The Tuscaloosa Planning and Zoning Commission is set to hear possible zoning changes tonight, as Mayor Walt Maddox is proposing amendments to the zoning codes that were adopted to govern rebuilding within the commercial corridors of the tornado recovery zone. 

A federal court trial begins today over an Alabama abortion law that proponents say will make abortions safer and opponents say will close three of Alabama's five licensed abortion clinics.

A new poll finds Americans aren't doing much to prepare for long-term care they may need as they age, with just 20 percent of those surveyed saying they think they'll need long-term care someday, although government figures show some 7 in 10 will actually require it.

Coffee drinkers, beware: a fungus called coffee rust has caused more than $1 billion in damage across Latin America, raising the price of most high-end, specialty coffees even in the United States.

Tuscaloosa County ranked fourth in the state in 2013 in terms of announcements of jobs that will be created in new and expancing industries. Only Jefferson, Madison, and Montgomery counties had more.

Al.com reports that without changes, Alabama's pension funds could run dry within the next 10 years.

The next phase of the search for a missing Malaysian airliner begins this week over a vastly expanded search area covering 23,000 square miles.

Meanwhile, Webster's has added 150 new words and terms, like social media, spoiler alert, hashtag, and selfie, to the dictionary's 11th edition.

"Saturday Night Live" aired a Solange and Jay-Z parody this weekend, which is said to have been one of the sketch show's better segments this week. One of the highlights of weekend entertainment came last night with Michael Jackson's hologram performance at the Billboard Music Awards.

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