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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — If you haven't heard, there's a new tool for job seekers in Alabama. It's called Go Build Alabama Job Board. The tool is helping workers connect with career opportunities in the construction industry and beyond. Thanks to Go Build Alabama Job Board, they'll be easier to find.

Alabama state officials argued in a motion Monday that inmates and civil rights groups accusing the Department of Corrections of employing slave labor did not pursue all available administrative channels and improperly split their claims across multiple lawsuits. In a motion in support of a state motion to dismiss the lawsuit, the officials, including Governor […] The post Alabama state officials defend Alabama prison practices amid labor exploitation claims appeared first on Alabama Reflector.

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- An 11-year-old Alabama girl and a 31-year-old Pensacola woman were seriously injured in a crash Thursday morning in Santa Rosa County. It happened around 9:55 a.m. on I-10 west at mile marker 39. The crash involved only one vehicle -- a pickup truck. The 31-year-old...

According to AL.com, a Sunliner Diner restaurant is expected to be built in Orange Beach. The owners are seeking site plan review approval to build the restaurant at 26035 Perdido Beach Boulevard, according to city planning. The 50s-style restaurant also has a location on Highway 59 in Gulf Shores. Industrial Investments paid $850,000 for a commercial property at 23226 Grissom Drive in Robertsdale, according to James Henderson of Realty Executives Bay Group, who handled the transaction. The purchase includes more than 15,000 ft2 of warehouse space, loading and unloading docks, office area and storage on 2 acres. The space was previously occupied by Dependable Machine Services. The property will be used in the future for the industrial maintenance company. A local investor paid $799,000 for 12,030 ft2 made up of multiple buildings at 10160 Airport Boulevard in Mobile, according to Chris Harle and Leigh Dale Younce of White-Spunner Realty, who represented the sellers. Angie McArthur of Stirling Properties worked for the buyer. The property will continue to be leased to existing tenants. Watch for these future projects in Baldwin County: Lillian Medical, a 4,967-ft2 medical clinic, to be developed on 3.28 acres on Barclay Avenue just north of Highway 98 in Lillian, according to Baldwin County planners, and Toy Box South Storage, which will feature two 14,000-ft2 buildings to store boats and RVs on Roscoe Road south of the Foley Beach Express in Gulf Shores.

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Mobile Police are investigating a homicide at the Festival Center near Academy Sports. Police say one man has died after being shot in the parking lot around 4:45 p.m. Thursday. Officers have taped off a large area of the parking lot after a man was...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Hurricane Beryl left a lot of damage and devastation behind after moving through Jamaica, but it also caused a lot of problems for those trying to leave the island. Shantell Shepard and her cousins got to Jamaica Sunday and were planning on leaving yesterday morning until the storm changed things.

Editor’s Note: The headline and story have been updated to better reflect what occurred in the wastewater spillage. FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WKRG) — The City of Fairhope announced Mobile Bay was involved in a manhole overflow spill of over 450,000 gallons. Fairhope Water and Wastewater Department officials said 451,064 gallons of treated effluent water spilled following […]

A Mobile television meteorologist says he was “blindsided” by his station’s decision to let him go, while an executive says the station will be looking for “the right person” for its weather team. Michael White, longtime meteorologist at WALA-TV10, a Fox affiliate, posted on Facebook...

Saraland 4-star quarterback KJ Lacey doesn’t appear to be budging from his longtime commitment to Texas. Lacey, a two-time first-team Class 6A All-State quarterback, took an official visit to Austin late last month following the Elite 11 QB Showcase. If you purchase a product or register for an account...

Paul Rhoads is back at the beach. The longtime college coach has rejoined Mark Hudspeth’s football staff at Gulf Shores High School after spending 2023 as an assistant at Boston College. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may...

On the first day of the 2024 Daniel "Chappie" James Flight Academy summer camp, 18 young men and women were just a few minutes away from getting ready to take control on flight simulators after a full morning lesson on the science of flight. A week later, those same teenagers...

DAPHNE, Ala. (WKRG) — The last line of their official motto reads, ‘I am a member of the United States Armed Forces Honor Guard.’ And these veterans take their job seriously. They are patriotic and dedicated volunteers with a mission to make sure all veterans receive the honors they deserve in life and in death. […]

The warnings regarding the use of fireworks are commonly mentioned more diligently ahead of the 4th of July. One Florida man learned the hard way that there is no such thing as a safe firework. Gene Pope was holding a firework when it went off right in his hand back...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A mother, grandmother, sister, aunt. Seventy-year-old Pensacola woman Myra Hayes -- the victim of last week's drive-by shooting in Montclair -- was the matriarch, the family glue. "She raised me since I was a baby," Myra's great niece Tinelle Narcisse said Thursday. "She was my great aunt....

Planning Commission to Discuss Oak Shores and Other Projects. Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – A plan receiving an unfavorable recommendation during the May session of the Orange Beach Planning Commission is being resubmitted to the panel and will be discussed at the July 8 meeting. Lawyer Daniel...

One of downtown Mobile’s most iconic hotels, the cylindrical Holiday Inn + Suites on Royal Street, is up for auction later this month. Keep reading for details on the auction and some other big buildings in downtown Mobile for sale. Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the...

Sonic has become the latest fast-food chain to unveil a value menu.