Law Enforcement

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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...

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,...

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...

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...

ATMORE -- James Barber was executed this morning for the brutal murder of Dorothy Epps in 2001. His execution was carried out at the...

ATHENS -- Athens Police Capt. Anthony Pressnell has been named interim police chief, the City Council voted Monday. Police Chief Floyd Johnson is retiring Aug....

HUNTSVILLE -- As the FBI prepares to move 5,500 employees to a new full-time headquarters that will replace the aging Hoover building in downtown Washington,...

MADISON -- The Madison Police Citizens Advisory Committee is accepting District 5 applications for the remaining two years of the current term. The committee meets...

SHEFFIELD -- A Sheffield man, who was attacked on his front porch by a police dog in 2021, is suing the city, three police...