HUNTSVILLE — A Huntsville man pleaded guilty Wednesday on child pornography charges and received a 10-year split sentence, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced. Dana Wesley Coffelt, 47, of Huntsville, pleaded […]

MUSCLE SHOALS — A Florence man was indicted today on four counts of capital murder, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced. According to a news release from Marshall’s office, Travis Eric […]

MONTGOMERY — A convicted murderer’s execution set for September will proceed as scheduled after Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall was able to prove the constitutionality of capital punishment through nitrogen […]

GARDEN CITY – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall cut a ceremonial ribbon Wednesday, making something good come out of an environmental tragedy. The event celebrated enhancements at Garden City River […]

Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in North Alabama   Seeds planted for Pate’s bid for governor  Last week, OTR ran an item about Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth’s […]

MONTGOMERY — A coalition of civil rights, voting rights and disability rights organizations have sued Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, Alabama’s 42 districts attorney, and Alabama Secretary of State Wes […]

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 […]

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. […]

MONTGOMERY — Former State Rep. David Cole has been fined and sentenced to jail, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Tuesday. Cole (R-Huntsville) was ordered to pay $52,885.79 in restitution to […]

Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in North Alabama   Lands vs. Powell  It’s looking like a Lands vs. Powell match up for the District 10 race. Gov. […]

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 […]

  For ALGOP, size matters  When Gov. Ron DeSantis headlined the ALGOP Winter meeting in March, the party had to change locations to accommodate the demand for tickets. It was […]

MONTGOMERY — James Michael Hardaway, former assistant director of the Limestone County Community Corrections Program, has been convicted of one ethics violation and one count of custodial sexual misconduct, Attorney […]

HUNTSVILLE – A federal court has partially blocked Alabama’s recently passed law banning the prescription of puberty-blocking medication to minors. Judge Liles Burke of the U.S. District Court for the […]