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Multiple agencies responded Tuesday to a brush fire that closed Highway 59 for hours.

The City of Saraland celebrated the opening of the new Municipal Complex and Saraland Event Center with a ribbon-cutting.

Mobile Airport Authority executive director Andy Wilson is stepping down. The Authority announced the leadership change Tuesday.

Traffic was stopped for hours Tuesday evening after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 59/20, west of Birmingham.

A family with a loved one buried at Pine Rest Cemetery in Foley is looking for answers after they say they haven’t received a headstone more than two years after they paid for it.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is investigating two deaths in connection to a domestic violence incident in Blount County.

Operations at the Coosa Pines fluff pulp mill will begin to “wind down” in May, according to a statement from parent company, Domtar.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he supports any effort to ensure the safety of police and the public as long as it's constitutional.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he hasn’t made an official endorsement in the Baldwin County Sheriff’s race, but he was able to see what Sheriff Anthony Lowery has done since being appointed sheriff by Gov. Kay Ivey and Marshall said he is impressed.

Five of the six suspects in a 2023 deadly Sweet 16 party shooting in Dadeville could sign plea deals this week.

The mother of murdered teen Aniah Blanchard spoke out for the first time since her daughter’s killer was convicted of murder and felony murder.

The deadline for families to apply for Alabama’s school choice program is March 31.

The case of a woman facing four municipal charges after a “No Kings” protest in Fairhope has been pushed back for a fifth time.

After 39 years in law enforcement, Oxford Police Chief Bill Patridge announced he will retire on May 1. Patridge said he gave careful consideration to retirement over the past year.

The Pine Hills Storage Hub, a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in Covington County is facing pushback at the regional level, with county, state and Florida communities opposing the proposed site.

Orange Beach and Gulf Shores are welcoming thousands for Spring Break 2026.

Baldwin County Superintendent Eddie Tyler sent a letter to colleagues and a letter to parents and families on Friday following the announcement of his retirement.

Members of Troy University’s Alpha Tau Omega fraternity raised $200,000 for wounded warriors in a march to Panama City Beach.

Alabama’s proposed version of the Laken Riley Act, by State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity), could complement the federal law, as Georgia’s Laken Riley Act does.

Spanish newspaper El País revealed new details surrounding the death of University of Alabama student James “Jimmy” Gracey.

A man accused of committing war crimes in Bosnia back in 1992 was captured in Mobile County.

The Wedowee Police Department is continuing undercover sex stings after receiving training from Covenant Rescue Group. The latest arrest was an illegal immigrant from Mexico.

Award winning songwriter and country music singer Kenny Chesney will celebrate 10 years of No Shoes Radio at the Flora-Bama on April 18, according SiriusXM.

Baldwin County Superintendent Eddie Tyler is retiring after over 10 years with the district.

Authorities confirmed the body of missing University of Alabama student James Gracey in Barcelona was found Thursday.

A former Faith Academy Bible teacher and soccer coach accused of having sex with a student will go on trial March 30.

An aviation mishap left two Fort Rucker crew members of an Apache helicopter injured early Thursday.