GULF BREEZE, Fla. — Jeremy Smith, a 49-year-old resident of Lillian, Alabama, is celebrating a $2 million win after purchasing a TRIPLE 777 Scratch-Off ticket in Florida. The Florida Lottery announced that Smith claimed the top prize at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee and chose a lump-sum payment of $1,280,000. The winning ticket was purchased from…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Alabama Theatre, a historic landmark in Birmingham, is celebrating the return of its iconic Mighty Wurlitzer organ, affectionately known as “Big Bertha,” following extensive repairs. After an eight-month hiatus, the organ has been meticulously restored by the A.E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company and is ready to enchant audiences once more. Installed…

CORRECTION: Dennoriss Richardson was incorrectly identified in the original article. The name has been updated below: SHEFFIELD, Ala. — The FBI has launched an investigation into the death of Dennoriss Richardson, a Black man found hanging in an abandoned building in Colbert County, Alabama. Richardson’s death, initially ruled a suicide by local authorities, has sparked…

Birmingham, AL — Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation has agreed to a $9.9 million settlement with federal regulators over allegations of discriminatory lending practices in Birmingham’s majority-Black neighborhoods, including Ensley. The settlement comes after an investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed that Fairway engaged in redlining, a…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is grappling with a troubling rise in whooping cough cases, a disease once largely controlled by vaccines but now reemerging as a public health concern. Health experts say vaccine hesitancy, fueled by misinformation, is a significant factor behind the increase, raising alarms about the state’s vulnerability to preventable diseases. Whooping cough,…

MOBILE, Ala. — After nearly 20 years of waiting, residents of the Gulf Coast will soon be able to board a train in Mobile and arrive in New Orleans in just a few hours, thanks to the long-anticipated reopening of the Amtrak line that was closed after Hurricane Katrina. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will…