State Commissioners seek conversations with grandparents raising their grandchildren Members hope to be able to speak with those who are raising grandchildren either formally through the DHR system or informally. StaffNovember 15, 2023
Public safety Gov. Ivey awards grants to fight illegal and abused drugs ADECA is administering the grants using funds from the U.S. Department of Justice. StaffApril 18, 2023
Prisons Mother seeks answers after son’s likely drug overdose death in Alabama prison Barbara Maxwell says her son's death was preventable, and that officials need to act to rid the state's prisons of drugs. Eddie BurkhalterMarch 15, 2022
Health Overdose deaths rose 31 percent in Alabama during the pandemic Drug overdose deaths in Alabama were up 31 percent in 2020 over 2019, but the state was not alone. Brandon MoseleyJune 3, 2021
Elections Maplesville Police Chief Robbie Autery running for Chilton County sheriff In 2021, Autery was appointed chief of police for the town of Maplesville Brandon MoseleyMay 24, 2021
State Will Bright Foundation receives $356K to help people recover from opioid addiction The Will Bright Foundation will receive more than $500,000 to help its efforts in and around Fayette County. Brandon MoseleyApril 5, 2021
Courts Illinois man sentenced on drug trafficking charges Ortega was found guilty of operating a drug trafficking ring that stretched all the way from Mexico to Alabama. Brandon MoseleyNovember 13, 2020
News Moody man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for illegal gun possession, identity theft Monday, a federal judge sentenced a Moody man for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for aggravated identity theft. The sentence... Brandon MoseleyNovember 26, 2019
News Ivey awards grants to battle illegal drugs in Alabama Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday more than $1.4 million in grants are being awarded to law enforcement in order to continue the fight... Brandon MoseleyOctober 29, 2019
Featured Opinion Opinion | Moms Demand Action and so should we Something is wrong with us. Yes, us. Here in the United States. Us. US. U.S. Just this past weekend, we had mass shootings at... Joey KennedyAugust 1, 2019