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Former Decatur Police officer Mac Bailey Marquette's trial has been pushed back to Sept. 21 in Morgan County. Marquette is charged with murder in the September 2023 shooting death of Stephen Perkins.

The conviction of a Birmingham man was affirmed by the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced.

The Randolph Leader is going online only, according to publisher Tim Altork.

A new Wedowee Utilities Board was sworn in on Wednesday and a special-called meeting was held to address issues brought up in Tuesday’s Town Council meeting.

The United States District Court announced the indictment of a Chattanooga, Tenn. man for the assault of a DeKalb County corrections officer.

Officials in Calhoun County are raising concerns associated with rehabilitation facilities and halfway houses after the escape of a suspect with an extensive criminal history.

Wedowee Mayor Tim Coe was removed from the Wedowee Utilities Board on Tuesday amid a barrage of concerns over operations. Now, council members want to take a closer look at the town’s finances to ensure fiscal responsibility.

The Alabama Senate passed an amended version of a bill by State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) on Tuesday that would require 70% of dredged material to be beneficially used.

The Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division confirmed a monster catch out of Lake Guntersville.

Mobile City Council discussed supplemental funding to the District Attorney’s Office and heard from District Attorney Keith Blackwood at its regular meeting on Tuesday.

The Aliceville Police Department arrested a high school teacher on charges related to child pornography.

Lowery leads fundraising efforts in Baldwin County Sheriff’s race

The Baldwin County Coroner’s Office (BCCO) is working to strengthen services amid record growth.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office has cleared a man wanted in connection with a missing family, but said they are still searching diligently after discovering disturbing evidence.

Loved ones gathered to remember Hunter Lins on Sunday, the one-year anniversary of his death.

Mobile Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis is asking the city council to approve an increase in supplemental funding to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office.

The Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man authorities have been searching for since the death of another man on January 27.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is looking for several members of a family after they said they found evidence foul play could be involved.

Along the Alabama River lies a history lesson in economics. In the days of the steamboat, towns and communities sprouted along the river and families settled to make a living wage in the cotton and corn industries.

Multiple agencies are searching for a person of interest in a death investigation in east Alabama.

The Rainbow City Police Department announced the arrest of two people in connection with a bonfire shooting on Monday.

A former reporter at WTVM in Columbus, Ga., which covers multiple east Alabama counties, was one of the people arrested in the Minneapolis church protest, according to the television station.

A man who Huntsville police arrested last week has hired a civil rights attorney after video of the arrest went viral.

 The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating a hit-and-run that occurred in Smiths Station on Wednesday.

The man charged with intentional murder in the death of Kimber Mills has bonded out of jail.

The Blount County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on one count of electronic solicitation of a child.

The COVID pandemic prompted city governments to get creative by live-streaming council meetings online. Cities and towns used Facebook, YouTube or their municipal websites to share live viewings for citizens who were unable to attend in person.