A story in today's N.Y. Times says Henry County D.A. Doug Valeska gave preferential treatment to Harvey Drayton Burch III, a passenger in a car being driven by Valeska's son: "District Attorney Douglas A. Valeska granted him (Burch)Â pretrial diversion,…
An Alabama inmate is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stay his upcoming execution to consider whether a judge should have been able to give him a death sentence when the jury recommended life imprisonment. Attorneys for Ronald Bert Smith…
A former Elmore County commissioner has pleaded guilty to a felony ethics law violation. Attorney General Luther Strange says Joe Faulk entered his plea Thursday in Elmore County Circuit Court to intentionally using his office for personal gain. Strange says…
The Montgomery Police Department has initiated a homicide investigation following the overnight shooting death of 23-year old Breyuane Sanders of Montgomery. Around 9 p.m. December 1, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 800 block of Millard Fuller Road after…
A Montgomery woman was sentenced today to 26 months in prison for her involvement in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. of the Middle District of Alabama, and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect in the homicide of 47-year- old Clifford Cummings, who died from wounds he received in an Oct. 20 shooting. Cummings was pronounced dead at Baptist Medical Center South, where he had been…
Inmates in an Alabama prison are taking part in the "mannequin challenge" sweeping the country, using an illegal cellphone. Al.com reports that the men wearing prisoner clothing labeled Alabama Department of Corrections shot a nearly minute-long video of themselves freezing…
Montgomery police are investigating two homicides. The first shooting happened Wednesday at 10 p.m. in the the 4100 block of Fitzpatrick Boulevard. The victim has been identified as 27 year…
At about 8 p.m., Nov. 16, MPD responded to Cresta Circle in reference to a stolen vehicle that was reported by Onstar as being pinpointed in that area. Cresta Circle is the Smiley Court community. The vehicle was located and as…
The Montgomery Police Department has arrested a suspect in the Sunday, Nov. 13, shooting death of a Montgomery teenager. The shooting occurred in the 3000 block of Woodley Road. MPD detectives charged Desman DeAngelo Webster, 31, of Montgomery with one…
