Alabama news links: House fire kills family of 4; Little River Canyon bans ATVs; more news
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:40:58 -0700
A Borden Springs house fire kills a family of four, Little River Canyon National Preserve will ban ATVs, a woman is found guilty in the death of her husband, 2 Talladega officials are called up for military service and more news from across Alabama.
Alabama deputies shoot, kill armed drug suspect
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:23:51 -0700
GADSDEN, Ala. The man shot and killed at his home near Boaz in a confrontation with sheriffs deputies has been identified as 55-year-old Anthony Ray Sampson.
Deputy-involved shooting leaves Etowah County man dead
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:14:50 -0700
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - The Alabama Bureau of Investigation is investigating after three deputies were involved in a fatal shooting on Sunday.
What's Going On
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:13:18 -0700
NOCCALULA KNIFE COLLECTORS CLUB is hosting a benefit for Curt Champion. There will be musical entertainment, including gospel and bluegrass. There will be free hot dogs, a bake sale and knife show and lots of door prizes from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Kiwanis Pavilion at Noccalula Falls Park. For information, call Randy Gladden, 256-458-8009.
Alabama news links: Gadsden re-elects Guyton mayor; Auburn re-elects Ham; 2 charged in Eufaula shootings
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:41:08 -0700
Gadsden and Auburn voters re-elect their mayors, the Anniston city council continues sparring, more suspects are charged in Eufaula shootings, a suspended sentence is handed down in a murder for hire case and much more news from across Alabama.
Investigators expect shooting during robbery to be 'self defense'
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:12:27 -0700
Investigators say Jeremy Charles Wilson went to the business armed with a gun, and demanded money.
Alabama news links: Fall armyworms invade Alabama; fire chief fired after fetus incident; brother and sister busted at ...
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:25:48 -0700
Fall armyworms reportedly are spreading fast in North Alabama, a brother and sister were arrested after children were found in an alleged meth house, a man pleads guilty to stabbing his neighbor more than a dozen times, a fire chief has been fired after an incident in which fetuses were flushed down a toilet and much more news from across Alabama.
Robber fatally shot; grand jury to review
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:28:39 -0700
A man who tried to rob a bail bonding company early Friday was shot and killed by an employee of the business.
Robber fatally shot
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:12:32 -0700
The next Etowah County grand jury will review the shooting death of a man who robbed a bail bonding company early Friday morning.
Alabama City Council Member Charged with Tampering
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:59:13 -0700
An Attalla City Council member has been charged with tampering with a witness in a rape investigation.
Alabama news links: Russellville man charged with raping mother while son was in house
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:10:58 -0700
Also: Man convicted of Christmas Eve murder; 84-year-old man hospitalized after truck flips over; shooting victim says he didn't mean to fight; gas prices down
Frost arrested, charged
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:27:38 -0700
The former owner of Crown Motors has been charged with theft by deception after he allegedly sold a car without a title when he was liquidating his inventory last year.
Weird but true
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:20:10 -0700
Memo to future bank robbers: Knock off institutions you don't patronize! Employees at a Galloway, Ohio, bank thought a robber looked familiar -- because he was a regular customer. Alan Garrett, 43, managed to make his getaway, but then, figuring the jig was up, turned himself in before cops...
Alabama news links: Evicted teens return to set house on fire, police say; Tuscaloosa school board member resigns ...
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:40:48 -0700
Two Gadsden teenagers are accused of returning to set a rental house on fire after one of the teens was evicted, a longtime Tuscaloosa school board member resigns, a hay bale artist is honored by Demopolis, 3 Alabama men die in mortorcycle accidents and much more news from around the state.
Appeals Court Again Rejects Racial Discrimination Claim
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:28:25 -0700
Last month, for the third time and in the face of a 2006 rebuke from the United States Supreme Court, the court said a white supervisor calling an adult black man boy carried no racial overtones.
Advance Notices
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:06:33 -0700
Published: Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 7:01 p.m. The Etowah High School Band will sponsor the Mr. & Mrs. Baby Blue Devil Contest Fundraiser, which is open to girls and boys ages birth to 5 years.
Weekly Calendar
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:06:13 -0700
Published: Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. CONCERT ON THE CREEK will be at 6:30 p.m. behind Nessas, downtown Collinsville, featuring Jon, Rusty and whoever wants to sing. All pickers are welcome. The concert is free.
Alabama news links: Homeowner holds intruder at bay with ax; 89-year-old dies in tractor accident; man guilty of ...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:56:18 -0700
An Attala man is charged with sexually abusing 3 children, one only 18 months old; a homeowner holds a home burglary suspect at bay with an ax, St. Clair jurors call for death penalty in murder, sexual torture case; stick-beating suspect sought; and much more news from across the state.
Alabama celebrates 21st annual Recovery Month
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:10:38 -0700
Events will be held statewide throughout the month of September celebrating the 21 st anniversary of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Recovery Month).
1 dead after deputies try to serve warrant
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:39:13 -0700
One man is dead following a shootout with Etowah County Sheriffs deputies Sunday afternoon. An investigation is under way into the fatal incident involving three deputies at a residence at 1319 Shady Grove Road, in Boaz, at 12:10 p.m. Sunday.