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Lanett juvenile sustains self-inflicted shot to the leg
At approximately 12 PM on October 17, 2024, officers were dispatched to the 300 block of South 10th Avenue in response to reports of a juvenile male with a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, they found the subject suffering from a single gunshot wound to the leg. Emergency medical services were called to the scene, and […] The post Lanett juvenile sustains self-inflicted shot to the leg appeared first on Valley Times-News.
Human remains including skull discovered in Chambers County, investigation underway
VALLEY, Ala. (WRBL) — An investigation is underway following the discovery of human remains in Chambers County on Wednesday, according to the Valley Police Department. Police responded to the end of Mill Street near the former Riverdale Mill Complex after receiving report of possible human remains in a wooded area. Responding officers found what “appeared […]
Phenix City Police: Officers will no longer respond to scenes of private property accidents starting Oct. 28
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — The Phenix City Police Department says it will no longer respond to the scene of private property accidents in late October. Starting Monday, Oct. 28, the department says officers will not work accidents on private property. Exceptions can be made in the case of injury, suspicion of driving under the […]
Auburn man sentenced following fentanyl poisoning of teenager
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — A federal judge sentenced a 23-year-old Auburn man to 144 months in prison on Thursday, according to Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson and Special Agent in Charge Steven Hofer with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Orleans Field Division. On March 26, 2021, law enforcement responded to a report of an […]
Dump truck driver killed in crash with 18-wheeler in Montgomery
A 69-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Montgomery. Police on Tuesday identified the fatality victim as Richard Ward. He lived in Union Springs. The wreck happened at 8:44 a.m. Monday on Selma Highway near Alatex Road, said police Maj. Saba Coleman. Ward, the driver of a Mack...