MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has ordered Confederate flags taken down from the grounds of the state Capitol. It's the latest move to banish the divisive banner from state capitals, ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Four Confederate flags were taken down from the grounds of the Alabama Capitol on Wednesday as Gov. Robert Bentley became the first southern governor to order the removal of ...

April is Confederate Heritage and History Month in Alabama, and one of the South’s enemies in the state has resigned. Great men north and south of the Mason-Dixon line say tragedy strikes when a ...

Since alleged gunman Dylann Roof has been charged with the killing of nine people inside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, major debate has shifted over to ...

Each April, Alabama observes Confederate Memorial Day, a state holiday that honors soldiers who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The day remains a point of reflection and debate as ...

Mary Norman was shocked Thursday afternoon when Auburn Councilman Arthur L. Dowdell pulled up a Confederate flag placed on her great-grandfather’s grave and snapped it in half, she said. Dowdell, who ...

State offices, including state courts, in Alabama are closed today for a holiday, though it’s not one most places celebrate. Monday is Confederate Memorial Day, one of three Confederate-related ...

The sponsor of Alabama’s law forbidding local governments from removing or renaming historical monuments is making another attempt to increase fines for cities and counties that do so. Sen. Gerald ...

Alabama state government offices will be closed Monday to mark the birthday of the president of the Confederacy. Jefferson Davis’ birthday is a state holiday in Alabama. Florida and Mississippi are ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ALABAMA (WHNT) — The fourth Monday in April ...