Posts by Erica Thomas

The historic home of Robert and Mary Holycross in Livingston was still smoldering Monday after a fire destroyed the Victorian-style house.

A fake GoFundMe account in the name of a Tuscaloosa County boy fighting cancer has been removed.

April 27, 2011, is a day that is etched in the minds of Alabamians. It was the day 252 people were killed in a massive tornado outbreak. Many lives were lost in West Alabama.

Will Roberts, of Ralph, is undergoing testing to determine if his body is strong enough to make the trip to California for osteosarcoma treatment.

The Birmingham Police Department is questioning a security guard after a fatal shooting at the Greyhound bus station on Morris Avenue.

House District 95 Republican candidate Elijah Davidson is calling for stricter rules on gifts and campaign financing.

In Randolph County, hard work is a virtue passed on through generations. In the 1930s and 40s, Calvin Bailey and Luther Coolidge Wortham were no exception.

The National Lightning Safety Council put Alabama in the top 10 ranking for the most lightning strike fatalities from 2016 to 2025.

Will Roberts is only 15 years old, but his voice moved mountains, his mother confirmed Thursday. Roberts has been fighting bone cancer for over a year, and he announced earlier this week that it was the “end of the road.”

Multiple law enforcement agencies escorted the body of Thomasville police officer Dallas Hinton from Mobile to Thomasville on Thursday.

The Mobile Police Department has taken over the investigation into a threat toward Springhill College and St. Paul’s School.

In January of 2025, Will Roberts, of Ralph, Alabama, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. The 15-year-old lost half of his leg to the aggressive bone cancer but has continued to fight.

The Thomasville Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own in a car crash early Wednesday.

Over 30 years after skeletal remains were found on State Highway 225, the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office identified the person.

The City of Semmes denies wrongdoing by police officers who entered Bowman’s Auto Air at 3 a.m. on January 4, leading to a shootout.

A man accused of using more than 30 aliases to swindle money out of unsuspecting love interests online has been extradited back to Alabama after three years.

A Pinson man will spend the rest of his life in prison for sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of numerous children across the nation.

The Fairhope Police Department is investigating after a body was found inside a vehicle submerged in a pond.

The Alabama Forestry Commission determined that the entire state remains in a fire danger classification.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch is asking the public to come forward with information in a quadruple homicide in Wilmer.

The Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts released findings from an audit of the Administrative Office of Courts (AOC), noting discrepancies between Oct. 1, 2022, and Jan. 20, 2025.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch said a quadruple homicide in Wilmer could be connected to drugs.

The Gulf Shores City Council approved a $500,000 contract with Interboro Partners, LLC., to lead the development of a new comprehensive plan and 20-year roadmap.

Piedmont Elementary School is offering grief counselors to students after the news that a student was the victim of a homicide.

Country music superstar Kenny Chesney performed an intimate show at Flora-Bama over the weekend, celebrating 10 years of No Shoes Radio.

April 14, 2024, is a day Lea Harmon will never forget. While visiting her daughter in Florida, Harmon received the news no parent ever wants to hear. Her son, 34-year-old Timothy “TimTim” Harmon, was dead.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is investigating a double fatal crash that occurred Saturday on Interstate 85.