Deputy clerk says he’ll obey federal judge over Kim Davis
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) – Kim Davis’s deputy clerks have been busy since their boss was hauled to jail, issuing 10 marriage licenses, including seven to same-sex couples, her employee Brian Mason said...
View ArticleLawyer: Clerk may have interfered with order on gay marriage
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky county clerk may have again defied a federal judge’s order by altering marriage license forms to remove her name, according to an attorney that represents one of the...
View ArticleAla. Chief Justice Roy Moore instructs probate judges not to issue same-sex...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The State Chief Justice is ordering Alabama judges to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s Administrative Order comes several...
View ArticleThe Latest: Civil rights groups blast Alabama judge’s order
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The Latest on Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore’s administrative order saying the Alabama Supreme Court never lifted a March directive to probate judges to refuse...
View ArticleEpiscopal Church suspended over acceptance of same-sex marriage
(WIAT) — The International Anglican Communion has suspended the American Episcopal Church over its acceptance of same-sex marriage. Anglican leaders made the decision Thursday during a meeting in...
View ArticleBills seek ‘religious freedom’ to reject same-sex marriage
RICHMOND – A group of Republican lawmakers on Monday touted a bundle of legislation that they said would ensure religious freedom but that critics said would sanction discrimination against gay couples...
View ArticleAlabama court refuses to defy Supreme Court on gay marriage
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court refused Friday to defy the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, cutting off a conservative bid to...
View ArticlePastors show support for suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — A group of pastors from different denominations gathered at the Alabama Supreme Court to call for the reinstatement of Chief Justice Roy Moore. A group of pastors from...
View ArticleNew prosecutor hired in Judge Roy Moore investigation
(WIAT) — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is criticizing the plan to use a former federal magistrate as prosecutor in the ethics investigation against him.The Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission has...
View ArticleNew attorney appointed to court considering charges against Roy Moore
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A north Alabama attorney will now serve on a court considering judicial ethics charges that could result in the removal of suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore. Attorney...
View ArticleMoore asks ethics charges to be dropped
ALABAMA (WIAT) — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is asking that the ethics charges against him be dropped. His legal team filed the request in response to the investigation launched by the Judicial...
View ArticleTwo hospitalized after reportedly passing out on heroin in moving car with...
SUMITON, Ala. (WIAT) — Two people have been hospitalized after reportedly passing out behind the wheel of a moving car in a parking lot with a child inside, Sumiton Police tell CBS 42 News. Witnesses...
View ArticleCBS 42’s Project Roadblock 2017: Because Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Every holiday season, hundreds die in drunk driving crashes. This year, CBS 42 is proud to support Project Roadblock, a special initiative from the Television Bureau of...
View ArticleHomicide investigation underway after teen shot dead at Hoover apartments
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — UPDATE DEC. 27, 8:50 AM – The Jefferson County Coroner identified the victim Wednesday morning as 18-year-old Tyric Savion Toodle, of Hoover. — Authorities in Hoover are...
View ArticleFamily remembers Logan Trammell, 22 year old they say was accidentally killed...
CULLMAN, Ala (WIAT) – Family and friends of 22 year old Logan Trammell are gathering to remember the young musician after a shooting took his life on Christmas Eve. Trammell’s family says he was...
View ArticleCentral Alabama Forecast – Winter Weather Potential for NYE
(WIAT) — First and foremost, it doesn’t look like there will be any end in sight for the string of cold days and freezing cold nights. For the remainder of tonight, the sky will be cloudy and...
View ArticleBattle in the Bayou: Live from NOLA on CBS 42 Friday and Saturday at 6:30 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WIAT) — The Alabama Crimson Tide are in New Orleans for the Battle in the Bayou. Alabama will take on Clemson in the Sugar Bowl match up on New Year’s Day, and CBS 42 has been in New...
View ArticleDemocrat Jones officially declared winner over Roy Moore
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Democrat Doug Jones’ historic victory over Republican Roy Moore was declared official Thursday as Alabama election officials certified him the winner of the special Senate...
View Article4-year-old Bibb County child dies after accidentally shooting self in the face
BRIERFIELD, Ala. (WIAT) — A 4-year-old boy has died Thursday afternoon after he got hold of a gun at family’s home and accidentally shot himself in the face, Bibb County District Attorney Michael...
View ArticleFour airlifted to UAB after two trains collide in Pickens County
PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — Four people have been airlifted to UAB after a train collision in Pickens County late Thursday afternoon. Sheriff David Abston tells CBS 42 two freight trains collided....
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