Posts by Erica Thomas

For over 75 years, Alabamians have watched their favorite local news stations and have become so familiar with the personalities on TV, they almost feel like family. But after the anchors and reporters sign off for the last time, that’s often the last time we hear from them.

Caroleene Dobson said Shomari Figures, similar to Kamala Harris, has not offered solutions to problems that Democrats have created for 12 of the last 16 years in the White House.

Lulu Gribbin will return to her home in Mountain Brook on Saturday, two and a half months after she was attacked by a shark during a trip to Florida.

Following the recent purchase of 79 acres, nearly 200 acres of the Fort Morgan Peninsula are now part of the Alabama State Parks System.

With 76 days remaining before the General Election, Alabama’s second congressional district Republican candidate Caroleene Dobson opened her Mobile campaign headquarters Wednesday night.

Some residents of Tarrant filed a petition for impeachment of Mayor  Wayman Newton claiming “willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, or intemperance in the use of intoxicating liquors or narcotics.” However, Newton said the claims were copied from another city and had nothing to do with Tarrant or his actions as mayor.

The Mobile Baykeeper held a second town hall Tuesday evening regarding the widening and deepening of the Port of Mobile.

Britt spoke on the Congressional record, thanking Mack for his 17 years as sheriff. She told the story of how Mack’s grandfather was murdered in 1982, empowering him to begin a career in criminal justice.

In a letter from Fidelis Management, the company that handled operations at Lee Brass, blamed the closure on Southern States Bank, which holds a security interest in all of Lee Brass’ assets.

The Jefferson County Coroner reported four drug fatalities over the weekend.

Drivers in Collinsville were startled to spot a jumping kangaroo on the roadway Sunday.

A man believed to have lived in the Coalburg community near Fultondale was killed in a hit-and-run, and authorities have been unable to find his family.

A staple of Alabama’s Gulf Coast, Flora-Bama celebrated 60 years of good times and good music on Sunday.

The FMCA is partnering with the Mobile Baykeeper to test the health of the waterways, ensuring swimmers' safety and protecting marine life. The association donated $4,000 to the cause.

“According to witnesses and the suspect, the suspect, a 17-year-old male was angry at the target of the shooting because she had not given him her phone number at school earlier in the day," police said.

Darlene Clark remembers going to her Baldwin County property for peace of mind. Now, she says she can’t get to it and it’s causing her nothing but anxiety.

Libs of TikTok, a page on X that exposed the most extreme left-wing propaganda cases, released a video showing Advance Auto Parts’ diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training.

The Gulf State Park Pier will reopen on August 19, officials announced Friday.

Lee Brass manufacturer in Anniston closed this week, leaving 128 people without a job.

Gabriel Espino is accused of engaging in sexual intercourse with the teen "by forcible compulsion" and is charged with first-degree rape.

The Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School in Montgomery held classes virtually on Wednesday and Thursday due to “a COVID-19 outbreak,” according to a press release.

Former Centre Police officer Michael Kilgore pleaded guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance after investigators said he unlawfully handled and planted evidence.

Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade said a former state senator and well-known Anniston attorney is under investigation after an inmate accused him of sexual assault.

A Clarke County hospital is ending labor and delivery services and will be a rural emergency hospital only.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources is facing a wrongful death lawsuit in the 2022 death of a two-month-old baby who was in foster care. The child died from an illness and a Benadryl overdose, according to an autopsy.

A New Brockton High School football player died after collapsing Tuesday during practice.

The Mobile Baykeeper hosted a town hall Tuesday evening to discuss issues related to a project to widen and deepen the Port of Mobile.