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Ivey commutes death sentence of man convicted in Decatur woman’s murder

MONTGOMERY -- In what she called one of the most difficult decisions she's had to make, Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence...

Huntsville SVU secures conviction in fake ride-share rape and kidnapping

HUNTSVILLE – A Huntsville man has been found guilty of multiple felony charges following an extensive investigation by the Huntsville Police Department's Special Victims...

Ivey announces Lauderdale, Morgan County district judge appointments

MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey announced appointments Monday to fill vacancies in two North Alabama district judgeship positions. William D. Motlow III was named District...

Mitchell appointed Jackson County circuit judge

MONTGOMERY -- Matthew C. Mitchell has been appointed Circuit Judge for Jackson County, Gov. Kay Ivey announced.  A graduate of Samford University and the...

Madison County Judicial Commission accepting applications for District Court judge

HUNTSVILLE -- The Madison County Judicial Commission will accept applications this month to fill a District Court judge position. Circuit Judge Danna Pate, chair of...

Burgess resentenced to life without parole for 1993 Morgan County murder

DECATUR -- Roy Burgess Jr. has been resentenced to life without parole for the brutal 1993 capital murder of 16-year-old Kevin Ray Gardner, Attorney General...

Decatur police officer enters not guilty plea in Perkins’ murder

DECATUR – Mac Bailey Marquette, the former Decatur police officer who was charged with murder in the shooting death of city resident Stephen Perkins,...

Former DeKalb County judicial candidate sentenced for felony convictions

MONTGOMERY – A former DeKalb County attorney and judicial candidate was sentenced for her involvement in multiple crimes, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today. Teresa...

Ski trip, beach trip listed in indictment of Lauderdale County Circuit Judge Self

MONTGOMERY – Circuit Judge Gilbert P. Self has been arrested on charges that include allegedly using public funds to pay for a ski trip,...

‘Justice served’: Smith executed; first to die by nitrogen gas

ATMORE -- "Justice has been served." At 8:25 p.m. Thursday, Kenneth Eugene Smith was pronounced dead after his execution in the murder-for-hire slaying of Elizabeth...