'COVID fee': 2 colleges in West Virginia, Alabama billing unvaccinated students

A college in West Virginia and another in Alabama will be charging students unvaccinated against COVID-19 hundreds of dollars in extra fees this fall.

Alabama recycling plant fire: Video captures ‘smokenado’

A “smokenado” formed during a fire at a recycling and salvaging plant in Burnsville, Alabama, on August 2.

Mom urges vaccination after loss of ‘healthy’ 28-year-old son to COVID-19

After losing her son to COVID-19, Christy Carpenter and her family are encouraging hesitant people to get the vaccine — if not for themselves, then for the people around them.

Alabama governor on COVID-19: 'It’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated'

Kay Ivey, Alabama’s governor, told reporters on Thursday that “it’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks” for the recent surge in COVID-19.

Alabama official recorded using N-word at council meeting

Attendees and a livestream audience watched John “Tommy” Bryant, who is White, stand up and use a racial epithet at an Alabama city council meeting.

Worker thrown across tarp by winds whipping through baseball stadium

Video shared by the Birmingham Barons shows one unlucky worker holding on to the tarp in shallow right field as the wind snatched it off the ground.

15-vehicle crash in storm-drenched Alabama kills 8 children in youth ranch van

The 15-vehicle crash happened Saturday in a curvy area of Interstate 65 "notorious" for hydroplaning. Eight of the victims were kids traveling in a youth ranch van.

2 killed in shooting at Mueller fire hydrant plant in Alabama

Two people and the suspected gunman are dead in Albertville, Alabama after a shooting at a Mueller Co. fire hydrant plant early Tuesday morning.

Teenage girl dies after being struck by lightning on Tybee Island

An unidentified teenaged girl died Saturday after being struck by lightning, according to police in Tybee Island, Georgia.

Alabama teen headed to the Air Force donates hair to kids battling cancer

17-year-old Kieran Moise is heading to the US Air Force Academy in the fall, and decided he wanted to donate his hair to be used for wigs for children battling cancer. In addition to donating 19 inches of hair, he also raised $20,000 for St. Jude.

Ala. dad charged in baby’s death hours after public plea for missing son’s return

Roughly two hours after pleading with the public for help finding the missing newborn, authorities arrested Caleb Michael Whisnand Sr. for the child’s death.

Suspect arrested in killing of Yale grad student

A fugitive wanted in the killing of a Yale graduate student in Connecticut in February was arrested Friday in Alabama, U.S. marshals said.

Shelter searching for people who abandoned dog with chain embedded in neck

The Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter shared video showing two people abandoning a dog with a chain embedded in her neck outside of the shelter. (Warning, graphic photos in this story may be distressing.)