Posts by Erica Thomas

The family of Hannah Parton, one of two women killed in a 2021 Madison County crash, are speaking out after they say the criminal case is taking too long to go to trial.

"I want to finish what we've started with a lot of projects that have to be done."

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is short three patrol deputies this week after they resigned, Sheriff Jay Jones confirmed to 1819 News. 

A federal case involving a multi-million-dollar illegal sports betting operation ended this week with 10 defendants pleading guilty to multiple charges.

The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of a 36-year-old Foley man accused of sexually abusing a child under the age of 12 over the last year.

As President Donald Trump's team works to clean house within the federal government, much focus is being put on Elon Musk and actions by the Department of Government Efficiency. While the critics are loud, one Alabama man says he knows firsthand why some moves are being made.

The FBI arrested a fifth suspect in connection to a fraudulent lottery scam.

A man who pleaded guilty to stealing opioid tablets from a Birmingham-area nursing home where he worked will not serve time behind bars.

The Calera Police Department arrested two Colombian nationals who were in the United States illegally after a traffic stop turned into a major drug bust.

The FBI Mobile was busy on Tuesday making arrests along with Homeland Security in Baldwin and Lee Counties.

The Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act advanced from the Senate Commerce Committee in another effort to protect U.S. fishermen and seafood producers.

The Spiro Cheriogotis campaign announced Monday it has hired Candace Cooksey, Mobile's Senior Political Advisor, to lead the campaign.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen met with U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) to discuss voter integrity during the National Association of Secretaries of State Conference.

Since November, the Alabama Department of Public Health has been warning about higher numbers of the highly contagious whooping cough, also known as Pertussis.

Multiple agencies worked an operation Friday in Baldwin County leading to four arrests.

The Mobile City Council is considering increasing the City's lodging tax from 8% to 10%.

Austal USA will invest more than $400 million in a new submarine module manufacturing facility, which will create 1,162 jobs.

The Mobile Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting at Alabama Bar & Lounge.

The Orange Beach Police Department is asking the public to come forward with information about possible victims of a scam.

Mobile County Commissioner Connie Hudson wants to leave her post for Mobile's top spot.

The legal team that represented New York’s Daniel Penny in his criminal negligence case and succeeded in getting an acquittal, will assist an Alabama man who shot his “deranged” neighbor.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) identified the man found dead in the lower Delta near Spanish Fort as a homicide victim.

Following President Donald Trump's executive order allowing federal authorities to enforce immigration laws, the Mobile County sheriff is offering assistance in housing federal inmates.

The left failed miserably when they tried to shun a room full of Trump supporters at a party on the eve of Inauguration Day.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office has a new way to communicate emergencies to 911 dispatch.

Former Summerdale police chief Kevin Brock, 59, and his wife, Lori Brock, 54, were indicted on second-degree forgery and second-degree possession of a forged instrument charges.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is investigating the death of a person found in the lower Delta under the Interstate 10 bridge near Spanish Fort.