Posts by Erica Thomas

A 148-bed nursing home in Gardendale is closing following three inspections by the Alabama Department of Public Health.

The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) voted to push back once again, a decision on funding the Fairhope Public Library. Board members want more time to review materials provided by the local board. Meanwhile, APLS chairman John Wahl pleaded for both sides to come together to end the dangerous rhetoric that has led to him receiving a credible death threat.

Former Mobile Mayor Mike Dow endorsed Spiro Cheriogotis for mayor.

A Life Flight helicopter was shot as it approached a landing zone in Autauga County early Wednesday.

A Mountain Brook teenager who lost her left hand and right leg after a June 2024 shark attack is launching the Lulu Strong Foundation to support other amputees.

A prayer vigil is planned for Wednesday evening in Fairhope and the organizer said she hopes people can come together in Christ.

An endorsement for State Rep. Barbara Drummond (D-Mobile) over former Mobile County District Judge Spiro Cheriogotis for Mobile mayor could be a violation of city code.

While on the campaign for the Biden-Harris campaign in 2023, State Rep. Barbara Drummond (D-Mobile) made comments calling President Donald Trump and the “MAGA agenda” dangerous.

The Baldwin County Republican Party (GOP) is taking precautionary measures to protect candidates and attendees in the wake of the death of Turning Point USA founder and CEO Charlie Kirk.

NASA is offering a free ride on board Orion when the Artemis II mission launches. Orion will fly four astronauts around the moon and back next year and anyone can take part in the historic flight.

The largest export company for the U.S. aerospace industry is celebrating 10 years in the Port City.

The Baldwin County Correctional Center has once again been approved as a facility for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement inmates.

Baldwin County Sheriff Anthony Lowery and his opponent for the 2026 election, Baldwin County Commissioner Matt McKenzie, faced off Thursday in a forum.

Patriotism and love for Jesus were on fire, along with hundreds of candles at a vigil Saturday night in Foley's Heritage Park.

A Baldwin County Sheriff’s deputy was cleared Friday after a five-day wrongful death trial in federal court.

A man killed Thursday night in a two-vessel crash on Lake Wedowee was identified by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).

A video of a message flown above the Gulf of America in honor of the late Charlie Kirk is circulating on social media.

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) announced the arrest of correctional officer senior Joshua Joyner on Friday.

The Alabama Supreme Court ordered the state’s execution of Geoffrey Todd West, who murdered a woman in 1997.

A large law enforcement presence was reported Friday at the scene of a deadly officer-involved shooting near the intersection of Green Springs Highway and Valley Avenue.

A person was killed and another airlifted for treatment after a nighttime boating collision on Lake Wedowee on Thursday. Two others involved were not injured.

The Jefferson County Coroner identified a man killed in a work-related accident on Thursday.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said a fake threat led to the lockdown of the Alabama State University campus on Thursday.

People in South Alabama are coming together in honor of Charlie Kirk, founder and CEO of Turning Point USA. Kirk was gunned down while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

Festivalgoers are hoping for year two of Morgan Wallen's Sand in My Boots festival. The 2025 festival brought 40,000 people to Gulf Shores on each of the three days and already they want to know when the next festival will be and who will be performing.

Pastor Travis Johnson, of Pathway Church in Mobile went live on social media following the shooting. As details trickled in, Johnson spoke about the important role of Christians at this time.

Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey announced the conviction of a Trafford man on 12 horrific charges involving the sexual abuse of a child.