Alabama News

• AP Source: Torrance Collapses, Hospitalized
  Former Alabama standout point guard Mikhail Torrance collapsed after a workout in Bradenton, Fla. on Friday and is hospitalized in critical condition, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
  By The Associated Press.  International Herald Tribune.  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:47:01 GMT.
• Voracious Bug Paved Way for Southern Town's Prosperity
  Boll weevil taught Alabama community hard lesson about economic survival.
  Anna Boiko-weyrauch.  Voice of America.  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:43:23 GMT.
• Alabama Teen Shoots 57 in State Junior
  MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Bobby Wyatt shot a 57 at the Alabama Boys State Junior Championship.
  By The Associated Press.  International Herald Tribune.  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:37:05 GMT.
• Clean up gives Gulf town 'shot in the arm'
  Business is booming in Mobile, Alabama, as efforts to clean up the Gulf oil spill give the local economy a boost.
  BBC News.  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:40:29 +0000.
• Vice President Biden to Travel to Alabama on Thursday
  WASHINGTON, D.C.- On Thursday, July 22, Vice President Biden will return to the Gulf Coast region. ...
  The White House.  The White House.  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:14:35 +0000.
• Alabama suicide bid
  ALABAMA: The biology professor charged with killing three Alabama University colleagues in a shooting rampage attempted suicide in jail yesterday, said a person with knowledge of the case. Amy Bishop, 45, survived and has ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:10:00 +1200.
• Coast Guard tells BP to speed up containment pace
  ORANGE BEACH, Alabama - The US government has given BP until the end of the weekend to find ways to speed up efforts to contain huge amounts of oil gushing from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a letter ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:00:42 +1200.
• Mississippi Gov. Barbour skips Obama meeting for Central Park picnic
  Governors of Louisiana, Alabama and Florida met with President Barack Obama about the Gulf oil disaster Friday in Kenner, La., but as with the president's trip last week to the region, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was absent.
  McClatchy.  Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:10 EDT.
• As BP's spill efforts stall, oil creeps toward other states
  WASHINGTON — As BP's latest attempt to capture leaking oil from its crippled rig in the Gulf of Mexico stalled Wednesday, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi braced for what officials said could be the first crude oil to hit their beaches.
  McClatchy.  Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:15 EDT.
• Blanche Lincoln's Arkansas Race Is Next Test for Incumbents
  Rep. Parker Griffith lost a primary bid in Alabama.
  U. S. News & World Report.  Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400.
• Anti-Incumbency Takes Down Another Congressman
  The political shooting-star otherwise known as anti-incumbency fell on Alabama.
  U. S. News & World Report.  Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:52:00 -0400.
• Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal sent to the Senate
  NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Arthur Darrow Baylor, of Alabama, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Alabama for the term of four years, vice Jesse Seroyer, Jr. ...
  The White House.  The White House.  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:21:00 +0000.
• Comedian's jibe offends Kevin Rudd - who then offends Alabama
  Kevin Rudd and Alabama wade in to a row after US comedian Robin Williams jokes that Australians are "basically English rednecks".
  BBC News.  Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:58:36 GMT.
• Amid Alabama Farm Fields, a Citadel of Black Learning Shines
  Aerospace, bioethics programs burnish Tuskegee University's luster.
  Voice of America.  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:44:45 GMT.
• 3 killed in U. of Alabama shooting
  Three people were killed and several more injured in a shooting Friday in a science building at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus, university officials said.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:04:52 EST.

In 2008, the estimated population of Alabama was 4,661,900, whereas in 2006, the population of Alabama was about 4,587,564.  For detailed, up-to-date information about Alabama's demographics, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts about Alabama web page.

The photograph at right shows the state capitol building in Montgomery, Alabama.  Alabama newspaper publishers are listed here, along with their addresses, phone numbers, and website links; Alabama news publisher names, descriptions, and website links are listed on this page.

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