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Update from media release on December 11, 2023 FLORENCE-On December 11, 2023, at approximately 7:00 am, a black 2007-2014 Nissan Rogue entered the parking lot of Jack’s Restaurant, located at …

LAWRENCE COUNTY-The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department issued a statement concerning the injury of officer Blake Whitaker while conducting an investigation of a traffic accident: NOTE: The two people involved in …

MONTGOMERY – This week, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) will wrap up 2023 with the launch of its annual “12 Days of Safety” Campaign to run throughout the holiday …

MADISON COUNTY-Madison County Sheriff’s deputies will have an extra fuzzy passenger in their patrol cars starting on Monday, December 18  after 160 “Build-a-Bear” teddy bears were donated by “Harley’s for …

ROGERSVILLE-What better way to kick off the New Year than by getting a jump start burning off those extra holiday calories in the great outdoors? First Day Hikes are part …

MONTGOMERY-Seniors across the state are enjoying fresh, Alabama-grown satsuma oranges through the Elderly Nutrition Program (ENP) thanks to the Alabama Department of Senior Services (ADSS), state farmers, and TRIO Community …

FLORENCE-Early Sunday morning an officer conducted a traffic stop on a Ford Escape in the area of Seven Points.  The driver, Brandon Shirley, exited his vehicle and at first complied …

ATHENS-The Athens Police Department is issued a BOLO for a possible lead on a vehicle that struck a pedestrian on December 14: The Athens Police Department is continuing to seek …

UPDATE:  Brooks Hardie was located and recovered near the Goose Pond Resort on Lake Guntersville at approximately 3:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18. Nothing further is available as the investigation is …

ATLANTA, GA-Respiratory illness activity is rapidly increasing across the United States, yet vaccination rates for COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remain low. Millions of people may get sick …

For those of us not blessed with a green thumb, it’d certainly be helpful if our plant friends could tell us when they need attention. Well, it turns out they …

JACKSON COUNTY-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a possible drowning in Lake Guntersville near Goose Pond Resort: “A marine-related event occurred at approximately 8 a.m. Saturday, December 16, while an …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced today the newest addition to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Millie the Work Zone Safety Dog. Governor Ivey was joined by ALEA Secretary Hal …

Earning the right to call yourself a pirate once meant living a rough-and-tumble life on the seas, robbing ships, and dodging naval law. However, modern swashbucklers enrolled at the Massachusetts …

TUSCUMBIA – A small, Experimental Type helicopter crashed alongside Highway 72A this morning shortly after 8:00 AM. The pilot escaped from the wreckage with no apparent injuries. According to the …

LAUDERDALE COUNTY-The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announces that two additional cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in hunter harvested, white-tailed deer have been confirmed in northern …

TUPELO —The closed section of Natchez Trace Parkway, Milepost 239.2 (near Highway 32) to Milepost 256.9 (Near Highway 6), has reopened to traffic. Travelers should expect single-lane closures into Summer …

ATHENS-On Thursday, December 14, 2023, at 6:30 pm, Athens Police Department Officers responded to the intersection of US 72 and Hine Street.  It had been reported that a West bound …

FLORENCE-The Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is pleased to present, This House Was Full of People:  The Art of Mary Wallace Kirk which will be on display Jan. 7- Feb. 29, …

TUPELO, MS-On July 14, 2003, the Lee County Sheriff’s Department responded to a possible homicide on County Road 1792. Upon arrival, Wendy Benson was found deceased in the residence with …