Crime

By Stephen Dethrage A 19-year-old is in the Tuscaloosa County Jail after asking a fictional stranger to shoot and kill her family. According to court records filed Tuesday, 19-year-old Marissa Williams has lived with her aunt […]

By Carol Robinson An Alabama insurance agent accused of embezzling and stealing from elderly victims fled to Cuba while he was under investigation, authorities said. Bret Chappell, a 43-year-old licensed insurance agent who previously worked for Alfa, is […]

Kenneth Glasgow promotes inmate voting rights. (Photo by Greg Garrison) Kenneth Sharpton Glasgow, a Dothan minister and half-brother of the Rev. Al Sharpton, has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges. Glasgow, 57, entered guilty pleas […]

By Howard Koplowitz A north Alabama police officer was arrested and charged with sexual misconduct earlier this month, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday. The sheriff’s office led the investigation into Madison Police Officer […]

By Carol Robinson  New information has emerged in the 2021 slaying of woman found shot to death in the front yard of a Birmingham home. Nia Peoples, 30, was discovered about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in […]

By Eric Fleischauer The Decatur Daily, Ala. (TNS) and Tribune Media Services The Falkville man charged with shooting three people last Sunday, two of whom died, also shot at but missed a woman and her daughter, […]

By William Thornton  Tuscaloosa police say a couple were discovered dead early this morning in what investigators believe was a murder suicide. Capt. Jack Kennedy of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit said the incident happened at […]

By Howard Koplowitz A suspect was arrested on murder charges Monday in the killing of a Birmingham mother more than three weeks ago, police said. Raquan Wilson, 26, of Birmingham, turned himself in to the Jefferson County […]