Posts by Erica Thomas

The City of Fairhope has clarified charges against a woman dressed as a penis at a No Kings protest last October.

A mother and her daughter were killed in a tragic crash involving an Amtrak passenger train and a vehicle.

Alabama Senate District 32 candidate Mike Vandenhuevel, better known as Mike Van, said he is 100% against the Stockton solar farm project. Van had to revise his original statement on the controversial project after receiving feedback online.

State Rep. Bob Fincher (R-Woodland) is in the middle of his last session as an Alabama lawmaker. For three terms, Fincher has represented the people of Alabama’s 37th House District, and as he approaches his 77th birthday, he says it is time to go home and enjoy his family.

The Enterprise Police Department continues the search for two-year-old Genesis Reid, the toddler reported missing on February 16.

The Mobile Police Department confirmed two people were killed early Saturday after a vehicle was struck by a train.

The Alabama Association of Chief of Police (AACOP) met this week in Montgomery for a winter conference.

A federal judge in Alabama approved a $2.67 billion settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Association in 2020, but customers are now expected to start receiving the payout.

The Alabama Port Authority Police Department opened a criminal investigation into possible theft at the McDuffie Coal Terminal.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down many of the global tariffs President Donald Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution gives Congress, not the Executive Branch, the power to impose tariffs.

Cason Williams, a six-year-old from Bay Minette, has made the big time.

Mobile Baykeeper responded to a bill signed into law that restricts an agency from adopting environmental protection rules more stringent than federal regulations.

The last portrait of the Alabama House of Representatives in the current Alabama State House was taken on Thursday.

The Wedowee Utilities Board unanimously approved the termination of the employment of bookkeeper Brenda Boone during a meeting held on Wednesday.

Gov. Kay Ivey was among state leaders at the grand opening of the Alabama Veterans Resource Center on Wednesday.

The House County and Municipal Government Committee gave a bill giving local control over library board appointments and removals a favorable report, with two amendments.

The Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee met on Wednesday and approved bills, including tax exemptions for nonprofits, college funding for veteran dependents, and a bill to support living organ donors.

The House Health Committee approved a bill by State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island) to strengthen a seafood labeling law. In Alabama, restaurants must disclose the country of origin for certain seafood to customers.

The Alabama House Ways and Means Education committee passed multiple bills on Wednesday that would allow activity from nonprofit programs to be tax-exempt.

Mobile Pastor Travis Johnson had harsh words following the news that State Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) resigned from his majority leader position.

State Rep. Frances Holk-Jones (R-Foley) celebrated the House passage of a bill on Tuesday that would expand screening access for breast cancer.

A bill restricting an agency from passing environmental protection rules more stringent than the federal law or regulation is headed to the governor’s desk.

House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) officially resigned as majority leader on Tuesday, sources confirm.

The Alabama House passed a bill on Tuesday to establish safety plans for summer camps across the state.

Mobile police released more information about two separate shootings that occurred at the same time on Sunday.

Enterprise Police are asking the public to come forward if they have seen a missing toddler within the past 30 days.

The Alabama House will vote Tuesday on two bills to eliminate patient costs to certain breast and prostate cancer screenings.