Ads on buses identifying Jefferson County as the nation's leader in syphilis will come down after Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford complained they present a bad image of the area and hurt efforts to recruit new ...

Alabama's unemployment rate rose to 4 percent in April from 3.4 percent a year ago, state officials said Friday.

Drivers, beware: 'gators are on the loose, and they're lurking all over Alabama interstates, prowling on unsuspecting motorists.