Alabama

TENNESSEE RIVER — Dozens of emergency personnel who were dotted along the Tennessee River from TVA's Rockpile boat ramp beyond McFarland Park in Florence much of Saturday afternoon will return this morning to conduct a search for a missing 63-ye...

TENNESSEE RIVER — Dozens of emergency personnel are dotted along the Tennessee River from TVA's Rockpile boat ramp beyond McFarland Park in Florence today conducting a search and rescue operation for a man who was thrown overboard after the boat...

Colbert Heights High's Noah Sanderson was selected as an alternate for this year's U.S. Senate Youth Program, which is held in March in Washington, D.C....

FLORENCE — A unique shop will hold its grand opening this morning when ScratchWood Candle Bar & Personal Engraving opens its doors to the public for the first time....

FLORENCE — The University of North Alabama was host to the inaugural Alabama Higher Education Science of Reading Symposium on Friday, which is designed to bring together faculty from across Alabama to share research, best practices and ideas for sup...

FLORENCE A Collinwood, Tenn., woman is facing a drug trafficking charge after Florence police found she was operating a vehicle with a switched tag this week....

A Shoals contractor submitted the apparent low bid to resurface portions of U.S. Highway 43 in Colbert County, while a Birmingham contractor provided the apparent low bid to resurface a portion of Alabama 247 in Colbert County, according to the......

TUSCUMBIA — Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Every Piece Matters scholarship. The nonprofit group of the same name is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a deserving student with autism who plans to continue his/her education. The deadl...

MUSCLE SHOALS — The city's civil service board is going through the pre-employment process for a candidates to replace longtime building official Tandy Crosswhite....

The Lauderdale County Commission and the county's board of education split the cost of school resource officer (SRO) salaries throughout the district....

ROGERSVILLE — Volunteer firefighters knocked down a fire at a three-car garage before it was able to spread to the adjacent house....

MUSCLE SHOALS — The Shoals legislative delegation attended Thursday's Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments and revealed which committee assignments they received for the next four years....

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MONTGOMERY — Chad Coker said he enjoyed his time as Colbert County district judge, but wanted to explore a different area of the law that still allows him to help the community and his fellow attorneys....

MOULTON — A $5,000 reward is being offered for information on a 2020 fatal gas station shooting in Lawrence County that authorities initially were told was a suicide, but now are investigating as a homicide....

FLORENCE — Three Florence City Schools facilities are getting upgrades, including a new roof at the high school and improved entrances at Weeden and Harlan elementary schools....

FLORENCE — The Lauderdale County License Commissioner's Office is raising the cost of mailing out a license plate beginning Feb. 1....

FLORENCE — North Alabama Medical Center was brimming with babies in 2022, setting a record for the most births in a single year since the 1980s....

CHEROKEE — A Huntsville geotechnical firm on Wednesday dug several test pits around Cherokee High School, and explored areas beneath the auditorium floor to help determine the source of water that has been infiltrating school buildings....

MUSCLE SHOALS — The city is resurrecting a drainage project it had proposed several years ago that would help alleviate street flooding along John R. Street....

WATERLOO — Waterloo School could have its own outdoor classroom by summer, thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Tennessee Valley Authority and logistical help from the Alabama Wildlife Federation....

The Shoals finished 2022 on a remarkable run of four straight months with an unemployment rate below 3%, landing at 2.4% in December, according to the latest figures from the Alabama Department of Labor....

MONTGOMERY — Parole has been denied for a man serving a life sentence for a 2006 Lauderdale County murder, authorities said....

FLORENCE — Since Alabama's teacher shortage is a continual concern, the University of North Alabama in partnership with South Korea's Ministry of Education is taking steps to help remedy the situation....

FLORENCE — The Florence City Schools LAUNCH Program recognized its partner businesses and industries Monday night, as well as was recognized for a prestigious statewide honor....

CENTER STAR — A Center Star woman is charged with attempted murder and shooting into an occupied dwelling in the attempted shooting of her brother....

MUSCLE SHOALS — A project to construct a new sidewalk along Ford Street from Second Street near Southgate Mall and the Walmart Supercenter is underway....

CENTER STAR — A Center Star woman is charged with attempted murder and shooting into an occupied dwelling in the attempted shooting of her brother....

Preregistration for First Class Pre-K in the Florence City School System is open now until March 23, according to the school system....

CENTER STAR — Micah Holden could only watch Monday as a fire gutted her two-story home....

MUSCLE SHOALS — A city resident has pleaded not guilty to more than 20 counts of second-degree animal cruelty and will have her case heard in March....

TUSCUMBIA — Becoming a judge is something Tuscumbia attorney Mitchell Hays has considered for years, but he said it's more about his service to the community than personal ambition....

Editor's Note: This is the fifth in a series of stories on some of the newly elected officials in Colbert and Lauderdale counties....

TUSCUMBIA — County Engineer Jeremy Robison didn't have much to say over the last few years when it came time to make his annual Rebuild Alabama report to the Colbert County Commission....

FLORENCE — Several Parks and Recreation employees, including Director Bill Jordan and City Councilman Jimmy Oliver, who is chairman over the council's Parks and Recreation Committee, met with some skaters at the park on Monday to hear their reco...

The Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office is seeking a woman whose is accused of shooting at her brother this morning....

RED BAY — A Red Bay woman died as a result of injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash around 5:30 a.m. Sunday on Alabama Highway 247....

Jackson Patterson was shocked when he found out he was among the 13 Brooks Elementary art students whose artwork was selected for a charity auction benefiting the Florence-Lauderdale Animal Shelter....

MUSCLE SHOALS — The city of Muscle Shoals is accepting applications for two seats on the Muscle Shoals Electric Board....

When Lacey Johnson came on board with the LifeSouth team in Florence, her goal wasn't necessarily to draw blood....

Jeremy Smith's new position meant coming home in the truest of sense....

Laura Beth Cole became a regular blood donor as a student. After she began teaching health science at Sheffield High School in 2018, she became passionate about hosting her department's bi-annual blood drive through LifeSouth Shoals Community Blood Ce...

TUSCUMBIA — There is a mystery in the Colbert County Courthouse and its hanging on the wall in a narrow hallway near Probate Judge Daniel Rosser's office....

MUSCLE SHOALS — The Greater Shoals Broadband Cooperative District has given permission to three entities to leave the organization....

FLORENCE — The annual Point in Time Count will be conducted in the Shoals on Friday and Saturday....

FLORENCE — Salvation Army officials say progress is being made on the men's and women's dormitories that were damaged when pipes in the fire suppression system in the building's ceiling burst during the December cold snap....

MUSCLE SHOALS — Northwest-Shoals Community College is hosting its first student information session this month to share details of the new Alabama Career Essentials program....

FLORENCE — Local skateboarders are upset about conditions at the city's skate park, but city officials say help is on the way....

TUSCUMBIA — The Huntsville National Weather Service office is hosting a Spring Storm Spotters Course on Thursday at Northwest-Shoals Community College....

TUSCUMBIA — Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed Tuscumbia attorney Mitchell Hayes to serve as a circuit judge in the 31st Judicial Circuit....