Montgomery Alabama Police Chief Darryl J. Albert held a press conference at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8 regarding his department’s ongoing investigation of the “riverfront brawl” that happened in Montgomery over the weekend. Video of that incident went viral on social media. Albert announced three suspects in the incident, thus far: Richard Roberts, white... Read More

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating an officer-involvement shooting at an elementary school that occurred in Etowah County on Thursday, June 9. Officers have identified the suspect in the case as 32 year-old Robert Tyler White of Bunnlevel, N.C. According to a press release from ALEA, an individual was trying to gain access to a... Read More

The Alabama Beacon projects that Marion attorney Robert Turner, Jr. will be the next District Attorney of the Fourth Judicial Circuit. Turner pulled out big wins in Perry and Hale Counties, giving him the edge over longtime incumbent Jackson. Unofficial totals from the May 24 Democratic primary place Turner’s final total at 9,178 votes to... Read More

Eddie O’Neal Ward, 45, is scheduled for a hearing before the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles this Thursday, May 26. Ward, who is from Hale County, is currently incarcerated in Alabama’s Elmore Correctional Facility on charges of murder. A Hale County jury convicted Ward in December of 2006 for the murder of Stephen Bradley... Read More

A single-vehicle crash at approximately 11:40 p.m. Friday, May 20, has claimed the life of a Selma man. Joseph J. Martin, 47, was fatally injured when the 2003 Toyota Tacoma he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Martin and the vehicle were located on Monday, May 23. Martin was pronounced deceased at... Read More

The Alabama Department of Transportation expects the number of vehicles on Alabama’s roadways to be higher than normal this weekend as the Memorial Day holiday officially kicks off the summer travel season. Drivers should plan for increased traffic and allow extra time to reach their destination. For the safety of the traveling public and highway... Read More

A single-vehicle crash at approximately 5:08 a.m. Monday, May 23, has claimed the life of a Brantley woman. Brenda G. Powell, 56, was fatally injured when the 2016 Kenworth tractor-trailer she was driving struck a tree that had fallen onto the roadway. Powell was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash... Read More

Research conducted by the University of Alabama through the Alabama Women’s Commission revealed mothers spend the same amount of time on Facebook as they do with their children. On average, mothers picked up their phones 82 times per day (once every 12 minutes while they’re awake) and they received 107 notifications per day (or one... Read More

West Alabama employers looking for students to fill their open positions now have a centralized location to do so, and it’s all online. The Tuscaloosa County Commission and West AlabamaWorks! have partnered to launch a student employment jobs portal called ‘I.G.N.I.T.E Student Jobs’. Employers will be able to make sure they have the ‘manpower’ to... Read More

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Secretary Hal Taylor is pleased to announce the recipients of the Agency’s Lifesaving Award and Certificate of Recognition for outstanding professionalism and skills displayed through heroic acts that saved the life of another as well as preserving public safety, while simultaneously upholding ALEA’s proud tradition of selfless service. Secretary... Read More