Posts by Erica Thomas

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) and U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) have introduced companion laws named after Lulu Gribbin, the Mountain Brook teen who was attacked by a shark last summer.

Supporters of Keith Sullivan, the defendant in a Dekalb County murder case, are concerned that a not-guilty verdict could have been reached if the judge had listened to the defense about a possible tainted juror.

The Mobile police department is searching for the suspects in a shootout between two groups of people.

Paul Prine, the former Chief of Police for Mobile, formally announced he is running for mayor after months of speculation.

A group of transit workers showed up to the Mobile City Council meeting Tuesday with a union representative instead of going to work, leaving some citizens stranded.

The Mobile City Council approved a 2% lodging tax increase, bringing the tax to 10%.

The Hanceville City Council voted Monday to suspend and rebuild its police department.

The Walker County Commission held a special meeting Monday to release a statement related to indictments of jail employees in connection with the death of Anthony "Tony" Mitchell in 2023.

Multiple indictments were handed down for illegal reentry after a Homeland Security investigation in Huntsville.

Wiley Blankenship, CEO of Coastal Alabama Partnership and executive director of Coastal 150, has joined the Connie Hudson for mayor campaign.

The Dauphin Island Causeway Shoreline Restoration Project entered phase two this week.

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The Mobile Public Library has removed a graphic children's comic book for review.

The Etowah County Sheriff’s Office conducted the largest fentanyl seizure in the county’s history.

A town hall meeting on gun violence in Mobile will be held on March 13.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations arrested a suspected member of the violent MS-13 gang on Wednesday.

A comic book that teaches children about masturbation, gender identities and sexuality is available in the children's department at several Mobile Public Library locations, causing concern for citizens.

Travis Lofton, the man convicted for the shooting death of Jason Mallette at the Daphne Taziki's Mediterranean Café, has been sentenced to life in prison.

The Kirk Cameron “Strong Families, Strong Communities” tour is coming to Gadsden Friday.

Miss America Abbie Stockard will serve as the Grand Marshal for this year's NTT INDYCAR SERIES event at Barber Motorsports Park. The Children’s of Alabama Grand Prix will be held from May 2 to May 4.

VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering (MAE) is leaving Mobile after 30 years. VT MAE specializes in heavy maintenance, modifications, and engineering services.

Fifth-generation farmer and entrepreneur Christina Woerner McInnis announced she is running for Alabama Agriculture Commissioner.

A judge Tuesday heard both sides of the contested sheriff's race in Conecuh County.

Victims of Crime and Leniency is getting vocal about opposition to a bill introduced in the Alabama Legislature.

"He was just put to sleep. He was euthanized, and there was no rattling. There was no — he was so paralyzed. There was nothing that he could have done or that I could have done to wake him up. It's so unfair. It is unfair."

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early morning shooting at a bingo hall off Chalkville Road.

The case of a seized 1968 Chevrolet Camaro is back in the hands of the Baldwin County Circuit Court.