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

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

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

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

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

Three men received prison sentences for a bribery scheme involving a government official at Redstone Arsenal. HUNTSVILLE, Ala ...

The law known as the Speedy Trial Act allows the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court to appoint a sitting or retired ...

The Hanceville Police Department in Alabama is being disbanded after a corruption probe revealed missing evidence and led to ...

Almost five dozen criminal cases will no longer be prosecuted because they were tainted by rampant corruption in a northern ...

A federal grand jury has indicted eight individuals on immigration-related charges, U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona announced.

A grand jury dismissed almost 60 criminal cases in Hanceville, Alabama, following accusations of police department corruption. Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker issued a statement via ...