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Rickwood Caverns state park damaged by thunderstorm
BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A storm on Monday caused down trees, powerlines and a collapsed roof at Rickwood Caverns State Park. A tree took out almost half of the pool building, including the women’s locker room, which was hit by a large tree. No one was injured, but there was a group of lifeguards […]
Weather alert for strong thunderstorms in Blount County early Wednesday evening
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Wednesday at 4:17 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 4:45 p.m. for Blount County. Residents can expect wind gusts of up to 50 mph. "At 4:17 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Blountsville, moving east at 30 mph," according...
Heat advisory for Alabama until Tuesday night
A heat advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 2:44 a.m. valid for Tuesday between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. for Blount, St. Clair and Talladega counties. The weather service describes, "Heat index values up to 106 degrees expected." "Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause...
Pea-sized hail forecast with thunderstorms to hit Blount County Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued a report at 2:42 p.m. on Tuesday for strong thunderstorms until 3:15 p.m. for Blount County. The storms are expected to bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches). "At 2:41 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Warrior,...
Marble-sized hail anticipated with thunderstorms to hit Alabama Sunday
The National Weather Service issued a report at 1:26 p.m. on Sunday for strong thunderstorms until 1:45 p.m. for Walker, Blount and Jefferson counties. The storms are forecast to bring marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 1:26 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong...
United Way of Central Alabama hosts back-to-school backpack drive
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The United Way of Central Alabama is collecting donations for a back-to-school backpack drive throughout July The United Way Hands-on Volunteer Center’s drive began on July 8 and will run to July 26. Organizers have set up collection points in each county served by the UWCA, which include Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair and […]
Youth minister threatened to kill wife if alleged rape victim didn't send nudes: Prosecutors
Terry Lewayne Murphree, 39, an Alabama youth minister who allegedly threatened to kill himself and his ex-wife after the 13-year-old girl he is accused of raping refused to send him nude photos, has been arrested and charged with 17 crimes including first-degree rape and attempted sodomy. The post Youth minister threatened to kill wife if 13-year-old girl he allegedly raped didn’t send him pictures of herself: Prosecutors first appeared on Law & Crime.
An Alabama mom stopped to buy cigarettes while driving her dying son to ER. Now she’ll spend decades behind bars for his death
An Alabama mother has been sentenced to decades behind bars after she left her toddler with her abusive partner, only for her to stop for cigarettes on the way to the hospital, where he died days later.Samantha McCormack, 30, was sentenced by a Blount County judge to serve 25 years in a state correctional facility in connection to the killing of her 18-month-old son, Enzo McCormack, five years ago.She had previously pleaded guilty to felony murder during the course of child abuse.Her partner at the time, 32-year-old Robert Keith Elmore Jr, has already been convicted in 2023 of capital murder...
Blount County youth minister arrested for alleged sexual abuse of child inside church
BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. — A Blount County youth minister is facing multiple charges in the repeated sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl inside of a church and other locations, court documents allege. Just before midnight Tuesday, 39-year-old Terry Murphree of Oneonta was booked into the Blount County Jail on...
Mom who stopped for pack of cigarettes while son was dying in back seat is sentenced to prison
Samantha McCormack was sentenced to 25 years in an Alabama prison over the horrific death of her son, who was beaten to death by her boyfriend in 2019. The post Mom who stopped for pack of cigarettes while son was dying in back seat is sentenced to prison first appeared on Law & Crime.
Blount County minister arrested on multiple sex crimes involving a child
BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A youth minister in Blount County was arrested after being accused of multiple sex crimes involving a child. According to the district court of Blount County, Terry Murphree was arrested and charged with first-degree rape, nine counts of clergy sex intercourse with a child, electronic solicitation of a child, first-degree […]
Oneonta youth minister facing multiple sex crime charges involving a child
BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A youth minister from Oneonta has been arrested and accused of multiple sex crimes involving a child, including rape, sodomy and human trafficking. According to court records from Blount County, 39-year-old Terry Lewayne Murphree of Oneonta is facing one charge of rape, nine charges of...
Man gets life in prison for beating Blount County father of 6 to death with baseball bat
A 24-year-old man has pleaded guilty to capital murder in the baseball bat beating death of a Blount County father of six. Ryan Hunter Farr entered his guilty plea Tuesday morning in the 2019 slaying of 35-year-old Adam Beard and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Beard was...
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