Posted: 4:16 PM 1st weather tax holiday seen as good trial run.

Updated: 11:10 PM An NFL player with ties to our area took part in a community service project this weekend.

Posted: 11:52 AM Nearly half of Alabama declared drought emergency.

Posted: 9:04 PM Up to 50 positions could be available at an event in Bay Springs

Updated: 11:42 AM A west Alabama woman died in what appears to have been a weather-related accident.

Posted: 5:07 PM Authorities in west Alabama are still looking for clues in a school vandalism case.

Posted: 11:39 AM New research suggests that the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill could have significant impacts on microscopic life that might not become apparent for years.

Updated: 11:21 PM Officials at one West Alabama school received a major surprise when they arrived to work on Monday.

Updated: 4:01 PM Number of Alabamians on food stamps growing again.

Updated: 11:19 PM Starting this fall all students entering the 7th grade in Mississippi and all students entering the 6th grade in Alabama will have to be vaccinated for what's commonly called, the 'whooping cough.'

Posted: 9:54 PM Prices are going back up in the twin states.

Posted: 4:03 PM Alabama's governor attends airshow after landing Airbus deal.

Posted: 3:58 PM Feds don't raise passing mark for Alabama schools.

Posted: 12:59 PM Foes of Alabama immigration law seek extended ban.

Posted: 12:56 PM Alabama casino operator seeks no prison time.

Updated: 9:58 PM Rush Health Systems officials gave us an update on power restoration efforts Thursday evening

Posted: 2:14 PM Alabama troopers will be working overtime during the July 4th holiday.

Updated: 10:51 PM The man accused of shooting a York, Alabama man is in the custody of Sumter County authorities.

Updated: 8:49 AM The alleged gunman in a recent murder in West Alabama is being extradited to Sumter County.

Posted: 1:19 PM Temperatures across Alabama are soaring back above 100 again today.

Updated: 1:05 PM GOP leaders are pushing to end Alabama's open primary.

Posted: 12:59 PM The Alabama Insurance Commission is nearing a final report.

Updated: 12:39 AM Members of the NAS Meridian Petty Officers Association spent Friday morning volunteering at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton.

Posted: 12:36 PM Mississippians are being urged to be careful with fireworks because of continuing dry conditions.

Posted: 10:31 AM Some state regulatory boards aren't abiding by a requirement in Alabama's new immigration law.