"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 ...

The department's former chief and four officers were indicted for tampering with evidence, among other charges.

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

The Speedy Trial Act gives courts the power to bring in retired judges or active judges from other counties to hear ...

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 ...