A white Alabama police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a black man will go before a judge at a March 24 preliminary hearing. Authorities on Wednesday arrested 23-year-old Aaron Smith for the fatal shooting of 58-year-old…
An ex-Alabama state trooper who was accused of raping a woman while he was on duty has been sentenced to six months in jail after he pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct. Samuel McHenry II filed a plea agreement in Butler…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A Tuscaloosa teen has been arrested after police say he shot another teen in the head while discussing playing Russian roulette. Media outlets report that the shooting occurred Feb. 1 at a Tuscaloosa apartment complex. A…
Two state work release inmates are back in custody following their escape from two separate job sites on March 2. Officials with the Alabama Department of Corrections report that 39-year-old Jermey James McCormick, and Tory Mondale Elliott, 37, were recaptured…
A former Alabama jailer is accused of fathering a child with a 15-year-old girl before fleeing to Europe years later and then boasting that he wanted to join Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State group. Calhoun County Sheriff Larry…
An Alabama judge threw out the state's system for imposing the death penalty the same day Florida lawmakers passed a bill to revamp a similar sentencing mechanism. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Tracie Todd sided Thursday with defense attorneys who had…
A 17 year-old is charged in the murder of 29-year-old Danny Parker after a shooting in Union Springs Saturday, February 27th around 10:30 a.m. The 17-year-old's name has not been released yet but his bond was set at $75,000. He…
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Protesters lead by civil rights activists, Jamel Brown, gathered in front of the Montgomery Police Department on Ripley St,  protesting for the shooting death of Greg Gunn by a Montgomery police officer. They vow to have protests and demonstrations in different spots in…
Authorities say an Alabama prison inmate has escpaed. Inmate Jeremy McCormick left from his assigned job location at approximately 9:49am on Tuesday morning. His assigned job location is located in Sylacauga, AL in Talladega County. McCormick was last seen wearing a…
