MONTGOMERY — A Gadsden woman pleaded guilty Friday for taking $2.5 million from her elderly mother. Gina Cook Gilbert, 63, of Gadsden, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of Financial […]

DECATUR — Two former employees with Decatur City Schools have been arrested on charges of fraudulent use of credit cards, Decatur police said. Last month, police said representatives of Decatur […]

ALBERTVILLE — Albertville Police Chief JT Cartee has a dire warning to parents about child exploitation: “These kinds of people are in our community, they’re everywhere.” Cartee’s statement comes after […]

DECATUR – Mac Bailey Marquette, the former Decatur police officer who was charged with murder in the shooting death of city resident Stephen Perkins, has pleaded not guilty and waived […]

MONTGOMERY – A former DeKalb County attorney and judicial candidate was sentenced for her involvement in multiple crimes, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today. Teresa Darwin Phillips, 43, of Sylvania, […]

MONTGOMERY – Circuit Judge Gilbert P. Self has been arrested on charges that include allegedly using public funds to pay for a ski trip, beach trip and alcoholic beverages, Alabama […]

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 Sennett nearly 35 years ago. […]

DECATUR – The appeal hearings of four officers who were disciplined by the Decatur Police Department following the shooting death of Steve Perkins, scheduled to begin next week, have been […]

ATHENS – In 2022, Athens was listed as the third-fasted growing town in Alabama. On top of that, Limestone County is experiencing the highest population growth of any in the […]

FLORENCE — The escape and manhunt of Lauderdale County Corrections Officer Vicky White and inmate Casey White made headlines throughout the country last year. The search for the two culminated […]

HANCEVILLE — Amid growing reports of misuse of state prisoners for using inmates for private labor statewide, a Cullman County mayor has resigned after pleading guilty to 15 misdemeanor counts. […]

DECATUR – Asking residents to keep the family of Steve Perkins in their prayers, Mayor Tab Bowling responded Monday to the findings of an internal investigation into the shooting death […]

HUNTSVILLE – Moses Hightower, Larvell Jones, Casey Mahoney and Karen Thompson will not be making appearances, so forget the fictional characters played by Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, Steve Guttenberg and […]

DECATUR – A woman has been arrested in connection with the body of a newborn baby girl found in a dumpster early Tuesday. Decatur police said Cindy Nicole Crow, 36, […]

DECATUR – The body of a newborn baby was found in a dumpster this morning at a Decatur convenience store, Decatur police reported. According to a statement from the Decatur […]

HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville Utilities said it has been receiving continued reports of scam activity — phone scams and in person attempts — targeting utility customers. As the week has progressed, […]

DECATUR – An armed Decatur man died this morning after being shot by Decatur police. According to a news release, at approximately 1:30 a.m. today, officers were dispatched to a […]

HUNTSVILLE — As one person was arrested in Tuesday’s shooting at Alabama A&M University and another is hospitalized with an arrest pending, the president of the university thanked campus police […]

HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville City Councilman Devyn Keith pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of misdemeanor shoplifting. He was facing four counts but the state dismissed two charges. Madison County District […]

DECATUR — A Decatur man accused Tuesday of setting his wife on fire has been denied bond in accordance with Aniah’s Law. Decatur police arrested 40-year-old Riley Herbert Willis III […]

CULLMAN — The Cullman Police Department has arrested three North Alabama men for the alleged beating of an 18-year-old man at Rock the South last weekend. In a news conference […]

ATMORE — James Barber was executed this morning for the brutal murder of Dorothy Epps in 2001. His execution was carried out at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in […]

HUNTSVILLE — Six people face serious charges for allegedly stealing almost $2 million from credit unions using stealthy skimming devices. From February to June, the suspects used skimming devices and […]

GUNTERSVILLE — John Cooper, director of the Alabama Department of Transportation, was arrested and briefly jailed Monday on harassment charges in Marshall County. Cooper, 75, turned himself in to the […]