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Alabama man killed after car strikes pick-up truck, then tractor-trailer
An Alabama man was killed after his small car struck a pick-up truck, then a tractor-trailer, state troopers said. The multi-vehicle crash involving a commercial vehicle occurred at approximately 10:15 a.m. Friday, and claimed the life of a Union Springs, Alabama, man. Eugene Lysykanycz, 76, was fatally injured when the...
Three young men from Alabama drown off Florida beach, sheriff says
Three young men from Alabama have died after becoming distressed while swimming Friday evening off a Florida beach, a local sheriff reported. The young men were all located and brought ashore and taken to local hospital, but died later from their injuries, Bay County (Florida) Sheriff Tommy Ford said in a message posted on social media.
Attempted murder suspect arrested after leading Alabama police on 100 mph chase
An attempted murder suspect led Alabama police on a chase through two counties exceeding 100 mph before police apprehended him and charged him with more than half a dozen charges. The incident began on Tuesday when police in Selma were called to the 2400 Block of North Lauderdale Street regarding...
Alabama man ejected from SUV and killed after crashing into fence, state troopers say
An Alabama man was killed early Thursday morning when his SUV struck a fence and then flipped over, ejecting the man, state troopers said. The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 12:03 a.m. Thursday, and claimed the life of a Clayton, Alabama, man. James Earl Fenn, 65, was fatally injured when...
Domestic shooting leaves Alabama 15-year-old girl dead, her 5-year-old brother wounded
A 15-year-old Alabama girl was shot and killed and her 5-year-old brother shot Wednesday by their mother’s ex-boyfriend after a domestic dispute, police said. Police said they were called to a report of two people shot just after noon on Wednesday in the 500 block of 25th Street North in Birmingham.
Alabama man killed in pickup truck towing accident on Interstate 65
An Alabama man who was killed Tuesday when his pickup truck overturned has been identified. Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said the man killed in the wreck was Robert Shane McElroy, 36, of Maplesville, Alabama. McElroy was killed when the pickup truck he was driving and another pickup...
Alabama native, baseball legend Willie Mays dies at age 93
Alabama native son and Major League Baseball legend Willie Mays died Tuesday. He was 93. Mays was born in 1931 in Westfield, Alabama. Mays played baseball at an early age and by the time he was 15, he was already playing for Birmingham’s Black Barons in the Negro Leagues.
Alabama man charged with threatening Georgia DA and sheriff over Trump investigation
An Alabama man has been indicted on charges of making threats to Fulton County (Georgia) District Attorney Fani Willis and Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Arthur Ray Hanson, II, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta on charges of threatening Willis and Labat because...
Africanized ‘killer’ honeybees found swarming in Alabama; here’s what you need to know
Alabama officials said Tuesday they had found colonies of invasive Africanized “killer” honeybees and killed the colonies to protect native honeybees. The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) said the invasive bees were in Jackson and St. Clair Counties. Both finds were feral swarms collected by local beekeepers and have been euthanized to protect Alabama’s honeybees.
Five Alabama residents charged with sex trafficking, related crimes, feds say
Five Alabama residents have been indicted on on federal sex trafficking charges, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. A federal judge in the Middle District of Alabama unsealed tje eight-count indictment charging the five with sex trafficking and other related crimes. Kimani Jones, 30, Treymane Lambert, 48, and Aleecia Scott, 27, of...
1 swimmer drowns, 2 others rescued off Gulf Shores, authorities say
Alabama authorities said a Mississippi man drowned in the waters off Gulf Shores Sunday. The man, identified as Darius Marquelle Smith, 23, of Amory, Mississippi, was recovered Sunday afternoon. First responders attempted to revive him and he was taken to a Mobile hospital where he was pronounced dead a short...
1 child dead, three other people, including 1-year-old injured in Alabama interstate crash, state troopers say
An 10-year-old Mississippi child was killed early Sunday in an highway accident, Alabama state troopers said. The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 6:55 a.m. Sunday, and claimed the life of a Belden, Miss., juvenile. The 10-year-old, who was a passenger in the 2023 Nissan Versa, was critically injured when the...
Alabama man killed when car plows into utility pole, then ditch, state troopers say
An Alabama man was killed early Friday when his car struck a utility pole and then a ditch, state troopers said. The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 12:05 a.m. Friday, and claimed the life of a Montgomery, Alabama, man. David L. Comer, 36, was fatally injured when the 2000 Mercury...
‘Monster’ gets 8 life sentences for kidnapping two Alabama teen girls, sexually torturing them
An Alabama man described as a “monster” for a violent, deadly crime spree across two states was sentenced to eight consecutive life sentences Thursday. Michael Jerome Butler, 37, of Greenville, was charged with kidnapping, rape, sexual torture and sodomy in the 2022 abduction of two 17-year-old girls from a Prattville Walgreens store. The girls were later released and helped identify Butler.
Louisiana mother brutally murdered, one of her two children found slain in Mississippi, authorities said
One of two girls who went missing and for whom an Amber Alert was issued to cellphones across the Mississippi and Louisiana Thursday has been found dead. On Thursday, an Amber Alert was issued for a 4-year-old girl and her 6-year-old sister after their mother, Callie Brunett, was found brutally slain in her Louisiana home. Brunett and the children had been missing for 24 hours before she was found dead.
Alabama man admits to money laundering as part of $2.3 million e-mail fraud scheme
An Alabama man admitted in federal court Tuesday to money laundering charges related to a $2.3 million email fraud scheme, federal prosecutors said. Robert Carlton Howard, 39, of Vestavia Hills, pleaded guilty Tuesday to laundering approximately $2.3 million in illicit funds derived from business email compromise schemes targeting American businesses, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples.
One man dead, two other people injured in head-on collision, state troopers say
A head-on collision Wednesday morning left an Alabama man dead and two others injured, state troopers said. The two-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 8:10 a.m. Wednesday, and claimed the life of a Dora, Alabama, man. Wayne K. Ferguson, 44, was fatally injured when the 2000 Chevrolet S10 he was driving...
Three charged with murder of Alabama 16-year-old; police release few details on what happened
Three Alabama men have been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed Monday afternoon, police said Wednesday. At approximately 2:30 p.m. Monday police were called to investigate a shooting on Spruce Circle. There they found a 16-year-old boy who had been shot. The victim,...
Alabama motorcyclist thrown from Harley Davidson, killed early Tuesday
An Alabama motorcyclist was killed early Tuesday when his Harley Davidson motorcycle left the road, flipped over and ejected the man, state troopers said. The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 4:50 a.m. Tuesday, and claimed the life of a Bankston, Alabama, man. Walter D. Watkins Jr., 52, was fatally injured...
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