The end of school does not mean the end of free meals for children who need them. Free breakfast, lunch, or snacks will be available for eligible children in low-income areas this summer. More>>
On Monday night, eyes across Alabama will be glued on 23-year-old Sarah Simmons as she sings her way to the top as a contestants on NBC's hit show, The Voice.More>>
A major construction project is underway on parts of U.S. Highway 280 in Jefferson and Shelby counties. The $15.6 million dollar project will cover improvements to 27 intersections along an 8.93 miles section of the highway. More>>
Monday, May 20 2013 10:29 AM EDT2013-05-20 14:29:37 GMT
Over the years, Jefferson Count Tax Collector J.T. Smallwood has seen his staff shrink from 50-plus down to 16. So when people in Jefferson County do not pay their property taxes on time, it compounds
Hundreds of Jefferson County property owners owe the county a combined $6.3 million in unpaid property taxes.
Sunday, May 19 2013 5:43 PM EDT2013-05-19 21:43:37 GMT
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute are coming together to look at the past and present use of law enforcement in the fight for civil rights. The BCRI sponsored
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute are coming together to look at the past and present use of law enforcement in the fight for civil rights.
Sunday, May 19 2013 5:43 PM EDT2013-05-19 21:43:15 GMT
Birmingham AIDS Outreach hosted the 22nd Annual "Arty Party" art auction today. The event was held at the B&A Warehouse in Birmingham. The event was open to the public, and all proceeds benefited BAO. Each
Birmingham AIDS Outreach hosted the 22nd Annual "Arty Party" art auction today.
Sunday, May 19 2013 5:04 PM EDT2013-05-19 21:04:52 GMT
Two men were critically shot Sunday morning on Birmingham's west side. The incidents happened streets away and hours apart. Birmingham police say a man was shot around 7 a.m. at the CC Nightclub on Bessemer
Two men were critically shot Sunday morning on Birmingham's west side. The incidents happened streets away and hours apart.
Sunday, May 19 2013 8:20 AM EDT2013-05-19 12:20:26 GMT
Go ahead and make plans now to attend what's called the biggest birthday bash in Birmingham. Vulcan, the world's largest cast iron statue, needs help blowing out his birthday candles.
Go ahead and make plans now to attend what's called the biggest birthday bash in Birmingham. Vulcan, the world's largest cast iron statue, needs help blowing out his birthday candles.
Friday, May 17 2013 7:50 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:50:32 GMT
The game of golf can be tough on you mentally. But what the Auburn Women's Golf team is going through right now is simply brutal, after finding out their head coach Kim Evans has ovarian cancer. Despite
The game of golf can be tough on you mentally, but what the Auburn Women's Golf team is going through right now is simply brutal.
Thursday, May 16 2013 11:51 PM EDT2013-05-17 03:51:05 GMT
Conner Kendrick and Terrance Dedrick combined to hold No. 11 Arkansas to just five hits and kept them out of the run column for the entire night as the Auburn baseball team picked up a 3-0 win on Thursday.
Conner Kendrick and Terrance Dedrick combined to hold No. 11 Arkansas to just five hits and kept them out of the run column for the entire night as the Auburn baseball team picked up a 3-0 win on Thursday.
Tuesday, May 14 2013 3:19 PM EDT2013-05-14 19:19:30 GMT
The Southeastern Conference and Big 12 Conference have agreed to play in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, a men's basketball inter-conference event that will begin during the 2013-14 season.
The Southeastern Conference and Big 12 Conference have agreed to play in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, a men's basketball inter-conference event that will begin during the 2013-14 season.
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:48 PM EDT2013-05-19 00:48:20 GMT
The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers 7-6 Saturday, to advance Sunday's 2013 NCAA Softball Tuscaloosa Regional championship game.
The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers 7-6 Saturday, to advance Sunday's 2013 NCAA Softball Tuscaloosa Regional championship game.
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:37 PM EDT2013-05-19 00:37:54 GMT
The second-ranked Alabama men's golf team shot the lowest round of the day by six shots to overtake Florida and win the 2013 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional.
The second-ranked Alabama men's golf team shot the lowest round of the day by six shots to overtake Florida and win the 2013 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional.
