Crime

By Carol Robinson A woman and her 3-year-old grandchild were found slain in their southwest Birmingham home. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victims Monday as Cynthia Delane Burt, 62, and Desmond Burt. Jr. Birmingham […]

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A 13-year-old girl who reportedly ran away from her home in Alabama before being found in a nearby Mississippi city has died, Mobile Police said. The circumstances around the death of […]

By Carol Robinson  A Mobile woman is under arrest after authorities say she went into labor at home and used heroin to dull the labor pains, ultimately leading to the death of her newborn. Amanda Danielle […]

By Carol Robinson  An investigation is underway after three people were found dead in a vehicle following recent flooding in Tuscaloosa. The discovery was made about 8 a.m. Thursday near Main Street and 19th Street N.E. […]

By Carol Robinson  A Tuskegee University football player was shot to death Friday night, and a suspect is now charged in his slaying. Authorities identified the victim as Reginald Tyrone Summage Jr., 20. He was a […]

By Carol Robinson A Friday-night shooting in Gadsden left one man dead and another in jail. The shooting happened about 11:30 p.m. in the 2800 block of Cambron Street. Sgt. Marcus Hill said they found Juan […]

By Carol Robinson A Dothan man is being held on $1.5 million bond in the death of his daughter, who was reported missing in 2021 and whose skeletal remains were found earlier this year. Police on […]

By Mary Colurso  A north Alabama man is accused of killing his mother after she gave away his dog and refused to give him a ride, the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office said. Nicholas Drue Scoggin, 37, […]

By William Thornton A Montgomery woman pleaded guilty last Friday to killing her father in Huntsville in order to steal about $2,200. Lamia Danielle Boykin, 24, had been charged in the Sept. 2, 2017 killing of […]

By Carol Robinson  A suspect in the shooting death of a Birmingham woman last month was captured Sunday hiding under a house in Mobile. Birmingham police and the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force […]