Crime

By Carol Robinson The mummified remains of a woman reported missing a month ago were recovered in a Prattville storage shed, and two men are now charged in connection with the investigation. James Michael Barrett, 52, […]

By Ashley Remkus Nearly a year after a jury found him guilty of theft and abuse of power, the former sheriff of Limestone County in north Alabama is appealing his felony convictions and seeking a new […]

By Tandra Smith The TikTok star and mother of a slain Alabama 18-year-old has spoken out about her son’s death. Ophelia Nichols, also known as “Mama Tot” on TikTok, asked people to not judge Randon Lee, […]

By Carol Robinson  A 27-year-old man has been charged on more than a dozen cases in the sexual assaults of seven women in the Birmingham area dating back so far to 2014. The Jefferson County District […]

By Howard Koplowitz A Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy was placed on administrative leave after he was charged with promoting prostitution, the sheriff’s office said Friday. Jerrod Moore, a 25-year-old deputy assigned to the corrections division, turned […]

By Carol Robinson  An east Alabama sheriff’s deputy was killed Monday in a line-of-duty traffic crash. Chambers County Sheriff Sid Lockhart identified the deputy as J’Mar Abel. He was 24. Abel was assisting the Roanoke Police […]

By Amy Yurkanin  A federal jury found an Alabama man guilty last week of sex trafficking at least five victims – including a minor – who were coerced into prostitution, according to the U.S. Department of […]