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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.

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

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

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

A settlement was reached between the Attorney General’s Office and the owners of Cullman’s Aurora IV and Wellness Clinic.

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.

The Enterprise Police Department announced the arrest of a 90-year-old man in connection to his wife's killing.

State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) and State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) joined constituents on the Fairhope Municipal Pier Monday morning to officially announce legislation to stop the federal government from dumping dredge material into Mobile Bay.

A $14 million project to improve infrastructure along the Dauphin Street corridor near the Interstate 65 intersection will soon begin.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Marine Patrol Division is continuing its search for a Wetumpka man believed to be missing on the Alabama River.

The Daphne City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to bring in a luxury hotel to the Old Towne area of the city.

An executive assistant for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was arrested last week.

A Talladega County family claims county officials devastated their property after entering their land and draining their pond.

The mother of a child investigators believe died in an accidental shooting is now facing multiple charges.

State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) and State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) plan to introduce companion bills to curtail mud dumping in Mobile Bay.

A Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured Wednesday during a rescue operation on the Pinhoti Trail.

The Eastern Shore Republican Women hosted two U.S. Senate candidates on Thursday. Jared Hudson and Morgan Murphy attended the event. Steve Marshall was unable to attend due to travel delays from Washington and U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) was in session.