Public safety Gov. Ivey awards over $7.6 million for Alabama highway safety enforcement The grants will help fund major highway safety campaigns. StaffOctober 10, 2024
Health APR’s Eddie Burkhalter: A look back on my 2020 coverage From Alabama's prison crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic, Eddie Burkhalter covered it. Here are his top stories of the year. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 30, 2020
News After police takedown of woman, action in Huntsville on hold For many, it’s too familiar: The council avoids making an assessment while it waits for the HPD to review itself. Micah DanneyDecember 22, 2020
News Huntsville officer tackles woman and rips off his badge, prompting bystanders’ outrage Bystanders and the people charged say it was indicative of the problems between the HPD and the city’s Black community. Micah DanneyDecember 17, 2020
News Doctor and her husband plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute opioids Elizabeth Korcz, M.D., age 47, and her husband and practice manager Matthew Korcz, age 47, both pleaded guilty. Brandon MoseleyDecember 17, 2020
News $7.9 million awarded to five Alabama abuse, crime victim programs The grants will support five programs and organizations across the state that assist victims Eddie BurkhalterDecember 16, 2020
National Alabama man sentenced to a year in prison for tax evasion In addition to the term, Cooney was ordered to pay $1,311,904.70 in restitution to the IRS. Brandon MoseleyDecember 15, 2020
News Attorneys for man on Alabama death row ask court to consider DA’s plea for a new trial Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr’s request for a new trial is an extremely rare move. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 14, 2020
Governor Governor awards grant to provide forensics training through JSU The university will use the grant to conduct training sessions for smaller and rural law enforcement agencies. StaffDecember 11, 2020
News Birmingham task force releases recommendations for police reform “It is important to understand that reform does not happen in one day," Woodfin said. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 10, 2020
Health Death of 94-year-old man in Alabama prison highlights struggle to control COVID-19 AODC has struggled to control the virus, which has infected at least 1,033 incarcerated people and at least 729 workers. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 10, 2020