A Bessemer parking lot spot by police ended the ordeal after ransom demands topped $5,000. A second suspect awaits sentencing in January.

A police encounter in Starkville ended with a wanted Alabama sex offender behind bars. He now awaits extradition.

Weather radar outages near Mobile and Pensacola are making it harder for the public to track flash flood risks this weekend.

Dylin Turner's classmates kept the vote secret until she was crowned nearly 10 months after her crash.

A vehicle plowed into a house in Hoover, the latest in a string of cars-meet-homes incidents around the suburb.

Oxmoor Valley residents want records from Kendra Woodfin's real estate firm tied to the $90 million land sale. A judge rules Monday.

Environmental groups sued Jefferson County health officials over ABC Coke's years-stalled permit renewal, citing benzene risks in Tarrant.

Donna Butler was crossing Second Avenue Northwest at night when a car, then a truck, hit her.

Casey Bratton wasn’t wearing a seat belt when his SUV rolled near mile marker 64, troopers say.

Aldridge Gardens hosts the autumn food crawl Oct. 15, with organizers warning tickets often sell out in advance.

New protected-only arrows arrive at Highway 75 and Sweeney Hollow Road after drivers flagged years of wrecks and glitchy lights.

Robin Riddle still stands in the road every Friday to shield neighborhood kids from traffic. A 360-signature petition wants that to change.

Governor Kay Ivey awarded 34 new grants, with Demopolis's healthcare high school and a Eutaw hospital system among the biggest winners.