Posts by Erica Thomas

A proposal to shoot stray dogs with a .22 caliber rifle is causing an uproar in Sylacauga. However, that proposal is now off the table.

State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) addressed mailers his team sent a cease-and-desist over during the Eastern Shore Republican Women’s luncheon Thursday.

After earning his GED and working as a lineman in Moulton, one U.S. Navy sailor is now aboard aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.

It’s Hail Mary week in the 2026 municipal elections as GOP hopefuls pull their last desperate moves to gain votes. The Alabama Senate District 32 race is heating up with neither candidate sitting on the sidelines.

A bomb found under water at a dam in Mobile’s only water supply was detonated on Wednesday by the Gulf Coast Regional Maritime Bomb Squad.

The Wedowee Utilities Board will have to pay thousands in IRS fees and penalties for failures from 2020 through 2025.

A 27-year-old nurse was shot and killed Tuesday while walking to her car after her shift at DCH Regional Medical Center.

South Alabama Congressional candidates continue to announce their decisions amid a shakeup of districts.  The splitting of the Congressional District 1 slate is likely as some candidates in that race eye Congressional District 2 for the special primary election.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) released its 2025 report on sexual assault offenses showing there were approximately 3,900 sexual assault reports that led to a subsequent case. However, no evidence was ever found in hundreds of those cases.

The family of a missing teen in Barbour County discovered remains during an organized search.

Attorneys for State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) sent a cease-and-desist letter to Alabama Values PAC, following a mailer sent to voters with false information on Simpson’s voting record.

Republican voters will see a crowded slate for Congressional District 1 on the May 19 primary ballot. However, the results will be nullified once the special election takes place in August. While some candidates for CD-1 plan to stay in the district, others will switch to CD-2.

Several incumbent Alabama House members have complained about mailers being sent by Alabama Values PAC, founded by former State Sen. Dell Hill.

Gulf Shores Fire Rescue lifeguards rescued a swimmer on Tuesday after spotting him in distress.

Randolph County Commissioner Derek Farr and Chief Deputy Donnie Grant, who are both running for sheriff, participated in a forum presented by the Randolph County Accountability, Transparency and Public Information Group.

A Baldwin County voter said she was shocked by a social media reply from the campaign Facebook page of State Rep. Frances Holk-Jones (R-Foley) when she called campaign mailers “junk mail.” However, Holk-Jones said there is a misunderstanding.

Gulf Shores Fire Rescue assisted the Gulf Shores Police Department in removing a 12-foot alligator that killed a dog.

This election season is keeping mailboxes full with campaign mailers as candidates prepare for the May 19 primary.

A woman was taken to the hospital Monday morning after she was bitten by a rattlesnake in Chelsea.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a stabbing death that occurred Saturday evening during a graduation party.

The construction of the new Foley Public Library on East Orange Avenue is set to be completed later this year.

Mother's Day is a time to show appreciation for mothers and reflect on the lives they have given their children. For one Sumter County family, generations of women have kept history alive by tending to the house that built them, against all odds.

Investigators with the Walker County Sheriff’s Office said a South Korean national traveled at least three times to have sex with a child he met online.

Jacksonville State University (JSU) has one of the top forensic departments in the Southeast and part of that team is Joseph Scott Morgan, associate professor of applied forensics.

A 14-year-old girl was killed in an ATV accident, according to the Marshall County Coroner’s Office. The incident occurred at 7:10 p.m. Thursday on Kelley Road in Albertville.

Attorney General Steve Marshall expressed his condolences to the family of Aniah Blanchard after her killer, Ibraheem Yazeed, was sentenced to life in prison.

The Mary G. Montgomery head football coach took to social media to respond to the news he was recently placed on leave amid an investigation into recruitment violations.