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In a 9-0 decision, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that Escambia County commissioners cannot be held liable for the actions of a county medical examiner who was immune under state…
The Conecuh County Coroner's Office identified Stephanie Lowery, 37, of Repton, as the woman found dead near Johnson Cemetery on Aug. 3. The cause of death has not been determined.
Aubrey Aaron Pate testified he was not impaired despite admitting to drinking and using marijuana before a 2022 crash that killed Mobile postal worker Victor Birch.
A Mobile reckless murder trial opened this week over a 2022 crash that killed postal worker Victor Birch on Rangeline Road.
Kenneth Jordan's family learned only last week that his remains were found in Prichard shortly after he was reported missing in 2024 — nearly two years ago — and they…
Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood says missing digital evidence from the Prichard Police Department, on top of unavailable witnesses, forced prosecutors to drop the capital murder case against Julian…
More than two months after a burned vehicle was discovered near the Chickasabogue canoe access point, Prichard police have identified the person found inside. Investigators said the Alabama Department of…
A Mobile man already jailed on a domestic violence charge has been charged with murder after a woman was found severely burned in a Bonneville Drive backyard, with a second…
A new forensic testing machine at the Mobile crime lab is expected to speed up drug case results and help ease jail overcrowding tied to backlogs.
A Summerdale man accused of leading deputies on a chase before a fatal Foley crash tested positive for alcohol and marijuana, an investigator testified.