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 […]

FLORENCE – Through the North Alabama Public Service Training Center, the University of North Alabama is helping to provide critical de-escalation training for local and regional law enforcement and other […]

HUNTSVILLE – Anyone with an interest into the workings of one of the world’s biggest crime-fighting, national security organizations take notice. FBI Birmingham is holding its semi-annual Inside the FBI […]

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. […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville City Council passed an ordinance Thursday amending the previous ordinance related to hands-free driving, a motion that attempts to clear the language on the law. In […]

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 […]

HUNTSVILLE — A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for all of southern Middle Tennessee and much of North Alabama, the National Weather Service Huntsville office announced this morning. The […]

HUNTSVILLE – Officials and administrators around the Tennessee Valley continue to remind people to stay home and off the roads unless there is an emergency, especially with emergency resources stretched […]

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 […]

DECATUR — Decatur police officer Mac Bailey Marquette has been charged with murder in the shooting death of Stephen Perkins shortly after midnight Sept. 29. With supporters of Perkins outside […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville Police Department is holding a six-month driver’s education campaign to prepare motorists for new restrictions on using hand-held devices while driving. HPD, Huntsville Fire & Rescue […]

HUNTSVILLE — A resolution authorizing the city attorney to settle a lawsuit filed following a 2021 incident involving police was passed Thursday night at the regular meeting of the Huntsville […]

MONTGOMERY – This week, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will launch its annual “12 Days of Safety” Campaign to run throughout the holiday season. The campaign is a fun and […]

HUNTSVILLE – There is an agenda sometimes, one aimed to help everyone, whatever the political affiliation. David Little had something he told everyone would be a plank he’d walk on […]

WASHINGTON – Matt Brannon, a Purple Heart recipient from Boaz, has been honored by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville as the December “Veteran of the Month.” “Many of our veterans carry […]

DECATUR – Following a disciplinary hearing regarding four police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Decatur resident Stephen Perkins, three of those involved at the scene as well as […]

MONTGOMERY – Thanksgiving marks one of the busiest weeks of the year on Alabama roadways. This year, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency urges motorists to prepare to share the road with […]

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 […]

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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 – 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 […]

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 […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville-based EOD Gear has joined Norway’s NEXT Biometrics to provide NEXT’s Active ThermalTM biometric fingerprint products to the federal government. EOD Gear is a GSA-certified provider of high-tech […]

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 […]