Crime

By Carol Robinson A 4-year-old girl shot while riding in a car with her aunt was left with a bullet two inches from her spine and three inches from her heart. Serenity Spearman, affectionately called Ren-Ren, was […]

By John Sharp  Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran said his agency is prioritizing investigations involving the drug fentanyl amid an increase in overdoses and following the death last week of a 15-year-old girl in Semmes. Cochran also […]

By Amy Yurkanin Police arrested Ashley Banks on May 25 with a small amount of marijuana and a pistol without a permit to carry. Under normal circumstances, the 23-year-old from Gadsden would have been able to […]

By William Thornton  A trial date has been set for a man accused of killing a woman and beheading her granddaughter in 2018. Yoni Martinez Aguilar, 30, is charged with capital murder in the slayings of […]

By William Thornton Decatur police say a pedestrian was intentionally struck and killed in the parking lot of a business Thursday night. The incident happened at about 9 p.m., according to police. Officers were called to […]

By Carol Robinson  EARLIER: A woman and her boyfriend are sought after a child was shot in Tarrant earlier this week. Chief Wendell Major on Saturday announced police are looking for Taneil Lovette Bolden, the child’s […]

By Carol Robinson  Cedric Mahaffey was on a mission. The 29-year-old Birmingham husband and father, known by many for his grill business – Golds by Ced – wanted to give young men and women in the […]

By Carol Robinson The family of a man shot to death in front of his young daughter in Bessemer one month ago is now offering a reward for information that leads to his killers. Ricky Hamrick III, 39, […]

By Carol Robinson A Bessemer man convicted under the federal drug “Kingpin” statute has been sentenced to life in prison. Rolando Antuain Williamson, aka “Baldhead” and “Ball Head,” was found guilty in April.. U.S. District Judge Annmarie […]