Posts by Erica Thomas

Mobile Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis called on a local war hero during the city council meeting Tuesday as he presented a proclamation observing May 16 Armed Forces Day.

Mobile City Councilman Cory Penn said he believes the U.S. Supreme Court decision on redistricting based on race and Alabama’s reaction to it is “intentional racial discrimination.”

The Doug Harwell for Alabama Senate District 34 campaign announced an endorsement by former Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson.

The Mobile County Public School System (MCPSS) has placed the Mary G. Montgomery head football coach on leave.

Leadership changes have taken place at Pine Rest Funeral Home and Memorial Park in Foley, following complaints from customers who said they paid for headstones they never received.

An Alabama man filed a copyright infringement claim after he said his life’s work was stolen by the U.S. Army.

Several days after a man fell from the Cedar Point Pier, his body was recovered.

Alabama’s Black Belt is rich in culture and history. Now, thanks to one local family, visitors can experience that history up close and in real time.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office rescued two teenagers after they were caught in a strong current. The incident occurred near Dune Drive in Fort Morgan.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is shifting traffic ahead of the opening of the new southbound Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) Bridge in Gulf Shores.

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals denied the appeal of a Theodore man convicted of the death of a Mobile Police officer.

The woman found not guilty in a Fairhope municipal case after being arrested while wearing a penis costume and holding a “No Dick Tator” sign, is claiming over $2 million in damages.

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s data shows Alabama ranks third for the most fatal road rage crashes.

The man convicted of trafficking marijuana to benefit a criminal enterprise will spend 25 years in prison.

Multiple agencies are searching for a missing fisherman from Mobile County.

All seven candidates for United States Representative for the Congressional District 1 weighed in on Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, finding that the use of race-based redistricting is unconstitutional.

Governor Kay Ivey ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Wednesday, the day a Thomasville Police officer will be laid to rest.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in connection with a quadruple homicide.

A Sumter County Water Authority Board member is raising concerns about more than $1 million in unpaid garbage bills.

The Sumter County Commission approved an extension of a 1% sales and use tax for the Sumter County Board of Education.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified a man shot and killed by a security guard at Birmingham’s Greyhound bus station.

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

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

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.