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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.

November 15, 2023

Gov. Ivey awards grants to fight illegal and abused drugs

ADECA is administering the grants using funds from the U.S. Department of Justice.

April 18, 2023

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 Burkhalter

March 15, 2022

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 Moseley

June 3, 2021

Maplesville Police Chief Robbie Autery running for Chilton County sheriff

In 2021, Autery was appointed chief of police for the town of Maplesville

Brandon Moseley

May 24, 2021

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 Moseley

April 5, 2021

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 Moseley

November 13, 2020

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 was announced by United States Attorney Jay E. Town and United States Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis. United States District Judge Liles Burke sentenced Greg Alan McDonald, age … Continued

Brandon Moseley

November 26, 2019

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 to reduce illegal drug use in the state by arresting those who buy or sell illegal drugs or falsely obtain prescription drugs. The funds will be distributed to the seven regional … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 29, 2019

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 a garlic festival in northern California, at a block party in Brooklyn, and at a Walmart store in northwestern Mississippi. And there were five more. They’re happening so fast, we can’t … Continued

Joey Kennedy

August 1, 2019