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A Blount County man convicted of first-degree rape and sex abuse of a child under 12 was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday.

 Alabama Weather Network’s James Spann is forecasting a possible major winter storm over the northern half of Alabama this weekend.

The Jefferson County Coroner identified the man who was killed Sunday at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Bessemer.

The popular weight loss injections, known as GLP-1’s, are giving fraudsters a new way to scam people out of money.

Mobile Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis nominated former Mayor Sandy Stimpson to serve on the Mobile Airport Authority (MAA) board.

State Rep. Donna Givens (R-Loxley) is not moving forward with a bill that would have increased penalties for harassing communications and assault on public officials.

The South Alabama Veterans Council announced the death of former president, Lou Lartigue.

Fort Morgan Fire Rescue contained a large brush fire off State Highway 180 over the weekend.

Residents in the unincorporated Baldwin County community of Lillian are asking lawmakers to pass a landmark bill to protect and preserve their cultural history and land rights. However, it is unlikely to happen in this year’s legislative session.

 The fire chief of the Town Creek volunteer fire department in Walker County is recovering after surgery and a mild stroke.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Alabama Port Authority released a fiscal note claiming a bill to curb thin-layer mud dumping in Mobile Bay would cost the state an estimated $65 million a year. However, those concerns are already being addressed on the federal level.

After a three-day trial, Irwing Ivan Jaramillo-Teodoro, 45, was convicted on four counts of sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old.

The Birmingham Police Department is investigating a deadly collision between a train and a minivan. Jefferson County Coroner Bill Yates said two women were killed and four juveniles were injured.

A book from the teen section of the Fairhope Public Library was so explicit that Alabama Public Library Service chairman John Wahl was asked to give a trigger warning before reading more.

The Foley airport will be officially dedicated and renamed on Friday. The city is renaming the airport after long-time Mayor Arthur Holk.

Research and education organization OCEARCH pinged a tracked great white shark in the Gulf of America, just off the coast of Gulf Shores.

A Semmes business owner shot five times by police believes police unlawfully entered his property.

The Daphne City Council is considering tripling the local gas tax to help fund transportation-related projects.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a McAdory High School student after school resource officers discovered a gun.

The Eastern Shore Republican Women hosted a candidate forum during its first luncheon of the year last week. However, of the five U.S. Senate candidates, only two participated: Jared Hudson and Morgan Murphy.

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Sebastian Carrillo, 54, and his son, Sebastian Gideon, 27, are both facing charges in connection to alleged Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud and tax evasion.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers said thin-layer placement of dredge material in Mobile Bay is beneficial.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office are 270 miles apart, but that didn’t stop the two agencies from working together to bring justice to an imaginary teenage girl.

The owner of StarDome in Hoover announced his retirement after more than 42 years.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man after what they call a “disturbing crime.”

Legislation that would place conditions on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects will be introduced Tuesday and Mobile Baykeeper said if the law is passed, it would not affect operations of the Port of Mobile.

Barry Glisson was sworn in on Monday before city officials, employees, and his family.