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TVA says it has cut its carbon dioxide emissions by about 30 percent since 2005 and expects a 40 percent reduction by 2020. TVA said by 2020, its carbon emissions will be about half of what they were at the 1995 peak.

Senate District 8 includes Jackson County as well as eastern Madison County and a small portion of western DeKalb County.

Anyone who watched the fingernail-biting descent of the Mars rover Curiosity understands the problem

Three former precincts have been eliminated in an effort to have more polling places closer to major roads and population centers.

State lawmakers held a news conference Monday to assure the public that a slew of road projects in Madison, Morgan and Limestone counties largely financed by the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program, or ATRIP, remain on track

Sherwin Callander of Madison fought for his country in World War II. Now, 70 years later, it took a fight of another kind to make sure the 94-year-old veteran is able to return to France for the anniversary D-Day, one of the war's most historic battles.

Several night viewing times this week are in the 'prime time' TV viewing hours, so hit 'pause' and step outside

A man driving a car involved in a wreck that killed an Athens man Saturday was later charged with driving under the influence.

Alabama has two other state holidays that acknowledge the state's Confederate history, including Confederate General Robert E. Lee's birthday, on the third Monday in January and Confederate Memorial Day on the fourth Monday in April.

Unless otherwise noted, Huntsville police reported the following incidents Saturday and Sunday. In items with incomplete addresses, police withheld the information.