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An Alabama man has been arrested for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account that led the price of bitcoin to spike, the Justice Department said. Eric Council Jr. is accused of helping to break into the SEC’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Federal officials say a mortgage company accused of engaging in a pattern of lending discrimination in Alabama has agreed to pay $8 million plus a nearly $2 million civil penalty to resolve the allegations. The U.S. Department of Justice alleges mortgage lender Fairway illegally redlined Black neighborhoods in Birmingham.

The federal government is rolling back almost all oversight over an Alabama women's prison on Thursday, according to the state's Department of Corrections. Nine years ago, the Department of Justice published a report that found chronic sexual abuse at the facility and initiated a consent decree.

A federal program that provides aid and promotes justice for crime victims is extending support to the Birmingham community in the wake of a mass shooting outside Hush, a lounge in the Five Points South district.

The U.S. Department of Justice, which sued Alabama over prison conditions, filed a statement of interest in a lawsuit by prisoners who said they are subjected to unconstitutional levels of violence and excessive force.

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has announced a contract with the Lowndes County Unincorporated Wastewater Program Sewer Board (LCUWP) that will move forward with the installation of septic systems for Lowndes County residents.

The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S., launching a specialized gun intelligence center in Chicago and expanding task forces to curb carjackings. Alabama will be part of that effort.

The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that the Alabama Department of Transportation refused to rehire a worker due to his physical disability. The worker was injured while working as a technician for the state department in 2007.

Alabama is asking a federal cour to dismiss part of the lawsuit against the conditions of the state's prisons. Attorneys claim the state cannot properly…

Alabama prisons are still not up to federal standards according to the latest statement from the U.S. Department of Justice. On Wednesday the department…