1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (261+ words) A'judge'in Fayette County has sentenced a sex criminal there to life in prison after he pleaded guilty late last year to the first-degree rape of a minor. District Attorney Andy Hamlin announced the sentencing decision Friday afternoon and said William…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago  (328+ words) A jury has convicted a Tuscaloosa man of murder for a fatal 2023 shooting on Queen City Avenue in Tuscaloosa, District Attorney Hays Webb announced on Friday. As the Thread previously reported, Reginal Dewayne Peoples, Jr was charged with murder in…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (290+ words) There's a real issue affecting thousands of people across Tuscaloosa, and now there's a free opportunity to start fixing it. Students from The University of Alabama's Blackburn Institute are hosting a Community Warrant Clinic on Saturday, April 18 from 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. at…...

3+ day, 16+ min ago  (246+ words) Investigators in Tuscaloosa County have located and arrested a local woman allegedly responsible for a fatal February hit-and-run in Northport. As the Thread previously reported, 72-year-old Willie Clay Fleming was found dead on the side of Highway 43on the evening of…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (257+ words) Uniontown is not only dealing with its first homicide of the year but also with rebuilding trust between the Perry County city's police department and the community. "We've weeded out a few bad apples, and we'll continue to, remarked Uniontown…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (324+ words) Two men have been arrested and charged with attempted murder after they allegedly opened fire on a group outside a south Tuscaloosa gas station last month. According to court documents filed on Friday, the shooting happened on the night of…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (209+ words) There was a scare and a shelter-in-place order at Tuscaloosa's Northridge Middle School on Friday after a student apparently found an inert explosive accidentally left there during police training over Spring Break. Stephanie Taylor, a spokeswoman for the Tuscaloosa Police…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (114+ words) A police officer in Hale County, Alabama, was wounded in a shootout with a suspect in a traffic stop Thursday night, according to a report from the Moundville Times. The Hale County paper reports that a Greensboro Police Officer pulled…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (237+ words) Alabama Attorney General'Steve Marshall's office has confirmed it is investigating the City of Marion, the county seat for Perry County. At issue is an alleged $1. 7 million in'missing utility payments. A subpoena from Assistant Chief Deputy Brad A. Chynoweth served last week…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (186+ words) In Alabama, most folks agree, if there are two guns in the house, one of them better be yours. Now, we have a reason to be excited about a new shooting facility in Fosters, Alabama. It's called Fisher Farms Shooting…...