Chicago police say 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett has been charged with felony disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report when he reported that he was attacked by two masked men. Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the Cook County…
A supreme court ruling in a civil asset forfeiture case. It deals with a case in Indiana, but law enforcement officials around the country, including in Alabama, have followed it closely. They're wondering if it could impact their forfeiture laws.…
Chicago police say 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett has been charged with felony disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report when he reported that he was attacked by two masked men. Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the Cook County…
Two weeks after the Attorney General's office decided not to charge the police officer who shot Hoover Mall shooting victim Emantic "EJ" Bradford, Jr, his parents are asking for the release of the officer's name. Bradford's parents stood beside their…
U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-1st District) has announced that he will run for U.S. Senate in 2020. He made the announcement tonight in downtown Mobile. In announcing his candidacy, Byrne said he would present a clear contrast between himself and…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The city of Selma is getting ready to showcase one of the largest historic districts in the southeast. The 44th Annual Historic Selma Pilgrimage is just a few weeks away. The Pilgrimage opens up historic…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is ruling unanimously that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to the states. The outcome Wednesday could help an Indiana man recover the $40,000 Land Rover police seized when they arrested him for…
An organization that tracks white supremacists and other far-right extremists says its annual count of "hate groups" has reached the highest level in more than two decades. The Southern Poverty Law Center says the 1,020 hate groups it counted in…
Brayden Whaley has split custody of his son two weekends out of each month. "I don't think that's fair enough time. Especially with child support they take a quarter of…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- An editorial in a Linden newspaper has residents there defending their town. Residents say it's the latest in a series of racially charged headlines and articles --…
The Montgomery County School Board voted no Tuesday to a contract offer that would have put the charter schools conversion in motion. Members of the board said they did not have…
Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have settled collusion lawsuits against the NFL. In a three-sentence statement released Friday, the NFL said: "For the past several months, counsel for Mr. Kaepernick and Mr. Reid have engaged in an ongoing dialogue with…
Almost no one knows the players and there's virtually no history to look back on. That's still not stopping gamblers from making and bookmakers from taking bets on America's newest professional football league, the Alliance of American Football. One weekend…
Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, has died. He was 83. Robinson had been in hospice care at his home in…
A federal judge is refusing to order the NFL to implement a rule that could have led to a do-over of the NFC championship game between the New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Rams. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan…
