News from The Birmingham News

Forecast: Rain, thunderstorms likely Saturday in Birmingham area

Feb 4, 2012 2:00 am

There is an 80 percent chance of rain. Saturday's high temperature will be near 71. National Weather Service There's ...

Birmingham Crossplex appears to be winner for indoor track meets

Feb 4, 2012 1:24 am

Some 1,416 athletes will compete this weekend, representing 81 girls teams and 80 boys teams. BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- While hi...

Update: Former Tarrant police officer, charged with stealing guns, surrenders

Feb 4, 2012 12:34 am

Former Sgt. Charles Kevin Higgins, an 11-year employee of the department, was charged Thursday with nine counts of theft. TAR...

University of Alabama System trustee board forms search committee to find new chancellor

Feb 3, 2012 9:21 pm

Board also OK's new cell service at UA stadium, more UA System Chancellor Malcolm PorteraBIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- A co...

Teen capital defendant in Birmingham slayings of five gets court-appointed lawyers

Feb 3, 2012 8:26 pm

Ralph Sheffield and Kira Fonteneau were appointed to represent Rashad Stoves, 17. BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- A Jefferson Coun...

Disaster recovery centers open for tornado victims in Jefferson, Chilton counties

Feb 3, 2012 8:20 pm

Representatives from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Small Business Administration and other agencies wil...

News from the Mobile Press-Register

Gulf Coast can expect lower temperatures by Sunday night

Feb 4, 2012 12:37 am

MOBILE, Alabama -- Strong surface high pressure centered over the mid-Atlantic states will move off the east coast and into the western Atlantic while a sur...

Baldwin County looks for new solutions to classroom overcrowding

Feb 3, 2012 11:30 pm

"After reading input online and listening to parents, teachers and other stakeholders at our community meetings, it is clear to me that there is no res...

Alabama candidate files complaint on PSC commissioner

Feb 3, 2012 11:24 pm

A candidate for president of the Alabama Public Service Commission has filed an ethics complaint against her opponent, alleging state money is being used fo...

Mobile officer shootings: Brother of manhunt subject calls incident 'unbelievable'

Feb 3, 2012 11:24 pm

MOBILE, Alabama -- Lawrence Wallace Jr., the 24-year-old subject of a police manhunt in the Dauphin Island Parkway area, does not have a history of violence...

Authorities say men targeted unlocked cars, sold stolen items by word of mouth

Feb 3, 2012 11:00 pm

MOBILE, Alabama -- It was not luck that led sheriff's deputies Thursday to a vehicle containing what authorities allege were items from a string of...

Gulf Breeze Zoo welcomes newborn baby gorilla, seeks public's help in naming

Feb 3, 2012 8:19 pm

A 5-pound male gorilla was born January 23 in his mother’s cage at Gulf Breeze Zoo in Gulf Breeze, Florida. View fu...

Monroeville Junior High robotics team heading to the White House

Feb 3, 2012 8:00 pm

Students in Alabama's official Literary Capital plan to make their mark on a national stage next week in a whole new field: robotics. Just two year...

Gene Stallings to speak at Bishop State Foundation fundraiser

Feb 3, 2012 7:02 pm

MOBILE, Alabama -- Former Alabama Crimson Tide Football Coach, Gene Stallings, will be the guest speaker at a fundraiser for the Bishop State Community Coll...

Mobile men confess to 100 car break-ins, Sheriff's Office says

Feb 3, 2012 4:56 pm

MOBILE, Alabama -- Sheriff’s deputies Thursday brought car burglary charges against 2 men, both of whom confessed responsibility for more than 100...

Gov. Bentley awards grants to curtail underage drinking

Feb 3, 2012 3:03 pm

The Alabama chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving has received a grant from Gov. Robert Bentley to continue a program to prevent underage drinking, accor...