An Alabama senator said a bill passed by Congress will protect American authors, journalists and publishers from foreign libel judgments that undermine the U.S. guarantee of free speech.

Small Alabama charities are rushing to beat an October IRS filing deadline.

Tea party supporters from Georgia and Alabama gathered on the steps of the Lee County Courthouse to express solidarity with the new immigration law in Arizona...and oppose the delay to some of its provisions.

HUNTSVILLE Wreck victim still listed as critical A Lauderdale County man injured in an accident Monday was still in critical condition in Huntsville Hospital, hospital officials said.

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- The national fight to pass a controversial law aimed at curbing illegal immigration is also hitting home with smaller cities across the country, including right here in North Alabama.

104 different Alabama law enforcement agencies are splitting $2.4 million in grants to help them fight crime.

Last year, Madison and Morgan were among the top ten counties in Alabama for the most fatal wrecks Under the burning sun and above the hot asphalt, Alabama state troopers sit and wait on the side of Wall Triana Highway in Madison, ready to ticket the next person behind the wheel breaking the law.

Mexico braced for mass deportations as a new Arizona immigration law was due to take effect, though a US federal judge on Wednesday blocked the most controversial parts of the legislation.

NASHVILLE, TN (WAFF)- An escaped Tennessee inmate could be in Alabama. The Tennessee Department of Correction are searching for 38-year-old Arthur Milks. They said he escaped from the Henderson County Jail on Sunday by jumping over a fence.

On the same day that U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan praised the success of Mobile's George Hall Elementary, he said that Alabama is not one of 19 finalists in the second and final round of the $4.2 billion Race to the Top competition.