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‘This week has been a nightmare’: Birmingham family pleads for answers in killing of 52-year-old man
A Birmingham man killed when someone fired an automatic weapon through the back door of his apartment is being remembered for his love of family and his sense of humor. Maurice Turner, 52, died one week ago today on the kitchen floor of his College Hills home. His death has...
‘Breaks my heart’: Day care workers arrested after child slapped, others hit with belt
TALLADEGA, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - A day care in Alabama is on probation and two workers have been arrested after police say a child was slapped and two others were hit with a belt. According to the Alabama Department of Human Resources, Precious Vessels Learning Center is on a 6-month...
Dominant in-state 4-Star DL returning to visit Alabama
Vodney Cleveland confirmed he will return to Tuscaloosa to visit the Alabama Crimson Tide this weekend. Cleveland is set to play his junior season at Parker High School in Birmingham, Alabama. The 2026 recruit currently garners a four-star rating from multiple recruiting sites. He will also visit Auburn this weekend with Tigers expected to host him Saturday before he makes his way to Tuscaloosa.
Redstone Arsenal conducting ‘full scale exercise’
HUNTSVILLE — There will be emergency vehicles with their lights flashing and sirens wailing today in Huntsville, but it is only a simulation. Redstone Arsenal officials said they are conducting a “full scale exercise” with community partners, including local hospitals and emergency responders. The on-post event includes...
TENNESSEE MAN ARRESTED IN OHIO COUNTY, KENTUCKY AFTER PURSUIT THAT BEGAN ON INTERSTATE 165 NEAR OWENSBORO
OWENSBORO, KY — On Monday, July 22, 2024, Just after 6:00 pm, Kentucky State Police (KSP) received a call from a traveling motorist regarding a reckless and speeding driver on I-165, just south of Owensboro. The caller described the reckless vehicle as a blue Dodge pick-up truck. A stationary...
Man dies weeks after being shot on Swancott Rd. in Triana, family says
TRIANA, Ala. (WAFF) - The identity of a man who was shot in Triana on July 2 has been revealed. The shooting happened on Swancott Road at 5 p.m. The family of Jon Parcus says he was shot in the back of the head. Parcus was taken to Huntsville Hospital...
Families describe assaults and deaths behind bars during hearing on Alabama prison conditions
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Deandre Roney told officials at the Alabama prison he was incarcerated at that he feared for his life because another inmate had been threatening him, his sister said. On June 8, months away from his scheduled release date, the 39-year-old was stabbed to death. Money the family had saved to help […]
Ex-general manager of Tarpley Shop Utility District indicted for theft
The former general manager of the Tarpley Shop Utility District (TSUD) in Pulaski -- which provided water service to approximately 1,200 customers before its merger with South Giles Utility District earlier this year -- has been indicted as the result of an investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office.
ADSFR Results Show Evidence of Flounder Rebound
Nobody was more pleased when the 91st Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo (ADSFR) added flounder to the CCA Alabama Live Weigh-In competition than Dr. Sean Powers, head rodeo judge and Director of the Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences at the University of South Alabama. Powers watched the southern...
3 Alabama universities close DEI offices, shift staff
Three Alabama universities have closed their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices to comply with a state law. The University of Alabama (UA) System campuses, including the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Alabama in Huntsville, announced Tuesday the offices would be closed by Oct. 1…
Live at Rouses: Chatting with CEO Donny Rouse
Studio 10 was so excited to celebrate ten years of Rouses Markets in Alabama! The show went live from the beautiful Rouses location on Airport Blvd. in West Mobile, AL. Rouses CEO Donny Rouse talked with us throughout the show and said that leading this company is an honor. His grandfather, Anthony J. Rouse, Sr., opened the family’s first grocery store in 1960, and 15 years later it was renamed Rouses. They are now one of the fastest growing family-owned companies in the country.
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