Crime

NEWS RELEASE What would have been an otherwise peaceful Saturday evening on Montgomery’s riverfront took an ugly turn as a violent brawl erupted in Alabama’s capital city. Police said Tuesday afternoon that three people have been charged in […]

By Carol Robinson A former Alabama Walmart employee is facing dozens of criminal charges after authorities say she set multiple fires inside the Leeds store, causing more than $100,000 in damages. Jayla Fain, 26, of Pell City is […]

By Carol Robinson  A University of Alabama student died over the weekend after jumping off a cliff at a Tuscaloosa lake. Authorities on Monday identified the drowning victim as Ifeanyi Chidubem Prince Anyoku. He was 18 […]

By Leada Gore Vehicle thefts were up 7% in 2022 with full-sized pickup trucks topping the list. Those were among the findings in a recent analysis of the most stolen vehicles in each state conducted by […]

By William Thornton The case of a Fort Payne woman accused of kidnapping and pushing another woman off a cliff in 2021 is heading to a grand jury. District Judge Steven Whitmire Wednesday allowed the case […]

By Hannah Denham A 30-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman are dead after Mobile police say the man shot her during an argument early Sunday morning and then killed himself. On Sunday around 12:52 a.m., police […]

By Howard Koplowitz A former teacher and coach at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind was sentenced to 20 years in state prison after pleading guilty to sodomizing a 11-year-old student, according to court […]

By Carol Robinson A 14-year-old Alabama girl reported missing from her Lee County home was found safe in Kentucky, and the man she was with is now behind bars. On Tuesday, according to the Lee County […]