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Northport bridge damaged in crash remains closed
NORTHPORT, Ala. (WBRC) - Bad news about that damaged bridge in Northport - it will remain closed for a while longer. The bridge, near the Tuscaloosa National Airport in the 6900 block of 5th Street, has been closed since mid-July after a motorist said he had ‘mechanical failure’ and crashed into part of the concrete railing.
Former Chiefs reserve Isaiah Buggs sentenced to hard labor over animal cruelty conviction
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KCTV) - A former Chiefs player has received his sentence after being convicted of animal cruelty charges. Isaiah Buggs, who was on the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad during the 2023 season, had been released from the team in June following multiple legal troubles in the offseason. Buggs...
Tuscaloosa woman pleads guilty to COVID-19 pandemic fraud
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) – A Tuscaloosa woman pleaded guilty this week to theft of government funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peebles. In Aug. 2020, 42-year-old Erica Lasha Prewitt received a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan from the Small Business […]
Man allegedly connected to Northport murder one year ago turns himself in to authorities
NORTHPORT, Ala. (WBRC) - A major follow-up Wednesday in a Northport murder that happened nearly a year ago. First, a recap. It happened on September 24th, 2023, on Lake Drive West. Authorities say that’s where Demetrius Windham was ambushed on his grandmother’s front porch that night. Two weeks later, investigators arrested Antwaun Pledger-Payton. Now, the second suspect turned himself in over the weekend to the Tuscaloosa County jail.
Police Searching Jack Warner Parkway for Driver Who Bailed After Chase
Police from multiple law enforcement agencies are scouring an area of Tuscaloosa Thursday evening searching for a driver who bailed from his vehicle after a long, high-speed chase. Dozens of police vehicles are in the area of McFarland Boulevard near Jack Warner Parkway, the Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools their surroundings. The...
Former UA student sentenced on child sextortion offenses
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBMA) — A plea agreement has been reached on a former U.A. student Aden Willis Yeager for his action in child exploitation. In the case of the United States v. Aden Willis Yeager, Yeager has been sentenced to 300 months in prison for sexual exploitation of minors dating back to 2019.
Church theft suspect formally pleas guilty in federal court
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A former church employee has plead guilty in a theft investigation at a Tuscaloosa church. Prosecutors say Kristen Marie Battocletti stole $300,000 from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. The hearing took place on the second floor of the federal courthouse at Tuesday. The hearing was...
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