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The Bessemer Police Department is investigating after a 50-year-old woman was mauled to death by a pack of dogs.

The mother of a one-year-old baby boy who was hanged from a ceiling and beaten is set for an arraignment on August 8.

 Investigators with the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office arrested three women in connection to a child sex abuse case.

Bibb Countians are coming together following a gruesome case involving a child sex operation out of an underground bunker in Brent.

The Fairhope Public Library seems to be ignoring guidelines to protect children from sexually explicit content.

The trial for a former Bayou La Batre police officer charged with first-degree rape, second-degree rape, first-degree sexual abuse by force and second-degree sexual abuse will go to trial in less than a year.

Angelo Fermo, a retired U.S. Department of Homeland Security Special Agent announced he is running for Baldwin County Commission, District 2.

A 27-year-old mother is expected to survive after being shot five times in the chest, back, arm and midsection.

The Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force conducted two operations Wednesday in Baldwin County that resulted in the arrest of 24 suspected illegal aliens.

A fourth suspect was arrested in a child sex trafficking case in Bibb County.

A second school construction site in Baldwin County was raided on Wednesday by the Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force.

While many municipalities in Alabama will head to the polls on August 26, the City of Dothan will hold its municipal elections on August 5.

The man accused in the July 5 quadruple homicide in a Talladega apartment complex was taken into custody Tuesday.

The bond for a former North River Christian Academy teacher was revoked Tuesday after prosecutors claimed she violated her bond conditions.

Despite calls from law enforcement leaders across the state to reappoint Leigh Gwathney as the chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles, Gov. Kay Ivey refused. Instead, she selected Hal Nash.

The Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) is encouraging callers in the 334 area code to begin 10-digit dialing before the implementation of the new 483 area code.

Bibb County assistant District Attorney Brian Jones revealed horrific details in a child sex trafficking ring uncovered in Bibb County.

The family of a man who died after being handcuffed by the Irondale Police Department said a mental health crisis led to his death. Phillip Reeder, 53, died on Aug. 6, 2024.

The Foley City Council canceled a public hearing on the revocation of the business license for a restaurant that was raided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last week.

Tallapoosa County District Attorney Mike Segrest said he asked the Alabama Attorney General’s Office to take over the investigation and prosecution of a capital murder case.

Changes are underway within Foley's leadership as the city names a new executive director of public safety and a new police chief. Current Police Chief Thurston Bullock will take over as Executive Director of Public Safety, effective September 1.

A Wedowee woman is celebrating a world champion horse show title. The first, she hopes, of many.

Stranger things have happened and in the new "Stranger Things" trailer for season 5, Netflix shows us what's to come for the sci-fi horror series finale, with a little touch of Sweet Home Alabama.

As Fairhope city council place one incumbent Jack Burrell reaches the end of his 13th year on the council, he is hoping constituents will keep him in office for a fourth term.

Some Alabama farmers are celebrating President Donald Trump’s decision to end the U.S.-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement and slap a 17% tariff on most fresh Mexican tomatoes.

The Demopolis Police Department arrested a woman for assault Tuesday after an attack at Walmart. However, a new charge of terrorism has been added, WSFA reported.

Republicans in Baldwin County are voicing concerns over possible progressive plants in some municipal elections.