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Alabama teen killed, another injured in ATV accident
An Alabama teenager was killed Monday when the ATV he was operating struck an embankment and flipped over, state troopers said. The single-vehicle crash involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) occurred at approximately 4:17 p.m. Monday, and claimed the life of a Jemison, Alabama, man. Shawn A. Smith, 19, was fatally...
Three Alabama men burning trash engulfed in flames over weekend; one man dies from injuries
Three Alabama men burning trash became engulfed in flames late Saturday night killing one of the men, officials said. Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said Michael Earl Williams Jr., 21, of Birmingham, was severely burned at approximately 11:18 p.m. Saturday while he and two others were burning a trash pile and used some sort of accelerant to start the fire.
Doctor, wife admit to illegally distributing drugs at Alabama medical practice
A former doctor and her wife pleaded guilty today to crimes involving the medical practice they ran in north Alabama for many years. United States Attorney Prim Escalona, FBI Special Agent in Charge Carlton Peeples, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Steven L. Hofer, and Special Agent in Charge Tamela Miles of the Department of Health and Human Service Office of the Inspector General Atlanta Region made the announcement.
More details, photo gallery of Alabama dog-fighting bust
More details have been released on an Alabama dog fighting ring discovered by law enforcement officers on Saturday. Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies said they executed a search warrant at 13020 Williams Avenue in Axis, Alabama. There they found evidence indicating a large dog fighting operation. Deputies arrested 29...
Kia tells SUV owners to ‘park outside’ due to fire risk as company recall hits nearly half million vehicles
Kia America has issued a “park outside” recall for 462,869 model year 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles because of a risk of fire while parked or driving. The automaker is advising owners to park their vehicles outside and away from other vehicles and structures until the recall repair has been completed.
House fire turns into homicide investigation after human remains found in trunk of car, Alabama officials say
Alabama criminal investigators are searching for clue after fire crews found human remains in the trunk of a burning vehicle at a vacant house on Saturday morning. Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said that Birmingham Fire and Rescue officials were called to a fire at an vacant house in the 300 block of Barbee Street in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
America’s oldest pro baseball field in Alabama to be featured in new documentary Rickwood: The Soul of Birmingham
America’s oldest professional ballpark is not in New York, Chicago or Boston. It is Rickwood Field, founded in 1910 in Birmingham, Alabama. Rickwood, host to nearly 200 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, was the site of the 2013 movie “42” about pioneering baseball legend Jackie Robinson, and is the former home of the Negro Leagues’ Birmingham Black Barons – which in 1948 signed a 17-year-old Willie Mays. On June 18, 2024 it will host a Minor League Baseball game featuring the Montgomery Biscuits and the Birmingham Barons – honoring the Negro Leagues legacy by playing as the Montgomery Grey Sox and Birmingham Black Barons. This will be followed on June 20 by a special Major League Baseball contest at Rickwood between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants.
Mother of Alabama teen shark victim: It was a terrible accident, but ‘God was there’
The mother of an Alabama teenage girl who was attacked by a shark Friday wrote details Sunday of the horrific attack her daughter sustained. Ann Blair Gribbin wrote the harrowing account of her daughter Lulu Gribbing’s shark attack. She wrote the account on the Caring Bridge site early Sunday.
Dog fighting ring busted, 23 people arrested, 14 dogs seized, Alabama sheriff says
Nearly two dozen people were arrested and 14 dogs confiscated Saturday after Alabama sheriff’s deputies uncovered a criminal dog fighting ring. Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies said at approximately 8 p.m. Saturday night, deputies executed a search warrant at a residence at 13020 Williams Avenue in Axis, Alabama.
Bicyclist struck, killed by pickup truck which veered off the road and burst into flames
A bicyclist was struck and killed Friday afternoon and the driver of the pick-up truck who hit him was also killed after the vehicle struck a tree and caught fire, Alabama state tropers said. The single-vehicle crash involving a bicyclist occurred at approximately 1 p.m. Friday, claimed two lives. Carl...
‘We are guests in the Gulf’ sheriff’s office warns after two shark attacks Friday left two people critical
A Florida beach was reopened Saturday to the public for swimming one day after two separate shark attacks injured three people, two critically, a sheriff’s office said. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office announced the beaches of the county were reopened Saturday morning, but advised. “We ask beachgoers to...
Alabama man killed after ATV flips over, police say
An Alabama man was killed Friday afternoon when the ATV he was operating flipped over, state police said. The single-vehicle crash involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) occurred at approximately 4:45 p.m. Friday, and claimed the life of a Harvest, Alabama, man. Jose N. Davila-Chavez, 30, was critically injured when the...
Florida shark attacks leave woman, teen critically injured, another teen wounded
Two separate shark attacks Friday afternoon in a popular beach area of Florida left a woman and a teenage girl critically injured and another teen injured, authorities said. The attacks were approximately 90 minutes apart, both in Walton County, officials said. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office reported they were called...
Alabama man killed when pickup truck strikes ditch, then tree, state troopers say
An Alabama man was killed this week when his pickup truck veered off the road, struck a ditch and then a tree, state troopers said. The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 7:55 p.m. Thursday, and claimed the life of a Haleyville, Alabama, man. Don W. League, 77, was fatally injured...
Two shark attacks in just over two hours force officials to close Florida county’s beaches
Two reported shark attacks within approximately two hours forced officials in Florida to close a section of beach. Officials said the first attached occurred at approximately 1:15 p.m. when deputies with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office were called to a report of a woman being injured by a shark in the Gulf of Mexico near Watersound Way and Coopersmith Lane. The location was between Panama City Beach and Destin.
Alabama woman killed when car strikes rock embankment, flips over
An Alabama woman was killed this week after her vehicle struck a rock embankment, then flipped over, state troopers said. The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, and claimed the life of a Section woman. Belinda D. Ryan, 61, was critically injured when the 2007 Acura MDX she...
Two found dead in Alabama carport; police say it may have been murder-suicide
Two people found dead at a residence Thursday appeared to be a murder-suicide, Alabama police said. Police in Chickasaw, Alabama, were called early Thursday to a residence on Ryan Street to a report that two people had been shot. Chickasaw police asked for assistance from the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office....
Man found slumped over motorcycle had been shot to death, Alabama police say
A homicide investigation was begun Wednesday after police found a man slumped over his motorcycle had apparently been shot to death in broad daylight. The victim was identified as Obray Carter, 39, of Birmingham, Alabama, was found slumped over on a motorcycle, unresponsive. He was found at approximately 12:30 p.m....
More than 50 pounds of cocaine wash ashore Alabama beach, investigators say
Nearly half a million dollars worth of illegal cocaine was found washed up on an Alabama beach Thursday, investigators said. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by Dauphin Island Police Department Thursday morning, deputies said, after officers found packages of cocaine that had washed up on the west end of Dauphin Island.
Alabama 7-year-old boy reported missing, law enforcement using drones, K9s to find him, sheriff says
A 7-year-old Alabama boy was reported missing Thursday prompting a massive search for him with officers, drones and K9 teams, a sheriff’s office reported. Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies said Thursday afternoon they were searching for Jackson, Hillman, 7, who went missing from his home in the Chunchula community in Mobile County Thursday.
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