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ALEA issues post-holiday report
Over the course of an extended five-day enforcement period, Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated a total of nine traffic fatalities and three non-boating fatalities (drownings). However, this was the third year in a row where the state experienced zero boating related fatalities on Alabama waterways. The official Fourth of July travel […]
Alabama woman killed by dog; pet put down by family member
An Alabama woman was killed when she was attacked by her dog inside its pen. Tuscaloosa County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the dog attack shortly before 9:30 p.m. Thursday. The location was near the Berry community in the northern part of the county, said Tuscaloosa County Violent Crimes Capt. Marty Sellers.
Update: Be prepared for strong thunderstorms in Central Alabama Monday evening
An updated report from the National Weather Service was issued on Monday at 5:39 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 6:15 p.m. for Tuscaloosa, Jefferson and Bibb counties. Residents can anticipate wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 5:38 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Woodstock, or 16...
UAW President Shawn Fain may have demanded benefits for partner, court filing claims
A federal watchdog is looking into whether United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain made demands to benefit his domestic partner and her sister, according to The Wall Street Journal. The allegations came in a court filing by a lawyer for federal monitor Neil Barofsky. Barofsky is looking into whether union...
Duncanville Man Dies in Friday Night Wreck in Tuscaloosa County
A Duncanville man was killed Friday night in a single-vehicle accident, State Troopers have confirmed. Senior Trooper Cody Farrar said 61-year-old Nathaniel T. West was driving a 2009 Toyota Matrix that left Slayton Road in Tuscaloosa County around 7 p.m. Friday. Farrar said the vehicle left the roadway, struck a...
Duncanville man killed in Tuscaloosa County crash Friday
A 61-year-old man from Duncanville is dead in the wake of a single-vehicle crash in Tuscaloosa County on Friday, July 5. The crash happened around 7 p.m. on Slayton Road near Double Gate Estate, about 6 miles east of Tuscaloosa. Nathanial T. West was fatally injured when the vehicle he...
Manhunt Intensifies in Arkansas for Suspect Linked to Multiple Murders
Authorities have zeroed in on a small Arkansas town in their search for a dangerous murder suspect. The man, linked to at least three slayings in Oklahoma and Alabama, was arrested near Morrilton on Thursday, according to officials. Stacy Lee Drake has a criminal history marked by an escalation in...
Duncanville man dies in single-vehicle crash in Tuscaloosa County
A 61-year-old Duncanville man died Friday night after a crash in Tuscaloosa County. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Nathaniel T. West was killed when his 2009 Toyota Matrix left the road, struck a culvert and overturned. West was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred...
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