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  FLORENCE-The Florence Police Department’s K-9 units competed in the  United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) Region 22 K9 trials last week in Chattanooga, TN.   All four teams recertified at …

RUSSELLVILLE-On April 13, 2026, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office released information regarding the arrest of Abigail Marie Roberts on multiple serious sex offense charges. Since that time, the investigation has …

MONTGOMERY-A coalition of Alabama labor groups and allies will partner next week to celebrate Alabama Workers’ Week of Action. The week will encompass Workers Memorial Day on April 28 and …

KNOXVILLE, TN – The TVA Board of Directors today announced the selection of Mike Skaggs as TVA’s interim President and CEO. Skaggs has more than 40 years of experience in the …

  FLORENCE-KD Art Center will be open late for First Friday in May! On Friday, May 1st, Florence Arts & Museums staff will be here from 5pm-7:30pm to share about …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health would like to hear from state residents about health issues they believe are the most important in their communities. All Alabamians ages 18 and …

MUSCLE SHOALS-On the night of April 12, 2026, Barbara Ann Koontz, 67, of Florence, AL, succumbed to injuries and was pronounced deceased after being flown to Huntsville Hospital as a …

SHEFFIELD — The Ritz Theatre is bringing two exciting and crowd-pleasing productions to the stage this May, offering something for audiences of all ages with Disney’s Moana Jr. and Mean …

JACKSON COUNTY-On April 22,2026 at approximately 2pm the Bridgeport Fire Department was dispatched to a mobile home fire on 6th Street in Bridgeport. The fire department was extinguishing the fire …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) Commissioner Vernon Barnett will retire from state service at the end of the month. The governor has selected …

FLORENCE-Below you will find a statement from Chief Holt regarding the incident involving David Culliver. “I understand the community’s concerns about the use of a police canine in the arrest …

TUSCUMBIA — Due to forecasted rainy weather, the Cane Creek Canyon Spring Kickoff Fundraiser originally scheduled for this weekend has been postponed. The event will now take place on Saturday, …

LOUISVILLE, KY – Today, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) in partnership with Climavision, the weather technology company whose private radar network and AI- driven forecasting fills visibility gaps across …

FLORENCE-On April 22, 2026, the Lauderdale County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant in the 200 block of N. Locust Street in Florence, Alabama. They were assisted by the …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (ADECE) on Wednesday announced that Alabama’s First-Class Pre-K program has once again been recognized in the latest State …

FLORENCE-On April 23, 2026, an officer with the Florence Police Department observed a vehicle displaying an improper tag and attempted to initiate a traffic stop near the area of Cloverdale …

MARION COUNTY – On Friday, May 2, 2025, at the request of the Hamilton Police Department, Special Agents assigned to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation …

FLORENCE – North Alabama’s entrepreneurial momentum was on full display today at the fifth annual Singing River Trail Launch Tank competition, held at Singin’ River Live in Florence, Alabama. Following …

BIRMINGHAM  — A team of second-year Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) students from Northwest Shoals Community College (NWSCC) won first place in the Manufacturing Core Exercises (MCE) 4 competition …

MONTGOMERY – Data collected and analyzed by the Alabama Department of Workforce’s Labor Market Information (LMI) Division shows that in February 2026, there were 104,060 job ads posted in Alabama, representing a …