First Lady Hosts Domestic Violence Vigil
Alabama First Lady Dianne Bentley is leading a candlelight vigil at the state Capitol to bring attention to victims of domestic violence.
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Alabama Arrests Down But Prison Crowding Remains
A group studying overcrowding in Alabama’s prisons has found that arrests are declining and sentences are getting shorter. But Alabama’s prisons remain at nearly double their designed capacity. The Council of State Governments Justice Center presented the statistics to the Alabama Prison Reform Task Force. Research manager Andrew Barbee says felony arrests declined about 21 percent from 2009 to 2013….
ACLU Challenges New Alabama Abortion Law
This video is no longer available.The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a new Alabama law that places additional requirements on a minor seeking an abortion without parental approval. The ACLU says the Alabama law goes beyond any parental consent law in the nation. It provides that when a girl seeks judicial approval for an abortion without her parents’ consent,…
Southside Church of Christ Works to Fight Crime in Montgomery
Crime is something that everyone wants to prevent or reduce in the City of Montgomery and one church decided to take on the issue head on.
School Board Meeting Turns Ugly During Public Comments
The board of education met tonight but it wasn’t just any other school board meeting. Tempers flared and two public speakers had to be removed by security.
Alabama National Fair Gets Ready to Open the Gates
Before the rides light up the night sky and the smell of funnel cakes fill the air, there is a lot of work to be done.
September’s last sunset
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Task Force Continues To Tackle Alabama Prisons
State leaders are continuing to look into the problems with Alabama’s prison system
The state’s recently created prison reform task force met at the state house today.
Montgomery Co. Deputies Concerned With Heroin In Area
CBS 8 is taking action against crime. Montgomery County deputies say heroin use in the area is on the rise and after making a number of arrests. They hope to not only get the drug off Montgomery streets… and clear up other crimes too.
UA Student Arrested On Terroristic Threat Charge
University of Alabama officials say a 19-year-old student accused of making a terroristic threat has been arrested. University spokesman Chris Bryant said in a statement Tuesday that Daniel Evan Simmons was arrested by university police after an investigation into alarming messages that were sent the morning of Sept. 23. Bryant says Simmons is in the Tuscaloosa County Jail and is…
