Former Walker County corrections officer Betty Jo Cooley pleaded guilty to a single charge in 2025 and signed a binding plea agreement that would send her to federal prison for 10 months.

A 79-year-old inmate at William Donaldson Correctional Facility was found dead at the prison Monday morning. Harold Jack Howard was found unresponsive in the prison infirmary, where he was being ...

Blount County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a press conference Tuesday after two parents were charged with their son being shot ...

Hamilton County officials asked a judge to rule in their favor in an Alabama man's jail death lawsuit, but his attorneys ...

Good morning West Alabama!! It is Thursday, April 3, 2025. This is the 93rd day of the year with 272 days remaining. A major ...

Hale was drinking alcohol while taking care of his infant, and his reckless actions caused the death of the child, according to court documents.

Video: Watch Wednesday's forecastA Blount County father is in jail, charged in the death of his infant son.Sign up for our NewslettersCourt documents say Drew Cleveland Hale, 36, of Cleveland was ...

An Alabama deputy is the latest officer to plead ... by infected injuries and medical neglect while at the Walker County Jail in Jasper, according to a death certificate Mitchell’s family ...

A plea deal reveals that an Alabama sheriff’s deputy will plead guilty to assaulting a man suffering from a mental health crisis. Carl Carpenter has agreed to plead guilty to ...