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Court of Criminal Appeals upholds Maddux murder conviction in Cullman County

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed last year's murder conviction of William Thomas Maddux of Cullman, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced. Maddux,...

Decatur drug bust nets $1.1M in meth; 4 arrests

DECATUR -- A narcotics raid on a Decatur hotel resulted in four arrests and more than $1.1 million in methamphetamine, the Morgan County Sheriff's...

Driver charged with murder in Hartselle fatal car chase/crash

HARTSELLE -- The driver of a car involved in a police chase and fatal crash Saturday night has been jailed on a murder charge...

Madison City Schools introduces weapons detection K9 to enhance campus safety

MADISON – Madison City Schools has welcomed a new four-legged member to its safety team. Gemini, a black Labrador trained in advanced weapons detection,...

Limestone County Sheriff’s Office special ops team nets 11 arrests in online child exploitation probe

ATHENS -- A Limestone County Sheriff’s Office online child exploitation sting netted nearly a dozen men on trafficking and child sex charges recently. “Operation Summer...

Citations more than double as Huntsville PD cracks down on school zone safety

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville Police Department's Zero in the Zone initiative, launched to boost school zone enforcement during the first month of the 2025-2026...

Huntsville Police remind residents to secure vehicles and valuables

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville Police are encouraging residents to take simple precautions after noticing an uptick in car break-ins and stolen items. From January through June...

ALEA issues thousands of citations, report six traffic fatalities over four-day Labor Day holiday

MONTGOMERY – While no traffic fatalities were reported on two of the four-day Labor Day holiday weekend, six people died - including in Colbert...

Court of Criminal Appeals upholds Sutton murder conviction in Limestone County

MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the murder conviction of Sean Kevin Sutton of Athens, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced...

More than 50 DUI arrests made, 500 tickets and warnings issued during Huntsville Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign

HUNTSVILLE – A weeks-long campaign to help keep drunk drivers off the road resulted in several arrests and dozens of citation, the Huntsville Police...