Friday, May 17 2013 5:14 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:14:51 GMT
Alabama head coach Nick Saban is one of the eight people being inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Also being inducted, late Auburn football standout Forrest Blue. The late UNA basketball
Alabama head coach Nick Saban is one of the eight people being inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
Thursday, May 16 2013 11:46 PM EDT2013-05-17 03:46:47 GMT
In its final regular season series, the Alabama Crimson Tide suffered a 7-6 Southeastern Conference loss to the top-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores, from Hawkins Field on Thursday night.
In its final regular season series, the Alabama Crimson Tide suffered a 7-6 Southeastern Conference loss to the top-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores, from Hawkins Field on Thursday night.
Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little...
When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left.
This year's commencement at Boston College looks to be notable for who will be there, as well as who won't.
Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday because of the involvement of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who supports a bill in his country that would allow abortion.
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.
Secretary of State John Kerry is vowing that the Obama administration will spare no expense or effort to protect U.S. diplomats serving overseas.
Secretary of State John Kerry challenged Congress on Monday to go beyond its investigations of embassy security and help ensure that U.S. embassies and consulates abroad have the resources they need for appropriate security....
The Supreme Court is taking a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open meetings in an upstate New York town.
The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings.
A retired Anglican priest has been convicted of 36 separate sex offenses against children in the 1960s and 1970s.
A retired Church of England priest was jailed for 10 years Monday after a jury found him guilty of 36 separate sex offenses against children in the 1960s and 1970s.
Tensions between Germany and Hungary have flared over remarks by the two countries' leaders, including references to Hitler's occupation of the eastern European country in 1944 and an irritated German...
It started out simple enough: German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized constitutional changes that have been made in Hungary. But Hungary's leader not only objected, he also found what he called a veiled reference to...
South Korea says North Korea has fired a short-range projectile into its own eastern waters - for the fifth time in three days.
North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called "rocket launching tests" intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack. South Korean officials were...
Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Myanmar president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of...
Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Myanmar president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international...
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than 2 days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.
An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song...
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from...
Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.
Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.
An Australian politician says he's learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.
An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.
Monday, May 20 2013 12:28 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:28:54 GMT
Free breakfast, lunch, or snacks will be available for eligible children in low-income areas this summer.
The end of school does not mean the end of free meals for children who need them. Free breakfast, lunch, or snacks will be available for eligible children in low-income areas this summer.
Thursday, May 16 2013 11:53 AM EDT2013-05-16 15:53:36 GMT
Once a county home to bustling military-based sites, there's now a new force drawing national attention to Calhoun County along with new money. In this Alabama's 13 What's Working report, reporter Bettina
Once a county home to bustling military-based sites, there's now a new force drawing national attention to Calhoun County along with new money. In this Alabama's 13 What's Working report, reporter Bettina
Monday, May 20 2013 12:21 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:21:15 GMT
On Monday night, eyes across Alabama will be glued on 23-year-old Sarah Simmons as she sings her way to the top as a contestants on NBC's hit show, The Voice.
On Monday night, eyes across Alabama will be glued on 23-year-old Sarah Simmons as she sings her way to the top as a contestants on NBC's hit show, The Voice.
Sunday, May 19 2013 5:04 PM EDT2013-05-19 21:04:52 GMT
Two men were critically shot Sunday morning on Birmingham's west side. The incidents happened streets away and hours apart. Birmingham police say a man was shot around 7 a.m. at the CC Nightclub on Bessemer
Two men were critically shot Sunday morning on Birmingham's west side. The incidents happened streets away and hours apart.
Tuesday, May 7 2013 3:13 PM EDT2013-05-07 19:13:25 GMT
At first blush - it may not seem like much but this is Alabama's fourth nudist resort complete with pool, pool house, spa and seven rooms furnished for overnight stays. It joins 260 others in the US -
Whether or not you can appreciate it - nude recreation is a multi-billion dollar industry. Alabama is now home to four nudist resorts. The fourth, officially opened this past March in Blount County. But, how safe is it for families, especially for children? And, what effect do the camps have on nearby neighborhoods? Alabama's 13 Investigates: Alabama's nude ranches.
