After a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) shift commander Willie Burks, 42, of failing to stop an officer under his command from assaulting an inmate at ADOC’s Elmore Correctional Facility.
The Tuskegee University Board of Trustees has elected a new President of Tuskegee University. The Board of Trustees elected Dr. Charlotte Morris as the 9th president of the university.
On Sunday, July 25, around 1:50 a.m., Jason Lemart Wright, 39, died when the 2004 Ford Expedition driven by Cedric Lamar Thomas Sr., 44, left the roadway, struck a guard rail before going airborne and struck a tree. Medics transported Wright to a local hospital for treatment, where he later died.Â
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The founder and chief executive of the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama will leave the nonprofit organization at the end of the year. The Birmingham-based nonprofit says Isabel Rubio will be replaced by chief operating officer…
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — Police searching the home of a man suspected of attacking an Alabama woman in her home found more than 400 pairs of women’s panties, authorities said. Investigators also found dozens of photos of John Thomas Uda’s…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police officer who remained on his city’s payroll for two months after being convicted of murder has resigned from the Huntsville Police Department. Officer William Darby left of his own accord. Darby has been on…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A Black Army veteran who helped peacefully desegregate an Alabama city’s library with a sit-in protest in 1963 has died, according to the library and an obituary published by his family. Shelly Millender Jr. of Birmingham…
Century Church in Pike Road spent the month of July stuffing a bus with school supplies for foster children in the community.Â
A dangerous sinkhole formed on a Downtown Montgomery Street on Saturday afternoon.
Montgomery police say a woman has been shot in the 800 block of Terrace Avenue.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says two people were hurt after a ski boat crashed into a pier on Lake Martin.
Starting August 2, the National Weather Service says it will add a "damage threat" category to severe thunderstorm warnings.
A $16.5 million grant will help fund a transportation research facility at the University of Alabama focused in part on electric vehicles.
Alabama State Troopers say a Dadeville man has been killed in an ATV crash in Tallapoosa County.
The Tallapoosa County sheriff says murder suspect Willie Frank Wyckoff has been captured and charged.
Prattville residents, Ell and Lenora White, sponsored a book bag, school supplies, and scholarship giveaway at North Highland Memorial Community Center in Prattville on Saturday, July 24.Â
Mayor Steven Reed partnered with the United States Conference of Mayors, the Montgomery Biscuits, Major League Baseball and RBI to host a free Sandlot event for Montgomery youth on Saturday, July 24, from 9 a.m. to noon at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery.
Police say the shooting is an attempted murder suicide.
As Alabama lags behind most other states in COVID-19 vaccinations, Gov. Kay Ivey was asked by a reporter in Birmingham this week what it will take to convince more people to get shots.
According to ADPH, a stray cat scratched a person in the Durden Road area of Prattville.
After councilman johnny ford tried to cut down the statue a few weeks ago, officials have been trying to decide on what to do about the statue their main concern being the safety of the public. The city council in Tuskegee held a special meeting Thursday to discuss what the next move will be for the town square and the statue.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- One man is dead -- and another man is behind bars -- after a shooting in Orrville. Fifty-one year old Byron Anderson of Orrville -- is charged with murder.…
Alabama's prison system is offering incentives for prisoners to get COVID-19 vaccinations. A spokeswoman says the Department of Corrections is offering a $5 canteen "grab bag" to inmates who get vaccinations and those who've already received shots.
The Montgomery Police Department celebrated their hardworking men and women with much deserved promotions. The MPD held a promotional ceremony for 25 of its officers at City Hall on Friday. Friends and family were able to attend the ceremony, which…
Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced the remaining $23,522,354.17 of the Public School and College Authority (PSCA) bond issue to five entities around the state.
