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

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.

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

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.

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.

The Tuscaloosa By-Pass, which spans the Black Warrior River, connecting Tuscaloosa and Northport, serves over 4 million vehicles per day. The mile-long bridge was built in 1998 and it is owned by American Roads, the same company that owned the former Baldwin County Bridge Company in South Alabama.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified a man killed in a freak accident at U.S. Steel in Birmingham.

The Dothan Police Department arrested a suspect in a Tuesday afternoon shooting death.

A Honduran national who was in the United States illegally is charged with felony assault of a federal officer after an incident in Foley Monday.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch has vowed to make the City of Prichard a safer place after he said gang-related violence has claimed innocent lives and made citizens feel unsafe.

The Fairhope Public Library’s board of trustees voted on what to do with 14 books in the teen section after reading them and discussing the content.

Scott Bridge Company anticipates a new bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) will be completed by the end of the year. Meanwhile, the bridge builder is hoping to re-coup some of the losses suffered when the project was put on hold amid a legal battle.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency confirmed a Wilmer woman was killed in a Sunday boat crash.

A health care marketing professional and volunteer coach announced he hopes to be the next mayor of Spanish Fort.

Officials at Fort Rucker have already started the process of changing the name from "Fort Novosel" to Fort Rucker.

The Spanish Fort Police Department arrested a Chinese national in connection to a scam operation targeting the elderly.

An incident reported following the No Kings rally in Mobile Saturday was due to a clash between opposing protesters, but one law enforcement official said there is more to the story than what is being reported.

Foley officials are making special efforts to bring in more sports tourism. A new hotel is adding to what the city has already done.

As the sun rises over the Gulf of America each Sunday, the music from the legendary Flora-Bama honky-tonk doesn't fade.

The case against the Lowndes County sheriff brought by a county commissioner was dismissed for a second time.

The FBI Mobile announced the guilty plea of a Wilmer man arrested in April as part of a nationwide child abuse prevention sweep. 

State Sen. Vivian Figures (D-Mobile) called for Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch to resign after he said deadly force would be met with deadly force if things get out of control at a planned rally over the weekend. However, that statement did not sit well with many, including the executive director of the Alabama Sheriff’s Association.

The CEO and founder of a Birmingham-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting U.S.-Israel collaborations responded to Israel’s strikes on Iran.

An inmate serving a life sentence for attempted murder died Thursday evening in the William Donaldson Correctional Facility.

Less than two weeks after a fatal shooting during a dance recital at Saenger Theatre, Mobile Bay Pastors will gather for a worship event at the theatre.