A program that pays court-appointed private lawyers is facing a financial crisis, since it ran out of money in early July.

An investigation was launched in February, when authorities were called to the bunker and found two of the victims performing ...

Weeks after the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Jabari Peoples, his family is still seeking answers and transparency from the ...

Birmingham Real-Time News Alabama has a mental health crisis in its criminal justice system: op-ed from a judge Updated: May. 15, 2025, 2:49 p.m. | Published: May. 15 ...

Friends and family of an Alabama social worker detained by U.S. immigration authorities are pushing for her release days ...

The death of Anthony “Tony” Mitchell, who died of hypothermia and neglect after two weeks inside what federal prosecutors ...

The law’s expanded definitions of “reside” and “overnight visit” have drawn scrutiny for turning everyday activities into ...

A judge in Tennessee forfeits Kierra Clark's bond while she remains in Alabama custody for a separate kidnapping charge.

Alabama’s new law expanding legal immunity for police officers will make it harder to hold cops accountable for wrongdoing, an attorney who specializes in civil rights cases against police said.

The alleged swatting incident came while multiple law enforcement agencies were searching for McCarn, suspected of shooting a ...