Posts by Erica Thomas

A former State Senator and a local businessman are running for Alabama Senate District 34 after State Sen. Jack Williams (R-Wilmer) announced he is running for Agriculture Commissioner.

A Mexican national is accused of illegally voting in multiple elections in Marion County.

“It feels amazing,” former Huntsville television news anchor and Kids to Love founder Lee Marshall said Thursday after returning home from a trip to Israel. “I didn't realize how much I would miss America until I didn't have it.”

A Randolph County grand jury brought an indictment against a Woodland man after a family member came forward years after she said he raped her as a child.

A suspect arrested in a Cullman sex sting operation has ties to the Mexican cartel, according to investigators.

Indivisible Baldwin County, the local chapter of the group that plans “No Kings” rallies nationwide, plans to support one of the protesters arrested last October.

Auburn police are searching for the suspect in a shooting that left one person injured Monday.

A man sentenced to death in the 1988 killing of a Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputy could get a new trial after the United States Supreme Court declined to review a ruling from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Two people are facing federal charges after a grand jury indicted them in two separate child exploitation cases.

A 22-year-old Baldwin County native wants to become the youngest lawmaker in Alabama. Elijah Davidson, of Elberta, has taken an aggressive approach to the campaign trail, saying he is tired of all talk and no action.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Chickasaw man in connection with a possible child porn case.

Over six decades after Bloody Sunday, the Alabama Minority GOP chairman said it’s time for Republicans to start a march across the bridge.

The Oxford Police Department arrested two men in connection to the Quintard Mall shooting Saturday.

The Cullman Police Department worked with Covenant Rescue Group on a child sex sting, leading to five arrests.

The suspect in the kidnapping of a Theodore family is not who authorities thought he was.

The woman who dressed in a penis costume and protested at a Fairhope No Kings rally is now facing two additional charges as she prepares to appear in court.

Pell City High School cheerleader Amelia Alverson went viral after her rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” was shared on social media.

Buried in Alabama’s Black Belt are treasures of the past, highlighting decades of talent and showcasing how those talents are passed through generations.

The Oxford Police Department is investigating a shooting inside Quintard Mall on Saturday.

Former Huntsville television news anchor and Kids to Love founder Lee Marshall is in Israel as the U.S. and Israel conduct “major combat operations” against Iran.

The Mobile County sheriff said his job is to protect citizens and that is why he feels it's important to break down an enhancement law that allows for stricter punishments for gang activity.

Thomas Hospital in Fairhope performed the first cryoablation to cure breast cancer in the state.

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Birmingham confirmed an EF0 tornado caused damage in Trussville on Thursday.

A nationwide initiative to “repel the invasion of illegal immigration” netted three arrests in Birmingham.

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Birmingham is surveying the area of Trussville and Pinson after severe weather caused damage on Thursday.

Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood blamed the judge presiding over a murder case for three “not guilty verdicts.”

A rescue cat in Wedowee tested positive for rabies, causing concern for those exposed, including staff at a veterinary hospital.