HANCEVILLE — In the wake of the arrests of the police chief and four officers, the Hanceville Police Department has been placed on administrative leave, Mayor Jim Sawyer announced Thursday. […]

CULLMAN — Calling the Hanceville Police Department “more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency,” a Cullman County grand jury called for the HPD to be abolished. The […]

WASHINGTON – An Athens man pleaded guilty today in connection with his role in a conspiracy last year to hack into the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange […]

JACKSONVILLE — An Anniston man arrested Saturday for violating a protection order also faces weapons and drugs charges, according to Jacksonville police. Austin Health Church, 37, of Anniston was arrested […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville Police Department said it has obtained critical new evidence indicating that missing 37-year-old Ronald Leslie Dumas Jr. was abducted in December. This development marks a significant […]

HUNTSVILLE — A handgun discharged inside a second-grader’s backpack and the bullet struck another student’s backpack but no one was injured in the incident Thursday at Huntsville’s Challenger Elementary School. […]

MONTGOMERY – Vowing to “create a safer Alabama,” Gov. Kay Ivey unveiled a bipartisan-backed public safety package during her State of the State address Tuesday. “Bolstering public safety is my […]

HUNTSVILLE — The mother of two toddlers was arrested on child abuse charges after deputies found a garbage-strewn apartment with feces on the walls. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s […]

HUNTSVILLE — A 21-year-old man was arrested for the murder of a convenience store employee Saturday night, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced. Jahree Daiquan Williams has been charged with […]

MONTGOMERY – The man accused of setting off a bomb at the office of Attorney General Steve Marshall last February was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, Marshall announced. […]

DECATUR — Lock your doors and windows. The Decatur Police Department is warning the River City about a sexual predator who has broken into houses in the area and assaulted […]

FORT PAYNE — Labeling the suspects as “evil monsters,” DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden announced Tuesday the arrest of eight North Alabama men on charges of Traveling to Meet a […]

ATHENS — An Athens woman was arrested by the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office after allegedly stealing close to $1 million from people across the globe. Amy Dianne Elmore Downs, 57, […]

MADISON — A Bob Jones High School student has been arrested after bringing a firearm to school Monday morning. According to Madison City Schools, school resource officers promptly confiscated and […]

HUNTSVILLE – A second suspect from Huntsville has been arrested in Kentucky for the shooting death of James Grays, 35, of Huntsville. The Huntsville Police Department has charged Erica Lashawn Baker, […]

HUNTSVILLE – A teen-ager has been arrested in last month’s deadly shooting on Meridian Street, according to the Huntsville Police Department. Seven Nelson, 19, is charged with reckless murder in […]

HUNTSVILLE — Called the “gold standard for evidence investigation,” a state-of-the-art forensic laboratory joined the state’s toolbox in the war on crime. The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences opened its […]

DECATUR – A Decatur man was arrested on charges of kidnapping after holding four people at gunpoint and keeping them in his house, police said. According to Decatur Police, John […]

HUNTSVILLE — A second victim has died after a shooting at a gas station on Meridian Street back in October. The Huntsville Police Department said 24-year-old Davante Centrell Dixon died […]

HUNTSVILLE — A Huntsville man has been arrested in the shooting at a Huntsville sports bar Saturday night that left a Decatur man dead. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement […]

HUNTSVILLE — A shooting at a Huntsville sports bar left one man dead and three others wounded Saturday night. On Sunday, a 23-year-old died as a result of the shooting […]

MADISON — A 13-year-old boy was arrested Thursday when he was found with a loaded 9mm handgun at a Madison middle school. According to Madison police, the arrest stemmed from a […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville Police Department arrested and charged two more suspects with reckless murder in connection to a deadly shooting last month. The incident happened just before 10 p.m. […]

HOLLYTREE — Authorities said a Jackson County man was arrested after he allegedly shot and killed his neighbor Monday. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Daniel Lambert, 57, of […]