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This Alabama county fastens ankle monitors on hundreds who aren’t convicted of crimes

January 28, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Ashley Remkus Misty Jackson walked out of jail in May of 2020 with an electronic bracelet wrapped firmly around her ankle. After posting bail, Jackson paid another $75 to have that ankle monitor attached. Then […]

Federal civil rights officials investigate Talladega County schools over discrimination complaint

January 21, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach A federal civil rights office is investigating Talladega County Schools after a parent alleged a teacher treated his Black son unfairly and retaliated against the student and parent after they complained. “All Brayden […]

16-year-old boy killed in afternoon Northport shooting

January 21, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson An investigation is underway after a teen boy was shot to death Monday afternoon. Northport police responded at 2:53 p.m. to the Valley Hills public housing community on a report of a person […]

Slain pregnant girlfriend of Huntsville police officer was ‘a beacon of light,’ parents say

January 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A 26-year-old pregnant mother of two shot to death Friday is being remembered as a champion for the underdog and for her love of her family. Courtney Spraggins was shot to death about […]

Alabama jailers await trial over 13-minute beatdown; lawsuit settled

January 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Ashley Remkus A man who suffered multiple broken bones in his face during a lengthy beating at the DeKalb County jail has settled his federal lawsuit against a dozen county employees, including the three jailers […]

3 dead in Tuscaloosa County murder-suicide including mother and her 8-year-old son

January 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson Three people died in a double murder-suicide early Thursday in Tuscaloosa County, including an 8-year-old boy. The sheriff’s office was dispatched at 3 a.m. to a shooting call at Hinton Place in the […]

Mother grieving murder of daughter seeks to reunite with her grandson now in DHR custody for 5 days and counting

January 6, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A Louisiana mother is mourning the loss of her daughter and said her grief is deepened by the fact that her toddler grandson was taken into the state’s custody, and she’s been […]

Woman hit by 2 vehicles and killed on I-59 in Birmingham; drivers left the scene, authorities say

January 6, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A 25-year-old woman was killed early Friday when she was hit by multiple vehicles on Interstate 59 northbound in Birmingham. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the woman as Morgan Nicole Lightner. She […]

Kamarie Holland slaying: Mother charged with 5-year-old’s murder, human trafficking

January 6, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson The mother of a 5-year-old Georgia girl found slain in east Alabama two weeks ago has now been charged in her death. Kristy Marie Siple, 35, was booked into the Russell County Jail […]

Ex-Saint Glenn Foster Jr. likely died of strangling in Alabama jail, lawyer says

December 23, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson An independent autopsy for Glenn Foster Jr., the former New Orleans Saints defensive lineman who died while in custody in west Alabama, showed some evidence of neck compression strangulation, his attorney said on Friday. […]