
Gulf Shores Fire Rescue lifeguards rescued a swimmer on Tuesday after spotting him in distress.

Crews from Alabama are responding to North Carolina disaster relief. Swift water rescue technicians from Prattville, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook, Calera, Birmingham and Mobile are performing searches and welfare checks.

An officer with the University of Alabama Police Department has been hailed as a hero for rescuing a woman from the Black Warrior River.