The father of a Dutch suspect arrested in the disappearance of an Alabama honors student in Aruba has been freed from jail.

Shaquille O'Neal returned to the Forum today not for the NBA, but to pick up his MBA.

A measure approved in the U.S. Senate could bring 65 million dollars to Alabama over four years for coastal conservation, public works and other needs.

A 14-year-old Louisiana girl was killed Saturday in a shark attack in Destin near a Walton County.

About 40 veterans joined Governor Riley at the Capitol today to dedicate the highway.

An anti-abortion Internet site has published a 5,500 word story written by Rudolph.

A judge will privately review Rush Limbaugh's medical records before handing them over to prosecutors.

Some critics believe that the idea of judicial independence gives judges the ability to rule however they want to, but Justice Kennedy says the opposite is true.

More than 65 groups signed a resolution urging Governor Jeb Bush to prevent changes to the way Medicaid pays for prescription drugs.

Wilson was awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in the South Pacific during World War II.

Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit today challenging a new state law that requires physicians to notify parents when their minor daughters seek abortions.

The race for lieutenant governor next year could feature two of the biggest family names in Alabama political history: Wallace and Folsom.

His unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire.

Ralph Reed denied wrongdoing Thursday amid the release of documents showing money from a casino-operating Indian tribe helped fund his anti-gambling efforts in Alabama.

Johnson says the tuition and fees at one of Alabama's two-year colleges is 59 percent of the average for the state's four-year colleges.

Governor Jeb Bush vetoed a bill today that would have charged students more to take credits beyond what they need to earn a degree.

For nearly five decades the festival has attracted some of the nation's top entertainers and elected officials.

Beginning July 1st, there will be tornado siren drills on the first of every month.

Cultural arts and economic development will see improvements in Pike County because of the new grant money.

The Alabama Department of Transportation recently completed a traffic study for Enterprise.

Police have arrested the father of a Dutch teen who has been in custody for two weeks.

Okaloosa County's sheriff says he will drop a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company over the safety of its police cruisers.

The company forecast sluggish sales for the next few months, blaming slowdown at movie theaters.

A state representative has asked Governor Bob Riley to include a bill aimed at providing assistance for families of guardsmen and reservists deployed overseas.

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