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Aug. 17—On May 3, 17-year-old Rashad Marquise Smith was dumped in a parking garage at Decatur Morgan Hospital with a gunshot wound to the back of his head. Rashad grew up poor. His parents weren't much in the picture, and his grandmother was all he had. She tried her best to fill that void and keep him on the straight and narrow, an impossible task, perhaps, for one woman. In Northwest ...
ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - Crews are currently on the scene of a house fire in Limestone County on Saturday morning. East Limestone Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tony Kirk said crews were “actively fighting the fire” on St. John Road in Athens. According to Athens Fire and Rescue Chief...
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says a woman is dead after she was hit by a car Friday evening.
The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of 21-year-old Koren Eric Allen McLaughlin and 28-year-old Joslynn Sierra Winston, who both have arrest warrants. McLaughlin lives in Madison and has blonde hair and blue eyes. He is 5 feet and 9 inches tall, and he weighs...
A Decatur man is facing multiple drug-related charges after police say they found him passed out behind the steering wheel of his vehicle. According to the Priceville Police Department, 45-year-old Christopher Andrew Waldrep was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence, and driving without being in possession of a license.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A judge denied youthful offender status for a Huntsville murder suspect Friday morning. Jerry Ingram is accused of shooting and killing Jaylen Hill. Investigators say the shooting happened on Pratt Avenue on Sep. 2, 2022. Ingram was 18 at the time and both he and Hill...
Authorities say a pedestrian was killed in a wreck in Morgan County on Friday evening. According to the Morgan County Sheriff's Office, it happened just after 5 p.m. on Highway 231 North at Staid Road in Lacey's Spring. Northbound Highway 231 was shutdown while emergency crews responded to the scene....
DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - A Lieutenant in Decatur’s Fire Department is appealing his demotion to the city’s personnel board claiming he was singled out and treated differently than others. According to the city’s HR director and two Battalion chiefs, Kevin Jackson is a very strong firefighter who is...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported August 16, 2024. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. No arrests or incidents reported. theft of property-4th degree; City of Cullman; miscellaneous; $300; Eva Rd. NE. harassment; person; Cherokee Ave. SW. harassment; person; 2nd Ave. SW. Arrests. August...