Lauderdale County

The City of Florence has officially opened a new biking trail that was four years in the making. It’s the first professionally built mountain biking trail at Wildwood Park. This new development has been in the works since 2019

Police say an Alabama man who held two people hostage and fled across state lines was shot and killed by police in Hardin County, Tennessee. The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were in a “standoff” with an armed individual, who was inside a vehicle with two hostages, on Highway 69.

Additional schools are releasing students in northwest Alabama because of the possibility of snow. At least a half-dozen systems say they're dismissing…

Supporters are pushing for new historic markers to recognize two pioneering black Congressmen from north Alabama.The TimesDaily reports the proposed…

Edit | Remove A Florence attorney and an 83-year-old man are each facing multiple charges of human trafficking. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange's…

Alabama may see the creation of new jobs abroad in the future if the governor approves a recent joint resolution from the state legislature.The bill would…

Alabama’s lawmakers are back in Montgomery for a special session to work on the budget.Governor Robert Bentley is seeking a 25-cent-per-pack cigarette tax…

The Mobile County Commission is taking steps to protect the area’s primary source of drinking water. APR’s Pat Duggins reports it’s a land purchase around…

State lawmakers from Mobile and Baldwin Counties are drafting legislation to try and keep a large portion of the BP oil settlement money near Alabama’s…