Posts by Erica Thomas

Alabama Public Library Service chairman John Wahl said all libraries, including the Fairhope Public Library, should be safe for children. After watching part of a Fairhope City Council meeting Tuesday night, he said some things must be clarified.

A Daphne man was sentenced to 135 months in prison and will have to register as a sex offender after he was caught soliciting child porn on social media.

Luck ran out Wednesday for the operators of at least two bingo halls in Jefferson County when the Alabama Attorney General’s Office raided the locations for not having business licenses.

The Daphne Police Department said two men were found Tuesday night wounded from gunshot wounds.

The Fairhope City Council meeting Tuesday was so crowded that overflow seating was provided.

A man was sentenced to federal prison after writing a threatening letter to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office in March 2024.

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed an immigration detainer on a Mexican man after the brutal rape of a woman in Limestone County.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is continuing its efforts to arrest thousands of illegal alien workers nationwide.  

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said a replica of a Beretta 9 mm handgun led to the shooting of a man by Opelika police.

The mayor of Prichard, a city embattled by controversy over crime and city utility scandals, announced that he will run for re-election.

An investigation by the Foley Police Department into the selling of fake gold and silver led to a federal investigation and sentencing of two men.

Baldwin County Board of Education is working on a new system to protect children from inappropriate material with no educational value.

The Atmore Police Department is offering a free presentation on the dangers of online activity among children.

A pair of legal immigrants from Selma are facing federal charges for paying human smugglers.

Some say you can’t make chicken salad out of chicken excrement, but the owners of the Flora-Bama sure did.

Governor Kay Ivey is mourning the loss of her dog of over six years, Missy.

Over 100 people packed the Baldwin County Board of Education (BCBE) meeting Thursday night both in support and in opposition of Superintendent Eddie Tyler and the BOE.

It won’t be long before Amtrak resumes its route between Mobile and New Orleans. The new name for the route is "Amtrak Mardi Gras Service."

The owner of Strategy, Inc., a public relations firm contracted with Baldwin County Public Schools, has resigned.

Baldwin County Board of Education (BOE) District 1 member Ken Bradley raised concerns Tuesday about books he discovered in middle and high schools.

Claude Strother is an avid outdoorsman. He hunts and fishes and has always kept a journal of his experiences.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will soon hear the civil rights voting case of Fair Fight, Inc. v. Catherine Engelbrecht, founder of True the Vote, Inc. (TTV).

The Gulf Shores Police Department is asking for information to find the owners of an urn that washed ashore on April 17.

Libraries across the state rushed to remove sexually explicit material from their children and teen sections following new guidelines by the Alabama Public Library System in May 2024. The APLS threatened to withhold funding from any library that did not comply with new regulations.

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said recent violent acts are not acceptable and his staff, along with law enforcement, is taking action.

The Fairhope Public Library board voted not to move a controversial book from the teen section to the adult section after the state paused funding due to explicit material, meaning it will no longer receive state funding.

The Flora-Bama Lounge, Package and Oyster Bar saw over 10,200 people for Easter Sunday church service.