"One dismissal is too many, but the Grand Jury had no other recourse," the Cullman County district attorney said.

Nearly 60 felony cases will be dropped in a small Alabama town because they were compromised by what a grand jury called a ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation Tuesday to allow visiting judges to be brought in to handle violent criminal cases ...

The new law, which goes into effect Oct. 1, expands immunity for police in civil and criminal cases, adding new definitions ...

Nearly 60 felony cases are being dropped due to compromised evidence. The mayor announced the department will be shut down ...

The grand jury determined that 58 felony criminal cases had been tainted by corruption in the Hanceville Police Department in northern Alabama, after four officers and the police chief were ...

Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 307 into law on Tuesday, establishing the Speedy Trial Act. This new law expedites trials for ...

The vast majority of all criminal defendants come from low-income communities.  Many of them have never seen a mental health ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA) - Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 307 on Tuesday, establishing the “Speedy Trial Act” in Alabama. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Will Barfoot (R) and Rep. Jim Hill (R), expedites ...

Sheriff Nick Smith has filed a lawsuit against the Walker County Commission, alleging that the Commission unlawfully declared ...

The Alabama Legislature gave final approval to the legislation that sets legal standards for the use of force and provides ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A small Alabama town is dismantling its police department and dismissing dozens of criminal cases after a corruption investigation revealed widespread mishandling and loss of ...