Government

The six U.S. service members who died in the crash of a U.S. military refueling aircraft included an Alabama father who had just been promoted and deployed.

The Alabama Senate unanimously voted to expand the Public Service Commission to address rising electricity prices. A bill in the House would go even further.

Right now, any Alabama voter can participate in a primary election. Lawmakers in Montgomery took up a bill this week that would change that system.

Charles “Sonny” Burton was sentenced to death for the killing of Doug Battle during a 1991 robbery. However, another man shot Battle when Burton had left the building.

The pilot program called Home For All involves building 14 small pallet homes to house those who would otherwise be living on the streets.

Alabama is marking the 61st anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a key event in the Civil Rights Movement when state troopers attacked voting rights marchers in Selma.

Charles “Sonny” Burton is to be executed for his role in a robbery in which a man was fatally shot. His supporters argue his life should be spared.

Alabama's Public Service Commission hasn't held a formal utility rate hearing since 1981. Lawmakers are considering a bill to force the commission to hold such hearings.

The U.S. Coast Guard will take possession of the 192-acre campus and will begin work to refit it as a training center for officers and enlisted personnel.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review an appellate court ruling from the summer. The decision paves the way for Michael Sockwell to receive a new trial.