BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) — For the first time, the mother of a man found dead in the Jefferson County Bessemer Jail is speaking out. The Jefferson County coroner says 24-year-old D’Koleman Harri…
For the first time, the mother of two people hit by an off-duty Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol is speaking out.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A judge has set a trial date for the lawsuit against multiple DHR employees and their codefendants for the death of three-year-old Ketorrius “K.J.” Starkes. Now that…
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WIAT) — The effects of the federal government shutdown are beginning to reach Alabama. Alabama Arise, a nonprofit that advocates for low-income residents who receive benefits …
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The HBO documentary “The Alabama Solution” offers an inside look at the horrific conditions within Alabama state prisons. Melvin Ray, an inmate, is featu…
For the first time, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is weighing in on the controversial modification to convicted sex offender Timothy Vess Benton’s sentence.
A Jefferson County judge ordered Monday the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to turn over body camera footage of the police shooting that killed Jabari Peoples.