Tuscumbia
CRIME & SAFETY
Florence man charged with kidnapping
COLBERT CO., Ala. (WAFF) - A Florence man is in jail after police say he was charged with kidnapping. The Colbert County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Unit and the United States Marshal Service arrested Nicholas Boudoin Monday. His arrest comes after an investigation into an incident that occurred in...
Man Arrested After 21-Year-Old Alabama Mother Found Dead
FAYETTE COUNTY, Ala. (WDNews) – Laci Whitson, a 21-year-old mother from Fayette County, Alabama was found dead on June 30. Michael Wade Tucker, the last person to be seen with Whitson, has been charged with her death. Whitson was reported missing by family members after she was last seen...
Tuscumbia Fire officials fight house fire
TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (WAFF) - Several Tuscumbia Fire officials were called to a house fire on West Moore Street Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters say no one was inside the home at the time of the fire. However, a dog was rescued by the homeowner. The dog was found under a couch inside...
Florence fire chief reveals cause of apartment fire that displaced 16 people
FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF) - Last month 16 people were displaced from their homes following a fire at a Florence apartment complex. Now just weeks later, Florence Fire Chief Tim Anerton says the fire at Heatherwood Apartments was accidental. Chief Anerton says the most probable cause could be the exhaust fan...
‘I keep waiting for him to call me’: Family of 21-year-old drowning victim reminisce on his life
SHEFFIELD, Ala. (WAFF) - A family and community is in mourning after 21-year-old Kiel McCoy died in a drowning accident on June 19 in Sheffield. Angel McCoy said she spoke with her son Kiel McCoy the morning before he drowned. “I keep waiting for him to call me,” McCoy explained,...
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