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Cathedral Church of the Advent live-streamed the funeral service for Ella Cook, the 19-year-old Mountain Brook woman who was killed in the Brown University shooting on December 13.

Trussville Police arrested Kanen Isaac Harper, 24, of Moody, in the shooting death of Christian Scott White early Saturday.

New Robertsdale Mayor Ruthie Campbell served three terms on the city council before becoming mayor, so she was familiar with the city’s challenges and had a basic understanding of how to manage it. Now that she’s in that position, she said she is thankful to have inherited a well-oiled machine.

Montgomery Fire is investigating a fatal fire that claimed the life of a child on Sunday morning.

Miss Auburn University 2026 is a drum-playing, pageant-participating, politically-engaged beauty queen. But there is more to Ashlyn Powers than what you see on the stage.

Charles Mashburn, who greeted WTVM viewers every morning for 38 years before his retirement in 2019, has died. He was 71.

The Trussville Police Department responded to a deadly shooting in the parking lot of Velma’s bar early Saturday.

United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Jim O’Neill sent a letter this week to sponsors of immigrants using welfare or other federal benefits.

The Alabama Farmers Federation (Alfa) has endorsed several candidates in Baldwin County races.

All temporary lane closures will be halted on interstate routes for the Christmas and New Year holiday travel period.

The Mobile Police Department placed an officer on leave after he was arrested for child sex abuse in Baldwin County.

Following the announcement that all 14 mayors in Baldwin County endorsed State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine), one mayor says he would like to clarify that he made a mistake while another says he never made an official endorsement and wants to stay out of the political drama.

The funeral arrangements for esteemed sportscaster Christina Chambers have been finalized.

The deaths of a Mississippi mother and her small child, whose bodies were found in the Tombigbee River, have been classified as murder-suicide.

Final arrangements have been finalized for 19-year-old Ella Cook, the Mountain Brook woman who was killed in a tragic shooting on the campus of Brown University.

Running on conservative values and small government, one Alabama Congressional District 1 candidate says he want to ensure tax dollars are being used wisely and leaders are held accountable.

The Mobile County District Attorney’s Office announced a jury found a murder suspect guilty of horrifying crimes.

The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) endorsed Danielle Duggar for Alabama House District 96.

The Cullman Police Department arrested the Superintendent of Wastewater Treatment for the City of Cullman after cameras were reportedly found in the men’s restroom.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office released the identities of two people found dead in a Hoover home Tuesday morning.

Former NFL quarterback AJ McCarron is pulling out of Alabama’s Lieutenant Governor race to go back to his roots. McCarron will be the Birmingham Stallions' new head football coach.

The family of Ella Cobbs Cook published a powerful and heartbreaking tribute to the young woman who inspired the masses.

The Archdiocese of Mobile released a statement from Archbishop Mark S. Rivituso, responding to the death of Ella Cook, a Mountain Brook woman killed while in a shooting at Brown University this weekend.

The City of Robertsdale will have a new police chief for the first time in 23 years.

The Hoover Police Department is investigating a tragic scene after a toddler was found inside a home where her parents were deceased.

Governor Kay Ivey ordered flags be flown at half-staff until sunset on Friday in memory of Brown University shooting victim Ella Cook.

The Alabama Law Enforcement is investigating after a child was struck and killed Monday afternoon.