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Gadsden woman steals $2.5M from elderly mother
MONTGOMERY -- A Gadsden woman pleaded guilty Friday for taking $2.5 million from her elderly mother.
Gina Cook Gilbert, 63, of Gadsden, pleaded guilty Friday...
Former Decatur Schools employees arrested for credit card fraud
DECATUR -- Two former employees with Decatur City Schools have been arrested on charges of fraudulent use of credit cards, Decatur police said.
Last month,...
‘They’re everywhere:’ 5 arrested on child exploitation charges in Albertville
ALBERTVILLE -- Albertville Police Chief JT Cartee has a dire warning to parents about child exploitation: “These kinds of people are in our community,...
Decatur police officer enters not guilty plea in Perkins’ murder
DECATUR – Mac Bailey Marquette, the former Decatur police officer who was charged with murder in the shooting death of city resident Stephen Perkins,...
Former DeKalb County judicial candidate sentenced for felony convictions
MONTGOMERY – A former DeKalb County attorney and judicial candidate was sentenced for her involvement in multiple crimes, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today.
Teresa...
Ski trip, beach trip listed in indictment of Lauderdale County Circuit Judge Self
MONTGOMERY – Circuit Judge Gilbert P. Self has been arrested on charges that include allegedly using public funds to pay for a ski trip,...
‘Justice served’: Smith executed; first to die by nitrogen gas
ATMORE -- "Justice has been served."
At 8:25 p.m. Thursday, Kenneth Eugene Smith was pronounced dead after his execution in the murder-for-hire slaying of Elizabeth...
Appeals delay request granted in case of Decatur police officers
DECATUR – The appeal hearings of four officers who were disciplined by the Decatur Police Department following the shooting death of Steve Perkins, scheduled...
Athens Pardons & Paroles Office provides solid core for growing future
ATHENS – In 2022, Athens was listed as the third-fasted growing town in Alabama.
On top of that, Limestone County is experiencing the highest population...
Retired sheriff writes insider account of Casey and Vicky White manhunt
FLORENCE -- The escape and manhunt of Lauderdale County Corrections Officer Vicky White and inmate Casey White made headlines throughout the country last year.
The...