Ashville officials decided during their Dec. 1 City Council session that they would, in fact, take ownership of the former St ...

The St. Clair County Jail in Ashville has new owners, well technically, almost, after the St. Clair County Commission approved the transfer of the vacant building to the City of Ashville. The Ashville ...

Last month, Birmingham immigration advocate Giovanna Hernandez-Martinez decided to leave the U.S. to live with extended family in Mexico City after being detained by U.S. Immigrations and Customs ...

The use of capital punishment has steadily declined in the United States since its peak in 1996, when 315 death sentences were imposed. That number had fallen to 26 by 2024. Alabama’s yearly death ...

The first day of the 2025 school year at Dunbar Elementary in East St. Louis, where teachers and community leaders met to welcome students. Joshua Carter Belleville News-Democrat The recent release of ...

Detainees in Unit 6B at the St. Louis County jail in Clayton fold garments for the facility on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in the laundry room. CLAYTON — The St. Louis County jail is overcrowded, ...

Veterans Assistance Commission Superintendent John Lawson speaks to the St. Clair County Board’s Finance Committee about the VAC’s 2026 budget. Lexi Cortes Belleville News-Democrat Leaders of the ...

On Friday, Nov. 14, St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick retired his current badge and received a new one during a ceremony at the Old Jail Museum as part of the jail’s newest exhibit, “Legacy and ...