Authorities look for deadbeat dad
Gerald Damon Fletcher MOST WANTED – The Colbert County Sheriff’s Office says 37-year-old Gerald Damon Fletcher has an arrest warrant for failure to pay child support. His last known address is in...
View ArticleAuthorities looking for missing man
Robert Deshawn Childers FLORENCE–The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public’s assistance in locating Robert Deshawn Childers. Childers was reported missing on Sept 19th, 2016 from...
View ArticleSeveral mayors defeated across state in municipal elections
Alabama’s leading Political Columnist Steve Flowers There is no truer adage in the political world than “all politics is local.” therefore, the best politics and the best governing in the state is at...
View ArticleBlue Bell recalls chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream due to possible...
SYLACAUGA – Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling select products produced in its Sylacauga, Alabama, plant because they were made with a chocolate chip cookie dough ingredient supplied by a...
View ArticlePhotos of hair pulling draws outrage on Facebook, father being investigated...
Photos of this father pulling his daughter’s hair has created a stir on FB The Cleveland, Texas Police Department has received numerous calls in regards to a child having her hair pulled Monday night...
View ArticleAuthorities searching for deadbeat dad
Demarcio Nelson MOST WANTED – The Colbert County Sheriff’s Office has warrants for 32-year-old Demarcio Nelson. With a last known address in Florence, Nelson has not been paying his court ordered child...
View ArticleAttorney General Strange in Florence for law enforcement training event
Training Focuses on Violent Crime Investigations Attorney General Luther Strange, in conjunction with a coalition of Alabama sheriffs, police chiefs, and district attorneys,has been holding a series...
View ArticleDoctor charged with illegal prescribing and health care fraud
HUNTSVILLE – Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a former Huntsville physician, who was the nation’s highest Medicare prescriber of opioid painkillers at the height of his practice, with illegally...
View ArticleNW-SCC gets $2 million grant
NW-SCC receives over $2 million grant to upgrade the College’s technology infrastructure and improve student retention MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL, ALA. — Northwest-Shoals Community College...
View ArticleDollar General Fined $277,656 for Discriminating Against Diabetic
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A federal jury has found in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a federal disability discrimination lawsuit against the retail giant Dollar...
View ArticleTide extinguishes Kent State, 48-0
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama’s top-ranked football team (4-0) shutout Kent State (1-3), 48-0, before a capacity crowd of 101,821 on Saturday afternoon at Bryant-Denny Stadium on the...
View Article20 year old dies in crash
LAUDERDALE COUNTY–Troopers tell the Shoals Insider, a twenty-year-old Waterloo woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday. According to authorities, Megan Renee Smith, 20, was killed...
View ArticleUNA Lions steam roll West Alabama, 45-7
LIVINGSTON, Ala. – North Alabama scored three first quarter touchdowns and the 19th ranked Lions rolled to a 45-7 Gulf South Conference road win over West Alabama at Tiger Stadium. With the win, North...
View ArticleAuburn trees set on fire after LSU defeat, man in custody
AUBURN-Police have confirmed a 29-year-old man from Auburn is in custody and is suspected of intentionally setting fire to the trees at Toomer’s Corner. The trees at Toomer’s Corner have long been a...
View ArticleWoman arrested on child endangerment charges
Taylor Carpenter FLORENCE- Ms. Carpenter was arrested on warrants over the weekend. She is accused of giving birth to a child who tested positive for narcotics. DHR is involved and the child has been...
View ArticleTwo arrested when drugs found around small child
Trevon McCoy FLORENCEl- On Friday, officers responded to Hermitage Oaks Apartments regarding the welfare of children. Upon arriving at the apartment the officers noticed the strong smell of narcotics....
View ArticlePolice arrest suspected burglar at the scene
Brady Sanchez FLORENCE– On Friday officers responded to a burglary in progress in the 1800 block of Tannehill Drive. Lt. Tony Barnett was the first officer to arrive and observed a Hispanic male...
View ArticleUNA Scores High Marks for Student Satisfaction
FLORENCE, Ala. –When it comes to the satisfaction of students, the University of North Alabama is better than most national and southern four-year public universities. UNA scored higher than both the...
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