Selma Police detectives investigate city’s 11th murder of the year
A Selma man is dead after a shooting Tuesday night near a Selma public housing complex. Chief Kenta Fulford says officers responded to reports of a gunshot victim near GWC Homes at around 8 at night. When officers arrived they found a man with injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. Fulford...
Gov. Ivey, ABC Board consider new alcohol rules after Montgomery shooting
Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board are considering new alcohol-related restrictions and public safety measures following the October 4 downtown Montgomery shootings that left multiple people injured and prompted renewed concerns over nightlife safety in the state’s capital city. In a...
Alabama Man Arrested for Swatting Calls to LPSO
An Alabama man who made multiple “swatting” calls to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office in August was arrested. Korey Flood Sr., 25, of Mobile was arrested and transported to Lafourche Parish last week. In August 2025, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office received several unusual calls for service,...
Award-winning steakhouse building its first Alabama location
Ground was broken Wednesday on the Chop House in Town Madison. It will be the steakhouse restaurant’s first location in Alabama. It will be located across from BJ’s Wholesale Club on Graphics Drive on the west side of Town Madison. According to The Chop House website, the restaurant...
Bond denied for juvenile suspect in park shooting
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A judge today denied a request by a defense lawyer to grant bond to a teenager charged with murder and assault in connection to an April shooting at Herndon-Sage Park. The defendants in that case have been held without bail under Aniah’s Law. The shooting,...
Alabama duo arrested after federal agents intercept large weapon shipment at Texas border
Laredo, Texas – Two Alabama men are facing serious federal charges after allegedly trafficking over 300 firearms, ammunition, and gun accessories across the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that Emilio Ramirez Cortes, 48, a legal U.S. resident originally from Mexico, and his son, Edgar...
Two people arrested following vehicle break-ins in Alabama
ALABAMA — Two people were arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly breaking into multiple vehicles in Mobile, authorities said. The Mobile Police Department responded to the 1100 block of Seven Hills Curve South after reports of two individuals breaking into cars. Officers learned that an 18-year-old man,...
Police searching for wanted fugitive in Alabama
ALABAMA — Authorities are seeking Cornelius Tayshawn Coker, 34, in Jefferson County on a felony warrant for failure to appear on domestic violence–strangulation charges, according to Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama. Coker, a Black male standing 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 250 pounds, has short black...
Saint James students help Heart of Alabama Food Bank with Community Day
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Starting Nov. 1, more than 750,000 Alabamians will not receive receive SNAP benefits due to the ongoing government shutdown, according to the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR). In anticipation of what could be an unprecedented surge of customers in need, The Heart of Alabama Food...
5 hidden secrets of Jeffrey, Alabama’s most famous ghost
13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey remains an iconic piece of Southern literature, written by the equally iconic Kathryn Tucker Windham and Margaret Gillis Figh. Originally published in 1969, this collection breathes life into thirteen of the state’s most haunted places, along with the mischievous household spirit who...

















