Former Church Staff Member Sentenced to 50 years in Prison for Child Sexual...
BIRMINGHAM – A federal judge Tuesday sentenced a Shelby County man and former church staff member to 50 years in prison for sexually abusing a seven-year-old child and possessing child pornography in...
View ArticleDEA actions will outlaw Kratom
Drying Kratom leaves Washington, DC – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today announced its intention to place the active materials in the kratom plant into Schedule I of the Controlled...
View ArticleFlorence Police Find Body
Aerial view of the area. On Helton Drive, near The Singing River Bridge, a badly decomposed body was found. Foul play is suspected because of the decomposition,...
View ArticlePolice asking for public’s help to identify suspected robber
FLORENCE– Florence Police are looking for leads in the robbery of a convenience store. In the early morning hours of August 17th, the man walked into the Kangaroo gas station on Cox Creek Parkway...
View ArticleHave you seen this man? Police want to know
The Colbert County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 32-year-old Michael Forsythe. The courts have issued a warrant for the Florence man’s arrest for failing to pay child support. Anonymously call or...
View ArticlePolice trying to identify body found alongside Helton Drive
Traffic was reduced to one lane Thursday after a body was discovered on Helton Dr. FLORENCE–Police investigators are trying to determine the identity of a body found alongside Helton Drive Thursday...
View ArticleCrews searching for possible drowning victim
WATERLOO–(SHOALS INSIDER)–Emergency officials tell the Insider they are searching the Tennessee River near Waterloo for a possible drowning victim. According to authorities, a 36-year-old male swimmer...
View ArticleLabor Day traffic fatalities down from last year
MONTGOMERY – Alabama State Troopers investigated half as many traffic fatalities during this past Labor Day weekend as during the same period in 2015. During the holiday travel period, which began at...
View ArticleTickets for Alabama vs. Kent State sell out
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Tickets for the Sept. 24 football game against Kent State have now sold out, The University of Alabama Athletics Department announced on Tuesday. Tickets are still available for the...
View ArticleTide prepares for home opener against Western Kentucky
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama football team worked out in full pads Tuesday afternoon during a two-hour practice on the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields. The Crimson Tide continued...
View ArticleSearch crews locate body of missing swimmer
WATERLOO-(SHOALS INSIDER)–Authorities tell the Insider the body of a missing swimmer has been located. EMA officials say this morning they retrieved the body of a 36-year-old man who went missing...
View ArticleBody found in Lauderdale county
UNDERWOOD- (SHOALS INSIDER)– Sheriff’s department officials confirm to the Insider that a body has been found this morning in rural Lauderdale county.Officials say the body is of the male gender....
View ArticleTwo Girls Missing in Rogersville
The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating two missing juveniles. Both juveniles were last seen in the Rogersville area. Brianna Rogers is 17 years...
View ArticleNW-SCC Public Relations Department wins five statewide awards
NW-SCC wins five (5) awards during the 2016 ACCSPRA Pyramid Awards and annual conference MUSCLE SHOALS — Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) Public Relations Department received five (5) awards...
View ArticleBROOKS OPPOSES BILL THAT INCREASES NATIONAL DEBT AND SPENDS AT RECORD HIGH RATE
US Congressman Mo Brooks Washington, D.C. – Congress will soon consider a continuing resolution (CR) spending bill that increases federal government spending by yet another $150 billion, and helps blow...
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