Posts by Will Blakely

A two-vehicle crash on I-59 near Springville in St. Clair County ended with one on-duty Alabama Law Enforcement (ALEA) trooper and a civilian motorist in the hospital.

An unusual 105-acre plot of land could soon become the property of the City of Irondale.

Players from the United States Football League (USFL) have voted to unionize in coordination with the United Football Players Association (UFPA) and elected to partner with the United Steelworkers (USW).

This year is the U.S. Space and Rocket Center’s Space Camp’s 40th anniversary.

An altercation occurred outside the front door of Walnut Park Elementary School on Thursday morning that left one man dead and a police officer injured.

The Oneonta Business Association (OBA) will be hosting its 20th June Fling on Saturday in downtown Oneota.

Heavy rains left parts of the Birmingham metro area under water early Wednesday, with flash flooding stranding vehicles and swamping parking lots.

A 100-year-old World War II veteran landed in Birmingham yesterday after making a trip to France on the 78th anniversary of D-Day.

A body was found Monday in a Phenix City trailer park a month after a fire destroyed a mobile home near Fort Mitchell.

Two former football players from the University of Alabama and one from Auburn University were added to the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame ballot.

A former Pickens County correctional officer was charged with 16 counts of sexual abuse on Friday.

Huntsville’s Artemis I rocket arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida again Monday morning for its second wet dress rehearsal.

A military helicopter crashed near Ozark Monday around 2 p.m.

As poultry and produce prices skyrocket due to inflation, many Alabamians are looking for ways to keep food on the table without taking a hit. Some have turned to growing and raising their own food. 

On Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey directed the Finance Department to issue a $5,000 reward to a person who “provided valuable assistance to law enforcement” in the case of an escaped convict who led police on a nationwide manhunt. The reward did not go to the man who spotted the inmate’s abandoned truck, which eventually led police to capture the convict.

215 athletes, coaches and unified partners from Alabama will be traveling to Orlando, Florida next week for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games.

Friday is the last day for in-person voter registration at your local Board of Registrar's Office.

We can’t rely on formal education to teach us everything we need to know, nor can we take what we see on the news or read on Facebook at face value. We must educate ourselves.

A Dothan man was charged Tuesday with leaving two young children home alone with narcotics in their reach.

We have to be wary of deliberate lies and unintentional misunderstandings, which seem to be prevalent everywhere we turn.

Memorial Day is Monday, May 30. Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Created in 1868, Memorial Day is meant to honor and mourn those who have died in service of the United States Military. Here is a look at five events around the state that will take place this Monday:

A graduation party in Anniston with over 150 attendees was struck with gunfire early Friday morning.

The annual Hank Williams festival will be held June 3-4 at the Hank Williams Music Park in Georgiana.  

Though bass fishing is still dominant, catfishing is becoming more prominent in professional fishing in Alabama.

80-year-old Joe Gilchrist, a co-owner of a legendary Gulf Coast bar, passed away Wednesday.

The Mobile Chamber named Bradley Byrne its next president and CEO on Thursday.

Over 1,000 seniors in Jefferson County Schools' graduating class of 2022 received at least one scholarship this year.