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Gulf Shores City Council announced several opportunities for residents to submit input on the future of the Sand in My Boots Music Festival.

Former Killen police officer Jarrod Gailen Webster was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to deprivation of rights under color of law and sexual exploitation of children.

Former Baldwin County Board of Education (BOE) member Angie Swiger announced her run for mayor of Gulf Shores.

A Georgia woman is facing charges in Mobile County after investigators said she called the Mobile County Health Department posing as another woman to reveal her medical history.

The driver of a semi-truck that plowed into vehicles at an intersection in Thomasville, killing two people, has pleaded not guilty to charges against him.

Former Navy SEAL and business owner Jared Hudson announced he is running for Senate.

The body of a woman who disappeared while on a float at Noccalula Falls was recovered Tuesday.

Alabama Public Library Service chairman John Wahl said he was pleased to read a recent United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision allowing librarians to remove books from shelves.

The Waugh-Mt Meigs Fire/Rescue responded to an unusual crash early on Memorial Day. A vehicle and an alligator were involved.

The Valley Police Department is investigating what appears to be an accidental shooting.

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Monday after a school resource officer (SRO) alerted investigators.

A Walker County Sheriff’s deputy indicted in connection with the treatment of an inmate is asking for one of the counts against him to be dismissed.

The Bay Minette Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that occurred during a large house party.

A crash in Atlanta claimed the lives of three people on May 23. Stillman College student Sieas Elliott, Stillman alumni Destiny Gardner and Varick Lawrence were killed.

Nearly two years ago, Mountain Brook teen Lulu Gribbin was gearing up for a trip to Florida with her mom, twin sister and their friends. It was a mother-daughter trip for the girls, who were excited to enjoy the beach and go to restaurants with their moms.

Alabama Veteran, a non-profit organization based out of Birmingham, honored the fallen on Memorial Day weekend from the Gulf Coast.

A man was injured Saturday when he was struck by lightning, according to multiple reports.

Since the 1890s, Captain David Stiller's family has been involved in commercial fishing. Now, he is taking the family business to the next level in Baldwin County with Apex Shark Fishing Charters.

The family of a man killed in a boating crash on Smith Lake is suing Major League Fishing (MLF), MFL angler Flint Davis and Gary Holcombe, doing business as Smith Lake Striper Guide Service.

The United States Geological Survey recorded a 3.1M earthquake off the coast of Gulf Shores on Friday.

A civil lawsuit has been filed in Lauderdale County, claiming that Alabama game wardens searched private properties, violating the plaintiff's rights.

The fifth annual Frog Level Music Festival will be in Wedowee on May 24. It will include a 5K run, a cruise-in, live music, and a wood-chopping contest.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office and the Hoover Police Department responded Thursday afternoon to a school resource officer who was struck by a vehicle.

A former foster parent was found guilty on several counts for sexually abusing a child in his care.

The Baldwin County Commission and the City of Gulf Shores will spend $11,100,000 on a major joint effort to improve the intersection of State Route 59 and County Road 6.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting in Montgomery.

Blankenship said under his leadership, the city has seen more accomplishments than in any other cycle. He hopes to continue that trend.