Alabama ranks tenth nationally for sweepstakes and lottery scams, according to a Vegas Insider study of Federal Trade Commission data. Between 2020 and 2025, Alabamians lost approximately $18.9 ...

Loretta Williams lives in Alabama but drove to Georgia to buy a lottery ticket for a chance at winning the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot. She was one of many Alabama ticket-buyers flooding across ...

Flight tragedy A man and his two daughters were found dead after their plane crashed on the way to a family vacation in Montana, reports AL.com’s Carol Robinson. Mark Anderson was a Huntsville pilot.