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The Mobile City Council is considering allowing services for a new ambulance service, but not everyone is on board.

Georgia-based wire and cable manufacturer Southwire is expanding its Heflin operations with a $176 million project that will create an estimated 85 jobs in East Alabama.

While most families in Alabama will be gobbling up the turkey this Thanksgiving, at least two turkeys will be safe and sound.

Governor Kay Ivey was in Mobile on Wednesday to address the Mobile Chamber's Forum at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch told FM Talk’s Sean Sullivan on “Midday Mobile” that Aniah’s Law, which allows judges to hold suspects accused of violent crimes behind bars until trial, has been “hugely successful.”

A pair of Etowah County Detention Center deputies ended up behind bars last week, and they're now facing felony charges.

The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit made an arrest in connection with the shooting death of two sisters and the injury of a male teen.

Birmingham Police chief Michael Pickett addressed the community following three homicides over the weekend.

The Birmingham Police Department arrested a 16-year-old male in connection to a Saturday afternoon shooting in the city’s West Precinct.

 Construction is underway for Mobile’s latest “Complete Streets” project along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Crews began working to rebuild the roadway from Butchers Lane to Broad Street.

Former Mobile Police chief Paul Prine will run for sheriff in 2026.

A Cullman wellness clinic that provides weight loss injections is under fire after Attorney General Steve Marshall accused the owners of injecting patients with research drugs.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 24-year-old inmate found dead in his cell.

Fort Payne Police are investigating a domestic incident that left two people dead and one in custody.

The Birmingham Police Department arrested a woman in connection to a shooting Saturday morning in the 3200 block of 32nd Street North.

A woman who allegedly owned several dogs that killed two women, including a public health employee, is finally on trial after several delays.

The Birmingham Police Department’s homicide unit was busy Saturday after two unrelated shootings.

When Chantz Blackmon got on his lawnmower with his one-year-old son a couple of years back, he had an idea that would seem nearly impossible to many.

Huntsville Police were investigating reports of shots being fired Saturday night at Bridge Street Town Center.

Baldwin County attorney Yancey Burnett spoke to the Baldwin County Commission on Thursday, making serious accusations against the Alabama Department of Human Resources.

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon said he believes an argument over the distribution of a sales tax for schools in Baldwin County is politically motivated.

A group of former Walker County jailers formally pleaded guilty in the case of an inmate who died while in custody in 2023.

A former judge of Alabama’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit was convicted on 17 counts for using his office for personal gain and lying about it.

A 21-year-old Birmingham was arrested and charged with capital murder in the death of another man an October 18 homicide.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man accused of assaulting and robbing a woman at her food truck.

Some Alexander City officials are working to find a solution to a stray dog problem after repeatedly hearing from residents over the past month.

The Alabama Department of Transportation is warning a Bessemer developer that current plans could be impacted by the State’s plans for the Northern Beltline, according to WBRC.