With the sun shining and a gentle breeze in the air, spring on the lake will feel like the perfect escape. The deepest lake in Alabama occupies 21,000 acres in Cullman, Walker and Winston Counties.

Move over, Punxsutawney Phil, there's a new groundhog in town, and he's got a movie credit to prove it. Meet Smith Lake Jake, Alabama's own weather-predicting rodent and now, bona fide movie star.

The crash was during a Major League Fishing tournament, the organization said. Three people were killed after two boats collided on an Alabama lake on Wednesday, authorities said. The incident ...