Posts by Erica Thomas

Summerdale Police Chief Kevin Brock was officially fired during a special town council meeting Monday.

The Mobile City Council repealed a former intergovernmental agreement with the Mobile County School system after receiving a letter from the superintendent and the school board.

While investigators continue to try and figure out what exactly happened when 25-year-old Carlee Russell disappeared on the night of Thursday, July 13, her parents are revealing some of what they know on national television.

A Birmingham firefighter has died five days after being injured in a double shooting at Fire Station 9.

Residents in four areas west of Mobile will vote on July 18 on whether they want to annex into the city.

Cullman Regional completed a third expansion as a part of a four-step project to keep up with demand.

One woman's dream of building a floating abortion facility off the Gulf of Mexico is having trouble becoming a reality due to a lack of funding.

Bahama Bob's in Gulf Shores was damaged in a fire Sunday. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage is unknown.

Parents getting their kids ready for the new school year will have the opportunity to save on supplies next weekend.

A woman reported missing out of Hoover has been found safe after a two-day search.

A Blount County deputy involved in a freak accident that killed an electrical lineman in March will not be charged.

The Hoover Police Department announced $25,000 was being offered in the search for missing woman Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell.

A prosecutor in Baldwin County put her name in the hat for a new Circuit Court judge position.

The Hoover Police Department is searching for a missing woman after they said she called 911 to report a child walking along Interstate 459 South late Thursday.

Daphne Municipal Judge Michael Hoyt announced he will run for the new Baldwin County District Court Judge Place 3.

The 2023 Blue Marlin Grand Championship is underway off the Alabama Gulf Coast.

The AGs put any company that has previously “resorted to racial preferences or naked quotas to offset its bigotry” on notice, urging the CEOs to cease those practices.

The Supreme Court of Alabama is set to hear the cases of three families seeking compensation after their embryos were destroyed by a patient at Mobile Infirmary.

The City of Foley has approved a project to clear debris from Hurricane Sally from the Bon Secour River.

The City of Mobile is hosting a special event Wednesday to explain to residents in the proposed annexation areas how becoming part of the city would benefit them.

The Birmingham Police Department is investigating a double shooting that happened Wednesday morning at Fire Station 9.

This year, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is hosting the 82nd Southern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. The conference will be in Mobile from August 5-9, just days after director John Cooper is set to go to trial on a harassment charge.

The city of Mobile has approved draft lease agreements and intergovernmental agreements concerning Ladd-Peebles Stadium, but negotiations with the Mobile County School system have stalled.

The Claremont Institute recently published a new study outlining diversity, equity and inclusion policy and programs at the University of Alabama and Auburn University.

Sgt. John Young with Mobile Police Department held a special event Monday to bury the “n-word.”

The City of Mobile has amended its Municipal Court code to bring it up to date and allow all people to work off their fines.

“Saying this is taxation without representation and this is the way for them to be included is a distortion of what they’re really trying to do."