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After weeks of unease in Baldwin County, Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft accused the county school system of conducting a "deliberate misinformation campaign" regarding bills to change the origin or distribution of a portion of a one-cent sales tax.

The FBI continues to make arrests in connection with an alleged lottery scam.

Gov. Kay Ivey expressed support Wednesday for House Bill 437, which would establish a shark attack or unusual shark activity alert system in Alabama.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information on two people caught on camera robbing the Brighton Bingo Hall.

Foley Fire chief Joey Darby announced that Kids to Love has offered to pay more than enough to install a Safe Haven Baby Box.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen testified before the United States House of Representatives Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Elections on Tuesday.

A Mobile pastor convicted of seven counts of sexual misconduct was sentenced Tuesday to two years in jail.

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson recently highlighted some projects to address drainage issues across the city after receiving six to 10 inches of rain Sunday into Monday.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch is working on a boater’s rights campaign after another year of hearing from concerned citizens about one or two officers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Patrol Division.

Tallapoosa Circuit Judge Steve Perryman ordered criminal term dates for the six suspects charged in the April 15, 2023, Sweet 16 party shooting in Dadeville.

The man authorities say shot his wife, their two children and his niece and nephew last July has been indicted on five capital murder charges.

The Blount County Sheriff’s Office arrested the parents of a four-year-old boy who was shot and injured in the arm and leg on April 4.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man in connection to the rape of a child under 14.

Wynona McCall, who lives with her family on Nicole Place, said water was about seven inches deep in her house and it was waist-deep at her neighbor’s home. She said the family has just returned home and there was nothing they could do to stop the water from rushing inside.

Baldwin County residents were soaked overnight after floods caused damage to several parts of the county

The city of Foley is poised to be the 16th location in Alabama with a Safe Haven Baby Box.

The City of Mobile announced Carnival Cruise Line will return to year-round operations beginning in the spring of 2027.

State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Range) and Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) are at odds over a third bill introduced last week addressing school tax distribution. The bills are in reaction to creating municipal systems in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, and what supporters say is unfair tax distribution.

The state of Alabama continues to work on a finance plan for the Mobile Interstate 10 Bayway Project and continues to wait on word from the federal government.

An issue of tax distribution among school systems in Baldwin County is now up to the legislature.

Several people were indicted on 32 charges alleging several conspiracies related to the Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board.

Gulf Shores City Board of Education president Kevin Corcoran wrote a letter to State Rep. Jennifer Fidler (R-Silverhill) addressing comments she made in opposition to bills that would change the distribution of a countywide education tax.

President Donald Trump rolled out his tariff regime on Wednesday, also known as "Liberation Day," by raising tariffs, including 34% more on imports from China, 46% on Vietnam and 32% on Taiwan.

 Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is among three attorneys general leading a letter to the U.S. Supreme Court defending actions to combat the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) changed its Code of Ethics for the first time since 1957, omitting the word "God."

Officials at Dothan Preparatory Academy (DPA) have been surveying damage and returning items to students after an EF-1 tornado damaged the school.

The Mountain Brook City Council approved the appointment of Thomas Boulware as police chief.