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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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Turning Point USA founder and CEO Charlie Kirk was pronounced dead at the hospital after he was shot while speaking at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University.

The Julie Gard Schnuelle Annual Scholarship Fund has been established at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine to honor the slain retired professor.

The founder and CEO of the most-watched conservative platform in Alabama has been shot.

The family of the retired Auburn University professor who was killed in a public park while walking her dog released a statement and asked for privacy at this time.

The West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force arrested a Tuscaloosa physician's assistant for voyeurism and other criminal charges.

The teen charged in the death of a 13-year-old boy in Florence was denied youthful offender status.

The song of Dog the Bounty Hunter, whose real name is Duane Chapman, made headlines after being involved in a deadly crash over the weekend.

Homeland Security has been made aware of a deadly crash that killed two people and landed one in jail.