Crime

Three one-time athletes at Faulkner University in Montgomery have been indicted on murder charges in the death of another school athlete. Court documents show 20-year-old Tabias Russell of Alexander City; 20-year-old Marshall Wall of Atmore; and 21-year-old Ronnie Williams of Loxley are charged in the death of 19-year-old Faulkner football player Ryan Brooks of Chelsea...

Former USC and Los Angeles Raiders quarterback Todd Marinovich has been arrested after being found naked with marijuana and possibly methamphetamine in a stranger's backyard in Southern California. Irvine Police Cmdr. Mike Hallinan said Monday that Marinovich was arrested Friday night after a call saying a naked man was on a hiking trail near homes...

UPDATE: The seven-hour standoff on 20th Avenue came to a peaceful end on Thursday afternoon when the shooting suspect surrendered to police. Victor Prentice, 66, faces capital murder charges for the deaths of Ruby Prentice, 65, and Marquise Prentice, 20, after they died from their injuries at DCH...

A McDonald's employee was shot in the face this morning during an attempted robbery at the restaurant chain's location in Tuscaloosa's Five Points area.

Baylor University's sexual assault scandal also has led investigators to question whether the school's student conduct code may have driven some victims into silence. Investigators with the Pepper Hamilton law firm who dug into Baylor's response to rape claims found the school's approach to drugs, alcohol and premarital sex "created barriers" for women who wanted to report sexual assault

A day after offensive lineman Alphonse Taylor was arrested for a DUI, Alabama head coach Nick Saban confirmed that the senior will face immediate punishment.

A two-year investigation by the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force resulted in the arrest of a Tuscaloosa doctor today.

A former astronaut is in custody following a crash on Hwy. 82 in Tuscaloosa County that killed two children and injured two more.

News that Nick Saban didn't want to hear came early this morning when he learned that two player had been arrested on drug possession and weapons charges.

Police in Florida are searching for clues after a shooting that killed a University of Alabama-Birmingham football player. Police spokeswoman Lori Colombino said in a statement that 21-year-old running back Gregory Bryant was declared brain dead Sunday afternoon, a day after he was found shot in a car along Interstate 95 near West Palm Beach...