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Thomas “Tom” Mims can be seen every morning at the Columbiana Piggly Wiggly bagging groceries and clearing shopping carts from the parking lot. The 86-year-old has slowed down a little over the years, but his granddaughter, Candice Lash said he has never stopped.

Since 1986, Flowers by Elaine has hovered over the quaint town of Wedowee, becoming a beacon signaling to passersby that they have entered Small Town USA. The charming shop has stayed up to date throughout the years, longstanding yet ever-evolving.

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) will hold a public hearing on a proposed administrative code change in January. Proposed revisions would update limits on levels of toxins that can be introduced into waterways.

During a recent interview with "Alabama's Morning News with JT," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) praised Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte's announcement that Fannie Mae’s offices would be relocating from California to Birmingham.

Thousands of visitors are enjoying Andalusia’s Christmas wonderland, known as Candyland.

On Monday, United Launch Alliance president and CEO Tory Bruno resigned from his position with the company.

Mobile native folk singer Kristy Lee claims she has canceled a performance at the Trump Kennedy Center after its renaming.

The U.S. economy under President Donald Trump shattered expectations in the latest report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, showing strong growth and lower inflation in the third quarter of this year.

The University of Alabama’s athletic program is the ninth-most valuable in the country.

The Opelika Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire early Tuesday, where they discovered four people with serious injuries.

Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Mercedes-Benz Group AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling, and leasing vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed emissions defeat devices designed to circumvent emissions standards. 

The number of unaccompanied alien children sent to Alabama by the federal government declined significantly at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term compared to that of former President Joe Biden.

When Johnnie Volovecky started his Baldwin County business in 1997, things took off. Volovecky Masonry was able to perform high-quality residential and light commercial jobs for nearly three decades.

On Monday morning's episode of WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) spoke about a recent personal social media post criticizing the current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

The Calera Police Department is asking the public to come forward with information leading to Julie “Dani” Ray, who disappeared on Christmas Day in 2015.

Monday, Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a 21-state coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Florida’s law, that prohibits books describing sex acts from K-12 public-school classrooms and libraries.

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced oyster harvesting season ends at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Community members are coming together to help the owners of Mount Vernon Outdoors after a fire destroyed the business.

The former executive director of North Alabama's Singing River Trail has been indicted on several child pornography charges.

The initial court appearance for a woman arrested during a “No Kings” protest in Fairhope has been rescheduled to March.

Governor Kay Ivey appointed former Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson to the Alabama State Port Authority.

Over 100 girls from around the state descended on the state capitol last week for the Third Annual "Girl's Day at the Capitol," sponsored by State Rep. Susan DuBose (R-Hoover) and cosponsored by Miss Alabama’s Teen Addison Shoemaker.

Montgomery Fire Rescue announced the safe surrender of a newborn baby boy through the Safe Haven Baby Box located at Fire Station 10 on Monday. 

Members of the Alabama Supreme Court recently kept a temporary restraining order in place on a new vape law in a 4-3 decision.

Cathedral Church of the Advent live-streamed the funeral service for Ella Cook, the 19-year-old Mountain Brook woman who was killed in the Brown University shooting on December 13.

New Robertsdale Mayor Ruthie Campbell served three terms on the city council before becoming mayor, so she was familiar with the city’s challenges and had a basic understanding of how to manage it. Now that she’s in that position, she said she is thankful to have inherited a well-oiled machine.

Trussville Police arrested Kanen Isaac Harper, 24, of Moody, in the shooting death of Christian Scott White early Saturday.