Judge orders that discovery in APT suit by ousted executive director go forward
A judge has ordered that a suit filed by ousted Alabama Public Television Executive Director Allan Pizzato will go forward based on possible violations of…
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DEVELOPING: Tuscaloosa shooting suspect, Nathan Wilkins, faces 18 attempted murder charges
According to Tuscaloosa police, the suspect in last night's shooting of 17 people at a Tuscaloosa bar turned himself in at a Jasper store.
Could a Birmingham healthcare authority take over Cooper Green?
Could Birmingham start a healthcare authority that takes over Cooper Green Mercy Hospital from cash-strapped Jefferson County? Richard Finley, the director of operations for JeffCo…
Birmingham News switching to a three-day-a-week printing schedule
The Birmingham News is going to print only three editions a week, and the city of Birmingham will be left without a daily newspaper. The…
Cooper Green facing $9 million of immediate financial needs
Cooper Green Mercy Hospital has immediate financial needs of almost $9 million, far greater than the $3.5 million previously reported.
Witness credibility issues at center of defense opening statements
Attorney Ron Wise told jurors in the Alabama gambling corruption trial Thursday that opening statements are supposed to be like a roadmap of the case…
McGregor attorney to jury: Prosecution wants you to ‘dig in the weeds’ to convict McGregor
Joe Espy, an attorney for gambling developer and Victoryland owner Milton McGregor, argued to the jury in the Alabama gambling corruption trial that the government…
Bingo trial prosecutor: McGregor ‘managed the corruption’ to pass pro-gambling legislation
Gambling developer Milton McGregor, a defendant in the Alabama gambling corruption trial, used his outsize funds and influence to corruptly pass pro-gambling legislation, a federal…
Bingo Trial Live Blog – Opening Statements
Live coverage of the opening statements for the Alabama bingo corruption trial in Montgomery.
UPDATED: Dozens arrested in ICE raids in Alabama over last week, SPLC says
The Southern Poverty Law Center says dozens were arrested in ICE raids in Collinsville and Fort Payne over the past week.