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The man who killed two people in an Interstate 565 crash in 2021 was sentenced to 30 years in prison after signing a plea deal.

Fairhope Mayor Sherry Sullivan will run unopposed in the 2025 municipal election. However, all council seats are being challenged.

The makeup of the Orange Beach City Council will change after the August 26 municipal election, following years of continuous membership.

At least two construction workers on the scene of an illegal immigration raid in Gulf Shores escaped as the Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force descended on the location Tuesday.

The Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force arrested over 30 people Tuesday afternoon at the site of the new Gulf Shores High School.

A popular soul food restaurant in Phenix City is closing after 14 years.

After the announcement of Orange Beach City Councilman Jeff Boyd running for mayor against Tony Kennon, some council candidates shifted gears on the last day of qualifying.

On the third anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, which gave state's the authority over abortion, Life on Wheels is continuing work to save lives in Alabama.

Orange Beach city council member and mayor pro-tem Jeffrey Boyd has qualified to run for mayor.

Ibraheem Yazeed, the man charged with capital murder in the 2019 death of Aniah Blanchard, has a status call in a Macon County court Tuesday.

As a businesswoman who started a successful Chevrolet and Toyota dealership with her late husband, Henry, Mitchell said her experience in finance has helped the business owners in the city through challenges.

A group of insurance companies nationwide agreed to simplify and reduce prior authorizations with new actions.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said the U.S. Supreme Court's upholding of Tennessee's ban on transgender surgeries and medications for minors is a victory for kids and parents.

Mobile pastor Travis Johnson has never been one to shy away from political sermons to his congregation at Pathway Church. He has openly addressed controversial topics from the pulpit and has preached the truth to the masses without fear.

The family of one of the two women killed in a 2021 crash is thankful after hearing of a possible plea deal.

Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft announced he will run for re-election in the August 26 municipal election. His platform is “Keep Gulf Shores Moving Forward.”

Birmingham’s new Coca-Cola Amphitheater will have its first show Sunday with comedian Matt Rife.

The City of Gulf Shores is reminding beachgoers to watch out for jellyfish.

The FBI Mobile announced the arrests of 18 subjects in two days in an operation involving the Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force.

A Bessemer woman is behind bars after Calera Police said she shot into a car over a parking spot at Walmart.

A Collins-Rhodes Elementary teacher charged after a child was hospitalized for alcohol intake is asking the court to amend her bond to allow for a trip to the Bahamas.

The man accused in the tragic double fatal crash that killed Hannah Parton and Arlene Velasquez in 2021, is going to trial after four years.

The resignation letter from Baldwin County Public Schools chief school financial officer offered a more detailed insight into why John Wilson left his post.

Former Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson passed away unexpectedly Wednesday of a heart condition.

He sings “Poontang on the Pontoon” and “Critter Up my Shitter” but now one of the funniest entertainers on Alabama’s Gulf Coast has his sights set on politics.

Baldwin County Public Schools chief school financial officer John Wilson resigned his position Wednesday morning.

A Prichard police officer is under investigation and on administrative leave after he helped a woman get away from her husband by striking him multiple times with a bat.