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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation Tuesday to allow visiting judges to be brought in to handle violent criminal cases to get them to trial more quickly. The law known as the Speedy Trial Act allows the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court to appoint a sitting or retired judge to preside over a specific case or cases involving a violent offense

Alabama is being crowned the No.5 best state in the county for data privacy. The ranking comes with one of the lowest rates of total cybercrimes and low numbers of personal data breaches and ID theft. The findings come from a new USA TODAY Blueprint survey.

A specially formed Montgomery crime unit is providing an update on the team’s progress and overall impact on crime in and around the Capital City. This includes more than 1,000 traffic stops and over 100 arrests.

Auburn Public Safety invites community members, families and residents to celebrate the city’s 41st annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6. The event is designed to promote local anticrime and drug efforts and to generate community unity.

Mobile City Councilman Cory Penn and Mobile's Executive Director of Public Safety, Rob Lasky, will host a second public forum focused on violence prevention on Saturday, March 2.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A news report says that FBI crime data hasn't matched data released by police in Montgomery for years.The Montgomery Advertiser…