By Bobby Mathews and Erica Thomas ATMORE — The execution of Willie B. Smith can proceed, a federal judge ruled on Sunday, October 17, 2021. Smith, who was convicted in the 1991 killing of Tr... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports JEFFERSON COUNTY — A man charged with capital murder and attempted murder, stemming from a shooting on Service Road, will go to trial in one month.... Read more
ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) — A man first sentenced to death for a 1998 killing in east Alabama will instead serve life without parole for the killing. A Calhoun County judge imposed the sentence on... Read more
By The Associated Press MONTGOMERY — A legislative committee on Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would shorten appeals in death penalty cases. The Senate Judiciar... Read more
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Wednesday made its execution protocol public after being ordered to do so by a federal judge. The Alabama Department of Co... Read more
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama attorney general’s office says it will not release to the news media a copy of a contract related to death penalty... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A man convicted of capital murder in the shooting death of his 1-year-old daughter was sentenced to die Thursday more than t... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports MONTGOMERY — The execution of Christopher Lee Price was halted just 30 minutes before the warrant for his death expired. His attorneys argued the le... Read more