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Tuscaloosa Man Gets 2 Life Sentences After Pleading Guilty to Murdering Ex-Wife
A Tuscaloosa man who pleaded guilty to murdering his ex-wife outside Fayette several years ago has been sentenced to two life sentences in prison. 24th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Andy Hamlin and his team prosecuted the case and announced the sentence Friday. Hamlin said the victim, 48-year-old Maronda Parker Williams,...
TCSO Searching for Runaway 16-Year-Old Missing Since Sunday
The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding a missing teenager they're calling a runaway who was last seen on Sunday. According to TCSO, 16-year-old Natasha Lashay Ewing has been missing since Sunday, October 13th, when she was seen in the 4400 Block of 6th Street East in Holt.
5th University of Alabama Student Arrested in Ongoing Hazing Probe
A fifth student has been criminally charged with hazing in an ongoing University of Alabama Police Department investigation after four others were arrested earlier this week. As the Thread first reported, four students were charged with violating Alabama law which criminalizes not only committing acts of hazing but also witnessing it and failing to report the crime.
Aliceville Man Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in Pickens County
An Aliceville man died Saturday night after a single-vehicle accident in his county of residence, Alabama State Troopers report. Senior Trooper Brandon Bailey said 61-year-old Ricky D. Rice was driving a 2006 Toyota Tundra when it overturned and left Franconia Road about two miles south of Carrollton. The Alabama Law...