A Northport man is facing charges Monday after an investigation by the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force and the Alabama Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Investigators found probable cause to charge Ladarius Dejuan Jones, 19, with four counts…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Jurors have found a former north Alabama high school principal guilty of participating in an effort to defraud the state of education funds. Rick Carter was convicted Friday in federal court in Montgomery on conspiracy, wire…
TUSCALOOSA - Jonathan Peebles, age 38, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter following a deadly shooting involving his 27-year-old girlfriend. Tuscaloosa Police was dispatched Thursday evening to the 3500 block of McKenzie Avenue, which is in the McKenzie Courts…
TUSCALOOSA - Tyrese Bell, age 19, appeared for his arraignment hearing Wednesday, March 16. Court documents show Bell was the driver of the vehicle involved in the drive by shooting that killed 25-year-old Marcus Winston and 2-year-old Ashton Jones. Bell…
NORTHPORT - One man was taken to the hospital after being shot Tuesday night. The call came in to Northport Police shortly after 8 PM on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Jack Kennedy of Tuscaloosa's Violent Crime Unit said the multi-jurisdictional…
TUSCALOOSA - A second person is arrested and charged in a double murder from over the weekend that killed one man and a two-year-old little boy. We are not able to release the most recent suspect's identity due to the…
TUSCALOOSA - The Jones family now has a hole in their hearts and lives they'll never be able to replace. "Ashton was a loving baby," his grandmother Linda Jones said. "He…
TUSCALOOSA - Two people are under arrest charged in a deadly drive-by shooting of a 25-year-old man and a two-year-old boy. Tyrese Laquon Bell, age 19, and a…
TUSCALOOSA - Tyrese Laquon Bell, also known as, “Red” and Kaleria Alicia Gilbert have been located. Bell and Gilbert were two of three persons of interest wanted for questioning in the shooting death of Marcus Winston Jr, age 25, and…
Three people have been identified as persons of interest in the deadly shooting of a two-year-old boy and a 25-year-old man. Deantwone Dante Long, also known as, “Lil 30” Tyrese Laquon Bell, also known as, “Red” Kaleria Alicia Gilbert All…
A Birmingham man plead guilty this week to charges of sex trafficking of a minor and the production of child pornography. U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr. made the announcement Wednesday. Jeremy…
TUSCALOOSA – The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office needs your help locating some of Tuscaloosa’s Most Wanted. Wright Dewayne Hassell, 51, is last known to be living in the area of…
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a Birmingham-area woman is charged with practicing medicine without a license after an investigation showed she was importing unapproved Botox and giving injections. State investigators say 57-year-old Albina Cherkes of Irondale was arrested by…
A man from Greene County is facing charges in multiple Tuscaloosa-area break-ins. Omar Ezra Knott, 32, was arrested this afternoon and is charged with four counts of third-degree burglary in relation to overnight "smash-and-grab" break-ins that happened Feb. 16, Feb.…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama teenager accused of killing five members of his family when he was 14 has asked for a new attorney. News outlets reported one of Mason Sisk's defense attorneys filed a motion Tuesday to withdraw…
A woman is recovering and a man is facing attempted murder charges after a shooting Sunday night in Northport. Northport Police were called near midnight to Northbrook Apartments, where they found the victim who suffered head injury that was not…
A man is facing sexual assault charges after a victim reported he trapped her in his home and assaulted her after she traveled to his home. Northport Police responded around 6 p.m. Saturday, and the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit's Sexual…
After nearly a week of investigation, one man is facing charges in the wake of a shooting at University Mall last weekend. Tyrus Jacquez Jones, 24, is facing four counts of third-degree assault after investigators determined he negligently handled a…
MOBILE, Ala. - A former day care employee has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was left in a hot daycare van in south Alabama. WKRG-TV reports that Valarie Patterson was…
The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit needs your help finding those responsible for a shooting at University Mall Saturday afternoon. The photos above are images of three possible persons of interest. If you recognize any of these people or have…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A death row inmate in Alabama who maintained his innocence and waged a high-profile but unsuccessful legal battle to overturn his conviction has died. A legal team spokesperson said 60-year-old William Ernest Kuenzel died at Holman…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Officials at a high school near Birmingham say grief counselors would be available Tuesday to help students deal with the loss of two 16-year-old classmates who were shot to death over the weekend. Al.com reports that…
UPDATE, Feb. 18, 2022, 5:20 p.m.: University of Alabama Vice President of Student Life Myron Pope has resigned from his position in the wake of his arrest on solicitation charges, UA President Stuart Bell said today. Bell's response follows: Dear…
EUTAW, Ala. (AP) - Law officers in west Alabama say they found more than 12 kilograms of heroin hidden inside Duralast vehicle batteries. Al.com reports that a Texas man was charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute after…
