Alabama State News

A state appeals court has ruled that one neighbor can't cut down a towering tree on the property line when the other neighbor wants to save the tree.

A state appeals court ruled a former Bullock County man can't appeal his convictions for assault and kidnapping because he fled before his sentencing and wasn't apprehended for nearly 13 years.

The son of a woman whose decomposed body was found in the back of a hearse more than a year after she died has sued the funeral home operator.

The U.S. Department of Energy is allocating up to $6 million of federal stimulus money to help Alabama Power Co. upgrade electrical generating units at three dams on the Coosa River.

Several schools across Alabama will participate in "Mix It Up at Lunch Day" on Nov. 10.

Alabama is benefiting from Kia's assembly plant on the Georgia state line.

A former member of Gov. Bob Riley's Cabinet says Riley received campaign contributions in 2002 from Mississippi Indians who operate casinos. He says the money was intended to limit the casinos' competition in Alabama.

A 14-year-old Birmingham middle school student has been arrested after he was found with a shotgun hidden in his pants leg at school.

Several Alabama cities are planning parades and ceremonies to observe Veteran's Day on Nov. 11.

A second Tuskegee University police officer has been indicted in connection with the alleged October rape of a 15-year-old girl.