Gadsden County has started its search for a new county administrator. The position has been open since November. Commissioner Ronterious Green said on Tuesday that he wants to see it filled sooner ...

The Etowah County Schools System's basketball tournament is getting ready to tip off. Tickets for the event, which starts Monday at Sardis High School, can be found at GoFan or be purchased at the ...

The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a Chambers County jail inmate Saturday. According to the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office, authorities found a female ...

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President-elect Donald Trump is set to be sentenced in his hush money trial on Jan. 10, after the judge in the case released a surprise written decision Friday. But will Trump face any jail time ...

ETOWAH COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - First responders in Alabama now need extra sensory training. Starting January 2025, all emergency medical workers and certified firefighters will train on how to better ...

Authorities are investigating an assault that occurred at the Racine County Jail on New Year's Eve that sent an inmate to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The incident was reported ...

Before the new year, the Etowah County Commission approved bids for a section of new water and sewer lines for the Northeast Alabama Regional Megasite and renovations for the Etowah County Courthouse.

Prison staff gathered at the main entrance of the building housing the execution chamber at the Huntsville Unit of the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville.(Michael Wyke / AP) Jason Alan ...

RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A $1-million-dollar cash bond was set for an inmate accused of assaulting another inmate in the Racine County Jail. Police say Davonte Carraway assaulted 35-year-old ...

GREENE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — An inmate at SCI Greene died more than three weeks after being found unresponsive in his cell. Joseph Taylor, 48, was found unresponsive on Dec. 5 and rushed to a local ...