federal judge has ruled that BP’s reckless conduct resulted in the nation’s worst offshore oil spill, leaving the company open to billions of dollars in penalties. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier’s ruling Thursday could nearly quadruple the amount of civil penalties for polluting the Gulf of Mexico with oil from BP’s Macondo well in 2010. BP vowed to appeal…
Troy University is joining a growing number of colleges selling beer at football games.
A judge in Birmingham is considering a lawsuit challenging an Alabama law that bans teeth-whitening services outside of dentist’s offices. A hearing set for Thursday morning will decide whether the case moves forward. A North Carolina businessman and a Guntersville woman are challenging a law passed in 2011 to ban the sale of teeth-whitening products and services in places like…
Alabama campaign finance records show that Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard has used campaign funds to pay more than $230,000 in legal fees since December.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is maintaining a large fundraising lead over Democratic challenger Parker Griffith.
A food services company has sent a letter to the trustees of Alabama State University accusing the university’s new president of threatening to cancel the company’s contract after it wouldn’t commit to provide $20,000 in services for her inaugural.
A murder-suicide across two different counties has the Alabama Bureau of Investigations searching for answers and residents in shock.
Law enforcement and businesses from south alabama are joining forces. It’s all in the hope to help victims of child abuse and neglect
Greenville has made improvements to one of their intersections some considered dangerous.
The intersection of Fort Dale Road and interstate drive. Just off interstate 65 on exit 130.
Could hiring private companies for non-academic services help school systems save money? One study says yes.
