Posts by Erica Thomas

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

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

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 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.

Joran Van der Sloot doesn’t want to live anymore, according to officials inside the Challapalca maximum security prison in the Tacna region of Peru.

He has done what he said he would do in his two terms and that’s why every mayor in Baldwin County is standing behind State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) for a third term, according to the campaign.

The Mountain Brook woman who was killed in the Brown University shooting was the vice president of the school’s Republican club and was likely targeted, according to multiple sources. Ella Cook was one of two shot and killed on Saturday while studying with a group of students.

A Birmingham church confirmed one of the two people killed in the Brown University shooting on Saturday was from Alabama.

FAIRHOPE – She has a faith story full of surprises and miracles, and 1819 News vice president of finance and events, Ashley Carter, is telling it all in hopes of inspiring young people to chase their dreams in the face of adversity.

The announcement that Hangout Music Festival, renamed the Sand in My Boots Festival in 2025, will not take place in 2026, has caused concern to many over the economic impact.

Emergency crews worked overnight after a CSX train derailed near Sysco Foods.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) was presented with an honorary doctorate degree Friday by University of South Alabama president Jo Bonner.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of federal and local partners, conducted a seven-month-long operation that led to the arrests of 22 individuals with suspected associations with the Sex, Money, Murder (SMM) street gang.

The suspect in a Calera car burglary had 60 prior arrests, according to Police Chief David Hyche.

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon is looking for a way to fill the void left by the cancellation of the Hangout/Sand in My Boots Festival.

The United States Department of Justice recently announced that an illegal immigrant in Mobile County would be referred to immigration officials for deportation after he was arrested in September.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) provided an update on a project to widen Interstate 65 from Alabaster to Calera.

A Malcolm man is facing serious charges after an undercover sex sting in Baldwin County.

A new tractor assembly plant is coming to Monroeville, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday.

As the Trump administration works to tighten the rules of the road and remove commercial truck drivers who cannot speak English, signs of trouble are emerging in Baldwin County.

An Alabama congressman made a rare appearance Wednesday as Democrats continued to blame Republicans for higher prices and looming insurance premium increases.

The Alabama Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that has already been heard by two lower courts.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man as part of an undercover sting targeting child predators.