Posts by Erica Thomas

The Gulf Shores Police Department is investigating after a woman crashed into a retention pond near the Freestanding Emergency Department.

A Hampton Cove Middle School special education teacher is under internal review after parents voiced concern over a past conviction on child assault charges.

A young man was killed Sunday during flash flooding in Cleburne County.

For Ben Michael, his dream was to open a meat processing facility in Russell County to make life easier for farmers and to feed his neighbors. In March 2022, that dream became a reality when he partnered with Kyle McMaster, another farmer.

A family-owned and operated satsuma orchard in Mobile was devastated by the surprising snowfall in January. Now, the Thornburg family is hoping a yield gap this year will turn into an abundant bumper crop in 2026.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Highway Patrol Division is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Saturday evening in Chilton County.

Daphne City Council District 5 candidate William "Billy" Miller is urging constituents to get involved and get to the polls for the 2025 municipal elections.

Nearly 100 school resource officers (SROs) trained this week in Baldwin County, preparing for the upcoming school year.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation turned over all body-worn camera footage of a high-profile officer-involved shooting to the Homewood Police Department and the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office after concluding its investigation.

Calera Police arrested an illegal alien in connection with a rape case. The police chief said the case is a prime example of the need for law enforcement action.

The mother of an infant who was severely beaten to death in Athens has been arrested and charged with capital murder.

The Jackson County, Miss. Sheriff’s Department arrested a man accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend from Alabama.

The mother and grandfather of a one-year-old baby boy who was hanged from a ceiling and beaten have pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.

The UAB Health System announced Thursday that an agreement has been reached with UnitedHealthcare to continue services for patients.

The City of Foley is hosting a municipal election candidate forum on August 14.

Voters in Alabama who want to take part in their local municipal election by absentee ballot must apply soon.

The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a woman Wednesday after a destructive incident near the Alabama-Tennessee line.

Following weeks of calls for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to release video of the officer-involved shooting death of Jabari Peoples, the state's lead investigator said in court documents that it could happen soon.

The man Scottsboro police said shot an officer after a domestic incident and chase is scheduled for a court appearance on August 20.

An illegal immigrant arrested in Mobile County has ties to the dangerous MS-13 gang, according to previous arrest documents.

As officials in Bibb County continue to investigate and make arrests in a horrific child sex trafficking case in Bibb County, a U.S. Senate candidate with extensive credentials fighting anti-human trafficking operations is responding.

“We will shut Homewood down for justice,” Black Lives Matter (BLM) Birmingham’s Wayne Taft Harris, Jr. said during a city council meeting.

Mobile City Councilman William Carroll paid respects to a local high school student who drowned over the weekend at Smith Lake.

A Fairhope city councilman running for re-election is without a campaign website after his page was taken over by Drag Story Hour.

The body of an unknown man will undergo an official autopsy to determine when and how he died after investigators found him dead in a Foley apartment.

The St. Louis Street project, which has been eight years in the making, was approved Tuesday by the Mobile City Council.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Honduran national in connection with the attempted murder of a Hispanic man who was stabbed at a soccer game.