Woman injured in Birmingham carjacking, suspect arrested within an hour
A woman was injured in a carjacking incident on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, when a suspect forcefully pushed her out of her vehicle and drove awa
Former Alabama officer pleads guilty to sexual assault and exploitation charges
A former officer of the Killen, Alabama, Police Department, Jarrod Gailen Webster, pleaded guilty to charges of sexually assaulting a woman w
Alabama city divided over whether to abolish police department accused of "culture of corruption"
A small Alabama city has been roiled by accusations that the local police department has a “rampant culture of corruption.”
Birmingham nightclub massacre suspect now charged in 2023 shooting death of Alabama firefighter
Damien McDaniel, 22, is accused of killing 14 people in the Birmingham, Alabama, area, including firefighter Jordan Melton, who died after a gunman targeted him at work in July 2023.
Alabama House passes expanded immunity for police officers after heated debate
Rep. Russell Bedsole, a Republican who is a major with the Shelby County sheriff’s department, said the bill is needed to update Alabama’s law on immunity and align it with U.S. Supreme Court rulings on officer immunity. Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, said she supported police but not the bill.
Alabama prosecutors looking for family of ‘Truck Stop Serial Killer’ Birmingham victim as case is reviewed
Bruce Mendenhall was sentenced in the 2007 slaying of an Indianapolis mother. Alabama authorities are looking for Lucille "Greta" Carter's family members.