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Politics

Scott Stadthagen’s ‘Mental Disorders’ Remark on Transgender Candidates Draws Fire

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Scott Stadthagen told an Eastern Shore Republican Women meeting in Fairhope that two transgender Democratic House candidates have 'mental disorders.'…

Oct 12, 2026 Fairhope

Railroad crossing signals and crossbuck at a road crossing marked with police tape and traffic cones, with patrol vehicles parked nearby

Public Safety

Bay Minette Man Killed by Train at Graham Drive Crossing; Police Investigating

Oct 12, 2026 Bay Minette

Children in Halloween costumes collecting candy from decorated car trunks along a lit outdoor shopping street at dusk

Events

The Wharf Trunk or Treat Brings Free Halloween Night to Orange Beach Oct. 28

Oct 11, 2026 Orange Beach

Red Cross volunteers in red vests unload boxes of emergency supplies from a trailer outside a shelter on the Alabama coast

Weather

Red Cross Volunteers From Birmingham Join 140-Plus Responders on Coast After Isaias

Oct 11, 2026 Foley

Weather

Orange Beach Spared the Worst of Isaias as Flora-Bama Reopens a Day After the Storm

Oct 11, 2026 Foley

A polling place sign reading Vote Here stands outside a brick community building in Mobile County, Alabama, on an autumn morning

Politics

Jerry Carl vs. Clyde Jones: Where the 1st District Candidates Stand on the Issues

Oct 11, 2026 Daphne

A plastic rain gauge mounted on a wooden fence post holding several inches of water, with wet leaves and small broken branches on the grass below

Weather

Isaias Rainfall Totals: Andalusia Got Up to 6 Inches While Mobile Saw About an Inch

Oct 11, 2026 Brewton

Cars crossing a high-rise bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway toward Gulf Shores under clearing skies, with utility trucks parked along the roadside below

Weather

Ivey Lifts Isaias Evacuation Order as Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Bridges Reopen

Oct 11, 2026 Brewton

A large fallen tree lies across a residential street with downed power lines as a utility crew in a bucket truck works nearby after a hurricane

Public Safety

Hurricane Isaias Death Toll Reaches 4 as Alabama, Florida Panhandle Begin Cleanup

Oct 11, 2026 Brewton

A large uprooted oak tree lies across a residential street with a snapped power line beside it as a city work crew begins clearing limbs under an overcast sky

Weather

Hurricane Isaias Cleanup Begins in Baldwin and Mobile as Bridges Reopen, Curfews End

Oct 11, 2026 Foley

Guests at an outdoor Oktoberfest celebration on a golf club patio with German food, string lights and a live brass band

Events

Foley Sister Cities Marks 70 Years With Library Exhibit and Oktoberfest Golf Jamboree

Oct 11, 2026 Foley

Two red warning flags snapping in the wind on a lifeguard stand beside rough, whitecapped Gulf surf on a sunny beach with no swimmers in the water

Weather

Double Red Flags Keep Alabama Beaches Closed to Swimmers as Dry, Warm Week Follows Isaias

Oct 11, 2026 Dauphin Island

Firefighters in turnout gear spray water on a smoking, fire-damaged brick home at night as fire engines with flashing lights line a tree-lined residential street

Public Safety

Daphne House Fire in Lake Forest Kills Five Dogs and a Bird; No People Hurt

Oct 11, 2026 Daphne