Posts by Erica Thomas

Since 1986, Flowers by Elaine has hovered over the quaint town of Wedowee, becoming a beacon signaling to passersby that they have entered Small Town USA. The charming shop has stayed up to date throughout the years, longstanding yet ever-evolving.

Mobile native folk singer Kristy Lee claims she has canceled a performance at the Trump Kennedy Center after its renaming.

Thousands of visitors are enjoying Andalusia’s Christmas wonderland, known as Candyland.

The Opelika Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire early Tuesday, where they discovered four people with serious injuries.

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced oyster harvesting season ends at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

The Calera Police Department is asking the public to come forward with information leading to Julie “Dani” Ray, who disappeared on Christmas Day in 2015.

Community members are coming together to help the owners of Mount Vernon Outdoors after a fire destroyed the business.

When Johnnie Volovecky started his Baldwin County business in 1997, things took off. Volovecky Masonry was able to perform high-quality residential and light commercial jobs for nearly three decades.

Governor Kay Ivey appointed former Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson to the Alabama State Port Authority.

The initial court appearance for a woman arrested during a “No Kings” protest in Fairhope has been rescheduled to March.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.