The Alabama Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for an inmate who has been on death row for 15 years. Justices on Friday reinstated a lower court's order granting a new trial to Emanuel Aaron Gissendanner because his defense…
Authorities in Bogalusa, Louisiana, have released the name of the convenience store clerk who was killed in a robbery last Saturday night. The incident resulted in a high-speed Interstate chase in Montgomery County Alabama that ended with the arrest of…
On Friday, January 4, G. Ford Gilbert, 71, of Carmichael, California, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit bribery of a state official, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr., Postal Inspector in Charge of the Houston…
    A U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2013 did away with the requirement that the U.S. Justice Department approve any election law changes in Alabama and other mostly Southern States that had a history of preventing minority voters from casting…
Authorities say a suspected car thief was shot and killed on Highway 14 near the I-65 exit Thursday. The suspect who was killed in the shooting is 27-year-old Jae Wesley Hardy…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A new multi-million dollar community recreation center is on the way to Selma. The Edmundite Missions is building a new state of the art community…
She was reading about someone hit by gunfire that had been fired into the air…
A school shooting could happen anywhere. Pike County schools are doing their best to ensure that does not happen in any of their five schools. “The way the world…
A New York judge has upheld criminal charges alleging former Auburn assistant coach Chuck Person accepted bribes from a financial adviser to steer athletes his way. U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska said there was enough evidence to let the case…
Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore says he didn't know he was dealing with comedian Sacha Baron Cohen when he agreed to appear on a television show. Moore filed a multi-million defamation lawsuit over his appearance on "Who is America?"…
A spokeswoman says an Alabama state senator admitted to a hospital for an undisclosed medical problem is alert and stable.A spokeswoman says an Alabama state senator admitted to a hospital for an undisclosed medical problem is alert and stable. Alabama…
Alabama's employee pension fund has become sole owner of one of the largest chains of local U.S. newspapers. CHNI LLC has been acquired by the Retirement Systems of Alabama. The company includes 68 daily newspapers and more than 40 non-dailies…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Airbus says it will fulfill two new aircraft orders at an expanding manufacturing operation on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The European aircraft maker said Thursday that 120 passenger aircraft ordered by JetBlue Airways and the start-up…
A young woman's family is pleading for your help to find their loved one and get her back home. For over a month, Marchelle Goldsmith says her life hasn't…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma Mayor Darrio Melton is anticipating a challenging year in 2019 as he leads one of the oldest cities in the state boldly into the new year.…
He was lighthearted, witty, a man of God and a joy to be around. Those are some of the words being used to describe Jared Decker. The pastor of Grandview Pines…
You can now find out exactly how much your trip to the hospital costs, before stepping foot into the waiting room. A new federal rule that took effect January 1st, now…
A high speed chase Saturday night in Montgomery County ended with three Mississippi residents in the car being arrested and a fourth---a fourteen year old girl--- handed over to her parents. They were suspects in a the robbery of a…
Montgomery Police say they are investigating eleven reports of gunfire New Years Eve and morning....including six that were caught by the monitoring system called "Shot Spotter" There were some 174 calls to police by residents complaining about gunshots or…
It's a new year which brings new opportunities for growth. Several industries that were announced in 2018 will open their doors in 2019. “We were extremely blessed last year to have…
Montgomery police have charged a suspect in the homicide of Earl Mock, 43, who died from injuries he received in a September 24, 2017, shooting. Mock was pronounced dead December 26, 2018, at a medical facility in Alabaster, where he…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Eugene "Mean Gene" Okerlund, who interviewed pro wrestling superstars "Macho Man" Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan and became a ring fixture in his own right, has died. He was 76. World Wrestling Entertainment announced…
A federal judge has ordered that prison staffing numbers should be available to the public. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson on Wednesday ruled that quarterly staffing reports submitted to the court should be unsealed. However, Thompson said the release of…
Shellfish growing waters in Baldwin and Mobile counties have been closed because of possible contamination. The Alabama Department of Public Health says Areas I, II, III, IV, V and VI are closed and includes Cedar Point, Portersville Bay, Heron Bay,…
