Posts by Erica Thomas

A conservative Christian group at the University of South Alabama is speaking out after a sex toy bingo night was held on campus, despite receiving threats.

They say memories fade with time. We can only see the big moments clearly when we look back. Our first love. Our first loss. We keep scenes from our lives in focus. Like the green pastures where we grew up, or the old general store we frequented as children.

The Gadsden Fire Department responded to what appears to be a fatal house fire Saturday morning.

As the state prepares for a winter storm this weekend, some weather watchers on social media are predicting snow next weekend.

The Mobile County District Attorney’s office announced the conviction of a man for manslaughter in a 2022 shooting death.

The Leeds Police Department arrested two people during a traffic stop involving an illegal alien.

A Canadian foreign national was indicted on multiple counts of voter fraud after participating in nine Alabama elections, according to Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey.

Former Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine officially registered with the Mobile County Republican Party to run for Mobile County Sheriff.

Following a New York Times story featuring Mobile pastor Travis Johnson, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about the article.

The Alabama Port Authority is on board with a bill by State Rep. Rhett Marques to require 70% of dredging material to be beneficially used.

A Florida man was arrested with 81 gallons of moonshine, according to the Ozark Police Department.

A man prosecutors called a “drug kingpin” was found guilty of multiple charges, along with his two co-defendants, according to Fox 10.

The Fairhope Public Library could be kicked out of the Baldwin County Public Library System (BCPLS) after its state funding was revoked.

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 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.

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

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.