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It turns out the mystery Alabama illness was a coincidental cluster of varying viruses, but that doesn't mean public health officials were wrong to raise the alarm, experts say.

Alabama officials announced the extra troopers are the result of the state participating in the nationwide Click It Or Ticket campaign to increase the use of safety belts.

Jonathan Hardison reports from Moore, Oklahoma on the influx of Alabama volunteers.

"Sometimes nothing is a pretty cool hand." - The title character in the 1967 film "Cool Hand Luke" On occasion, government acts best when it sits still.

<![CDATA[MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner announced Thursday that he is resigning from Congress effective in August to take a post with the University of Alabama system. In the letter to his congressional colleagues, the 53-year-old six-term Republican said he will resign to become vice chancellor of government relations and economic development at the University of Alabama System. He holds undergraduate and law degrees from the university. Bonner represents a southwestern Alabama district that includes Mobile. He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee. His sister, Judy Bonner, is president of the University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa -- one of the three campuses in the system. It will be up to Republican Gov. Robert Bentley to call a special election to fill Bonner's seat. The governor's press secretary Jennifer Ardis said the governor has not set a timetable for the special election. "Congressman Bonner has made a tremendous difference for the people of South Alabama," Bentley said in a statement. "He's worked hard on several major issues, including the ongoing recovery from the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. He's a devoted family man and a true friend. I wish him nothing but the best." The governor will call a special election to fill the vacancy. Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard said, "Jo Bonner is a first-class person and his strong voice and character will be greatly missed in the Alabama congressional delegation. He is highly respected by our Legislative Leadership and Members for his 10 years of loyal service to the state." UA system spokeswoman Kellee Reinhart said school officials have not determined how much Bonner will make in his new position. Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead praised Bonner for the way he has served the residents of the 1st Congressional District. "We have a lot of great conservative Republican talent who I am sure will line up to run for this open seat," Armistead said. The chancellor of the University of Alabama system, Robert Witt, said Bonner will officially begin his job with the university on Aug. 16. Witt said Bonner is taking a new position. Witt said Bonner's government experience and economic development record make him well-suited for the position.

U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, announced Thursday that, effective Aug. 15, he was resigning the congressional seat he's held since 2003 for a new job at the University of Alabama System.

The sentence a juvenile who has been convicted of capital murder should receive is currently up in the air.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Two of the top 10 rib joints in The South can be found in North Alabama, according to Southern Living 's "Best Rib-Stickin' Joints" rankings.

Gov. Robert Bentley has kicked of Hurricane Emergency Preparedness Week with a seminar and workshop at the Alabama Emergency Management Agency's headquarters in Clanton.

Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell praised the U.S. Senate's adoption of an amendment by Sen.

Construction crews work on the U.S. 431-Dug Hill Road intersection in this photo from January 2012.

Not since George Wallace, perhaps, has an Alabaman taken as passionate a stand for a lost cause as the one Jeff Sessions is taking now.

Travel back 45 years to April 1968 when America stood divided on the big social issue of the day, Civil Rights and an inspirational Black minister, Dr.

All classes in the Macon County school system are canceled today after shots were fired at a high school graduation ceremony Wednesday.

A health report shows one of the two people who died recently due to respiratory illness suffered from the H1N1 virus.

Seven people in southeastern Alabama have been hospitalized with an unidentified respiratory illness in recent weeks, and two of them have died, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.

The number of mystery illness cases affecting Alabama is growing. Wednesday, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Dr.

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Like many states, Alabama is working through the important task of improving its public education system.

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