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Police trying to locate missing Florence man

Casey Curry

FLORENCE-Police are asking the public for help in locating a missing Florence man. Detectives say Casey L. Curry was last seen on January 19th.

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Friends and family identify deceased Florence woman

Andrea Forbes

FLORENCE–Friends and family have identified a Florence woman at the center of a death investigation. Officers found the deceased woman Saturday morning as they were conducting a welfare check on the 300 block of Simpson Street.

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Franklin County emergency personnel are on the scene of an explosion

WACO COMMUNITY-Three drilling employees were injured this afternoon in the Waco Community of Franklin county.

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Madison Mayor’s wife reportedly doing 103 mph before DUI arrest

Julie Finley (Madison County Jail photo)

MADISON-State Troopers arrested the wife of newly elected Madison Mayor Paul Finley for DUI and reckless driving.

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Russellville police trying to identify two suspected robbers

CRIME OF THE WEEK – The Russellville Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying two men who robbed Walmart. The crime was caught on surveillance cameras.

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Muscle Shoals police looking for 19-year-old

Christopher Butler

MOST WANTED – 19-year-old Christopher Butler has an alias warrant for his arrest as well. Muscle Shoals Police believe he may be in the Rogersville area.

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Do you know this girl? If so, notify police

Ada Marie Armstrong

MOST WANTED – 25-year-old Ada Marie Armstrong has an alias arrest warrant through Muscle Shoals Municipal Court. She`s from Florence.

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Academy Sports will have 63,000 square feet of retail space

Future home of Academy Sports

FLORENCE-Formerly the site of Kmart, the corner of Cox Creek Parkway and Florence Boulevard will soon be home to Academy Sports + Outdoors.

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How Does Alabama’s Loss to Clemson Impact Saban’s Legacy?

 

By Cliff Peterson-Senior Staff Writer

Despite how good Deshaun Watson is as a quarterback and how equally good Dabo Swinney is as a head coach, it is probably a fair assessment to say that most people outside of Death Valley thought that Alabama would repeat as National Champions and complete the first 15-0 […]

Authorities warn of phone scam targeting senior citizens

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) currently is investigating a scam targeting senior citizens in Alabama.

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Florence man arrested on domestic violence charges

Darnell Long

FLORENCE–Authorities have arrested Darnell Long on a list of charges involving a domestic altercation.

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New Indian Mound Museum opens

Tuesday was an awesome day as they opened the new doors of the Florence Indian Mound Museum to the Mayor of Florence, Steve Holt and members of the Florence City Council. Architect Calvin Durham and designer, Jen Kennedy presented the new museum with Arts and Museums director, Libby Jordan and Community Services Director, Todd […]

MCKESSON AGREES TO PAY RECORD $150 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR FAILURE TO REPORT SUSPICIOUS ORDERS OF PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS

Washington, DC – McKesson Corporation (McKesson), one of the nation’s largest distributors of pharmaceutical drugs, agreed to pay a record $150 million civil penalty for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced.

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Officers make arrest after visible signs of strangulation

Kevin Armstead

In late December, officers responded to a domestic incident stemming from an argument over children. Officers made contact with a female who showed signs of being assaulted. The female was cooperative with law enforcement and relayed that she and Kevin Armstead had been in a physical altercation that resulted in her […]

Couple go on spending spree with stolen card

Chris Hammond

FLORENCE–In December, officers were notified of a theft that had occurred at a residence in Glen Mary Subdivision. The complainant, an elderly female, had just been released from the hospital after a nearly month stay.

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Legendary rapper to speak at UNA

FLORENCE – Rapper and political activist Chuck D will speak at the University of North Alabama, Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m., to discuss “Rap, Race and Reality.”

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Crimson Tide AD announces retirement and new role

Bill Battle announces retirement

TUSCALOOSA-Bill Battle, Director of Athletics at The University of Alabama, announced Sunday evening that he is going to retire from his post to assume a new role as Special Assistant to the President.

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OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE INDICTMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY-ELECT ON FELONY PERJURY CHARGE

(MONTGOMERY)–Attorney General Luther Strange announced the indictment Friday of Jefferson County’s district attorney-elect, Charles Todd Henderson, on a felony perjury charge. Henderson surrendered this afternoon at the Jefferson County Jail.

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UNA to hold third annual MLK service day at Guillot Center

FLORENCE, Ala. – The University of North Alabama’s third annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Day will take place Monday, Jan. 16, in the Guillot University Center on UNA’s campus.

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BRETT BORDEN RETURNS TO UNA AS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

FLORENCE — Former University of North Alabama student-athlete and assistant coach Brett Borden is returning to UNA after accepting the position of defensive coordinator under new head coach Chris Willis.

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