Authorities make arrest in sexual abuse case
Daniel Keen FLORENCE–Authorities have made an arrest in a sexual abuse case. According to Florence Police, Daniel Keen was arrested on Friday. Keen was arrested following an indictment by the...
View ArticleAuthorities make drug arrests after receiving complaint
Chazz Taylor FLORENCE–Authorities arrested Tahlia Cole and Chaz Taylor On Sunday. On 5/28/17 officers responded to a reported drug call in the 300 block of Patterson Street. Upon arriving at the home...
View ArticleNATION’S BEST WEEKEND ANGLERS HEADING TO PICKWICK LAKE FOR 34TH ANNUAL BFL...
Winner Will Take Home $120,000, Invitation To 2017 Forrest Wood Cup FLORENCE – The T-H Marine Bass Fishing League (BFL) is heading to Florence, Alabama, June 1-3 for the 34th annual BFL All-American...
View ArticleFDA approves first generic Strattera for the treatment of ADHD
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic versions of Strattera (atomoxetine) to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in pediatric and adult patients....
View ArticleTroopers Investigate 4 Traffic Fatalities, 2 Boating Fatalities during...
MONTGOMERY — During the official Memorial Day holiday travel period — between 6 a.m. Friday, May 26, and midnight Monday, May 29 — Alabama State Troopers investigated four traffic fatalities, less...
View ArticleNW-SCC awarded $661,878 per year for Upward Bound Programs
MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL, ALA. — The Upward Bound program at Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) has been funded $661,878 for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, an increase of three percent...
View ArticleSWAMPETTE TOURS SET FOR JUNE 10, SEPTEMBER 2 AND DECEMBER 2
Florence/Lauderdale Tourism has announced future dates for its popular Swampette Tours of music heritage venues in the Shoals area. Dates are June 10, September 2 and December 2. Tours are led by...
View ArticleDo You Know This Man? Police want to know
Law enforcement across northwest Alabama are searching for one man. He has been caught on camera charging hundreds of dollars in merchandise to someone else’s account. This is the guy Lauderdale...
View ArticleTwo escaped inmates still at large, one captured
COLBERT COUNTY–UPDATE on Mississippi escaped inmates. One inmate has been captured and TWO are still at large in a wooded area of Riverton Rose Trail in Northwest Colbert County Alabama. Sheriff Frank...
View ArticleCaitlin Holland Named Shoals Chamber of Commerce President
Caitlin Burns Holland The Board of Directors of the Shoals Chamber of Commerce has named Caitlin Burns Holland as Chamber President after a national search to fill the position. Holland, who has served...
View ArticleUNA AND ALABAMA A&M TO RENEW FOOTBALL RIVALRY
FLORENCE, Ala. — The University of North Alabama’s transition to NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) status in 2018 is already renewing old rivalries for the Lions as UNA has...
View ArticleHave you seen this man? He has been missing for over a week
A recent photo of Josh Henry with his daughter FLORENCE–Authorities are trying to locate a Shoals Area man who has been missing for over a week. According to relatives, Josh Henry hasn’t talked or...
View ArticleColbert County Mugshots 6.3.2017
JACKSON, TADERICK JALEELE Booking #: 1705231708 Booking Date: 05-21-2017 Charges: MULTIPLE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS View Profile >>> HORRISON, JEFFREY LEE Booking #: 1705231704 Booking Date:...
View ArticleFranklin County Mugshots 6.3.2017
ETINGER, GREGORY JAMES JR Booking #: 1706012167 Booking Date: 06-01-2017 Charges: POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA 1ST View EAVES, AMANDA LEANN Booking #: 1706012166 Booking Date: 05-31-2017 Charges:...
View ArticleUPDATE: One more Mississippi escapee captured, one still at large
RIVERTON ROSE TRAIL–NEWS UPDATE–Colbert County Sheriff Frank Williamson tells the Shoals Insider that they have apprehended one more of the three escaped fugitives from Prentiss County Mississippi....
View ArticlePolice manhunt has ended
CORINTH–The recent manhunt for three escaped Mississippi fugitives has ended with the capture of the last escapee. Colbert County Sheriff Frank Williamson tells the Shoals Insider that John Brown,...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney’s Office Reaches Voluntary Compliance Agreement with Pinson to...
BIRMINGHAM – The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the City of Pinson have reached a comprehensive settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure that people with disabilities have...
View ArticleKmart Muscle Shoals closing doors
MUSCLE SHOALS–Officials with Sears/Kmart corporate offices announced this morning they will be closing the Muscle Shoals location and the Dothan location of the retail chain. Employees tell the...
View ArticleYoung girl dies after rescue at TVA Rockpile
MUSCLE SHOALS–Authorities tell the Shoals Insider a 12-year-old girl who was rescued from the drain pipe at the Rock Pile waterfall has died. Police say the child was trapped for nearly an hour and...
View ArticleAuthorities release name of drowning victim
MUSCLE SHOALS–Authorities have identified the 12-year-old victim in today’s drowning incident at TVA’s Rockpile Park. Emergency personnel say the child that drowned in the waterfall drain is...
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