Court documents charging R&B star R. Kelly with sexual abuse say the assaults occurred over a more than two-decade timeframe. Charges filed Friday in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago say the abuse dated as far back as 1998 and…
Autauga County Sheriff's deputies say they've taken Tony Terrell Howard into custody. Howard had been featured in a CrimeStoppers segment that aired on Alabama News Network earlier this month. Howard had been sought on burglary and theft warrants. Deputies had…
Montgomery police say a man has died after wrecking his pickup truck. Police say they and fire medics responded to the 6100 block of Brewbaker Boulevard around 1 p.m. yesterday. They say they found 65-year-old Michael Foster of Montgomery with…
Alabama businesses and residents affected by severe weather and a tornado on Jan. 19 can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Administrator Linda McMahon has announced. A tornado hit near downtown Wetumpka that day, causing…
Former State Sen. Zeb Little has been charged with felony theft. Little, 50, was arrested Thursday on three theft charges, according to The Cullman Times. He was booked into the county jail and released on $15,000 bond. According to the Attorney…
The Alabama sales tax holiday on severe weather items is underway from now through Sunday, Feb. 24. This event is designed to help Alabamians prepare themselves for severe weather season. Selected gear, supplies and equipment will be exempt from the…
CBS 8 will have a story about Barry Brown in our news this evening at 5:00PMÂ and 6:00PM, and on ABC 32 at 5:30. Then, Watch Your Community This Week over the…
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey plans to deliver the keynote address at a Selma church during the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, which remembers the "Bloody Sunday" civil rights march…
Leaders from neighborhoods across Montgomery came together to celebrate the hard work that has been done to make the city's neighborhood's safer and better equipped. The celebration is an annual event hosted by the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Former Vice President Al Gore was in Lowndes County today making a moral call for ecological justice across Alabama. Gore spoke at the Jackson Steele Community Center in…
By definition a charter school is a public school that received public funds. The difference is a charter school is managed by a private board of directors. "the bussing retaining the food services…
New data results show overall crime rates decreasing in the city of Greenville, according to the police department. "What we do every year is come up with the total amount of crime that…
21-Feb-2019 The Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic will be played on February 21st - 23rd at Lagoon Park and O'Connor Tennis Center. Men's Teams                …
CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on the attack reported by Jussie Smollett: 4 p.m. "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett has been released from jail after posting bond. Smollett walked out of the Cook County jail in Chicago on Thursday about…
Alabama Department of Corrections Investigations and Intelligence Division agents made multiple arrests following two separate incidents that occurred during visitation at two state correctional facilities. The incidents occurred on February 17. Crystal Hairston, 39, of Highpoint N.C., was charged with…
Alabama State University's 299th Spring Commencement Convocation will be held on Friday, May 3, in the ASU Dunn Oliver Acadome. A year ago, the University adopted a new structure for its Commencement Convocation to include two ceremonies. In accordance with…
A supreme court ruling in a civil asset forfeiture case. It deals with a case in Indiana, but law enforcement officials around the country, including in Alabama, have followed it closely. They're…
Chicago police say 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett has been charged with felony disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report when he reported that he was attacked by two masked men. Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the Cook County…
Two weeks after the Attorney General's office decided not to charge the police officer who shot Hoover Mall shooting victim Emantic "EJ" Bradford, Jr, his parents are asking for the release of the officer's name. Bradford's parents stood beside their…
U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-1st District) has announced that he will run for U.S. Senate in 2020. He made the announcement tonight in downtown Mobile. In announcing his candidacy, Byrne said he would present a clear contrast between himself and…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The city of Selma is getting ready to showcase one of the largest historic districts in the southeast. The 44th Annual Historic Selma Pilgrimage is just a few weeks away. The Pilgrimage opens up historic…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says an Alabama woman who left home to join the Islamic State group in Syria is not a U.S. citizen and will not be allowed to return to the United States. Pompeo says Hoda Muthana…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is ruling unanimously that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to the states. The outcome Wednesday could help an Indiana man recover the $40,000 Land Rover police seized when they arrested him for…
An organization that tracks white supremacists and other far-right extremists says its annual count of "hate groups" has reached the highest level in more than two decades. The Southern Poverty Law Center says the 1,020 hate groups it counted in…
Brayden Whaley has split custody of his son two weekends out of each month. "I don't think that's fair enough time. Especially with child support they take a quarter…
