When you pay for civil or criminal cases in court, you'll notice a fee called "court cost." It's money used to pay for Alabama's justice system. But where all this court money is going could be the cause of delays in setting your court date.
An 18-wheeler overturns in Montgomery County -- the truck was carrying thousands of live chickens. Hundreds of them died in the accident and it also caused traffic delays for several hours.
Greenville High School's Prom is coming up and rules for the big night were sent out to students, but now they are causing a stir on social media.
Students and faculty at Alabama State University are mourning the deaths of two students.
Fire officials in the state want to pass a new bill making it easier to have sprinklers installed in homes. Today, they showed lawmakers why.
Milky Moo's is moving onto the square along with Dolce, a new bakery. A third vacant space will soon be filled. But city leaders will not confirm what that business is.
A Jefferson County Circuit Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a contractor that was temporarily involved with the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Alabama football coach Nick Saban's daughter by her sorority sister after a fight.
Birmingham police are investigating two shootings involving children who accidentally shot themselves.
Former U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith kicked off his Democratic campaign for governor by calling for the creation of a state lottery to fund college scholarships and an expansion of the state Medicaid program under the federal health care law.
Governor Robert Bentley has awarded grants totaling in $11 million for programs that help low income residents take steps to secure gainful employment and improve their quality of life.
Researchers at Stanford University and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital say they've developed a way to scan young cancer patients' bodies for tumors without exposing them to high-levels of radiation which could lead to secondary cancers later in life.
Watching a video of a simple task before you do the task can increase brain function and improve your motor skills according to an Italian researcher.
A new study at Johns Hopkins found the antidepressant drug Citalopram helps relieve the emotional distress, excessive movement and aggression that often comes with Alzheimer's disease.
A federal prosecutor says former Auburn basketball player Varez Ward has been accepted into a pre-trial diversion program that could dismiss his point-shaving charges.
A state Senate committee is scheduled to consider a bill that would phase out the state sales tax on groceries and increase the sales tax on other purchases.
"To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee is settling a federal lawsuit she filed against a museum in her south Alabama hometown over its sale of souvenirs featuring her name and the title of her book.
Crime happens everywhere, but how safe are you where you live?
A state Senate committee is scheduled to consider a bill that would phase out the state sales tax on groceries and increase the sales tax on other purchases.
Is the city of Montgomery over spending?
Wilcox County Sheriff Earnest Evans tells us a Pine Hill police officer has been shot.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The labor and delivery department at Bryan Whitfield Hospital in Demopolis is set to close at the end of the month.
The plan to triple the sales tax on liquor is no more.
A Greenville firefighter finds himself on the other side of the flames as he watches his own house burn to the ground.
