Man wanted in fatal shooting at Forrester Gardens captured in Washington state
A 50-year-old man wanted in connection with the Dec. 11 shooting death of a 37-year-old man at a Tuscaloosa apartment complex ...
Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial
A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history ...
Senate changes bill restructuring State Board of Veterans Affairs after opposition emerges
The Alabama Senate approved several amendments to a bill that would change how members of the State Board of Veterans Affairs ...
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Ending Business as Usual: The Need for Alabama Civil Asset Forfeiture Data Transparency
SPLC Senior Policy Analyst Introduction Alabama residents Greg and Teresa Almond lost their home, business and reputation, ...
Faribault restaurant owner testifies Feeding Our Future founder knew about $30K in monthly kickbacks
Lul Bashir Ali testified Tuesday in the fraud trial of Aimee Bock, the Feeding Our Future executive director, and a ...
Alabama lawmakers advance ‘revenge porn’ bill despite concerns about harsh prison sentences
A bill to expand the state’s definition of sexual extortion to include threats of what is often referred to as “revenge porn, ...
Mayors, law enforcement officials advocate for ‘Safe Alabama’ legislative package
Kay Ivey, alongside lawmakers, mayors, and law enforcement officials from around the state spoke Wednesday about a package of ...
WATCH: Gov. Ivey to advocate for ‘Safe Alabama’ public safety package
Governor Kay Ivey is expected to advocate for the “Safe Alabama” public safety care package Wednesday morning. Ivey introduced the slate of policies aimed at promoting law enforcement ...
Birmingham PD's Specialized Enforcement Teams make 56 arrests in February crackdown
The Birmingham Police Department announced its Specialized Enforcement Team(SET) made 56 arrests during the first week of ...
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New SPLC Report Illustrates Predatory Policing Practice Impacting Black Alabamians
The Need for Alabama Civil Asset Forfeiture Data Transparency, highlights the damaging impact the procedure has on Alabamians ...
Alabama lawmakers move to ban Glock switches Woodfin says led to Birmingham’s deadliest year
Two bills to ban Glock switches in the state were approved Wednesday by the Alabama Senate Committee on Judiciary. Under SB 116, brought forth by Sen. Will Barfoot, R-Montgomery, possessing any part ...
"Do your worst": Here's what Karen Read said in her post-Super Bowl TV interview
The latest development with the Read case was that the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Read, a Mansfield woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, Braintree native ...