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MONROEVILLE, Ala. — A Monroeville pastor was arrested Wednesday on two counts of second-degree sodomy, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Thomas Boatwright identified the man as Garyl…
An arrest has been made in connection with a homicide in the Monroeville area, authorities said. The investigation began Friday morning after a man, identified as Dylan Haimes, was found…
A Monroe County father is speaking publicly for the first time about the loss of his 10-month-old daughter, who was fatally shot on Christmas Eve in an incident he says…
Authorities in Monroe County have charged a 26-year-old man with murder in the death of 22-year-old Rebecca Hamilton, and jail records show the suspect was in custody before sunrise Friday.…
A Monroe County grandmother has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Alabama Department of Human Resources and several of its officials, alleging the agency failed to protect an 11-month-old child…
Registration is open for Alabama’s 14th annual regulated alligator hunt, with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources taking applications online through 8 a.m. on July 10 for a…
DESOTO STATE PARK, Ala. — A 20-year-old Monroeville man drowned at DeSoto State Park in early June 2019, becoming the second person to die at the northeast Alabama park within…
A cold front that passed through Monday evening brought severe weather to parts of South Alabama, including hail in multiple counties. Reports of hail came in from Monroe, Clarke, and…
Four members of a family, including a toddler, were aboard a small plane that crashed in Monroe County, Illinois, Tuesday afternoon. The aircraft is registered to a man in Fairhope,…
A 71-year-old Franklin man died after his tractor was struck by a pickup truck on a rural Monroe County road north of Monroeville.