Baldwin County DA Hallie Dixon Will Not Seek Re-Election
Baldwin County District Attorney Hallie Dixon says she will not seek re-election, setting up an open race for the county's top prosecutor post.
A Jackson Woman Says a Shotgun Went Off While She Was Grabbing It From a Man Who Pointed It at Her. A Grand Jury Will Decide What Happens Next.
A Clarke County grand jury will consider a reckless manslaughter charge against Natasha Washington of Jackson, after a preliminary hearing over the shotgun death of Marcus Robinson on Walker Springs…
Execution Date Set for Nov. 17 in 1988 Colbert County Murder-for-Hire Case
The Alabama Supreme Court has set a Nov. 17 execution date for Kenneth Eugene Smith, whose death sentence stemmed from a judicial override after jurors recommended life in prison for…
Alabama Halts Execution of Alan Miller After Prison Team Can’t Access His Veins
Alabama called off the execution of Alan Eugene Miller at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore after the state's death warrant expired amid difficulties accessing his veins, capping a chaotic day…
Marco Perez Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison on Gun Charges Tied to Officer Sean Tuder’s Death
A federal judge in Mobile sentenced Marco Perez to 25 years in prison on gun charges connected to the 2019 death of Mobile Police Officer Sean Tuder, with a separate…
Alabama Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence in Gulf Shores Killing of Raymond Dudley
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the murder conviction and life sentence of Michael Robert Burns, who was found guilty of fatally shooting Raymond Dudley near a Gulf…
State Inmate Backlog at Mobile County Metro Jail Raises COVID-19 Concerns
A backlog of thousands of state inmates left in Alabama county jails during the COVID-19 pandemic has strained Mobile County Metro Jail, prompting Gov. Kay Ivey to order a state…
Mobile Defense Attorneys Say A&E’s ‘First 48’ Cameras Are Poisoning Juries Before Trial
Mobile defense attorneys say the unprecedented access A&E's "The First 48" gets to homicide investigations is undermining defendants' right to a fair trial, even as the Mobile County District Attorney's…
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Two Mobile County Murder Convictions
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has rejected appeals from two men convicted of murder in Mobile County, leaving their sentences in place.
Prichard Man Convicted in Shooting Death of Beloved Barber Sam Richardson
A Mobile County jury convicted Andrew Amison of murder in the 2011 shooting death of Prichard barber Sam Richardson, whose widow testified he had only $3 on him when he…