Posts by Erica Thomas

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

"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 U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama announced federal indictments against two Colombian nationals charged with drug crimes.

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

Alabama’s coastal communities are preparing for an influx of visitors during March and April.

The Alabama Forestry Commission’s Rural Bridge Grant Initiative is underway to help upgrade infrastructure in rural areas.

The Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS) is asking for the public’s help identifying the men who threw a dog into a dumpster.

The Randolph County School Board will consider how to proceed with aging buildings. An option is to consolidate all county schools into one school.

The Limestone County Sheriff's Office arrested a man suspected of being a member of the Sinaloa Cartel after he was accused of shooting at a woman on Interstate 65.

The mudslinging continues between former police chief Paul Prine and city officials, but this time, it’s in court.

U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced the sentencing of a man involved in a road rage incident. David Lee Hooker, 53, was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

The Hanceville City Council voted Thursday to table a move to determine if the Hanceville Police Department will be dissolved.

Acting assistant secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition Dr. Brett Seidle was in Mobile this week to take a look at Austal USA's ship manufacturing facility in Mobile.

Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood said a Mobile-area pastor used his power over women to sexually assault them.

The Alabama Port Authority and CSX broke ground Thursday on the Montgomery Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF).

As an immigration attorney for over 20 years, Sue Ann Balch has seen a lot. Over the years, she has assisted clients through several presidential administrations and has witnessed how policy changes impact them.

The Birmingham Police Department announced an arrest in a July 13, 2024 triple homicide.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is investigating a police chase that ended in a crash on U.S. 231 in Montgomery County.

The Mobile County Health Department (MCHD) will no longer charge a religious exemption fee for vaccines, according to Health Freedom Alabama.

An anti-violence group in Mobile is calling on those attending Mardi Gras parades to turn their backs when groups of young children dancing sexually suggestive go by.

A 13-year-old was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash in Evergreen, and two others were injured.