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Montgomery woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2021 fatal shooting

A Montgomery woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a 2021 fatal shooting.

Dallas Co. capital murder suspects denied youthful offender status

Two high profile murder cases involving are moving through the Circuit Court system in Dallas County. The defendant in each of the cases went before a judge to seek youthful offender status. Tashon…

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Former Life Academy principal sentenced for theft

The former principal of Life Academy in Montgomery has been sentenced for stealing money from the school.

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Montgomery man charged with murder, robbery in Auburn

Auburn police have charged a Montgomery man with murder and robbery.

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Greenville police investigate first homicide in two years

Greenville police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened outside of a Hyundai supplier.

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Judge orders new trial for Alabama man who has been on death row for 31 years

A federal judge has ordered a new trial for an Alabama death row inmate after tests showed it was another man's DNA on the victim's body.

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Montgomery police make arrest in string of car break-ins

Montgomery police say they've made an arrest in a long series of car break-ins that happened earlier this summer.

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Nine sentenced in cocaine trafficking conspiracy running from Mexico to Alabama

Nine people, including some from Montgomery, Deatsville and Union Springs, have been sentenced on federal charges involving a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.